The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16
Europe's Fascist Press
Also Mourns Passing of
Its Ally, Sam Gompers
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY American labor looks into mirror held up by
the death of Sam oompers and behods the reactonay
face presents to the world It is sufficient that the
blacklist American reaction joins in unanimously audng the
conservatism of head the American Federation
Of Labor The fascist press of London, Berlin
shouts loud "Amens!" in approval of the moderate ten
dencies' of the Gompers' policies.
It only few days ago that the remains of Jean
Jaues assassnaed go fanatic at the outbreak Of the
resting place under forest of Red Flags with massed
workers laundering "The International"
Communist workers led in the demonstration for Jaures
who had fought the onrushng imperaist war wave So
powerful was the strength shown by the Communists, that
this the beginning of the epessve steps launched by
the "radicaI-sociaIist" Herriot regime.
What difference For one the Red Flag is Haunted in
the face of capitalism aures fought the enemy
raised the for the day aures against the cap
itaIist
of capitalist France like the Paris ntransgeant speak
OF Compers as always saunch friend Of France during
the war; and by France" it the big expoers, the
open shoppers the mpeas interests that speak for the
dominant power in the French capitalist republic
French socialists allies of this same capitalist regime
have word Of criticism for Gompers This left in very
small measure to the German socialists aunch upholders of
German capitalism The VorWaerts organ OF the German
socadeocracy joins its praise with that of the bourgeois
press the Tagbatt and vosssche Zetung but finds fault
with his aoofnes toward the yellow Amsterdam Trade Union
International. Socialist chauvinsm in Germany for
gave GOmpers for aiding the war against its pet capitalism
1t the British capitalist press gives praise
oompers opposition independent political action for the
workers. THE Standard of London, ejoices that it
Gomper who put his foot down when he felt the workers
drifting toward Boshevis, and adds that Gompers
who never allowed trade unonsm in America to become
political movement The Evening News and the Sunday OBJ
join in this chorus; doubeedged attack both the
Communist Party and the Labor Party in England
Thus the world mirror reveals the compers' leadership
accepted in great part by Americas organized workers.
possessing vision that extended beyond the borders
of capitalism. 1t sensed the class struggle for
the ending of capitalism Gomper died with praise for Amer
lean capitalist institutions upon his lips Capitalist spokes
from the strkebeaker Coolidge, to the open shopper
Ralph EasIey chairman of the National Civic Federation,
sing his praise He will maintain his associations after
DEATH His remains will be buried with those of captalsms
arstocratc dead.
This is good time for all American labor to take stock
of its position Its great weakness under the Gompers regime
has been DUE in great part TO the collaboration OF its
officials with the enemy 1t is time to make the change to
real class fight against oppression The class traitors must
be weeded out The class fighters must be thrown into the
breach every struggle. The fight against the Gompers
policies is the fight for the interests Of the whole American
working class That is the fight of the Communists that
will gradually win the support of the toing masses.