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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

There were too many detectives to be separated
from the sound ones in the late war.
If the test was a success we may have them more
frequently and "Black Jack" Pershing may not be
retired from the "active list in the army Silent
Cal may re-engage him. defense Day. is the pro
duct of his brain. So we are told. He is willing
tool of capitalism and progressive ideas are as vel
come to his brain as lettuce sandwich to hungry
cannibal
The masses do not appear to be greatly excited
over this "Mobzation Day" Even the labor
takers know that the workers do not want another
capitalist war. 1t is true that Gompers thru his
Good Man Friday Matthew Mol, endorsed it, but
the Executive Council of the American Federation
of Labor did not dare endorse it officially
One Chicago labor faker, official of the Team
sters' Union, got his beefy face in the papers by
issuing an order advising all teamsters under his
jurisdiction to carry flags on their wagons. The
department stores turned out their thousands to
join the patriotic exercises. The staggering mill
tarsts have their day If the voters can be con
vinced that a bigger army and larger navy is re
CURED congress may be more generous with ap-
preparations.
The capitalists are preparing for another war.
1t may be with Japan. 1t may be with England.
Or it may be war for the conquest of Mexico.
Their armies will be composed of members of the
working class. The workers will be used to forge
the chains of slavery tighter than ever their
own limbs. But the capitalists, besides needing
cannon fodder to protect itself against the foreign
foe, namely other capitalist nations that covet the
wealth of our native capitalists, need them still
more aaginst the enemy within" That enemy is
the working class which is bound to throw off the
shackles of slavery that now keep them chained to
the chariot wheel Of the capitalists This is the
strongest reason for the frenzied efforts made by
our ruling class and their military tools to turn
the United States into gigantic barracks.
The capitalist government of the United States
is keeping itself in readiness to defend capitalism
against its natural enemy, the working class. The
working class must also prepare to come to grips
with capitalism. In order to do this, education
and organization is necessary. The Workers Party
of America, fraternally affiliated with the Com
munist international calls on the class conscious
workers of America to join it's ranks and prepare
for the day when the workers of this country take
over the power from their masters, and establish
on the ruins of this warbreeding capitalist system
"a Communist society which will abolish war and
the threat of war by eliminating the profit system
the cause of all wars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
Oh! Mr.. Davis! - s2aE 1.,1..9s
By c. E. Ruthenberg

sault upon the Bill of Rights constitu-
tional! The courts which have held
in the case of Benjamin Gitlow, the
Communist candidate for vice-presi-
dent, that the mere utterance of the
words of a doctrine of social change
warrants ten years Imprisonment I'M
der the constitution! The courts
which issued the Daugherty Injunc-
ton and hundreds Of similar injunc-
lions which are the worst form of in
fringements upon the liberties sup
posedly given the people by the con-
stitution
Oh! Mr.. Davis, Knight of Liberty
and Freedom, what farce you have
made of your effort to be Mr.. LaFol-
lette and Mr.. Collidge rolled in one
to compete with Mr.. LaFollette, the
exponent of recall of judicial decis-
ions and Mr.. Coolidge the exponent
of constitution as the guarantee of our
liberties.
But beware, Mr.. Davis. Your ap-
peal for defiance of infringements up
ON our liberties may be taken serious
ly by the class which suffers from
these infringements-the working
class. 1t may find other means of ex-
pressing its defiance than an appeal to
that worst expression of the class gov
eminent Of this country-the last bull
wark of the property system which
robs the workers of their liberty-the
courts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

blow Of the right Of freedom of speech,
freedom OF press, freedom of assem-
blage, land all that long calendar Of
things that makes every man free
and independent citizen" 1t is our
right and our duty as free-born Am
erican citizens to ignore and declare
Of no value these laws.
And If we thus assert our rights,
what will happen to us and what shall
we do? Our Knight of Freedom tells
us:
And when we are arrested for its
disobedience, what happens? We
stand before the court and say, This
law under which arrest has been
made is no law at all, and we call
upon you to so declare; to declare that
our liberties have been invaded, and to
release us from this unlawful GUS
toby"
Oh! Mr.. Davis! Obi! Mr.. Davis!!
oh! Knight Of the Holy Grail! Oh!
OH How our laundering, defiant
Knight of Liberty and Freedom has
fallen!
We shall go to the courts! The
courts that sent Eugene " Debs to
prison for ten years when he dared
follow your precept for the preserva-
ton of liberty. Mr.. Davis? And
weren't you Solicitor-General of the
administration in power and charged
with prosecution of this case? The
courts which have declared every as.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
The Reason Why

Do you remember the sudden and terrific on
slaught of kilograms in the capitalist press about
a new antiSoviet revolution in Georgia? 1t was
supposed to have occurred just about week ago
cOincident with the opening of the assembly of the
League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
And were you wondering at the meaning of this
new revolution" particularly in conjunction with
the meeting of the assembly? Well, if you were, if
you couldn't get at the significance of it at first
glance, to speak, you see it now. 1t is very
simple, awfully simple Here is the reason why
The league took cognizanoe of the Georgian revo
luton by passing resolution, proposed by Franeee
Great Britain, and Belgium, directing the council to
seize opportunity to help return that country
to a normal situation"
Do you see it now? The socalled great powers
have been looking for an opportunity to step into
the affairs of the Soviet Republics of the Caucasus
for the noble and most humane purpose of return
ing these countries to normal situation"
And should you inquire into the meaning of these
significant words: normal situation" we shall
beg you to consider the normally bless the spirit
of HardingD that prevails in such countries as
China, India Egypt, Mexico, Brazil Chile, etc. We
would request you to look into the state of affairs
of every nook and corner in the world where CAPT
talist imperialism is holding sway where the CAPT
talists of America, England and France mot to
speak of the lesser powers) are engaged in cult
waiting civilization by means of rapine, murder and
robbery.
We know what this normally is, and this is
the sort of murderous business that the League of
Nations is planning to do in Georgia
And should you further inquire into the reasons
for the particular interest that the great powers
are now taking in Georgia. we shall ask yol to read
the following:
Indications that Great Britain and France
templating eventual Intervention in Russia up
today In the assembly. The rich oil deposits in the
Caucasus caused the big powers to interest
IN Georgia coincidently with the outbreak of
luton In the soviet state altho during the last four
years delegations Of Georgans seeking independ-
ence and support from the league have been turned
away.
The rich oil deposits in the Caucasus That
should be sufficient to explain the reason why
It's all too simple this logic of the mperialst rob
bers. 1t is something like this We have got to have
new resources of oil. Georgia has lots of them
But Georgia is ruled by Soviet Republic, by q
government of workers and farmers, which intends
to the riches of its country for the benefit OF
the toiling masses Therefore, move on Georgia
Fabrcate revolutions and then send troops to sup
press them.
This and nothing else is the meaning of this
latest decision of the League of Nations to estab
fish normal conditions" in Georgia In conclusion
we want to express our gratitude to the Chicago
Tribune out of which we took the above quotations
for supplying us with the Reason Why.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

MIR. JOHN w. DAVIS, the Wall
NA Street lawyer and democratic
candidate for the presidency, is grow.
ing belligerent, almost revolutionary
in his utterances. At least, so the
headlines which feature his speeches
would lead us to believe.
At Grand Island, Nebraska, Satur-
day, Mr.. Davis cast himself in the
role of a valiant knight who donned
his armor and rode forth as the de.
fender of the Holy Grail of our liber-
ties.
The constitution, our knight de-
clared, in a spirit of high exaltation,
is the defender of our liberties. 1t
grants us, simple American citizens,
Freedom of speech; freedom of
press; freedom for assembly; trial by
jury; the right of religious worship
according to the dictates of our con-
science; freedom from search and
seizure; freedom from conviction by
bill of attainder at the hands of any
Legislature; and all that long calender
of things that makes every man a
freedom and independent citizen"
These we will never surrender our
Knight of the Holy Grail of Liberty
thunders: Never Shall we sur
render them at the will of the major
ity of the people? Not so long as in
dividuals remain to claim them! Shall
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
defense Day"

There we're flags hanging from some windows
and on few wagons. The capitalist press tried
hard to whip up excitement. The prostitute Hearst
press outdid itself in jingoism. The pen peryert,
used Jack Dempsey argument for prepared
But Jack stayed at home during the great
war. And his preparedness did not prevent Angel
Firpo, the Argentnian, from knocking him into
the press section during the early part of the big
fight in Boye's Thirty Acres a few years ago.
Germany's preparedness did not keep the Kaiser
out of the woodward in Holland 1t did not save
the Gar from sleeping in the bottom of deep hole
in the ground
The American capitalists have planned "Defense
Day. because they see the need for having better
prepared and better trained cannon fodder when
they need it in the next to protect their graft
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

we surrender them at the demand of
any legislature or majority of the
legislature? Never! Shall we sur
render them at the demand of ma
jority of Congress? Never!"
And then our Knight rises to the
high note of defiance and tells us what
to do if these liberties are attacked:
And if we are disposed not to sur
render them, what is our guarantee
and our protection for their perserva.
ton?
1T is that when any congress, any
legislature or any executive passes a
law or undertakes to enforce a law
that would deprive us of them, we will
Ignore the law and declare that it has
not value or substance"
That is good revolutionary doctrine,
indeed. 1--WE will ignore the law and
declare it has no value or substance"
That is the spirit of &c, and of the
Declaration of Independence, which
said that the people had the right to
alter or abolish government which
did not serve their needs, if need be
by force. We will ignore the criminal
syndicalist laws which rob us of the
right of free speech and freedom of
assemblage. We will ignore the es-
pionage laws which congress may
pass in war time, in violation of the
constitution. We will declare that the
Daugherty Injunction and its hundreds
of prototypes, which rob us at one
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created a sensation equal to
that which is now agitating
British public life over the un-
covering of the $4,000 dollar
bride received by James Ram
say Macdonald, socialist pre-
mier of Great Britain from Sir
Alexander Grant, millionaire
Scottish owner of the great bis
cult manufacturing firm known
as the McVitrie and Price Bis
cult Company of Edinburgh.
OF course Mr.. Macdonald has
an alibi but it must be frankly
admitted that it does not sound
very reassuring, particularly to
those British workers who have
had to go on strike recently for
an increase in wages and who
were warned by the Christian
Macdonald against causing
strife in the country or striving
for material things.
Biscuit King Gets Title.
Macdonald was given the $50, 900
worth of stock in Sir Alexander's com.
pany shortly after he became premier.
1t is also worthy of note that Grant
received his title only few months
ago and as the purchase Of titles in
England is an open secret, the con-
nection between the title and the gen.
erous gift is rather obvious.
MacDonald's own explanation of the
affair is as follows: When he became
prime minister, Mr.. Alexander Grant,
not then knighted, was worried about
Mr.. MacDonald's health, and offered
him a powerful and expensive auto
mobile with sufficient funds to main
tain it and pay the chauffer. His sal
airy as prime minister and the expens-
es allowed by the British government
for maintaining Downing Street. &C.
cording to MacDonalds version Of the
incident, forced him against his will to
accept the gift. The $4,000 was an
endowment to pay the expenses of
keeping the automobile.
This explanation might be accepted
without even the batting of an eye,
provided all Englishmen were imbued
with MacDonald's christian socialist
ideas, but unfortunately they are not
and already the radicals in the Labor
Party and the left wing elements in
the trade union movement are call.
ing for the head of the man who be-
trayed them to the capitalists.
The British workers are now begin
ming to realize that Macdonald had
good and sufficient reasons for drop.
ping the capital levy" demand after
he entered Downing Street. How
many more members Of the Labor
Party government have been purchased
by the capitalists is the question now
on the tongue of every British worker
who has eyes and ears open?
Macdonald received the stock TO
"endow" the car last March and the
biscuit manufacturer received the
title in June. In an interview given
by Macdonald while returning from a
golfing expedition in Scotland, he
stated that he was considerably
panied over the publicity received by
the stock transaction. (Anybody in
his position would.) He was not so
much concerned about himself as he
was for the reputation OF his good
friend, Sir Alexander, who should be
able to enjoy his title, which was Civ.
en- him by the King, because of his
munifcience in giving away libraries
q la Andrew Carnegie. It takes as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
Straw Ballot Drive Starts i'm Chicago

and other literature distribution. Com
rades should send their wives, daught-
ers, sisters or brothers who can get
off for a few hours during the noon
period, to help out. The job is not
easy and every comrade we can get
will be needed. The date of the straw
vote campaign is Sept. 1926 inclusive.
Send in your name if you can help;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

ization and will work to organize the
party on that basis.
Comrades Asked To Aid.
The party will need an average of
20 comrades a day to cover the vari-
GUS factories properly. There are UNI
employed comrades who could help
every day in putting over the straw
vote campaign and DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

also the days you can go to the fac
tories. Address the Local Office, 166
w. Washington St.. Room 303, or tele-
phone State 1885. You will be as
signed to Captain of the factory ana
be given the time to report, etc.
Reports of the straw ballot cam
paign in the factories will be printed
regularly in the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

the holding of peace conference is
impossible unless they stop their adj
vance on the city of San Pedro. In
other words the United States govern.
ment will insist that the civil war con-
tinue until whatever faction is an.
proved by Wall Street wins the upper
hand. And then the rebel leaders will
face the firing squad. When Charles
Evans Hughes puts forth the alleged
interference of the Soviet government
in the domestic affairs of the United
States, he evidently forgot that his
agents were working in every coun.
try from Mexico to Argentine, openly
stirring up revolts, when it suits the
interests of American capitalists sup.
pressing them when the situation is
the reverse.
THAT pious but bloodthirsty fraud,
Cardinal MERCER of Belgium, who
aided the Allies so well during the
world war is again misrepresenting
Jesus. Like all the sky pilots who
howled for blood during the great car
mage, the Cardinal is now as vigor.
ously bowling for peace. He makes
exceptions tho. The notorious Com
munists" are the exceptions. Boshev-
ism, says the worthy peddler of spirit
ual dope, is radically atheistic. Christ
and He alone is King of peace" Too
bad the bloodthirsty cardinal did not
remeber this in 1914 when the Ger
mans invaded Belgium. He might have
left the defense of Belgium to Jesus.
MERCER, like the American windbag.
Billy Sunday. is one of the foremost
ranter against the working class move
ment.
DAMSAY MACDONALD has pub.
IN lished new edition of his book
ON Socialism. He deplores the ma
terialistic spirit which the workers
have developed since the war Il
seems they were more spiritualistic
prior to the year 1914. But today.
they oftentimes are tempted to VIC
lence in their struggles against the
capitalists. The workers in MacDon-
AIDS opinion should suffer in silence
rather than dislocate the social ma
chinery by unseemly quarreling with
the capitalists. What disgusting
hypocritel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
AS WE S EE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY,

Continued from page u
he actually accuses the Republicans
Of being crooks. He says they have
not honesty or virtue and lacking
both how can they be otherwise than
crooks? The orgy of open graft that
reigned In Washington during the
Harding administration furnishes the
donkey jockey with plenty OF ammuni-
ton with which to assail his political
competitors, but we have a faint idea
that two prominent Democrats figure
In the graft, one of them at the re-
ceiving, the other at the giving end
DUT for the "non-partisan" conduct
- of Edward L. Doheny and Harry
Sinclair in bestowing their favors on
Democrat and Republican alike in re-
turn for services rendered, It is ex-
tremely unlikely that Mr.. Davis would
be leading the "embattled forces of
progressive democracy" today. That
duty would have fallen on the shout
ders of the beady-eyed William Gibbs
MacAdoo, whose long nose smelled
the flesh pots around which Harding's
bonny buzxard's lowered and whose
long fingers found their way into the
spacious pockets of the generous
Doheny. The @. o. P. is graft ridden.
But the elephant can stick out his
tongue at the donkey and say you
too"
III 1 S. Rushes ships to Honduras:
" Land foo." so runs a headline
in the daily press. And why does the
United States rush ships to Honduras?
The answer is: to protect American
interests? Whose interests? The
answer is: The interests OF American
bankers, and manufacturers who are
exploiting the natural wealth of Hon.
duras and the workers of that coun-
try. Yet there are millions OF Ameri-
can workers who get thrilled when
they see the pictures of American war.
ships in the movies. They applaud as
II they belonged to them. But the
American warships never travel far
to protect the interests OF the work.
ers.
THE American Charge d. affaires,
l in Honduras has warned the rebel
leader, Gen. GreRorio Ferrerra. that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

THE American Charge d. affaires,
l in Honduras has warned the rebel
leader. Gen. Gresorio Ferrcrra. that
New Britain herald., 1924-05-28
Me eAdysntures5 RaggsdyAnn 4 .4RayseAyAnAy < lsaDs !y Jehry Grue'e e

Rageedy Ann. Rsggedy Andy, Berty Rear and little Rags puppy dog were sitting around the magical soda water spring drinking delicious soda water Little Rags puppy dog had unlatched tho chicken coop where old Banzan, the coniurer. had locked the Rag gedss and Berty Bear, then the four friends had run through the deep. deep woods until they came 10 ihe soda water spring.
 "Old Ranzan will never know where We are!" Raggody Andy laughed. We have escaped from him and we shall keep away from his house so that he will not capture us again"
 Eaggedy Andy did not know. how ever. that old Banzan. fhe conhirer. had a magical hobby horse. It was funny looking wooden hobby horse which Bsnzan had made himself. Then. after he had made Inc funny wooden hobby horse. Banzan had talk en his coniuring charms and had worked magic upon inc wooden hob by horse so the hobby horse now was really . marvellous creature.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-28
Rhechn8ZeAa

time. Neither your mother nor will do if.
 We arc all going our several ways today, and you can take care Of your self for the next six or seven hours"
 Dad. l think you're a perfect beast :" said Alice as she founccd out Of the room.
 Karl staried to go to her. but Dad peremptoriy insisted that he should stay b,hind
 'But don't want Alice Co be un- happy. Mir Hamilton" he said
 "She won't be-" answered Dad sercnety. "fn fact. after she Ects used to if shril be happier than she is now. No selfish person is ctar very happy.
 "I think. Alice" he said turning 10 Mother. that you and [ made mis- tske tn letting our youngest daughter remain abroad SO long alone. She has no discipline rbateVcr. In fact. sho ia mol able t0 discipline herself. and of c1urze when sine is married. Kari. yOHn have to do it, and ! must Say don't cn,y you the job.
 "Tha child has had altogether too much money and loo little rezponsi- hility Co others"
 kar looked 'ary much relieved and ae all started out on ou- various eatE. of cenrse had 70 go to Inc wbD'rsafe housns for vou. and Karl Fl as going ipEn to Franklin street 70 sTe his ary-r, sa . e dari5ed 70 inert at iI.tl. rrstaurgH' nrar Wati sfrnrf. much psfroniza1 by business nIen and fnsHri.rs
 'I ~iU mo- sau p,artfy st | s'rtnck.' sad Ear. ss hs put me m the ta,i.
 "A1 right I aH=rs-sd. and drove aaay.
 ~ o'rE"rk found Earf uaiiiug for mn st -Hn door or tha restaurant. 1 zaa him before t. ssw m". and sa= sen-e Hzt aasioas 10 note his d-8opja= shoulders and general air n dr5eci.on. von1s red ir be had had bad news from his lawyer.
 WheH he ssa ma his ryes lighted uH. Har over. and ' thought perhaps. ] had emphasized his attitude.
 "" found tst1e in a far corner. pa tiy srrseUsI hy palm. The first lining 1e said "a me WIS:
 "I hope your digestion 5a good. for tHs sprriaiiy thry make here is fat Bi~o pie uIh toasted cfcsse psurrI over ft
 's5 that gas has made ron look s5 unhappy uhen came in. y3u'I hsen estinE =f.~
 He aofra rHanz-I
 "Did look unhappy. L-=rie -'' he zsksd.
 tCopyrirht. is54. SEA ssrzI-s. Ine.y
New Britain herald., 1924-05-28
SUZANNE WILL PLAY

Paris. May 2S.--"I am all right again. as you can see for yourself ' Suzanne Lenglen, the French tennis champion of the world, informed the Mathis Nice correspondent today Please deny the imaginative stories current about my health. The doc tors have authorized me to begin training again. shall do so in a weeks time, and without the slightest doubt shall take part in the Olympic Games"
 The interviewer describes Mile. Len glen as having fresh color and an alert mien, and he adds if somewhat thinner, her features are not drawn and her physical condition is as good as before her illness. He was unable 10 induce her to give an opinion Of Miss Helen Wills, the American champion, whom Mile. Lenglen has never seen play, and who will take part in the Olympic contests.