The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19

AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. }. o'FLAHEATY.

THAT the present Ziwar Pasha gov
l eminent of Egypt is tool of the
British government was demonstrated
when the premier refused to convoke
the national parliament on receipt of
petitions for such action from the
Egyptian parliament. After the death
of Sir Lee Stack-there is widely
growing belief that the assassination
was connived at by the tory govern
nent-the British government sum
marily kicked the Zaglul Pasha cabi-
net out and put their handy man
Ziwar in. But the Egyptians cannot
always be held down by bayonets.
British tyranny will some day see its
Waterloo in that country.
THE Riffiians are driving the Span.
| ish troops out of Morocco and
France is anxiously watching for the
opportunity to grab every inch of ter
ritory that SPANS troops get their
boots off. This may seem strange to
liberals who believed that when Her
riot, the radical socialist became pre-
mier of France, that country would
call a halt on her imperialist ven.
lures. But such is not the case. Lib
eral, conservative or socialist all gov.
eminent heads under capitalism will
do what their capitalists want them
to do. They may differ on minor
points but on fundamental matters
they will be as one.
FRANCE is not the only country in
terested in Morocco. Britain is
also keeping her eyes peeled for an
opportunity to grab off more territory.
SO is Italy. They are ready to jump
at each others Threats in quarrel
over the loot. 1t does not seem to
occur to any of them that the Rifians
have any rights to their own country.
While the robber powers prepare to
claw each other they instinctively
unite against Russia, the only country
in the world that stands with the ex-
plotted peoples of the colonies in a
fight for their freedom. But Russia
is a Soviet government led by Com
munists.
CAMUEL GOMPERS is on his way
- to his last resting place between
Messrs Carnegie and Rockefeller in
Yonkers, two gentlemen for whom he
had the greatest respect in life.
Among the organizations to regret the
passing of Gompers is the association
against the prohibition amendment. In
a statement issued by this organiza-
ton they declared that Gompers'
death is a distinct personal loss to it's
officers. Perhaps they were doing a
little bootlegging on the side!
Gompers as a rule detested demon
STATIONS of workers for any purpose
except to uphold capitalism, but there
was one law he was willing to march
against any old time and that was the
prohibition amendment.
FOURTEEN persons convicted OF
cheating customers by short
weighing them were fined in Chi
cage court few days ago. The fact
will not arouse much sympathy for
those fined and yet this robbery is
only drop in the ocean compared to
the defrauding of millions of wage
slaves every day by the capitalists of
this country The difference is that
the capitalists own this country and
regulate the manner in which the rob-
berry shall be conducted. Those who
step outside the chalk line are out Of
luck II they get caught.
-.
n BURGLAR who breaks into an
~ apartment house and steals an
overcoat is liable to draw several
years in Jail. The fact that he is
such cheap operator automatically
means that he is not able to secure
the services Of clever lawyer. But
when ambitious Americans get away
with millions. judges are unusually
.,oft-hearted and doctors are willing to
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