The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-11

AS WE SEE IT
Ry 7. J. o'FLAHEATY.

LIEAvY blows descend with light
IL ming rapidity on the heads Of the
czarist emigres in Paris. They saw
the French government recognize the
hated Soviet: saw the palatial EN-
bassy building turned over to the rep
resentatives OF the workers and peas
ants, but the worst was yet to come.
The latest calamity to cast its baleful
shadow over the future Of the para
sites is the probable loss Of the Rus
sian orthodox church, which was
seQuestered recently on REQUEST Of the
Soviet ambassador.
The church was built on ground
purchased by the car with the
money Of the Russian peasants, OF
course. The building was placed un-
der the protection of the Russian
embassy. Last year when the czarists
saw signs Of peril on the horizon in
the form of approaching recognition
Of the Soviet government, the country
less Kerensky ambassador, Maklakoff,
suddenly decided to put the property
under the protection of Jesus, who
unfortunately for the emigres is not
any more popular now than he was in
the days of Pontius PLATE, at least
not In Paris.
-HE French courts will decide the
disposition Of the church building
but there is hardly doubt but it will
be delivered to the Soviet government.
One Of the novel arguments put for
ward by the emigres in support Of
their contention that the church be-
longs to them, is the danger that, once
disconnected from the influence Of the
church, the mortality rate from sud
den and violent death in the monar-
ahist colony may rise. It could be
said, however. in support Of the other
side Of the question, that, in America
at any rate, the clergymen are running
close race with the professional
gunner for the mortuary record. We
enggAet that the etnigres pray 10 their
God and watch the result.
@EORGE BERNARD SHAW has
~ Joined with H. G. Wells and other
intellectuals in poking run at Karl
Marx and the Russian Communists,
the most noteworthy opponents Of his
theory. Shaw says the Soviet tactics
are behind the times and that Russian
revolutionary leaders are novices.
They may not all have as much wis
dom as Shaw, who gets along very
nicely with the bourgeoisie tho enjoy
ing the luxury of making them writhe
occasionally on the point Of his satir-
ical pen. But when the bourgeoisie
are in danger, as during the war,
Shaw is their man. The Russian revo-
lutionists may be novices in the art
Of revolution, but let us see.
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1T appears to us that they have con-
quered one-sixth OF the surface OF
the earth for Communism, defeated a
world in arms. put down several
counterrevolutions largely financed
BY the government which Shaw sup
ported during the war with his pen,
forced the governments OF the world
with the exception of two to recognize
it's. Red Army, and organized world
revolutionary organization to carry
the message of Communism to the
farthest ends OF the earth. These are
only a few of the accomplishments
Of the Russian revolutionists. 1t
would be cruel to compare their ac-
complishments to those Of the British
socialists, the leaders who accept
hribes from tory capitalists and en-
bowed autos and get kicked in the
posterior when the bosses they serve
no longer need them.
THE German capitalists are again
] jockeying in an attempt to form
cabinet. They are bargaining for
positions like hucksters. For them,
elections mean fight for offices and
the emoluments OF Office The social
hts are lined up with the capitalists.
MAT is their conception Of the united
front. The Communists. despite the
cact that hundreds of their leaders
we're in jail, elected "A deputies to
The reichstag and AZ to the Prussian
diet, gain OF 10 since the last cleo
tons. !, The Communist Party OF Ger
many has shown that it has its roots
sunk deep in the masses.
-SE farce Of the league Of nations
still continues It's stepfathers
are in Rome giving It much vocal
support but nothing to do. Unless
The poor old thing is given a function
II is liable to get arrested on charge
Of vagrancy. However. 30 long as II
serves England some purpose It will
not be without visible means OF sup
port. England would not let the league
touch the Egyptian question with a
pair Of asbestos gloves, but Chamber
lain threw II the Mosul question as