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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09

What Fyfe says is this: OF course
our hearts are filed with indignation,
establishment, pity, disappointment
and alarm. Good! That's the way
feel too. Let us all continue to feel
that way, for it's really a good thing
it is our function.
But, says Fyfe, II am afraid that,
were in his (Leach's) place, I might
be behaving exactly as he behaves"
Let us be fair, says Fyfe. Those
who are in authority can never look
at things from the same angle as that
from which they looked when they
were Irresponsible.
1--WE have put these Labour Minis
ters into Office" he says. "It is I'M
fair to expect them to behave as if
they still had no official ties. We
on the other hand, can keep our prin-
ciples unaltered".
Principles are nice, and we must
carefully preserve our moral indigna-
ton, but practice-ah! that is entirely
different: Such is the attitude of the
Labour Government officials and the
editor of the Labour daily paper.
Preserve your indignation, for it
helps to keep every one feeling righte-
GUS and holy; but don't expect a
Labour Government to be any differ
ent from any other capitalistic Govern
ment.
But the workers are awakening,
even in sleepy old England. They are
beginning to say:
ITO He'll with such Labour Gov
eminent, that boasts of being no diff
ferent from any other.
ITO He'll with these leaders who
keep their principles in one pocket
and their practice in another"
ITO He'll with a Labour Party and
a Labour Government that is nothing
more than continuation, under
camouflage, of the same old imperial
istic exploitation backed up with the
murder Of defenseless men, women,
and children"
"If this is what peaceful Labour
Government means, then we are ready
to turn to the Communists, and estab-
fish the dictatorship of the proletariat,
the Soviet Republic of Britain"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09

Inoyed by protesting natives who
didn't want him for a king. The
graves of the men, women, and
children, killed by bombs from the
air, stood as a guarantee of the
stability" of the Feisal government
But "we", the Labour Government
didn't start it, protests Mr.. Leach. We
are not responsible. We merely in.
herited it. Il am not discussing
whether or not we should have accept
ed the job, says Mr.. Leach. But, he
says, once we went into the Govern.
ment we had to carry out the estab.
lished policies.
And there is the explanation of, not
only of the bombings in Irak, but of
the whole bankruptcy of the British
Labour Party. 1t looks upon itself as
a simple continuance of all Govern
ments that went before. It is bound
by the old policies, the old contracts
are sacred obligations; it can only
hope, thru infinitesimal changes thru
years gradually to make the civili-
cation process less bloody and more
profitable; it must smother out strike
movement of the British workers,
carefully it is true, but surely; it is
only another bourgeois Government
with Labour camouflage.
The Leach statement reused a storm
of protest thruout the British Labour
Party. The smothering of strikes by
the British Labour Government had
made the rank and file sensitive to
bombings of natives in Irak. The
Labour daily, HERALD, of London
was swamped with letters of indigna-
ton. Which gave rise to an even
more damning document than that of
Leach.
Mr.. Hamilton Fyfe, editor of The
Daily Herald, was worried about the
indignant and astonished protests of
his readers. So he wrote an article
which he calculated would calm the
storm.
II Fyfe's article does not arouse a
hurricane that will topple some
leaders off the back of the Labour
Party, then it will be because that
body is corrupted beyond all redemp-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
Civilization Through Bombs

a simple matter, if you understand
Labour Party politics. You see, "we''
the British accepted
the job (from the League of Nations,
which means from ourselves) of
Strengthening things out" in this
country which had been conquered
from the Turks.
quite early we converted that
country into a monarchy by putting
king on the throne, quietly says
this astonishing Labour Secretary.
Well, the story runs that the natives
didn't like the King, Feisal, that Great
Britain had so kindly given them.
They have harrassed both him and
his Government with insurrectionary
raids and sudden onslaughts".
What could we do?" asks the in
nocent Mr.. Leach, Under-Sectretary
for Air of the Labour Government
1t might occur to an ordinary mem
Der of the Labour Party that the
imposed King might be asked to step
out in favor of Government of the
choosing of the natives of Irak. But
instead,
"In pursuance of the mandate,
British troops with armoured cars
were sent after them over mountain
Gus territory and impossible roads.
But the natives got the best Of it.
costs went up enormously, says Mr.
Leach, land it looked for a while as
if there was nothing to show for it
ALI.
Now comes Mr.. Leach to the rescue.
The army cost too much, and didn't
get results. So the airservice steps
in. This gave us prompt knowledge
of brewing trouble. Warning notices
were dropped which, when disregard
ed, were followed by bombs"
There! You see how simple it is
The reason whom the airplanes
dropped bombs was because ordinary
killings by the army cost too much!
"The new methods produced i'm
mediate results, says Mr.. Leach.
British casualties in Irak have prac-
tically ceased.
Peace and civilization had been
established. King Feisal, appointed
by Great Britain, was no longer an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
BY EARL r. BRowDER

Carrying civilization to the natives
of the East and Near East by means
of bombs has long been a favorite
occupation of British Imperialism.
When the Labour Party formed the
Government, however, all the senti,
mental ladies and gentlemen of the
world thought than an era of non
violent and benevolent guardianship
toward these weaker brethren was to
be inaugurated.
How Mortified they were, then, when
it became known that British (Labour
Government) airplanes have been fly
ing over villages in Irak (Mesopota-
mia) and dropping bombs upon them,
with great loss of life among men,
women and children.
Why does a "Labour Government"
blow natives into kingdom-come by
means of bombs dropped from the air?
This question was raised thruot the
local Labour Parties in England by
the Communists who represent their
labor unions therein. A flood of
demands for explanation poured into
the headquarters of the Labour Party
and the offices of the Labor M. P. s.
An explanation was demanded.
An explanation was given. It was
a most Illuminating explanation. Mr..
William Leach, M. p, Under-Sec-
rotary for Air of the Labour Govern
ment, explained the matter. And his
explanation was a defense of the
British military as Invariably the
model of chivalry, patience, and good
will', who dislike this work as much
as a judge dislikes sentencing a pris-
oner to death.
So far so good. Mr.. Leach explains
that the military forces of the Labour
Government do not kill the natives
simply out of thirst for blood. They
look upon the slaughter as a dis
agreeable job which they dislike very
much. We are also. assured that the
Labor Government that gives the
orders is also much distressed by the
necessity to bomb the natives of Irak.
Why, then, the bombings? All, it is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
Russian Air Service.

MOSCOW, Aug. S.-Beside the Mos
cow-Kenigsberg air line, which is run
regularly every day by the "Derulft"
Company, the Junkers Co. has opened
new air routes Leningrad- Moscow
Kharkov-Rostov and Batum-T ifiis- Ba-
ku (Caucasus), while the"Dobrelet"
(Russian Volunteer Air Fleet) has in
augurated a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Kazan line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
TriioIet

BY Henry George Weiss
You can say what you like,
It's all very true,
Q'm speaking of Nike,
You can say what you like;
But not when you strike!
The judge sent him thru.
You can say what you like!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
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/ Z DAILY POEM
DROWSINEsS--

From the break of the morn
there's thought that is kind; a
thought that most everyone's had.
Just stop, now, and think; it's been
yours, You will find. It's a thought
that makes anyone glad.
In the long morning hours, while
you're working away, to evening
your thinking will roam. You look
to the time when your work turns
to play, and you rest while you're
reading at home.
What joy to sink down in an old
rocking chair and let all the world
travel by. Your brain is at ease
and you haven't a care. You can
rest, you can read, you can sigh.
Through page after page of a
novel you'll look. Sometimes, half
way through you'll begin it. No mat
ter how droll or how thrilling the
books, you'll always find rest
fitness in it.
All, yes, it is nice, when the even.
ing hours come, in reading to bury
thoughts deep. But reading eventu-
ally makes you no, hum, and it's
nicer to fall off to sleep.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service,
Inc.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
Sumter S Crop
Prospects Excellent

Sumter farmers, merchants
and bankers have good reason
to be thankful and are fully
justified in looking toward fall
with the utmost optimism.
There are 20 crops in Geor-
yia in better shape than ours.
There isn't a county in the State
in which the farmers are work
ing harder or using as much pol
son. -
After viewing the crops in )
or 20 counties. there's no doubt
that today Sumter's cotton is
far ahead of any of the coun-
ties seen.
Word has gotten out over the
State that Sumter will boost
her production from 600 in
1928 to $4,000 in 1924, and
the eyes OF the state are on
Sumter.
Bushes men in the cities and
farmers along the roads inquire
as to the progress of our cotton
and corn.
Compared with crop pros
poets in other counties, Sumter
seems to be leading the State.
With reasonably good weather
and continued effort on the
part of our farmers we will lead
the State this year.
Sumter farmers are to be con-
graduated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
Old Days In Americas
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday no paper published.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

%. 1904.)
(From the Times-Recorder june
Walter Rylander the bright and
husthng young son of Mr.. Arthur
Rylander, has devoted his talents to
the raising Of fowls via the ihcuba-
tor success. Yesterday he made a
shipment Of fifty chickens yellow
legged and calculated to excite par
sonic admiration and fervor any
where and still has a yard full of
others at home. This strikes a blow
at the eccentricities of the unreliable
and unrelayable hen feathered chi
lem of happiness-the great Amer.
can chicken.
A very beautiful home wedding
was that last night at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fletcher w. Griffin on Church
street, and which witnessed the
pighting of the troth of Miss Mary
Ethel Mayes and Mr.. Henry T. Cole
man. And never was there a link
ing of hearts under happier au-
spices. Miss Helen Agro played the
wedding March and Miss Sybil Ken
drick, Of Plains was maid of honor
Mr.. w. w. Dykes was best man.
The other attendants were Dr..
Mayes Miss Elba Ruffin of Reynolds
H. 0. Jones with Miss Luella Kidd
Dudley Gatewood with Miss Winnie
Josssey. A beautiful display Of
wedding gifts in cut glass hand
some china and silver attested the
popularity Of the young couple.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
THE PRECEDENT AND
CABINETS

Every candidate for President
should announce the Cabinet he
will appoint, and announce it so
days before election.
The Cabinet is not only the
Presidents official family-it is
also the peoples official family.
They have a right to look at it
before they elect it, especially
since our Cabinets do not resign.
as British Cabinets do, if they
lose public approval.
Presidents are known by the
Cabinets they keep; they show
temperament, sympathies, affili-
atlons, obligations, point Of view,
and these tell everything!
With cabinet the country
has approved the Cossacks Of
corruption will not ride to Wash
ington, and honesty is the great
est issue in our public life.
If the philosophy of republics
is sound this advance announce
ment is most orthodox.
Party platforms are no protec-
ton from malfeasance; they
merely utter fundamental poll
cies and often are only promen-
AIDES of platitudes.
The personal good faith of
Presidents is all important, since
the only difference now is tina
which divides both parties in
Frogressives and Reactionaries.
Whether candidates are Pro-
gressives or Reactionaries will be
told by the Cabinets in the back
OF their heads, while their faces
are asking the favor of the peo-
pie for power, and we should take
these Cabinets from the back of
their heads and let the people
see theml
The Cabinet is a big, and often
the big, part of the President,
and if the people can not see it,
they can vote only for a frac-
tlonal part of the President.
1t would be more democratic
to let the people elect Cabinets
and let them choose Presidents,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
MAY ELECT COMMISSION
BY PEOPLE AT ATHENS

ATHENS, June 23.-The Athens
city council has completely, reversed
itself in regard to abolishing the
Civil Service Commission. Tie
proposed bill to abolish the com
mission will not be introduced in
the legislature with the Councils
backing but instead one to provide
for election of the Commissioners
by the people will be submitted.
The present commission is elected
by the council for term Of six
years. The new bill would shorten
the term.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
Something for Moth
ing? Never!

No matter what we get in
life, we pay for it. Nature new
er gives something for nothing.
Whenever we acquire anything,
we lose an equivalent some
thing.
Take the family that was
poor until the war came and
made them rich. Their wealth
has brought wonderful things
into their lives. But they have
lost things that cannot be meas
ured in Misunderstanding asso-
citation with intimate friends of
the old days, and the joys of
simple pleasures.
Maybe they are happier than
they were back in the days
when dollar looked as big as
a wagon wheel. IF SO, they are
being rewarded for enduring
past misery.
The law of compensation -
cause and effect-alwayss bal
ances the scales in the long run.
The weights that balance the
scales are not always visible to
outsiders. But it takes a lot OF
ill-gotten gains to compensate
for romorse, shame or an UNI
easy conscience.
Possibly shame, even con-
science, is lacking in some hearts
during life. But no one knows
what thoughts and feelings
are at the instant of death. Nor
the price that is collected be-
yond the grave from people who
dodge payment in this life.
Most of the discomforts and
reputed loneliness of bachelor
life vanish when we marry. But
we soon find that we have ac-
CURED new burdens and wor-
ries. G
Observe the mother, slave to
her baby. She is paying for
the maternal joy that has come
into her life.
Ponder the man who flees
from the congestion, stenches
and irritation of the city. In the
wilderness or on farm he has
freedom, elbow-room, fresh air.
peace. And he pays the price
by not having the conveniences
and excitement of the metrop-
oils.
Even knowledge has its price
Intense study and surrender
OF time that might be spent in
pleasure.
We pay in full. When we
get thing we lose its equiva-
lent. AT the end of the road,
old and successful, we look back
and would trade it all for youth.
Something for nothing? Neverl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
BULLET-PRooF

Latest bank protection against
crooks is bullet-proof glass. At a
test in Indianapolis, bullets from
an army automatic pistol were fired
at the new which cracked but
stopped the bullets, none of them
going through. The shots were
fired from a distance of Is feet.
You'll probably live to see and
use glass that can be bent like tir
without breaking. A nightmare for
glass makers. Bullet-proof glass
strikes us as this years most scienti-
fic magicians.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23

than to let the people elect Presi-
dents and let them choose Cabi-
nets, or turn this over to the
Picts and Scots of Plumber!
But, above all, the very nature
of self-government demands
that those who ask our highest
honor grant US their fullest con-
fidence!
And, then, you know, this
government belongs to the people.
Atlanta Georgian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder june
% 1894.)

% 1894.)
Tim Killen can charm snakes. as
easily as he can the fair sex and
on yesterday toyed with a Muckalee
moccasin winding it about his arm
and tying his snakeship into half
dozen bow knots.
Miss Lille Glover, a fair young
debutante Of this city leaves today
for Albany where she win be the
guest of friends for week or two.
Mrs. DUPONT Query and chan M
ing daughters Clara and Fannie are
guests at the home of Mrs. Florence
d. Hollis on Taylor street.
Misses Nellie and Bee Rogers, two
pretty young ladies Of Perry arrived
yesterday on visit to their cousin
Miss Pauline Bosworth on Fielder
street.
DIR. D. L. Thomas, of Eatontcno
mas located in Americas to practice
his profession. His office is in the
new Wheatley building, room 8.
Elsewhere this morning appears
the announcement of Mr.. Otis D..
Reese, for the office of tax receiv-
or. n. Reese is an entrprising
your farmer Of Sumter, is well
qulified for the duties of the Of
fee and will make good race.
MIR and Mrs Bloom Brown have
left The Windsor and taken apart
ments at the beautiful home of Mr..
and Ms. c. A. Fricker. on Taylor
stree
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
THE STANDARD
CLEARING OUT SALE
OF VOILES

Beginning Monday morning at 8
o'clock we will place on sale al
most our entire stock Of Colored
Voiles at 25c yard. Every piece
in the offering is new and was
made for 1924 retailing, so you
run no risk of getting a lot of old
styles; on sale Monday morning,
June 23rd at o'clock; choice at
per ward ---------.---,------.--,---.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
LIE ExTREME pENAI.rx

THE EXTREME PENALTY
1t becomes more and more evil
dent every day that the only
way prohibition can be made
really effective is to punish the
violators of the law with a pen-
atty that really fits the crime.
The bootlegger who has made up
ms mind to make an easy living
by engaging in the illegal traf-
nc is not much impressed with a
tlne Of any kind, and certainly
1t seems that nothing short of the
extreme penalty of the law will
be successful in wiping out the
traffic.-Macon News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
Will 1t Be a Dark
Horse?"

The Democratic convention
opens Tuesday in New York
with William Gibbs McAdoo
and All Smith the two leading
candidates for the Presidential
nomination.
McAdoo managers claim that
the ex-secretray of the treasury
has majority of votes. Smiths
managers say they have enough
votes to prevent McAdoo's
nomination. The two are dead
locked.
McAdoo's klan-bought vic
tory in Georgia seemingly is a
mill stone about his neck. For
the past few days he and his
managers are turning Gotham
upside down in an effort to free
themselves from the stigma that
is being placed about them by
anti-klan delegates and anti
khan New York newspapers.
National Committeeman Cob
en- shouts that if there is a klans-
man on the Georgia delegation,
he doesn't know it and adds
that he himself is not and and
never will be kIansman.
Nathan Bedford Forrest.
speaking for the khan, is report
ed as saying that the khan con-
trolls one-half the Georgia dele
cation. So there you are.
McAdoos managers, with a
majority of the voters, predict
ultimate victory. Their first ef-
fort on arriving in New York
was to feel out sentiment re-
garding abolishing the two
thirds rule. Evidently they
found little encouragement, for
they are reported to have aban-
doned this effort.
The two-thirds rule has been
in force since 1882 when Old
Hickory Jackson was nomi-
mated on the first ballot.
Generally speaking, the can
didate entering the convention
with a majority has been able
to secure two-thirds. But there
are exceptions, the last being
Champ Clark. when in 1912,
after having secured a majority
Of the votes he was defeated by
Woodrow Wilson.
viii the same be true of Mr..
.McAdoop No man can predict
today.
One thing now certain, is that
Meade and Smith can name the
nominee if they can get togeth-
er. Divided they both are lost.
Many political observers be-
iieve AL Smith is really playing
for second place, but that, too.
isFrdmor. 4@
Religious preiudices have
been injected into the campaign
between these two leaders and
is hurting the chances Of both.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
ALASKA

Alaska still pours lot of gold
and silver into the laps of prospec-
tors. But she's giving nearly five
times as much wealth to 1er salmon
canning industry. 1t isn't true to
the rules of romantic adventure,
but there's more in tin can than
in gold mine.
The great rewards of life come
from concentrating on production or
distribution of the simple necessi-
ties, not precious stones or gold
nuggets, Select something that
people virtually have to have, use
ia bit of brains-and success is in
evitable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
NORTH CAROLINA SOLONS
TO HAVE EXTRA SESSION

RALEIGH, N. G., june 23.-Ihe
North Carolina general assembly
will meet in extraordinary session
on August z to pass on the report
of the state ship and water trans
portation commission, Governor
Cameron Morrison announced today.
The governor made his announce
ment following a meeting of the
council of state, which voted unani-
mously that a session should he
called to pass upon recommended
tons made by the commission
which urged that the state enter
into the water transportation bVsi-
ness in the event private Shipping
was found to be insufficient.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
MAH.JONGG

This game, nah jongg, according
to Chinese scholars, was invented
by Chink fisherman named SEE to
entertain crews of his fishing fleet
when their ships were tossed about
by the four winds. That was 20
centuries ago.
The Chinese also invented chess
dominoes and playing cards. When
chess becomes the national rage,
thinking will have become less pain
full. There seems to be no agony
more generally dreaded than in
tense. continuous thought.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
BANDED

Over $500 cooperative organiza
lions report to the government.
Nine-tenths of them deal in farm
products, and do a business Of
about 1900 million dollars a year
Coop marketing has reached its
greatest development in California
Problems of production are main
ly solved Problems of distribution
to consumers are steadily getting
further from solution, Too many
young men are dbsessed with, the
production bug. The greatest OPP
portunities are in distribution
shortcuts between producers ana
consumer, eliminating superfluous
middlemen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
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"A bgAbcrt Apple
PIONEERS

PLUMBERS
Many now living can recall when
railroad building was in it's infancy
People hitched old Dobbin and
drove 20 miles or more 20 see their
first train.
Today our country has two and Il
half miles railroad for every 1000
Americans. Total trackage is more
than 264,0OO miles. Practically al!
Of this has come in rs years.
With this precedent, it's bit dan
gerous to predict that the airplane
will never come into common use
by the people. Airplane is no
more remarkable to us than steam
trains were to grandpa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-23
THOUGHT

Give me neither poverty nor
riches; feed me with food convent
emit for me.-Prov. 3O:8.
And plenty makes US poor
Dryden.