The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-29
Fahy, Ace of Postal
Sleuths, Had Many
Examples to Follow
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TO-DAY, William F. Fahy, heraded as "the ace of postal
seuths," is spending his time in a cell in the Kane
hunk of the proceeds Of the 100000 mail robbery loot
taken in the nations most uptodate train hod-up,
If bill" Fahy is guilty of all the charges now IeveIed
at him. it would be nothing unusual It would only an
his benefit That is common feature of public and
private business under capitalism According to capitalist
ethics anyone who doesn't do it is "a fool"
Fahy knew all the outs of the postal service He
knew OF the great wealth, in negotiable securities that
being transported daily thru the mails Why not get some
OF it? That was very logical question.
The Rondout mail robbery helped push the Teapot Dome
scandal for day. inside page. 1t had been shown at
Washington that public officials democrats and republicans
Harry NJ. Daugherty as head Of the department of
Justice had made everything pay according to charges from
about it. He sold pardons for instance like groceries, over
the counter, or Jobs as federal judges
IN other cases it was politely DONE William Gibbs
about it. He just got $25Oooo as professional retainer
with PROMISES 'tnot the actual turnover OF million
Or another way Of doing it, very old method in politics.
Foettes candidate for reelection, charged with
Pocketng the interest on public moneys that had been
Treasurer Mellon allows his rich friends escape their
Anotner good method The Of General Leonard
Wood Americas arch mlitars gets friendly tips from Wall
Street. Wins big sums in stock gambling
Fahy had all these examples to follow Fahy evidently
od NOT think OF getting his in gentee way At the
robbery the bandits attred in gas masks carried hand
genades that they used effectively claimed that the
oOt taken away IN an dpidne. That
soe but not as effective perhaps John D. Rockefeller
arbitrarily boosting the price of gasoline cent or two or
Armour giving little upward shove to the Of meat
Fahy, in his government position had good lookout
during the all the successful attempts of big business
in footing the people of the nation addition to the govern
ment treasury.
The steel trust got its million dollar day in profits The
powder trust was in the heyday of its glory The food pro-
tees never before had found pundeng the people an
easy matter Extoonate prices rather gas masks and
hand genades proved themselves and more
up-to means of picking the pockets of nations
population.
With all these examples before him. it is charged that
Fahy did pretty we'll nevertheless 1t claimed that he sue
ceeded fairly we'll in achieving the audabe ambition
under capitalism, which is, Get Yours!"
Under capitalism where the greatest struggle is the
struggle to win the necessities of fe keep alive the
motto OF success is STEAL All You CAM The only crime is
IN getting caught Such rotten social must crunbe
into dust natural sequence of own gradual decav
must be followed by better social order that recognizes
not only the right of all to live, but right to enoy
life, without pundeng his fellow man to secure the ne.
cessary means.
Capitalism has created chaosswth its consequent Grimes
among the people OF the EARTH Communism will bring order
out OF this chaos, where will be compelled to stick
gun in the face of his fellow order keep from star
vaton where there will rich faen off the abiect and
helpless many. W