The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
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fifteen hundred voting in his favor.
HEALTH COMMISSIONER BUN
| DESEN of Chicago has issued an
order which imposes fine of $500
en- anybody caught eating raw oys'
tiers. The object is to save the life
of the consumer and no doubt is well
intentioned but why did not the health
commissioner issue an order making
those who sell raw oysters liable to a
fine? That would be interfering with
the sacred right of trade so the con
sumner must pay for running the risk
of poisoning himself.
kNUCH nonsense is coming from
lVI London about Soviet propaganda
in India and thruout Britain's eastern
possessions. That Communist propa-
ganda is making great Roadway there
we will admit, but the stories that
German and Austrian agents who
were melting the natives against
Britain during the war are again on
the Job under the direction of Russia,
is undiluted hokum. The best Com
munist propagandists in India are
Hindoos and the most fertile cause of
revolution is the rule of the British
government. Incidentally, fear of a
revolution in India is one of the
strongest reasons for Britain's back
down in its threat of war on Russia
But neither kind words nor threats
affect the policies of the Communist
International.
THE Central Trades and Labor Coun-
| of New York and the New York
Building Trades Council have ap-
pointed a committee to represent
both organizations in the work of
raising funds to complete st. John the
Divines church, an episcopalian
cathedral. There is nothing surpris-
ing in labor takers assisting in set
ting up opium joints to further dope
the minds of the workers but what are
catholics like Coughlin, Quinn and Sui
livan doing in putting up temple to
the devil? Does not the catechism
(fof catholics) tell us that only those
baptized in the catholic church will go
to heaven? 1t seems that a labor
faker cannot even take his supersti
ton seriously.
THERE is something amusing in
| the predicament the little pow
ers," associated with the allies in the
war on Germany find themselves in.
After the big powers, United States
France and England had their innings
and agreed on division Of the spoils
] the small nations were given a few
minutes to lodge a protest They got
little time but no cash. Their treat
ment was similar to that given Sam
Gompers by the republican and demo.
cratic conventions before the last
elections. That is the usual fate of
lickspittles.
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THE Jewish Daily Forward declares
that the socialist party in New
York City alone gained $4,000 new
members las< year. This was states.
% brazenly in the headlines that one
could read it upside down. But tho
worst was yet to come. Our amaze
ment steadily grew as it became evil
dent that the story was based on the
board of estimates report declaring
hat there were $4,000 new enrolled
socialist voters this year. Before con-
fering the thistle on the Forwards
scribe it should be said in mitigation
OK punishment that the New Leader
claimed the socialist party received al
most 100000 votes in the late cleo
tions. On what kind of hop doth our
yellow socialists feed that they should
speak thus?