The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-07
MILLIONAIRE
BOY MURDERERS
SCORN WORKERS
Selfish SIayers' Only
Interest Is Ego

Richard Loeb, sIayers Of the
Franks boy, have never worked
for a wage, and are not inter-
ested in social uplift," as Leo
poId termed Communism, they
told the DAILY WORKER re-
porter yesterday in an exclusive
interview in the Cook county
jail.
Leopold believes in the Sa-
mural philosophy, which COM
bines a disdain for women with
a hedonistic pleasure seeking,
he told the DAILY WORKER.
Socialism is in conflict with
my philosophy" Leopold said,
"and | am not interested in it.
Economics lis not in my. line. l
took one minor course in eco
nomics at the University, but
am not at all interested in it,"
No Interest In Workers.
When asked If he did not think it
unfair that his fathers employees are
working under trying conditions for
$12 and SIS week in the Leopold
Paper mill in Morris, Illinois, while
the Leopold family is squandering the
wealth piled up by these employees,
Leopold replied, 81 refuse to answer
on advice of counsel, but 1 assure
you l am not at all interested in
social uplift. believe that each in.
dividual should take care Of himself"
Leopold took great pleasure in talk
ing about his own education and in
tellectual attainments, but when the
conversation shifted to the economic
structure of society Leopold invari-
ably answered, Il am not interested.
that's not my line"
Never Worked.
Richard Loeb admitted that IT may
have done little work occasionally,
but never had regular job. l
never worked for wages.
Loeb and Leopold meet the report
ers in the morning in the "bull pen"
or exercise yard. This is an inner
room with cement floor. The pris-
oners walk around in small circle,
double file, getting their morning ex-
ercise. Loeb was dressed in his
usual jail attire with sleeveless
undershirt. Leopold wore no coat
and wore a cap with the peak turned
to the back. The air of both boys
is one Of fiippant bravado. Despite
their freakish attire Loeb and Leo
pold appear much less forlorn than
the regular prisoners.
The reporters for the Chicago cap
italistic papers were afraid that the
DAILY WORKER reporter would
"crab" the morning interview. They
insisted that he see Leopold first.
1--WE are just after feature stuff" one
capitalist reporter said. Leopold
probably, has grudge against the
DAILY WORKER and If we go in
with you Leopold may get sore and
refuse to talk. We just want to kid
with the boys"
The slayers are highly pleased at
all the attention they are getting.
Their cells are Uttered with newspa-
pers. "The DAILY WORKER is that
radical newspaper. isn't it?" Leopold
asked. do they say anything about
Ius?"
NEW Angle"
Leopold asked what the DAILY
WORKER thot of him. When told
that 1t considered him as a represen-
tative of the idle rich, born into fam
lily OF labor exploiters, he said, well,
that's all right, that's new angle on
the case. Send me some Of the pa
pers, will you. The other papers have
not touched on that phase yet"
Loeb and Leopold seemed so taken
up with MISUNDERSTANDING in their
childish philosophers and the glamour
of the publicity accorded them, that
they could not consider the case ex-
|cept as 1t feeds their selfish egoes.
"The individual is the most import
ant thing in the world to himself"
said Leopold. Then, evidently anx-
ious to create a favorable impression
for his case. he added, "Of course
there are certain laws of society
which the Individual must obey or
society will decay" Leopold smiled
as he said this, seeming to take a de-
light in his absurd inconsistency.
He spoke of book by Wasserman
which described the capitalist class. .
you ought to be interested in that"
Leopold said
"But what's your point. What NOR
al do you draw from the story of the
class nature OF society?" he was
asked Leopold again avoided dis
cussion of economics by smilingly an
swering, Am l the one to draw a
moral? never draw morals Leo
pold said this with the same gran
dose air OF the meretricious soldier
in Shaw's play arms and the Man"
He considers his superior" intellect