Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-10-18
EDITORIAL ECHOES

EDITORIAL ECHOES = *"The Rosary
continues as the worlds best selling song 1t has
been translated into every language And has
earned more money than any other song ever
written. In popularity it threatens the supremacy
OF Dixie, which long since became an nterna-
tional tune, / he really phenomenal part is that
The Rosary isn't jazz, SO there's still hope for
our generation.
Sweet The public debt OF the United States
Is about $500 million dollars less than it was four
years ago.
Bitter: Uncle Sans future is mortgagcd for
over six times that much
Consolation: If the reduction at the same
rate as since 1910, the debt Should be wiped out
by 1850.
lhen well begin saving up for another big
war. II times run true to the precedent of history.
Pig IRON production in Great Britain has
been declining for three months OUTPUT still is
much higher than the 1922 average, but the set
back is emphatic nevertheless Pig iron produc-
uon Is the Wcathervane OF general business CON
dltlons What's happening to the iron industry
IN Britain looks as if Europe is due for halt il
not a reverse, in its recovery from the war
Canada now is our best fore;a1, fr,d, o.
TONER England second, Germany third Germany
lately has been the largest buyer in our cxnorted
cotton and copper. Which sums up the most i'm
portant features OF our present foreign trade si,
uation.
Presidential candidates had better look to
their laurcls. Ford for President clubs have been
established IN eighteen states and the clubs all
ready haVe'a membership Of 10000 so thew can
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not be brushed aside as of no consequence Ford
may alter ALL be factor in the next presidential
'a"'Pa&n-hc may be nominated by some party.
The busy bee has nothing on Secretary of
Labor, ames J. Davis who with running the De
partmcnt OF labor, playing godfather to the In
dependent order OF Moose and otherwise meeting
the responsibilities of his varied interests, he
lmdS - hours make entirely too short a day in
which to get all his work done Jimmy has recent
" been so busy that he couldn't find time to get to
a barber shop He managed to squeeze in a SEES
sion with his safety razor most mornnps-alvavs
." ''on'et dayS-but haircuts were out of the
q"e''on NelehtlesSly, however, his hair kept on
nP'"ut"@. At last, able to endure it no longer
ne called barber to his office And as he cinned
ana Snlpped' the secretary dictated a few letters
'N'e.eN to the reading of an important report and
kept the governmental wheels spinning with nov,
er moments pause.
In the last fiscal year 52201o immiprants
arrived 10 make the United States their future
nome reat them kindly when you meet Them
'or immigrants early treatment in their new en-
,"o'''nert IN most cases largely determines the
N''ld OF citizens they make Americanization ;s
more OF a matter OF neighborlincss and brother
'''oo '''an OF night schools and propaganda,
Our president don't 90 into office until
four months after election, because IN the davs
Oh the slow communication and stage coach trans
portation 1t took that long to find out who was
elected and get him to Washington Now the
votes can be counted and the President rushed
by a'rpIane to the White House almost overnight
80 1t sound sense, the recommendation bv the
American Bar Association that our political svs-
TEN should be changed to put the president and
tConSresSmen into office immediately after cleo
uoh' we have many other stage coach systems
III politics that need correction
--Oond1tions are Favorable to a continuation
oi good business" report experts of Guarantee
rust Co., OF New York. They predict the usual
seasonal business pickup this fall. and believe
'hat drops IN wholesale prices and securities have
prepared the way for more nearly stable and nor
mai business" The chief thing needed is for the
public to be confident of its ability to keen tb;ros
moving
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