The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-23
q NATIONS bow TO SOVIET RUIZ
AS WE SEE IT
BY 7. }. o'FLAHEaTN

FREsIDENT william T. Cosgrave,
Of the Irish Free State, finds Joy
in contemplating scenes Of carnage,
particularly those meIlowed by time
and tradition. While returning to
Dublin from a brief visit in France,
Cosgrave was guest Of honor and in
replying to toast got the following
sweet morsel on his chest: I'VE all
cherish deep in our hearts the memo
ry of the many pleasant occasions
when the blood of Ireland and of
France poured forth on the same bat
tiehelds against the same enemy"
Several Englishmen who were present
did not appear to relish the prospect
of revival Of the happy occasions
which Mr.. Cosgrave served UP to the
diners a Ia carte.
THERE is an alleged labor paper
published in Minneapolis, with the
rather ambitious title OF minnesota"
It's principal aim is to get the Com
munists out OF the trade union move
ment, and it looks as If it had mans
Job cut out Of it. Not alone does it
see red" whenever a Communist
ihoves in sight, but even pale pink
gives it the creeps. A recent issue of
this rag raves about the defeat In
ticted on the A. f. of L. disorganizer,
Paul Smith, special representative
from Washington who has put in three
years in Minneapolis. In an effort to
wreck the local labor movement.
NINTH the aid OF fake progressiyes
wv like Robly Cramer. Smith was
able to expel @. A. Hathaway as dele
gate from the Trades and Labor AS
semhly. Two other Communists were
kicked out 81 the 81. Paul trades coun-
Gil. Then the reactionaries decided to
make thoro cleanup on the Minne-
apolis, central body. They picked on
Dan Stevens, secretary OF the council,
ind Delegate Msuseth, but found
when it was too late that they had
zrahbed two hot potatoes. When the
votes were counted, Smith and his
thugs were in the minority and the as
Eembly refused to Dust the Commun-
lists.
THE dish rag called Minnesota" is
/ clean med. It doubts the reac-
tionary sincerity Of Cramer and has
sneaking suspicion that he is' secret
iy with the radicals. We will not
waste any time applying balm to the
wounded feelings Of the editor of
minnesota" He can believe Cramer
is Zinoviev for all we care, tho 1t
would be tough on the latter. The
takers are sore because the Commun-
lists in Minneapolis gave them an
awful drubbing. There is nothing now
left for them to do but to lift the
charter Of the Minneapolis Trades and
Labor Assembly, says the fake sheet.
They cannot beat the Communists in
fair battle on principle before the
rank and file. Paul Smith is now gone
to Washington to make his recon-
nendations.
I'M the back page Of the current
Oissue of Minnesota" is an eulogy
pf the B. and o. plan. II is rather
instructive. II tells how William H.
Johnston, president Of the Machinists'
Union. visited Daniel Willard. presi-
lent of the B. and o. railroad, some
weeks before the 1922 shopmen's
Itrike was called. This is Willard's
Fersion of the visit. The railroad
baron reveals that Johnston. ON the
we of a strike, proposed that the
inion men should Join up with the
ailroad owners in getting more profit
tut OF the railroad industry. Willard
vas quite shocked at first and thought
johnston might be kidding him. l
Impose he could not conceive how .
abor official should be such. a traitor
his class.
HOWEVER. he took q chance and
found that Johnston meant every
word OF what he said. Willard, dur
ng the course OF his speech which
published verbatim in the fake labor
lheet. did not say that the employees
K the b. and o. made any material
aims out OF their cooperation with
he bosses. but this Is what they got:
Il gives to every employe an en-
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