The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-28
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY

ONE the many retired rear-admi-
- rails floating around the open
forums of the country recently ad-
mitted that wars are caused by con-
flict between nations over speheres of
influence, markets and concessions.
The old salt did not see anything
wrong in this and thot that pacifsts
and others who had moral scruples
about Sitting other peoples threats
over port to export prunes" should
be conveniently hanged on general
principles. The admirals frankness
is delightful relief from the hypoc-
ritical twaddle put out by the sane
timonious capitalist apologists who
reduce all wars in which their own
burglars are involved, to crusaders in
behalf of civilization, female virtue
or religion.
THE department of commerce now
4 predicts a great trade conflict"
between the chief exporting nations Of
the world, but expresses confidence in
the ability of the United States to hold
its own. A table of trade statistics
published by the department shows
the exports of the United States
crowding those of England into a
corner in every market in the world.
This is where the shoe pinches. This
ia why the prince of Wales is follow
ing BLACK Jack" Pershing's trail in
South America. This is why there
will be war between the United
States and England no matter how
many wreaths British ambassadors
lay on the graves of George Washing
ton, Jess Smith and the unknown sol
der
ONE of William Randolph Hearst's
~ highly paid feature writer's is
carrying on a campaign for the aboli-
lion Of the seven-day week. B. G..
Forbes thinks If he had to work seven
days a week he would be revolution
st We think not 1t is more likely
he would be the chief witness for the
boss to show investigating committees
that the seven-day-a-week men would
revolt if they were forced to rest one
day in seven.
DUT Forbes, like any i'll wind, blows
II some good. President Willard,
bosom friend of "B. & o. Bill1 John
ston, defended the seYen-day week
against Forbes. It seems that the sew
en-day week is one of the blessings Of
the famous class collaboration plan,
that was to revoIutionize the railroad
industry. Forbes has nothing to say
about scab publishers. He gets part
of his salary from Hearst who has a
six months old strike on his hands in
Seattle, where he refuses to recogn-
ize the Typographical Union. What
ever concessions the workers have Sc
cured from their bosses have been
won thru their unions and their collec-
i've power and not thru the question
4 able efforts of takers like Forbes.
[LTHOINELL is the Russian consul
w in Chicago? Not wishing to leave
you long in suspense, he is none other
than A. Volkoff, and he broke into
print thru having received an invita-
ton to gaze on some Bolsheyik and
anti-Bolshevik posters which were ex-
hibited yesterday afternoon at the
Arts Club, Chicago. The consul has
not applied for a berth in sanata-
rum on the ground of overwork; nei-
her is he very active in the movement
for the recognition of Soviet Russia.
No doubt he is making himself gener-
ally useful around the Chicago Gold
Coast where Russian aristocrats were
always in great demand.
1T is reported that the anti-Bolshevik
| posters, which are being exhibited
nv aOma 0f the Wqalfhiast female