The daily worker., 1924-07-14
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. O'FLAHERTY.

I Nmerica. The Kansas court law is the
olution of the problem of industrial
| trife, according to the legal advisers
If big business. They believe in fair
| lays wage for fair days work as
Gompers does. But they are deter
mined that the wage earners will not
have determining voice in deter
mining what is fair days wage. The
most favored policy of the owners of
industry now is the policy of collabor-
alton between the employers and the
labor leaders, for the better and more
peaceful exploitation of the workers.
They don't want strikes. Round table
conferences with labor takers, with
the atmosphere mellowed by the flavor
of costly Havanas are much more con-
ducive to profits for the bosses.
If Mr.. Davis is elected president, an
other golfer will occupy the White
House. Wilson and Harding had the
habit. Coolidge has not even a bad
habit. Davis will play golf while Nor
gan is deciding his policies for him.
All is not pleasant in the Davis po-
litical paddock, however. Disappointed
donkeys are threatening to kick up
their heels and run off with some
other animal show McAdoo, one of
the big donkeys, is rumored to be
flirting with Hearst who is always
flirting with whatever discomfort he
finds among the donkeyites. Mayor
Hylan of New York is said to be con-
sidering fighting for the possession of
Tammany Hall with AL Smith. The
Bryan brothers are in the reservation
for good. They both dined with can
didate Davis and his friend Polk, both
Wall Street men.
The Chicago Journal commenting
on the socialist party decision to sup
port LaFollette, declares that in spite
Of "Bob's" slapping of the socialists in
the face they decided that the only
logical thing for them to do was to
go into his camp. LaFo1lette slapped
the traditional principles of the social
ist party in the face, but his under
standing with Berger and Hillquit, the
leaders Of what is left Of the socialist
party, gave him the assurance that he
was perfectly safe in doing so. But the
so-called retreat of the socialists is
not so pronounced. Votes was always
their main concern in election cam
paings. The socialist leaders figure on
LaFollette gathering in large flock
of votes in this election, so Hillquit
turns the spotlight of his eloquence
on LaFollette, while poor old Debs is
trying to recuperate in sanitarium,
the result of his years of hard work
in the revolutionary movement. La
Toilette is now Hillquit's hero and
Debs can only say Amen"
The Roosevelt Scouts defeated the
Red Army in severe engagemeses
when the town of Laporte, Ind, was
surrounded by the blue army, made up
of Roosevelt cadets. 1t was war play.
This is the kind of war the war lords
of America are preparing the youth
lOI. Wucu Lucy tdlk VI QclCuUluS ILLS
country against the enemy, the enemy
they have in mind is the working
class. The boy scout movement is
White Guard movement. These young
lads are taught to hate the workers
so that when strikes break out they
will be ready to act as strike breakers.
But the master class Of this country
are looking even beyond strike for
higher wages or better working con-
dition. They vision a condition where
the workers will inevitably be OBJ
liged to defend themselves against the
violence Of the ruling class. A young,
disciplined and armed Fascist, fired
with hatred against the workers and
against the Communists will then be
available. Against this growing men,
ace the labor leaders and yellow so
cialists are silent And the liberals
who usually bleat over war confined
their opposition to an occasional
prayer to the government.