The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-26
Europe Through
An Editors Eyes
By James M. Cox
Ex-Governor of Ohio)
Fourteenth Installment
England, George, Griffith and Collins"
By James NJ. Cox

England seems to be successfully GO
ing through her difficulties, and there
is a multiplicity of them. Taxes are
undoubtedly higher than anywhere
else. There is common appreciation
of the cause. Her population is homo
geneous, and the stress of war and it's
aftermath has not impaired her patri-
otism. She adopted a policy of bene-
fits to the unemployed and their de-
pendents which shook the reactionaries
to their toes when it was initiated.
They are now quite agreed that 1t
saved the country from a serious stu
alton.
August, 1922, the total unemployed
were 1882, 1T, decline of almost one
half million since the beginning of the
calendar year, and of over seven hun
dred thousand as compared to July l.,
1921. The total industrial population
of Great Britain is about fourteen mill
lions. 1t will be seen, therefore, how
serious the problem was. Three plans
were adopted: Relief works, schemes
for the stimulation of trade, and unem-
ployment insurance.
Under the first named enterprise a
quarter of million men were put to
work in bodybuilding, drainage, crea-
tion Of water supplies, replenishment
Of forests, railroad construction and
the speeding up of government con-
tracts. Credits were established for
the purpose of re-establishing overseas
trade. Over ninety million pounds
have been paid out in benefits to the
unemployed. Under the system, en-
ployers have paid into the fund TWEEN
ty-three million pounds and the en-
ployed persons twenty-one million.
There are said to be some abuses,
but, Notwithstanding this, the basic
principle involved is commended even
by conservatives. The objections which
ordinarily run against governmental
aid to individuals cannot in fairness be
made to the present plan for the rea-
son that families have felt the hard
ships occasioned by :. war which the
government declared and the people
supported without regard to conse-
quences.
Lloyd George Only
War Figure in Power.
Lloyd George, the prime minister, is
the center about which the storm gath
ers in England. He is the only one of
the outstanding figures of the war that
remains in power. In discussing per-
sonalities, the average American at
once inquiries about George. Cerssinly
L Las Jol -
the world, and friend and foe are in
accord that it required a most unusual
man to weather the elements.
In the early part of the summer you
would occasionally find an Englishman
on the continent who expressed the
opinion that the public was firing of
Georges intellectual brilliancy and de-
sired for time at least the rule of an
ld-fashioned English gentleman" In
other words, the country wanted
breathing spell, and somehow it had
associated George with the turbulence
of the last two years. l ventured to
remark that perhaps England wanted a
return to normalcy," but the quick
response was, mo, experience has
taught US that this is not happy
term"
One of the prophets mentioned the
name of Lord Derby as fitting into the
requirements of a reaction toward
conservatism. All through the summer
the question was, "Who will succeed
George?"
When we reached London, the answer
seemed to be that Lloyd George would
be his own successor, meaning by this
that he would hold over until the next
general election, which comes in 1923.
There are few who believe that spe-
cial election will be held this year.
Georges critics charge him with being
an opportunist; his friends meet it
with the claim that, if the government