The daily worker., 1924-09-24
AS WE EE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

gard for the Methodist church. We
do not know whether he is a Metho-
dist or not No doubt the prosecutor
will be hauled over the Goals for his
lack Of diplomacy. The capitalist
papers win deny with fourishes that
the law makes exception in favor of
rich or poor or any religious denomi-
nation. But one we will bet on and
that is that no clergyman will break
into print suggesting that the bible
be suppressed as an immoral publica-
ton and an aid to crime.
THE chaotic condition of China is
1 causing our contemporary, the
Chicago Tribune, considerable dis.
quietude. Is the Tribune concerned
over the welfare of the Chinese work
ers? Not on your red necktie What
worries the Worlds Greatest Liar is
that Japan is very likely backing up
the Manchurian war lord in his march
on Pekin. The Tribune comes out
for the government ownership of one
industry-the war business. 1t be-
lieves this innovation should be in
troduced in China. The United
States having more money than any
other nation would be in a stronger
position with a government in need
of ready cash, than it's competitors.
Now that Japan is backing Chang,
who is a provincial tuchun, and the
United States is backing WI Pei Flu,
commander of the armies supporting
the central government, the Tribune
finds it easy to support a Centralized
government" in China. But it must
be a government after the heart OF
the American plunderbund.
THERE is new crisis in the Irish
1 cabinet. Joseph McGrath, former
minister of industry, may be taken
into the Cosgrove cabinet as minister
of defense, the position formerly oc.
'cupied by Richard Mulcahy, who left
the cabinet after his quarrel with the
whose behalf McGrath took up the
cudgels, were army officers who felt
that those who fought during the
Black and Tan reign of terror were
being relieved of their commissions
in the 1army and being replaced by
British army officers or soldiers whose
loyalty to Ireland was not shown dur.
ing the civil war.
THE socalled mutineers, organized
a secret society for the purpose
of controlling the army. Defense
minister Mulcahy had another secret
society, organized for the same pur.
pose. There was q clash with the re.
suit that Mulcahy ordered the arrest
of the mutineers. The fare-up ended
by Mulcahy losing his job and Nc
Grath leaving the cabinet and forming
constitutional republican party.
This party however did not appear to
have any function other than serve
McGrath as a weapon to force his
way back into the Cosgrove cabinet
with added power. This appears is
what has happened now.
IRISH American politicians have
| considerable influence in Irish
politics and perhaps the most infiuen
tial in the councils Of the Free State
government is Daniel F. Cohalan, OF
New York, former supreme court
Judge. He visited Ireland recently.
Another man with much influence in
Free State government circles is
John Dewey, editor of the Gaelic Am.
erican. Dewey is bitter personal
enemy Of canon Devalera and one OF
Devoy's objects in visiting hts native
land was to bring about unity be-
tween the leaders Of the Free State
government so they could put up
united front against the DeValera re.
publicans in the next election. There
is considerable anxiety In Ireland
over the boundary dispute