The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-24
AS WE SEE 1T
By T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

III hy 4 - ~ 4 AAfAA4ANA
j. p. Morgan is one Of our most
respected Citizens" In fact, he is
no longer a citizen. He is a master
and the rest Of us are his slaves.
Not alone does he dominate the
| United States and the South Ameri-
can republics but he reaches over to
Europe and makes proud Poincare
dance to his tune. Even the Chicago
Tribune admits now that France is
no longer free--it is ruled by the
great international banker. The
Wrench franc was tottering in the
wake of the mark. Poincare was
fighting for his political life. Then
Morgan stepped in. He made his
deal with Poincare, closed a stiff
bargain and then saved the franc
and won victory for Poincare. It
is reported that Morgan cleaned up
enough on the rise in French cur
rency to give him back his principal
and still be a French debtor to the
extent Of $1O0,0O0,00O. Even Am
bassador Myron T. Herricl invested
100000 in francs and made a profit
of $4,000. That is how the capital
lists make their money. Easy, isn't
it?
Sir Esme Howard, new British
Labor Party ambassador to Wash
ington addressed one thousand pill
grims in New York last week.
Among those who talked besides the
knightly labor representative, were
Jules Jusserand, French ambassa-
dor; John w. Davis, former u. 8.
ambassador to Great Britain, and
Frank L. Polk, former acting secre-
tary of state. Sir Howard INDUCED
in the customary twaddle about the
good relations existing between the
United States and England. AS a
matter Of fact, the capitalists Of the
two countries are as fond Of each
other as two hungry wolves in the
vicinity of a rabbit.
Well, the war veterans have a
bonus bill. Perhaps Coolidge will
veto it, tho ] do not see why he
should. The bill gives those who
won the war a twenty-year paid up
insurance policy. But Coolidge, we
understand, is opposed to the prin-
ciple of the bonus. It would place
price on patriotism and that Is
something our rulers cannot toier-
ate. Should not the workers con-
slider it an honor to be allowed to
risk their lives for a country where
few men control most Of the
wealth and the remainder live at the
mercy Of the few?
Communists made big gains in the
Ruthenian elections for the Czecho-
Slovak Chamber, polling 100000
out Of the 100000 votes cast in the
election. They will be represented
by five deputies. The social demo-
Gratis, Agrarians, Trudova Party and
the Hungarian parties elected one
deputy each. The Communists also
elected two members to the senate
against one for the Hungarian
Party. AS the social democrats
align themselves more and more
with the foes of labor, the working
class of Europe are turning to the
/ OO11iHuIioLS lOT leadership.
It is refreshing to hear language
like that used by President Manuel
Quezon, of the Filipino senate. in
speaking on the question of national
independence. american capitalists
in the Philippines will not need pro-
lection of the American flag after
independence has been granted the
islands, but will be treated squarely,
even generously" he said. Our
rulers tell us that the United States
government holds onto the islands
because of consideration for the
welfare Of the Filipinos. Quezon
makes it quite clear that the
people" Of the United States have
nothing to do with the subpection Of
his native land. But the American
capitalists have.
There is much anti-militarist
propaganda carried on in the French
army, we learn from a Paris press
dispatch. The military lords got
alarmed few days ago and raided
the headquarters Of the Communist
groups, where they claimed to have
discovered discriminating docu-
ments." As usual the propaganda
came either "from Germany or Rus,
sia." How beautifully detinitel The
French now need stronger army
than ever to compel the workers to
pay the interest on Morgan's hun
bred million dollar loan.