The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
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OF any misconduct on the part of the
police officers toward the dressmakers
now on strike. Perhaps he is too
busy boosting the military program
OF the imperialists to waste any time
on such trivial matter as strike.
The Chicago Tribune carried his pic
ture in yesterdays issue, while His
Honor was in the act of giving big
pushball the initial shove down Michi-
gan Boulevard on its way to Wash
ington and New York. The object
of this stunt is to advertise the
citizens military training camp
movement. Of course the mayor
does not know anything about the
strike. He is too busy recruiting
strikebreakers.
With the mayor were several lead
ing Chicago business men. One inn
portant parsonage was the exalted
ruler of the Elks. He helped Mr..
Dever start the ball rolling. What
would the papers say if a group of
trade unionists, even the most reac-
tionary start a movement to train un-
ionists to the use Of arms, the move
ment to be under the direction of the
trade unions? There would be an
immediate demand for swift action
against the rebelsl Many workers
are members Of fraternal organiza-
tions like the Ell1s. No doubt they
will feel proud to have their exalted
ruler lead a movement to make brave
soldiers out Of them.
Premier Poincare won another
victory, tho a slim one. He slipped
thru the senate barrage with bare
thirteen majority. He has a new
scheme to make the United States
government pay the French cost of
the war. After reading the reports
Of the many investigations now TAX
ing place in Washington, no doubt he
concluded that there is enough graft
lying around the Capitol to pay the
cost of all the worlds wars since
David slew Goliath. Poincare's pro-,
position was that all the nations that
engaged in the war should measure
their sacrifices and then to arrange
the war debts on the basis of equal
sacrifice.
But Charles Evans Hughes will
have none of it. The Republican
party has nothing more to give away.
Poincare was met by blunt refusal
from Washington. This angered Po-
land, Checko- Slovakia, Roumania and
Jugo-Slavia exceedingly. These coun-
tries are building up huge armies I'M
der French direction and at French
expense. They now fear that France
will close the satchel and that the
soldiers will begin to prowl around
looking for something to eat. They
may have to eat the heads of the
various governments unless good
Samaritan appears in the offing.
The Catholic church has not the
same set Of rules in all countries.
There are slight variations in the
manner in which that institution
does business. Take the confession
al, for instance. In Lithuania, Cath
olics must purchase spiritual meal
ticket at Easter every year and
whenever they go to confess their
sins the priest punches hole in it.
In Ireland there is less competition
so the priests are not obliged to
put the faithful on rations.
The Prince Of Wales was advised
to ride an old nag by the President
of Cornishmen," his susceptibility to
getting endorsed causing some of
his countrymen considerable nerv-
BUSINESS. Much good British money
has been invested in making the
Prince a popular figure. Even the
SOCIALIST" Ramsay Macdonald likes
him. He is a valuable asset and
must be taken good care OF. Why
not give him a hobby horse to play
with? Perhaps he might be able
to manage a real steed if his liquor
was taken away from him.
The fob Of commissioner Of the
Church Of Scotland was handed to
Scottish Socialist. This is the first
time the position was taken out Of
the hands of the aristocracy. No
doubt the American socialist penis
nants will hail this as another ex-
ample of what evolutionary social
ism can accomplish. Look at Mil
lerandl He has "evoluted." The
new commissioner of the Scottish
church, his name is Roberts, will till
the high Office with all the dignity
at his command. This he assures
us. He will not let Karl Marx or
Lenin or anybody else prevent him
from being dignified.
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The Chicago Tribune very prop
erly says that if the German Social
Democracy accomplished nothing
else they have at least succeeded in
preventing the Communists" from
taking over power in behalf of the
proletariat. After they had done
that to the satisfaction Of the
bourgeoisie. they have politely
stepped out and turned the country
over to the Fascist. They are will
ing to make any sacrifice-even CIV
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