The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-17
JAMES NJ. COX
- C1ONernOr % Ono


seems to be successfully GO
her difficulties and there is
e.. If them. Taxes are TN
erher than anywhere else.
~smmon appreciation Of the i
.-. population is homogeneous
..5ss II the war and its after
US nj impaired her patriotism
. q Motley of benefits to the
. nd their dependents which
.-. -art;onaries to their toes
initiated. They are now
.s-ss. hat it saved the country
Co., situation.
s the total unemployed
decline Of almost one
&c the beginning of the
81. and Of over seven hun
......-G as compared to July /.
.a. Industrial population of
,-.,r IS about fourteen mil
De seen, therefore, how
... r1oblem was. Three plans
I'll. -..l Relief works, schemes
..- .-.nHIation of trade, and un-
49,. .tmeot tasurance,
~ The frst named enterprise a
r.~ ii q million men were put TO
.aad- building, drainage, crea-
A.t.~ supplies, replenishment of
" -aNroad construction and the
IN
..g &e,. established for the pur-
. establishing overseas trade.
., ....y million pounds have been
.. N benefits TO the unemployed.
.. H.. system employers have paid
..g fund twenty three million
,..... and the employed persons
.,s.. tr-a-s million.
There are said TO be some abuses but
..,t7. hstanding this, the basic prin-
..-,- evolved is commended even by
l.sa-va.lves. The objections which
..,.a-.lv run against governmental aid
,atvtduals cannot in fairness be
... 10 the present plan for the reason
.... families have felt the hardships
.....-..7-d by a war which the gov
,,rr-rt declared and the people sup
-..l without regard to consequences.
,yd George Only
War cure in Power.
sd George, the prime minister, is
.. inter- about which the storm gath
90. Pr England He is the only one OF
. .utstanding figures Of the war that
,... MS in power. In discussing person
.ag the average American at once
.-..-.es about George. Certainly ne
-s. appealed to the imagination Of the
o. .-s and friend and foe are in accord
..-, 1t required a most unusual man 10
v.s-ner the elements.
-- the early part of the summer YOU
u-8ld occasionally find an Enghsh-
-a- ON the continent who expressed
80 opinion that the public was firing
. Georges intellectual brilliancy and
ese,~ed for a time at least the rule OF
old fashioned English gentleman
.- other words the country wanted
,.athlng spell, and somehow II hao
-.r.,~iated George with the turbulence
.ba last two years I ventured to
.-,,.rl- that perhaps England wanted
... IN 10 normally, but the quick
,..r.,-,e was NO, experience has
,ausr, us that this is not happy
terri"
-~o ~ the nrorhets mentioned the
..rs IF Lord Derby as fitting into the
,e-..,-er7e~-q of 1aaction toward con-
se-,arsm. All trough the summer n.er ens
question was. Who will succeed
George7"
yyto- ne reached London. the answer
s.ar7st Or. he that Lloyd George would
f. his own successor, meaning by this
--a, he would hold over until the next
...--;cr. which comes in 1928. There are
tsw who believe that a special election
VIII he reld this year. George s~criocs
charge him with being an opportunlst'
hts friends meet it with the claim that
= the government had held arbitrarily
'- certain fixed policies II oouIa ho'
f-re continued.
You hear it said that George every
~ --7ing ascertains the direction Of the
~.rd in the currents Of public opinion.
... YOU will usually find enthusiast
70 flnnorter who will inquire whether it
nat the wise man who rides with,
-a.qer than defies the storms in
r.-acing hour Some say that his per
trrance has not been up to his
a..achment Of progressive meGstre
,,a.,eupon the contention is advanced
HAT he has been very much more pro-
r~sssive than any or his predecessors.