The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-02
ALETTER FROM MR.. LEVY

Ordinarily, The Journal refuses to
publish personal attacks in its columns
but in publishing the appended article,
submitted yesterday to The Journal for
publication, does so. believing that the
people of Pensacola should be made
aware Of the tactics the opposition is
employing.
In order to be sure about this letter
before its publication, member of
the Journal called up Mr.. Levy the
junk dealer telling him that the letter
had been received and asking him if
the signature was his. He said that
it was.
Mr.. Levy was then asked if he, per-
sonally, had made this attack on Mr.
Morrow, and he said that he refused to
answer that question. The public may
draw its own conclusions.
The letter follows:
Editor Pensacola Journal:
The resolutions adopted by the In
dustriaI Commission which appear in
the columns of The Journal of the 30th,
are very timely. They urge the City
Commissioners to meet with a COM
mittee from their body and select a
fdock site. Do they go far enough?
Should not this body also function, as
the final arbiter, on all matters per-
tanning to the city and county govern
ment? Would it not be far better, and
L ia.
by having all matters coming before
the city or county commissioners, first
referred to the Industrial Commission,
or better still. Mr.. j. B. Morrow, the
industrial commissioner, obtaining his
sanction and approval and then, with
that approval let the commissioners
ratify the action of the commissioner,
then no error is possible. The infal-
nble industrial commissioner has given
his consent. BY this procedure, could
be accomplished the managerial plan,
which we frequently hear discussed,
and that without any expense for such
manager, as his present inadequate
salary, whatever 1t is, could be sup
plemented by increased subscriptions
from the good people who now so gem
erously contribute to it. The argument
might be advanced that he is not in-
fallibIe. This, however. can easily be
refuted. Did he not in speech at the
city hall on September 21st, 1921,
speaking for the Industrial Commits
sion, so he said, make the statement
that he did not wan. to advance the
interest of any site, but rather did he
wish it understood that the Industrial
Commission stood back of the COM
in any site they might Sc
lect, but the city commissioners erred.
They, in tfn exercise of their discre- i
ton, and after expert advice. probably
cot such expert advice as he could
give them, selected Palafox wharf.
Should this have been done2 No. stop!
1t must not be done. / did not mean
that I should be ignored, thus speaks
this engineering wizard. This great
error must be at once corrected, not
the error Of the industrial commits
sioner, but the error of the city COM
missioners, acting for and on behalf
OF the people they represent, The In
dustria1 Commission meets An arg
ument is submitted against PaIafox
wharf They are urged to adopt it but
they hesitate. They do not see why
they should take such drastic action
They erred-not the Industrial COM
realized their error. Not
their refusal. he causes
the article to be printed, not from the
pen Of an individual but from the
Industrial Commissioner" so that the |
public might think that this body had !
acted and was speaking to them. Sure
" It has come to pass that the created |
has become mightier than the creator. |
This Is sent you with the hope that
Il win be published in line with your |
expressed wish that citizens contrib |
ute their views
Respectfully.