The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
DEP0RT REEVE FROM STRIKE Zone
AS WE SEE 1T
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTY

THE signing Of a treaty by a British
| government without the kings sig
nature has established a new prece-
dent in the diplomatic usage of that
country. The departure from tradition
was made when the two treaties be-
tween the Soviet government and the
British government were signed by
Ramsay Macdonald for Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and by Rakov-
sky for the U. S. S. R. The incident
has caused considerable comment in
London circles. Some claim that it
means the king is shorn of another ex-
cuse for drawing his pay, while others
give as reason the fact that Russia
is not governed by one person; there
fore, His Majesty saw no reason why
he should set up his signature against
whole country. 1t is a change, how
ever, and big one. Had Ramsay Mac
Donald taken such liberties with Rich
ard the III, for instance, by now the
population Of London, would be adj
miring his noble head decorating the
point of pike and say, What glori-
GUS mustache he must have had when
he was alive!"
THE success of the Anglo-Russian
1 conference is expected to have
important political developments.
Lloyd George was hoping against
hope that the negotiations would end
in fizzle, thus giving him an oppor-
tunity to bring his eloquence to bear
adversely on the political fortunes of
the Labor Party leaders. Now that
the treaty is signed, George is as
mad as a halter and denounces the
treaty as a fake. Judging from ar
ticles appearing in the London Daily
Herald prior to the signing Of the
treaty, the pressure that compelled
Macdonald to defy the bankers, came
from the Trade Union Congress. The
following excerpt from an editorial in
the Herald is significant:
"THE British people have a great
| opportunity before them, an OPP
portunity to bring the Russians back
into the family of nations. to heal
old sores and to start on a new path
of friendship. Can Labor Govern
ment disregard this opportunity? Can
it, for the sake of an excessive finan-
cial purism, throw away such
chance of helping forward world COM
radeship, of furthering Britain's inter-
ests and of securing party triumph?
II it did so, it's responsibility would
be heavy indeed" The Herald is
financed by the Trade Union Con-
gress which is considerably to the
left of the Parliamentary Labor Par
ty leadership since the latter with
drew from their positions in the
Trade Union bodies on taking Office
Here in the u. S. the fossilized trade
union leaders are the worst enemies
of Soviet Russia.
THE Emir of Kurdestan is charged
| by the Department of Labor with
being a former Chicago book agent,
with having no Royal connections and
with being an imposter. His wife,
the princess Zeredeschano, still has
faith in him. Her efforts in his be-
over the charge that he worked for
living even as book agent and
threatens to consider further insults
of similar nature an unfriendly act
81 am just as good as the Prince of
Wales" said the Emir on his release
from prison. 81 spend more time in
my sober senses than my British
cousin and | can ride hobby horse
without danger of breaking my neck
Yet the prince is invited to lunch with
Coolidge while ! pine in bare cell"
AS we already said, the Emir made
the mistake of working for living.
Tor undiluted piffle the speech of
John w. Davis before the nation
al committee of the Democratic par
ty meeting in Clarksburg, w. Va,
knocks the nomination speech of Cal