The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-06
AS WE SEE 1T

the wrong political steed. ]. P. Nor
gan invested $1OO,00O,O0O in the polit-
ical fortunes of Raymond Poincare.
When the latter was faced with an
adverse vote in the chamber of depu.
ties, and the franc was on the tobog-
gan, the American money king poured
his gold into the French treasury aft
er receiving assurances that the loan
would enable Poincare to weather the
storm, bolster up the franc and pay
Morgan his cash within six months,
with a good rate Of interest. The
loan saved Poincare for the time be-
ing, but the recent elections sent him
into the discard. Now the franc is
sliding again and Morgan is worried
over his millions. In vain Herriot as
sures the bankers that he means
them no harm. The drop of the franc
indicates their alarm. We may need
another Dawes to act as the savior
of the franc. Capitalism is rather
sick in Europe.
Sol Bloom, New York representative,
introduced bill in congress requiring
civilians to take off their hats and bow
their heads to the American flag.
Blooms patriotic heart bled on Memo
rial day when he witnessed the callous
indifference of Washingtonians to the
starry emblem carried at the head of
a column composed of Legionnaires,
Daughters of the Revolution, and dis
tant relatives of. unknown soldiers.
Bloom did not say that the Teapot
Dome scandal and the Daugherty reve-
lations were responsible for the I'M
patriotic attitude of the Capitol office
dwellers, but he did say that the heart
of the nation is sound, which is more
than can be said for Blooms bloomin'
head.
Bloom holds that if the people are
not naturally patriotic a law should
be passed making patriotism manda-
tory. Is not Mr.. Bloom trying to pass
legislation which may be used by
enemies of 'Flawrenorder"? Surprising
gang of burglars organized in a squad
carrying an American flag at the head
of the column thus forcing the police
men to take their hands off the banana
stands, their hats off their heads and
bow meekly while the burglars clean
up the neighborhood. What then Mr..
Bloom? If the cops arrested the
burglars, they could be charged with
desecrating the flag by acts of ommis-
sion and commission. If they didn't
arrest the burglars they would stand
in danger Of losing their job thru neg.
ligence. Bloom looks more like a miss
ing link than namesake of the fam.
Gus lawgiver.
LaFollette, acting as Sam Gompers'
megaphone discovered a red menace,
after the new attorney general had
barely stopped slapping himself on the
back for having disposed of the darn
ed thing. For years, our capitalists
went to bed with palpitating hearts
and troubled consciences, fearing that
their easy, coupon-clipping, wine-guz-
cling, lives would be terminated alb
ruptly by the appearance of a brawny
worker literally equipped with hirsute
adornment and death dealing weapons.
Burns, Daugherty, Gompers ct al were
all that stood between them and death
or a worse fate. Then Stone came
along and hurled missile at the Boil
shevik menace. 1t ceased to exist over
night. He simply cast Burns into ex-
terror darkness. Daugherty had al
ready ceased to exist officially. Two
of the red hunters being gone, the
red menace" lost its press agent.
Gompers alone was left. But he is a
resourcefuI rascal and succeeded in
lining up the Wisconsin senator. But
the latter does not hold candle to the
versatile Burns. Gompers has secured :
poor substitute. 4
King George of Great Britain, Ire
land and goodly portion Of the rest
of the earth, is SO years old. He Gel
ebrated the occasion by going to Ep-
som for the opening of the races. Ac-
cording to custom the King has long
list of birthday honors, but no new
peerages are created. T. p. O'Connor
Clay Pay), Irish nationalist, is made a
privy councillor. The capitalist papers
print the usual laudatory drivel about
the King. who is tolerated for dec
orative purposes.
On Memorial day, five years after
the world war, a veteran. crippled and
homeless committed suicide as the
bands played and patriotic citizens
cheered the soldiers who fortunately
were neither killed nor seriously
wounded in the great war for demo-
cracy. Girls were selling peoples. Po-
liticians were delivering speeches on
patriotism. Coolidge was lecturing on
pronunciation" and denouncing con.
gress for taxing the rich little too
much and explaining why he vetoed
the soldiers bonus. Business could not
afford to carry the additional load. he
said But the poor soldier who re