The daily worker., 1924-02-14

who is a live wire compared to
some of our labor politicians-with
the corpse of the c. P. P. A. would,
we believe, meet with general ap-
proval.
The gallant hero" who attempted
to kidnap Grover Cleveland Berg
doll in Germany has returned to
America, accompanied by European
representative of that prince of yell
low journalism, William Randolph
Hearst. Bergdoll, the millionaire
draft dodger, angered the American
war lords because he set a very
bad example to the Germans of this
country who comprise quite large
part of our population. 1t is a well
known fact that Hearst was opposed
to the war but sensation monger that !,
he is once the United States went I
over to the allies he howled with
the pack. When this thug, Grifis,
attempted the kidnapping of Berg
doll and failed miserably, Hearst saw
an opportunity to increase the cir
culation of his papers by undertake
ing to secure his release. While
the Chicago Tribune's efforts con-
sisted of calling on the public to
raise funds to bribe the German
government and thus open the prison
doors for Grifis, Hearst cabled his
Berlin correspondent to put up the
necessary" to free the American le-
gionnaire. Grifis violated the laws
Of Germany and is bonored by the
upholders of law and order in Amer
lea!
The capitalist press of Chicago
is not near SO excited over the dep
radations committed by the Ku Klux
Klan in Herrin as it was over the
riot which took place there, when
in 1922 a few degenerates en-
ployed as scabs came to an untimely
end. At that time the Illinois
Chamber of Commerce raised a
fund to bring the union miners Of
Williamson county to the gallows if
possible. They failed because of the
determined solidarity of the miners.
This time, lives have been lost, prop
erty has been destroyed, and women
have been abused by the Ku Klux
Klan backed by the United States
government, yet cur capitalist pa
pers have barely uttered a peep in
opposition. There is a reason. The
type represented by the Ku Klux
Klan is good material-for the Fas-
cisti that will some day-perhaps
not far distant-be fostered by the
capitalist class Of America to
smash every form of protection
built up for itself by labor and es-
tablish the naked dictatorship Of the
employing class.
Stanley Baldwin was reelected
head of the British Tory Party. The
Tories are either bankrupt in lead
ership or else the recent appeal to
the country resulting in their party's
defeat was merely a trick to throw
the responsibility of getting Britain
out of the tight fixcin which she was
placed on the shoulders of the labor
party or getting the Labor Party
in a mess. 1t is rather surprising
that Stanley Baldwin would be re-
elected as head of his party after
committing what was generally con-
sidered a party blunder, if the tor
les took the defeat so seriously.
At large meeting held in GIas-
gov James Maxton, one of the Clyde
representatives in the House of
Commons declared he was not very
enthusiastic over the attempt to gov
ern with 192 members against 400
opponents. However, the radicals
will support the Labor Party, at
the same time reserving the right
to criticize and will seek to drive
it farther to the left.
There is almost as much reioic-
ing in Moscow over the Soviet rec
ognition by Italy as there was when
England granted recognition, accord
ing to Moscow dispatches. 1t ap-
pears that the French ambassador
at Rome strenuously opposed Italian
recognition and used all the diplo-
matte tricks in his bag to block it.
France now is the only strong power
in Europe that has not recognized
the Soviet government. The treaty
with Italy places Russia in a strong
position in Europe and makes FRANCE
feel quite lonely.
Ramsay Macdonald was consider
ably embarrassed when Commander
Kenworthy, a liberal, rose in the
House Of Commons and inquired if
the condolences of the British gov
ernment were forwarded to Moscow
on the death of Lenin, the head of
the Soviet government. Jeers came
from the conservative benches as the
pillar of the second international
refused to answer.
J. p. Morgan is willing to raise
$500,000 to help the farmers pro-
vided the balance Of ten millions is
raised by others. Now the farm
ers viii learn that Wall Street is
not so bad after all. We are waiting
to know what security Mr.. Good