His Excellency, the Most Honorable Joseph E.  Douglas, Secretary General of the World Federation of Free States, picked at his breakfast omelet and wondered peevishly why a man could not get a decent cup of coffee these days.  In front of him his morning newspaper, prepared by the night shift of his information staff, moved past his eyes at his optimum reading speed in a feedback executive scanner, custom-built by Sperry.  The words would flow on as long as he looked in that direction; if he turned his head, the machine would note it and stop instantly.