The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-06
AS WE SEE IT
By T. }. o'FLAHERTY.

far. Head hunting hysteria is gone
on 9 rampage in the senate. Graft
Investigations if they have to be con
Quoted, should at least be carried out
IN gentlemanly manner between
gentlemen, argues the Post. By the
way we see at the mast head of the
esteemed Post the name Of Mr.
Smarter who received a trife over
$4,000 for-nothing at all except
the knowledge that the Teapot Donc
was to be leased. He simply walked
IN and told the oil men he was en-
Titled to get his share of anythfnn
that was going as well as the rest.
Of course this fact has nothing IN
DO with the editorial views of the
Post Newspaper owners do not de-
termine the policy of their papers.
Perish the thought, 1t only happenaK
that the editorial writer and TIKI
owners have minds that run in th4
same channels. "
Lloyd George was as big a man
in his own country, a few years ago
as Woodrow Wilson was in his. When
he spoke, people listened. Some lis
ten now; the credulous nod of other
days is now turned into a skeptical
shake of the head. Lloyd George has
still big enough audience to make
it a paying proposition to hire him
as a special writer for the Hearst
papers. He is very much of real
list and tho he is a political crook
oIce in a while he enjoys the lux
ury Of telling the truth, particularly
when such innocent diversion does
not add to the glory Of his enemies.
Speaking in West Hartepool, En-
gland, recently, he made some OBJ
servations on Ramsay Macdonald
and the British Labor Party which
contain more truth than poetry. He
likened the prime minister to an
air squadron leader of Socialism who
spent most of his time in the clouds
but who has now Joined the infantry
and is sobered because he has to
carry knapsack. His speech as
prime minister said Mr.. George hao
"all the restraints, reservations and
compromises which mundane states
men hitherto have INDUCED in. When
heard Macdonald, who had in
dulged in the shrillest notes, pitching
his tune so low and initiating the
very modest notes from less preten-
tious singers, it recalled the memory
of many cracked tenor who had
been forced to become a baritone"
Lloyd George made It quite clear
that should the present government
attempt to translate into law any
Of the important planks on which
they made their campaign for Office,
the Tories and Liberals would unite
to kick them out of office. Now, this
is Illuminating and justifes the con-
clusion that the British Labor Party
is suffered in Office by the two avow-
edly capitalist parties because the
yellow socialists and the liberal
lords, dukes and barons who make
up the cabinet can serve the master
class of England better at this mo-
ment than either the Tories or Lib
erals, who are unpopular with the
masses.
"We are free to criticize and Gems
sure as well as to approve and sup
port" Lloyd Geor<c declared. ain
essence the Tory attitude toward the
labor government is identical with
the liberal attitude" In other words
the eloquent Welshman compares the
British reactionarv socialist group to
courtesan who is patronized by
friendly rivals, in this case two cap
italist parties, who support the yell
low socialist lady of complacent vir-
tue so long as her charms can be
enjoyed to the satisfaction of both
or until successful rival appears
in the house of designation known
as. the Commons"
The Chicago Evening Journal re-
marks that even tho the estimable
Harry M. Daugherty is as welcome
in the Coolidge cabinet "as skunk
at a picnic" "Silent Cal" and his
gang fear to show him the gate. ex-
cept by such delicate hints that the
obtuse Harry cannot catch them.
Even Brother William J. Burns, the
greatest red head hunter out Of cap
|Nivity, instead of investigating the
thieves was busy investigating the
investigators and tipping the GRIM
inals off. This is serious situation
but there is no reason to get excited
over it, declares the Chicago Trib-
une. What is a little graft in a
rich country like this? And any
how, is not the capitalist system
founded on the worst kind OF rob-
berry, that Of the workers who are
exploited at the point of production
and compelled to turn over the
greater part Of what they produce
every week to- the employers? IL
the total sum robbed in this manner
were computed daily the amount
would stagger the American workers
and make the looting connected with
the Teapot Dome seem trifling.
Harry Sinclair not alone received
United States government oil from
a.