The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-25
The Prince and the Premier

1t is not often that rich mans hired servant
breaks into the news unless he runs away with his
masters daughter or connects himself with the
family jewelry. But there are exceptions. Colonel
House, tho selected for his mouselike qualities cut
quite figure during the reign of President Wilson,
and Calvin Coolidge's good man, BascOm Slemp is
almost as important from the newspaperman's
view as Silent Cal himself. Likewise Ramsay Mac
Donald, prime minister to His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales. Ramsay has been getting very
much of the limelight because he has performed
the imperial chores very faithfully, and in these
days of waning royalty even a Kings servant makes
good newspaper copy.
The British premier also received considerable
publicity thru his acceptance of a gift from a
wealthy Tory. 1t a fat gift-a handsome
automobile with 900 to keep it in repairs The
prince should feel ashamed of himself. He should
not have been forced his best servant to take leaf
out of Mr.. Albert B. Falls ledger. 1t is said that
Sir Grant, the premier's generous friend, who was
dubbed a knight shortly after he turned over the
car and the money. to Mr.. Macdonald, had no
more Interior motive in his generosity than the
kindly Mr.. Doheny had in "loaning" his old friend
Fall 100000 without security. The New York
Nation holds this opinion thru regreting that the
premier did not avoid the appearance of evil,
which provides chewing material for evil tongues.
The Nation which can always see some good mixed
with every evil hopes that one good result of Mac
Donalds political blunder will be recognition of
the fact by the British government, that its prime
ministers are not sufficiently compensated for their
services to the Empire
If the Prince of Wales, who is the active head
of the House of Windsor and MacDonald's boss,
went little easier on the Scotch (whiskey) and
dizip ANN
cousins, he could afford to insure MacDonalds
bronchial tubes against the dust of the London sub
ways, without driving the premier to the extremity
of accepting a gift from millionaire cracker
manufacturer The prince is on his way to
Canada, and after reading a description of the
style in which he travelled, we only say that
if the prince is entitled to the most sumptuously
equipped private car ever fashioned the hard work
ing servant of the British Empire Ramsay Mac
Donald, should have a feet of jeweled Zeppelins
to carry him around on his duties
For his journey from Syosset Long Island, to
his ranch in Alberta, His Royal Highness had a
special train, furnished by the Canadian National
Railways, and described as the most sumptuOus
equippage ever fashioned" The prince has a reg
ular bedroom with private shower, rocking chair,
dresser and all. There is radio compartment with
a loud speaker and dancing compartment with
piano and drums and monograph. There is a
formal dining room and cosy breakfast nook
The prince is also literally supplied with dancing
partners.
1t is not fair to hold Macdonald up to public
scorn for accepting gift from millionaire be
cause an ungrateful empire compelled him to travel
in the subways. 1t is positively childish if not in
sulting to place him in the same category as Albert
b. Fall. Nobody but vicious unreasonable Com
munist would do that If the Prince of Wales can
travel in luxury hitherto unparalleled, is there any
good reason why his loyal and hard working
servant should not have an auto, an zen
dowed" one?
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