The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-06
The Pulse of the Nation

and labor in industry, has upset cool.
headed judgments among England'1
leaders. Bonar Law throws his spear
full in the face of progressivism, radi-
calism and labor They must be brought
to heel-and kept there. But with such
formidable fighter as Lloyd George,
beyond question the cleVerest, keenest,
most resourceful public man in Europe
commanding, or at least advising the op-
position, the outcome will not be long
in doubt" Openly wondering whether
Great Britain's new premier is a Main
Streeter," the Brooklyn Eagle believes
that ''he has gone too far in British pol
tiles to make capital of the fact, if it is
a fact, that he is a commonplace man.
The. conservatives rather pride them
selves on being little above the COM
monplace 1t is the labor party in Great
Britain that has set out to monopolize
the intelHgentsia, and for Mr.. Bonar
Law and the unionists to pose as the
representatives Of the common people is
political hokum and not very effective
hokum at that"
That it will "be a difficult matter to
frame very distinctive party policy is
the opinion Of the Rochester Times
Union because 1.-The search for genuine
body Of principles is not going to be an
easy one" The Canadian viewpoint,
however, is rather to the contrary, the
Toronto Star insisting that in his dec
laration of policies Bonar Law has put
squarely up to France the question OF
her duty. Two great powers cannot be
allies on the Rhine and enemies on the
Straits. The United States, too. was
given something to think about. If she
is to stand aloof in regard to all large,
expensive and vexing world problems, If
she is to restrict her attention to her
own affairs, and her own interests es-
teeming it highly n1eritorious Of her to
do so, when Mr.. Bonar Law intimated
that Great Britain might feel called upon
to adopt the same course and devote her
attention entirely to the interests OF the
British empire.
eff it is highly meritorius for one great
nation to do this, would it not doubly
we'll were two great nations to do 1t?
Why not stand aside and let happen
what will? Bonar Law gave both France
and the United States something to
think about in that message But to
be effective in any policy he plans MIR.
Law must GAIN" the Bangor CONNER
ciaI believes, 1.-THE support of enough po-
litical cliques to give him working ma
jority, and, in the present unsettled state
Of British politics. this is not likely to
prove an easy task
Assumption of the premiership by Be-
mar Law, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
argues, win have a stabilizing fnf1u- |
ance'' on European politics although no
one expects that the Law government
will continue for any considerable time. |
# Bonar Law does nothing more he will
have served his country well and will
nave earned. the gratitude of Europe II
ne sweeps away the fog Of distrust which
1as befuddled the Anglo French rela- |
ions and which has been the most dele I
erious product of Lloyd Georgism." In /
addition the Raleigh Times insists that !
England is tired. Perhaps Mr.. Law
lasnt the ability Of Lloyd George but
lie talks far less. At a time like this
hat means more than the majority of