The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-24
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

William Randolph Hearst has not
made his peace with AL Smith yet
New York papers carried reports that
the publisher had buried the axe, but
if so, it is in the political neck of the
popular Tammany candidate. The
Hearst papers of yesterday carried
boxed editorials on the front page
making it quite clear to all and sun
ldry that the yellow syndicate is now
as ever against booze and Doodle.
This is amusing, to say the least,
when one knows that Hearst is mil
lionaire many times over and that his
papers in Chicago are lined up with
the Brennan machine of Illinois, who
| is about as dry as the Pacific ocean.
Hearst was against Al Smith when he
ran for governor of New York in his
last successful campaign until a few
days before polling. The publisher
suddenly switched, leaving Dudley
Field Malone high and dry, and ex-
hausted the vocabulary of his editors
in praise of the Tammanyite. Peo-
pie don't take Hearst very seriously.
1t is quite within the bounds of posi-
bility that he may change his mind
about Smith in a few days and boost
him as vigorously as he now de-
nounces him. This is the way capital
list politics is played. In the mean
time, some silly people talk of read
ing Woodrow Wilson's will to the
hard-boiled delegates. Woodrow Will
son is dead and so is his will.
Herriot of France is hopping
around today like a salesman for a
fire cracker concern. He is so busy
doing the bidding or those who own
France that he has forgotten all
about his prediction promises. One
of those was the recognition of So
Wet Russia. He meant well presum-
ably, or more likely the French peo-
pie were anxious to recognize Russia
] so Herriot was willing to promise for
the sake of the votes. Now he real
ICES that he is not the only pebble on
the beach, so he must dance to the
music paid for by big biz.
Some people believe France is an
independent republic. They are right
after fashion but only in degree
France is more independent than
Spain but not as independent as Eng
~ nd Sc IND
than the United States. France owes
the United States billions of dollars
and the United States can make
France cough up or else make 1t hot
for the French. But as long as France
does the bidding of the United States,
the money is a good investment and
can wait. Thus Uncle Sam is able
to bring pressure on France which
prevents the latter from recognizing
Soviet Russia against the wishes of
the United States government. indie
pendence is lots of rubbish nowadays.
How deep is Henry Ford in the coal
business? The Philadelphia News Blu
reau, Wall Street publication, gives
pen pictures of the big guns in the
financial and business world. Under
the title "Pithy Personalities" and
the sub title Ford Walks Out On
His Labor" the following item ap-
pears:
"a southern coal man tells me
Henry Ford is succeeding in the coal
business quite as well as he has in
other industries and that he is teach
ling Kentuckians lesson in the han
ding of labor. Though not generally
known, his efforts to keep the men in
his Pond Creek mines non-union were
successful until about two weeks ago.
After two years of attempts by the
United Mine Workers missionaries to
convert the Ford miners. there were
signs Of organization. Ford had been
in close touch with the situation and
ordered the entire workings closed
down. At first 1t looked as IL the
miners would all sign up with the
union, but when Saturday nights
came around and wages were not
Forthcoming the inclination to union
lie began to wane and It is now be-
lieved the mines will be reopened
with miners happier and more non
union than ever"
This is the rugged-faced philanthro-
pist who was going to establish an
industrial millennium in the United
States. The greatest slave driver in
America, Ford has been able to
amass hundreds OF millions In a few
years by exploiting labor more sue
cessfully than any other robber in
America yet without ever having a
strike on his hands. A labor move
ment that allows this brigand to 80
along without having to face the col