The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-13

As WE SEE 1T
BY 7. }. o'FLAHERTY.

the death OF Dean O'Bannlon,
States Attorney Grove has lost
one Of his best henchmen. O'Bannion
kept florist shop as side line and
carried on a general business in MUIR
der, burglary and bootlegging. He
used to be a democrat but in the last
election he turned over his very eff
Client forces to Robert E. Grove and
helped the latter win the election.
The notorious Dean set up his florist
shop in front of a cathedral. No
doubt there was an undertaker's par
lor handy and perhaps a saloon.
INDEED, it would not be surprising
to learn that O'Bannion was also
financially interested in the undertake
ing business. His own personal bust
ness was heavy, and gunner are not
hnicky over bills. His flower business
waxed prosperous catering to the I'M
derworld trade. When the brother of
"Scarface" Brown was killed, there
were so many wreaths of flowers on
his coffin where he was being walked
that the mourners could barely enter
the room where the body rested await
ing burial.
THE gunner are usually very relig-
/ ious, Outstanding citizens, in
ciuding several priests, attended the
funeral of gunman Brown. Masses
were said for his soul and the chris
tian God was asked to make things
easy for him on the other side. A
capitalist clergyman cannot under
stand why capitalist God cannot be
IS lenient to gangsters as the capital
ist law is.
THE men who killed O'Bannion are
/ not doing any worrying. Perhaps
Grove might get after them because
they killed his friend But others will
take O'Bannions place and the demo-
cratic politicians who are sore on
Dean beeapse he went over to the
enemy will see that the avengers will
not wear the hempen collar. 0'Ban-
MON is expected to have a very de
cent funeral. Gunmen, priests, police,
politicians, judges. capitalists
times they quarrel but they belong in
the same cesspool
NAI N. DOAK is vice-president of
wv the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. He was a Coolidge sup
porter In the election campaign. His
political guide is William Lee, head
of the trainmen. A Youngstown
reader of the DAILY WORKER mail
ell us little booklet issued and dis
tributed by the committee on public
relations of the eastern railroads. 1t
consists of diatribe against the public
ownership of public utilities, chiefly
railroads, by the worthy Doak.
THIS scabby labor faker got this
stuff off his chest in a radio
speech, the expenses of which were
undoubtedly paid by the railroads.
Doak said that public ownership was
bad for the interests of the public"
that the proposed plan of nationali-
cation of industries will tend to create
class government, foster class
domination and encourage class
hatred The governed have always
had faith in our form of government
and this faith must be continued if
our free institutions are to survive
LIBERALIZATION of industries will shake
that faith"
ST is not necessary to show up the
lfallacy of this hokum. It is plainly
directed by the ruling class and to
argue with notorious stool pigeon
and scab like Doak would be to in
suit the intelligence of our readers
Suffice it to say that during the rail-
road strike of 1920, not alone did
Doak scab, but he organized scab en-
ployment agencies. There are degrees
of infamy even among labor takers,
and the 'scabby Doak is among the
lowest of the low,
Nh 80
xATHILE gunner and robbers hold
wv open house in Chicago even New
York has its thrills. Every once in a