The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-28
AS WE SEE IT
BY T. J. o'FLAHERrY

pared Calvin Colleges brain to a
scrapbook. One of the gems from
the scrapbook was dropped on memori-
al day when the president pointed
out, while fishing for the Southern
vote over the graves of the con-
federate soldiers that both sides in
the civil war prayed to the same
God, therefore it was only question
Of time until they would see things in
the same light. After several hundred
thousands of soldiers from both sides
were killed, God let them see things
in the same light, but only when the
Southerners had no more money or
artillery.
Some God! The army Of General
Lee had more religion in its compos-
ition than any army since that OF
Oliver Cromwell, said the genial pre-
sident. A favorite method Of Crom-
wells soldiers to express their love
for the Lord was to spit little Catholic
infants on the points of their bay
onets and looking toward heaven
murmur "nits will be lice" Cromwell
could not satisfactorily murder an OBJ
ponent unless he read at least one
paragraph from the old testament. It
is said that he was seized with re-
ligious hydraphobia after news was
brought him that his soldiers murder
ed several thousand women and child
rem in the public square at Wexford,
Ireland. Coolidge would feel just as
exhilirated in 1919 if the news was
brought him that every member of
the Boston Policemen's Union was
boiled in oil.
Calvin Coolidge has made the re-
markable discovery that unknown to
themselves, the Federals and Con-
federates were not fighting over econ
omic issues, but by some unequalled
process of reasoning since Woodrow
Wilson attributed an economic crisis
to a perverse public psychology, the
president came to the conclusion that
God knew right along what he was
doing in allowing the rival armies to
slaughter each other. ITO protect our
American institutions, and our Amer
lean ideals, beneath a common flag,
under the blessing of Almighty Cod
That was it. The president in wind
ing up this delightfully."- spicy piece of
piffle says, "All about us sleep those
of many different beliefs and many di-
vergent actions. But America claims
them ALL Her flag floats over them.
Her government protects them. They
all rest in the same divine peace"
A splendid government indeed that
protects" the dead by allowing such
tommyrot to be uttered over their
graves. But then, what could be ex-
pected from human scrapbook?
Chief Collins threat to jail every
moron in the city of Chicago, would if
carried out, compel the police depart
ment to take over Cubs Park to house
the catch. Considering the number
of Injunction judges and grating cap
italist politicians elected by the work
ers of this city. one cannot but feel
like apologizing to the morons for
putting them in the same category
with the foolish workers who cast their
ballots for their enemies on election
day, while they are obligated to fight
them on the industrial field the rest
of the year.
Crime is on the increase, accord
ing to report issued by the Amer
lean Bankers Association. Forgeries,
alterations and minor thefts show an
increase of 4S per cent over last year.
This must be one of the blessings ac-
cruing to the nation from the ennob-
ling experience our young men had
during the world war when they had
the satisfaction of Cutting their
| thirst for human sacrifice either in
person or by proxy. The orators who
glorify the war killed their Germans
by proxy. The protective Department
Of the Bankers Association blame the
banks for undermining their STATS.
Rather than give their slaves better
working conditions the greedy pluteS
prefer to take chances with those whl
are not much concerned with the pal
try wage that willing and loyal slave
is satisfied with. When they are in
Rome they do as Rome does.
Mrs. Marshall Field, one of the
wives of one Of the owners of the
great Chicago department store. is
creating a sensation in Paris. This
means that the lady is disporting her.
self to the satisfaction of those Eur
opeans who like to gaze on the fe-
male form divine when properly Or
improperly, according to taste
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with costly
raiment, not necessarily generous. It
must be costly. We learn that blase