The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-28
Press Comment
A City Boat Line

/ Another effort is before the citizens
/ Of Sarasota to purchase their own
steamer for a steamboat line between
/ Tampa and Sarasota, stopping at ST
Petersburg. There will never be an
opportunity given to purchase a boat
4 for the price one can be bought for
at this time. The money is ready
and can be in the bank by Saturday
night. The liberal spirit shown by Mr..
j Adams, of Chicago, in subscribing so
! literally Is appreciated by the citizens
! and business men of Sarasota, who
! have also done their bit" in making
| this line reality. No greater good
fortune can come to us than for Sara
sofa to own its own steamer and have
boat line connecting with Tampa
and st. Petersburg. We hope matters
will be facilitated so we can have the
boat orr the run while our winter visi-
tors are already with US. We under
| stand that a number have already en-
gagged passage for the first trip the
boat will make. Let US secure this
/ boat and do it now.-Sarasota Times.
| Abolish the Submarines
| The war was not sufficient in its
horrors to harden the world beyond
shudder at the news of the loss of
life in a submarine disaster. The Ger
man use of the submarine made that
| instrument of warfare repulsive
thing. The horror persons feel when
submarines, in peace time, carry many
brave men down to death is greater
/ If anything than in war time.
A cablegram from London tells of
the sinking of the ks, with the loss
of fifty-siX lves-six officers and fifty
men. The disaster occurred 100 miles
off Lands End on Thursday. The
KS submerged and never rose again.
How swiftly or how slowly may
have been the deaths of the crew
will never be known. None will ever
know how long the men may have
realized they were facing death until
the final moment arrived.
The submarine is as cruel in peace
as in war. II is a sneaking thing, to
! be despised. There is much talk of
disarmament. It ought to be possible.
as first step, TO declare the subma-
rine an outlaw. compelling every ma
ton to destroy those already in use
and forever forbid the construction of
new craft of that type-Aiiami Herald.
! OK. Nu1ustine's Pupttc Lirary-
1t is a matter for civic pride. this
library OF ours, which is housed in
one of the historic old buildings and
is admirably equipped and kept. 1t is
library which many a town much
larger than st. Augustine might wish
to claim, and it is supported almost
entirely through the generosity of
| those who are interested in the library
and its mission in the community
Some splendid gifts have been made
during the past year, and through the
unselfish efforts of a little group of
women who arranged for a benefit
party for the st. Augustine library a
generous sum was raised. The fl
nancial difficulties for the year were
thus greatly smoothed out, and the
way made plain 1t is understood
that again the same little group of
women will plan for a similar event
and they will in due time announce
their plans. They are aiding a splen-
did cause, one about which a most
important part of community life cen
ters and a very real debt of gratitude
is owned to those who give of their
time, Interest and unselfish efforts
to advance the work of the Library
ASSOCIATION, and help the library to
fulfill its mission of furthering the
cause of education.-St. Augustine
Record