The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-24
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Newspapers Responsibility similar
70 an individuals.
More and more ths newspaper
reading public Is begInnlng 10 realize
that q newspaper Il merely the asso-
citation Of individuals, each trained %
perform a specified duty 10 the pub
! fishing ~ the news, and II the origi-
RAJ purpose o. newspapers Is forsakgn.
a trust has been betrayed TIE respon-
slbility Us q serious one. a part rest
ina upon the shoulders az eaca person
engsEed ia the work. a high ideal Is
involved
The day has passed when = newspa-
per can conceal its clandestlne purpose
o. operation and "get away with a."
Sometimes the pendulum Of public
opinion swings siowly-but il Is razor
edged
A newspaper that does not have
the courage 81 its convictions deserves
no more respect than a "wishy -Washy
individual A man or woman stands
back q every step; each department.
knows very little of the details Of the
ether departments. until the general
cooperation procures q single result
There IL class Of people that write
letters 20 q newspaper and II called
upon % orally express similar views
~ the presence o. the responsible inc
dividual they would hesitate before
doing &C. IN fact some 81 them have
been known 70 undergo sudden
change o. mind Many a man Is re-
markahly aggressive on keyboards
and not on the carpet
A mefaannUrr or ehrtr1H Ha atffs
Institution: Il should champion the
cause ~ the rank and Ole 81 tho peo-
pie. and II Il waniOnly neglects 20 ~
this 10 should bow rs head. the same
as man who has failed % live up
60 he obligations % citizenship should
But no civic institution can cater o.
individuals aud do ~ fun duty toward
those who support o. The vision ~
service ought % be broad and uuham
percd by the realization ~ is task 60
further selfish interests. and o. aban-
don this policy Is 90 prostitute o real
virtue
A newspaper must have IT, policies
also ils Ideals. and il the two are not
constantly woven into the single fabric
the play o. rs readers IS a false one
and unworthy q Florida
Metropolis
The Bic Fleets.
Great Britain. while possessing ton
maze almost twice that Of the United
states has checked her building for the
present The United states. on the.
basis ~ her program now under way.
viii surpass the British naval strength
by 1875. unless Great Britain adopts
new building measures
Japan. while actively engaged in
building both large and small war craft
VIII remain Far behind the United
states when the eouniry's program Is
completed.
The tonnage ~ the British navy isI
placed today a. 23i5,7i2 which I'm
braces 800 ships 81 an classes. Tho
United states has 2i7 ships in service
today. totallng ii3T.9is tons. and We
are building or have projected 500 $50
tons more
JapaAs tonnage In capital ships s
&is s6a Japan has projected seven 81
pcrdreadn0uglIts three ~ which are
now being built ia 1927 japan VIII
possess ~ battleshlps and i2 battle
cruisers. but four Of each VIII repre-
sent an earlier type
one Of the greatest English authori-
ties predicts submarines that will
mount ~ and it-inch guns. In such
case what VIII become of the battle
fleets ~ today Naval armament ls so
costly that a world nearly bankrupt
cannot eOniemp.at a continuation ~
it without shudder Chat. tro9g8
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