The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-22


that the victim planned by these de
environment, was none other than
Richard. The defense plans to show
by the two erudite students of the Oh
to satisfy their intentions. The mur.'
der of the student Tracy and mutila-
ton of the taxidriver may also be
attributed to Loeb and Leopold.
While thousands Of young girls and
boys toll in the Sears oebuck com
pany, trying to earn scant existence,
we find the son of the vice-president
Of this corporation on trial for murder
with money power and lawyers galore
endeavoring to snatch him from the
jaws of death. The youthful toilers
in this mail-order house think heaven
is theirs, when only Witnessing a good
show and appeasing their general
recreational desires. On the other
hand, the only sensation in life for
the children of Mr.. Loeb is to be found
in murder and other abnormal exer-
cises.
Know Right From Wrong
The defense also contemplates on
proving that the two degenerates
could not restrain themselves from
the act, but will not make any effort
to convince the jury that the boys did
not know the difference between right
and wrong. They even admit they
knew right from wrong.
The labors of the children of the
working class made possible the edu-
cation of Leopold and Loeb. But
instead of utilizing their education
for the benefit of humanity, we see
them become enemies of society.
Even science can be rushed to the aid
of the rich. To prove their conten-
ton, the lawyers medical experts for
the defense are struggling with the
isms," phobias and -ologies.
Quick End to Young Worker
In contrast with this John Krajci,
17-year-old boy, was shot and killed
cold bloodedly by the police last night
after trying hold up for some
spending money. Prior to this, the
young lad had worked steadily in the
West Side factories, but his meager
pay could not even furnish him with
the necessities of life, and his only
resort ended in his death. No tears
are shed by the whole press over the
death of this lad: no headlines given
to stir up public interest; we find
silence and small article describing
briefly the incident. This young
worker was killed because he wanted
to live as a human being. His salary
was inadequate to meet his demands
and we find him holding up. Moth
ing is mentioned as to whether the
only recourse of the brutal policeman
was to kill; why bother about the life
of a. young worker? 1t is indeed
obvious to see how differently these
two cases were handled by the press
and other lackeys of the capitalist
system
Young Workers Crushed
At the present moment thousands
of young working girls and boys are
languishing in the state reformatories
for crimes committed without their
being responsible for them No medi-
cal experts and capable lawyers were
sent to their assistance to save them
from punishment. NO, they were too
poor to get, to even give any con-
sideration. In the eyes Of the capital
ist class, they should be punished.
But when the two culprits are facing
death for murder-and these are mem
bers of the lounge lizards, much sym
pathy is extended and powerful inter
ests are available to help them. JUS
tice in this world is only given to the
enemies of the people, to the crimi-
nails and perverts. But when the
youth of the working class rise to
defend their interests on the picket
line, on the battle front, they are ruth
lessly crushed and made acquiescent.
The only way out of this rotten sys-
tenn for the young workers and the
only means thru which 1t will be i'm
possible for the children Of the rich
to become dangers to society, will be
the establishment of the Workers
and Farmers government and fight
ing for this with the other young
workers in the ranks of the Young
Workers League of America.