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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
PGEeoIithic Politics

1t is small wonder that the vast majority of
workers in the trade unions take no interest in
political action. The reason is not because they
fail to understand political issues affecting the
working Glass; but because the leaders of the trade
unions obscure such issues in a maze of political
trading, according to the Gompers' formula of ere
warding friends and Furnishing enemies"
A case in point is the political situation in
Illinois. The workers in this state have been in
the lead in demanding indepndent labor action, as
against participating in the old parties. But the
intrigues of Victor Olander, John Walker, and
others under the direction of Gompers, coupled
with the miserable collapse of Fitzpatrick enabled
these worthless to hitch the machinery of the trade
unions onto the Len Small republican machine in
control of the state government
Now these same leaders" (unless Gompers
orders them otherwise) will be swinging over ma
tonally to support of LaFollette since he has re-
pudiated the organization Of party But LaFol-
lette's swarm of middle-class supporters are de-
handing a statewide independent" ticket to
hitch onto LaFollettes national campaign, hoping
to catch some of the Offices in that fashion which
they failed to get in the old party primaries. This
is threatening the success of the Len Small-labor
combination, which requires the elimination of
such independently in the state elections So
Olander is dickering for LaFollettes influence to
keep the independents out Of Illinois in favor of
Small.
1t is political madhouse, in which worker can
see nothing except bunch of politicians crowding
greedily to the piecounter. No wonder they reject
such "politics." The Workers Party will be the
only organization offering these workers issues of
the class struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
Our Democracy

The Communists entering the presidential cleo
ton campaign will have an impressive opportun-
ity to point out one of the features of American
democracy that has been entirely overlooked or
hidden.
The monstrous growth of the machinery, Amer
lean capitalist democracy is appalling to the stu
dent of political affairs. The governmental pay
roll now embraces one out of every twelve per
sons gainfully employed. There are close to three
and a half million people on the government pay
roll at the annual cost of almost four billion dol
lars This number is three times as many as the
total engaged in the entire mining industry; a
greater number than those engaged on all the
steam and electric railways of the country; five
times as many as those employed in mining coal /;
and six times the number of those working in the
production of iron and steel and the running of
the foundry and machine shops.
In the last two decades the number of federal
government employees has increased hundred
per cent At the same time the number of work
ers engaged in gainful occupations has increased
only ten per cent In 1901 there were only three
government commissions operating at an annual
cost of less than a million dollars Today there
are no less than thirty such bureaucratic
committees sustained at an annual cost of six
hundred fifty million dollars
What staggering price the operation of the
huge governmental apparatus, used with unfail-
ing regularity against the working masses de-
mands is reflected in the fact that the total cost
is equivalent to a sum sufficient to meet the pay
rolls of the automobile industry. The annual gov
eminent wage bill alone would suffice to sustain
every form of textile manufacture from the high
est over-paid executive down to the lowest under
paid errand boy for period of ten years.
This gigantic machine of pure democracy, reared
by the American masses, is supposedly Endorsed
by the workers and farmers. In the coming months
the Communists will redouble their efforts to
make clear the mortal menace of this strikebreak
ing Frankenstein.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
Morgan's Rise to Power Thru Control
of Government is Shown by History

Party officially named here the
Workers Party. They are fighting
politically and industrially; political
ly arousing and organizing the mass
es for the seizure of political power
which must be seized for working
class victory, and industrially thru the
militants in the trade unions and In
the unorganized industries.
Workers Party HammerIns.
Foster and Gitlow are the Commun-
list candidates in the political cam
paign this year., They are running on
an uncompromising proletarian plat
form-leading the only clear-cut agita-
ton against the masters of America
this year. The Communists do not
say that the power of Morgan will be
overthrow by voting for Foster and
Gitlow, but it will be registering Of
revolutionary strength.
Down with the power of Morgan!
Raise the standard Of the working
class!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
Coolidge Regrets Gompers' Illness

"a greatly regret learn of your illness and you
may have speedy recovery" read telegram today to
Mr.. Gompers from President cooidse-News item.)
30 Mr.. Gompers, we regret that you have fallen
sick; we need you on the job, by gosh, for only
you are slick enough to keep our agents in the
unions on the job and keep the rank and file con-
fused and ripe for us to rob-"
80 Sam, the ruling class of this great country
sends to you, thru Cal, another lackey, the APP
probation due to one who serves us always, who
was never known to fail, when a strike was to be
broken a rebel thrown in jail"
"The workers will not mourn you if perchance,
you have to croak they think that you have ruled
too long, and that's why they are broke. But the
Civic Federation, Judge Gary, and the rest of the
bosses of the country, Sam, all think that you're
the best"
80 Sammy Gompers, do not die and leave us,
or we need you; the bosses speak, and you must
heed Did we not always feed you? So read
the wire from Calvin, for it's in our name he
speaks-get well and the job again a-killing Boil
sheviks."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
When Is a Woman?

States attorney Robert e. Grove makes the pro.
found statement: "a woman's woman"
He referring to "Topsy" Duncan who had
nasty beating from of Western Electricrun
Ciceros cops. Grove said that of course "Topsy'
small, but even if she weren't she was a woman
and no policeman, no man, could remain one and
attack her brutally
Pickets must be different. Maybe they're sort
of robots to states attorney Robert Z. Grove Any
way he never saw his manhood vanish when he
sent his special ''buls" out on Market street to
beat up the union girls and women who were de-
Tending their jobs in the garment factories while
they were striking for decent conditions
The garment workers women with flesh and
blood and nerves like "Topsy" Duncan, but the
states attorney evidently doesn't admit it. Work
ers workers, workers are slaves, must be his
argument and defense for vicious attacks his men
made upon the striking garment workers in March
and April.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

The court gazette of the House of Morgan, known
as the Wall Street Journal has already announced
its preferences among the presidential candidates.
Both Coolidge and Davis find favor in its eyes.
It's own correspondent has been travelling the
wheat fields of Kansas. The headline over his re-
port confidently proclaims that Confidence rests
with COOLIDGE in this abode of farmers discon-
tent.
Over the story telling of the democratic nomina-
lions it has the headline: "Davis Nomination is
Best Solution" declaring that:
"The democratic national convention has
reached the best possible solution of an almost
impossible situation with the nomination of John
W. Davis of West Virginia and New York for
president of the United States.'
Wall Street has adopted the two old capitalist
class parties and their candidates. Let the work
ers adopt their own working class party-the
Workers Party. This year witnesses the first out
and-out political struggle between capitalism and
Communism. Let the workers and farmers throw
their strength for Communism and against CAPT
talism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
MORGAN, Halter OF
S0vIETS, FLOATED
CzAR'S WAR LOANS
BY J. PIERPoNT MORGAN.
written for Who's Who.)

J. PlERPoNT MORGAN, financier;
born at Irvineton, N. ~, Sept. z,
1867. A. g., Harvard, 1889.
Entered London branch Of J. p.
Morgan & Co. upon graduation, re-
naming until 1901, becoming a
member, and upon his fathers
death, 1918, head Of the firm. Now
director United States Steel corpo-
ration, international Mercantile
company, Pullman company, First
Security company Of New York,
Aetna Insurance company. Ar
ranged for payment Of S4o,ooo,00o In
gold to French Panama Canal COM
pany for United States government;
after outbreak Of European war
made first war loan to Russian impe-
rial government; appointed CONNER
cial agent Of British government In
the United States, January, 1915,
thereafter conducting purchase Of all
munitions and supplies In United
States; made loan Of 100000 TO
French government, April, 1915;
organized syndicate Of about 1900
banks in United States and floated
loan Of s5oo,ooo,ooo to allies, Sep
TENDER, 1915. Ex-member advisory
council Of Federal Reserve Board.
Member New York Stock Exchange.
Clubs: 81. James, City Of Lon
don; Whites (London); MetropoIi-
tan, Union, University, New York
Yacht, Harvard, Racquet and Ten
mis-, Century New York;.
Home: 231 Madison, Ave-, New
York, and ~ orosvenor Square,
London, W., England.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

This force is fighting in France
against the Morgan controlled Herriot
government. 1t is fighting in Ger
many against the Morgan controlled
German government, which with the
assent of the Social Democrats of the
Second International, has surrender
ed to the Dawes exploitation plan. 1t
is fighting Morgan in England. and in
America.
LaFoIIette Won't Hurt Him.
The Communists of America are not
fighting Morgan thru the LaFollette
movement. The LaFollette movement
is petty bourgeoisie movement
backed by small business men and by
the officialdom of the railroad unions
who are bankers and business men
first and labor unionists second.
The Communists of America, the
American regiment of the worldwide
revolutionary army which is pitted
against the leader Of the worlds ex-
ploiters are found in the Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
BY ROBERT GRIM

JAMES Pierpont Morgan is candi-
- date to succeed himself in the
White House. Like the shrewd sure
thing gambler that he is, he has pro-
tected himself by entering the race
on both the old parties. John w.
Davis, his personal attorney. means
Morgan. Calvin Coolidge, his Dawes
plan hacker, means Morgan.
Morgan has thrown off disguise at
Washington. He now bosses Washing
ton as unblushingly as he bosses Wall
Street and the interlocking trusts
which it controls. In the past Morgan
used presidents. Now he appoints
them.
Fish, Fowl, Man. Beast?
Who is James Pierpont Morgan, this
figure who picks presidents in little
hotel rooms and overthrows French
cabinets which obstruct his loan pro-
grams? Who has just whipped the
premier of the British Empire into
line with his policies? Is Morgan a
mere symbol of financial power?
Morgan is more than symbol. Nor
gan is the power. He is hereditary
financial chieftain from family
whose power has swollen in more than
geometrical ratio as it went from
grandfather to father to son.
From England to U. S.
The House of Morgan was a power
from the earliest days of capitalist
civilization. It's first headquarters
were in England, the first capitalist
country. 1t now rules the world from
America, which by the march of his
tory has become the dominant CAPT
talist country. 1t gained it's power
thru its control of government.
AS civil war prof1teers in worthless
rifles and other equipment, the House
of Morgan got the financial capital to
lead the banking forces of America.
In the great trust-building days of
the Cleveland, Mckinley and Roose-
welt administrations, the Morgan for
tune grew enormously. Trampling on
the Sherman antitrust law and host
of other federal statues involved no
difficulty, for Morgan controlled the
presidents and the attorney generals.
Generation of Politics.
James Pierpont Morgan, the elder
realized the value of political power to
back up his industrial and financial
power. He was too wise to say that
economic effort was sufficient Nor
gan needed the control of the financial
military, judicial and financial re-
sources of Washington. He has had
| hem for generation.
! President Cleveland was a Morgan
president. He gave Morgan an enor-
nous bond issue at private sale, with
out public bidding. For this he was
bitterly criticised later by the Bryan
ties who are now endorsing his attor-
ney, John w. Davis.
Crushed Pullman Strike.
Cleveland crushed the Pullman
strike in the interest of Morgan and
the other stockholders of that COM
pany. Cleveland did this with federal
troops tho it must be emphasized that
his efforts against the American Rail
way Union would have failed if they
had not been backed by the official
scabbing of the railroad brotherhoods.
Morgan's next president, William
Mckinley, was elected on gold stand
ard platform to protect the money
trust against the disturbing effect of
free coinage of silver policy. But
Mckinley proved equally useful in
other ways. Under his winking eye,
most Of the present great monopolies
were formed. finally the most gigantic
Of all, the great Steel Corporation with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15
Liberal" Red-Baiting

The Scripps Howard syndicate of newspapers
are supposed to be '1beral" How little this term
means is shown by the red-baiting activities car
ried on by them. Like LaFollette, they have taken
up the task laid down by William j. Burns, when
that worthy was forced into private life by ex-
posures of petty and grand larceny, bribery and
corruption of the professional Boshevik killers.
Their latest is an editorial entitled "LaFollettes
GAIN" which charges that the Communists are
masquerading in the false-whiskers of Farmer
Laborism.
OF course one knows better than these same
papers that the Communists have not masqueraded
at any time. They have made themselves stand out
in the political picture by differentiating them
selves from the rest of the FarmerLabor move
ment with which they have gone along. The Com
munists cannot be blamed if all other nationally
organized groups got cold feet and quit the in
dependent political movement to surrender to La
Toilette. Those who still remain true to indie
pendent action are surely entitled to the of
the Farmer-Labor name, even tho the Commun-
lists may be included
But what will these liberals" say, now that
the Workers Party has named its own Commun-
list ticket, and has called upon the FarmerLabor
movement to support the Communists. Now it is
the other way around. After two years of sup
porting the Farmer-Labor movement, the time has
COME lOf tue laJter 70 support the communists.
We suspect that the ''liberals" will howl more
than ever when they see the Farmer-Labor com
mitees over the country, as in the case Of the
California committee and the National Commit
tee, endorse the candidacy of Foster and Gitlow.
J. i. MOrgan's Office is now the Headquarters Of
the Capitalist International Thru its parties, and
interlocked financial institutions, it directs the
governments of Great Britain (''Labor') of
France Left Bloc), Italy (Fascsti) and the Unit
ed States (twoparty Dictatorship. In Germany
il rules from month to month thru Socialists, ma
tionasts, catholics, democrats, etc. The League
Of Nations is a sideshow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

bodyguard of workers to protect him
against the attacks of the maddened
bourgeoisie, afterwards became the
most able leader of the same i'm
perialists when they were in the midst
Of the greatest crisis that ever faced
the British Empire.
There can be only one solution of
the problems that confront society to-
day. That is the abolition of the CAPT.
talist system and the establishment Of
the rule of the working class, thru
Soviet republics. The illusion that
salvation can be secured by clipping
the claws Of the capitalist tiger is
worse than futile. There is not syl-
liable or progressive viewpoint. 1t
hearkens to the past. The major preb-
lens that confront the workers today
can be traced to the inequitable sys-
tenn Of society under which we live.
The Communists therefore, while rec
ognizing that Wall Street is opposed
to the LaFollette movement, points
out that the capitalist system can
not be reformed and that LaFollette
is serious obstacle in the way of its
overthrow. The workers themselves
under their own leadership must per-
form the task. Under the leadership
Of the Communist Party they will fin
ally accomplish that purpose. In the
meantime education, organization and
agitation is necessary to built up a
powerful Communist Party.
John w. Davis smokes a pipe
Another reason why he should
be presidential candidate. This is the
day of the pipe smokers. 1t is now
reported that the pipe manufacturers
had strong caucus at the republican
and democratic conventions. They put
over Dawes and Davis. Dawes never
smoked. He simply wears his pipe.
Wears it upside down. Davis carries
it to show that even tho he is a men,
Der of the House of Morgan, he is still
democrat without the capital d. But
he wears fancy knickerbockers which
may lose him the vote of Art Brisbane.
Art is undecided whether to vote for
Coolidge or LaFollette. Neither smoke
pipes or wear knickerbockers.
James J. Davis sat stool at a lunch
counter and had cup of coffee and a
piece of apple pie. This historic event
happened while the secretary of Labor
was on his way to Mooseheart A
newspaper nincompoop who stood by
remarked that it was rather out of
place for a man in such an exalted
position to patronize a lowly lunch
counter, Mr.. Davis Indignantly replied,
mot at all. This is real Americanism.
No one can claim title to being a real
American until he has sat on a stool
at lunch counter and sampled the
food" Pie counter Americanisml
Whether the Ku Klux Khan resented
clergyman having the name OF Van
Loon or whether Van Loon did some
thing that a minister should be dis
Greet about, is not quite clear but the
letters tx. X. K" were quite clearly
branded on Van Looms back. The
scared and scared servant of the Lord
was found near Battle Creek, Mich,
in dozed condition.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

The Communists expose LaFollette
as one of those saviors who are con-
tinually cropping up to free the "peo-
pie" with the people having nothing
to say as to how they shall be freed.
Theirs not to reason why; theirs but
to vote and pay. Roosevelt, Bryan and
Wilson were also going to free every
body yet we have seen that these
gentlemen became the worst charla-
tans and the most able and loyal
servants OF the master class. While
posing as champions of the people"
they are the first to betray the work
ers. To these takers the people means
the middle classes not the workers
who comprise the great majority of
society.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

Al Smith says, "I'll take off my coat and vest
and work for the ticket" which is just Al' happy
way Of telling us that he'll put on his frock coat
and make after dinner speeches for the ticket
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

Lloyd George in England once played
the role OF capitalist killer that La.
Toilette is now playing. But Lloyd
George, tho bitterly hated by the i'm.
perialists during the war, so much Sc
that he required the protection OF q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-15

Gales is reported as being elected President Of
Mexico. If he has enough soldiers he will now
proceed to occupy his Office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Ra1nblers Ball To Be AnEvent of
 Christmas

The Ramblers have invited the fol- lowing as the chaperons for their an- nual ball this year, which will be held at Cascade Plunge on Tuesday, Decem- Der 23. Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Arnold, MT. and Mrs. N. W. Shannon, MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Williamson, MT. and Mrs. W. T. Fox, Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Morrow, Mir. and Mrs. k. s. Harris, MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Mccormack, MT. and Mrs. J. T. Vardaman.
 The ''no-break" waltz program the club has planned will be one of the high lights of the dance this year. There will be five no-break waltzes and en- graved programs showing the name of the number that will be played and the time each will be held will be given the ladies.
 The personnel of the Ramblers in- cludes the following: Messrs. Frank Mccormack, president; Harry Watkins, vice president; George Spencer, secre- tary; Jesse Duke, treasurer; Robert Boggan, social secretary; William Lee, Milton Durrett, John Hill, Beverly Swango, Fred Hahn, Jack Ferguson, Gordon Hale, Jack Mccormack, Jack Hale, William Baker and John Rogers. Honorary members include Claude Ken drick, Howard Foster, Martin Scott and Jimmy Armstrong;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
MRS. JORDAN WHITMIRE GIVES RECITAL THURSDAY

Mrs. Whitmire presented some of her pupils in a piano recital at her home in Leeds, Ala, Thursday afternoon at which the mothers were present.
 Ding Dong Bell' (Spaulding), Fran ces Runyan.
 "A Wild Rose" Loephe), Mary Leslie Dacough.
 May Pole Dance" (Bugbee), Ham, melt Runyan.
 Polish Dance" (Prince) "A Tender Thought" (Chopin), Evelyn Nicholson. ''Daddy's Waltz" (Rolfe), Ruby Lee.
 Cherry Blossoms (Engelman), Broom-L Lawley.
 "valentine'' (Krazmann), Katie Lou Hamett.
 Jolly Darkies" (Bechter), Farley Wesley.
 "Babbling Brook" (Fowler), Florine Lawley.
 "Buzzing Rumble Bee" (spauldins), ''Minuet in G (Beethoven), Lawley- Nicholson.
 "A Dream Song" (Forman), Edna Earl Farley.
 ''The Two Juveniles" (Burty), Evening Star" (Krogman), Louise Westly.
 "The Merry Trumpeter" (Morrison), j., Farley Nicholson.
 "Cupid's Appeal" (Engelman), Iona Brown.
 La Zingana'' (Bohm), Margaret Leshner. Tales of Dolls From Many Climes' !, Ten Girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

turned home after a trip to New York and Washington.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank .Crockard re- turned recently from New York, where they have spent the past month.
 Mrs. Richard wesson (Lucy Smith, and small son, Richard, Jr., will ar rive Tuesday from Asheville, N. C., to spend the holidays with relatives.
 Miss Louise Upson of Athens, Ga, arrived Friday for a visit to MT. and Mrs. Henry Upson Sims.
 Miss Augusta Mason, student at Wesley, will arrive December 20 for the Christmas holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Mason.
 MT. Jack Smith of Chicago, formerly of Birmingham, accompanied by MT. Cook, arrives this week to visit rela- tives.
 MT. James Hood has returned from New York City. He was accompanied home by his daughter, Miss Rose Hood. a student of the Sample school.
 MrS. VI. W. OOSCeF IS improving dt St. Vincent's hospital following an ill ness.
 Mir. and Mrs. P. M. Henning (Pau- line Bates) have named their infant daughter Katherlyn.
 Miss Helen Hamrick and Miss Mil dred Hamrick will arrive Thursday eve ming from Converse college at Spartan burg, s. O., for the holidays.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. Joseph Drum of Montgomery have returnet to their home after spending a few days at the Tut wiler. Mrs. Drum will be remembered as Miss Claudia Lewis before her mar riage, a frequent visitor to Birmingham.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ben Hardin have named their little daughter Alice Kath- crime.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Morrow have named their infant daughter Eline.
 MT. and Mrs. A. F. Wilson-Lawren- son of Atlanta and children, Lucille and Mortimer Jordan, will spend Christmas with Mrs. Zell Gaston.
 MT. and Mrs. Sidney Preston Smith Dorothy Johnson) have named their young son Gary Ballard.
 MT. and Mrs. Elliott Knight have