The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-03
AS WE SEE 1T
Ry 7. J. o'FLAHERTY

can liberals and alleged progressives
we would not be surprised to see his
name mentioned in liberal publica-
tons like the Nation as a likely rum
ming mate for Senator Robert LaFol-
lette, on an independent ticket, pro-
vided the Wisconsin senator makes
up his mind that the irregular pas
lures are greener and sweeter and
healthier for his political constitution
than the fodder to be secured regu-
larly in the G. o. P. ideal farm. The
Nation gloats over the Dawes plan
and with the approval of the Berlin
vorwaerts and the British Labor Par
ty we expect the Socialist Party to
give it's backing such as it is. Nor
gan has seen worse days.
American liberals held convention
in Washington few days ago and de-
cided to send a message to the "peo-
pie" of Europe, following the tactics
so successfully used by the late
woodrow Wilson in destroying the
morale of the Kaiser's subjects in the
late war. Elections are taking place
very soon in France and Germany and
it is expressed that liberals will be
victorious in the electoral struggles
in Europe; that France and Germany
will follow the example of England
and give a pseudo-labor liberal party
an opportunity to straddle the fence
for while and keep the capitalist
robbers from quarreling over the
loot.
The statement is almost as in
coherent as the press interview given
by Harry X. Thaw after his recent &C
quittal on the charge Of insanity. 1t
says the German people have adhered
to the principle of political democracy
since 1917. What about the dictator
ship of Won Seecht and the murder
and Imprisonment Of thousands of
radical workers while the Hittlers and
Ludendorfs who took up arms against
the Reich are let off with a polite
slap on the wrist. But perhaps CAPT
talist dictatorship as long as it wears
the fig leaf of Republicanism is not
immoral in the eyes of liberalism!
The statement goes on to say that it
fears the German people may at this
critical juncture turn away from
liberal and enlightened leadership"
This is positively insulting. The
leadership of Stressman, the mon
archist, Ebert, the renegade saddler
whose hands are red with the blood
of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem-
dustry who hold the economic life of
that country in the hollow of their
hand. If that be liberal leadership
three cheers for Coolidge and his
gang.
The Mellon tax bill may have easier
shedding now that Philip Snowden,
Chancellor of His Majesty's Exche-
quer, has brought in bill that cuts
the shackles off British Big Business
and gives even the long neglected
workers cheaper sugar, tea, and
abolishes the tax on his nine penny
movie seat. Snowden was considered
one of the most extreme socialists in
the Independent Labor Party. When
the Macdonald government was al
lowed to take Office by the liberals
and big business, small section of
the British ruling class was in ter
ror, but after the new cabinet had
chat with the King, their evil fore
bodings were dropped. They all
kissed the Kings lower extremities,
and even John Wheatley the Catholic
radical from Glasgow almost crushed
the Royal knuckles, his handshake
was so hearty.
Even at that after they left, the
King rubbed his hand across Adams
apple, to see if his windpipe was al
right, having in mind the disappear
ance of his Royal Cousin, Nicky Of
Russia, after the Bolsheviks came into
power. Such things don't happen in
England. The socialists like their
King nice and fat. They wear their
| knee creeches nifty. They fight for
the honor of being appointed Pot Boy
| to His Majesty, an old and honored
Office and they delight in bringing in
budgets that prove the Labor Party
(Socialist) is not class party but a
party for all the people, except the
working class. To favor the latter
would be rather indicate. The
workers must show spirit of gen.
erosity and thus eliminate class
rancor and class war.
The Chicago Tribune represents
Ramsay Macdonald, the socialist
coming to the aid Of British business,
which is tied to stake by a gang OF
scalp hunting tax inflicting Indians.
The Indians run and Mac cuts the
bonds and business beams like a semi
intoxicated Democrat. In the other
hand American business is tied to the
stake while the American Indians
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