The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-23
May Day Calls for Class
Solidarity Of Labor in
War Against Capitalists
BY ]. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

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party organization become increasingly apparent In spite
of the mendng that has been enegetoa pushed
since the disaster suffered at last Novembers elections
The donkey followers couldn't their Jefferson
ian Dinner in memory of the founder of the democracy
under the same root So the south and the west with
the Bryan brothers, "B" and Charlie headlners put
on their Kansas City, while 1.-The east under the
wing of Tammany Hall, gathered in New York City.
Thus the democrats almost exclusive spokesman for the
rresoute middle elements since the LaFoette
into practically complete collapse unable to
develop unity when they the outside trying to
get in
The strategy of "the democracy" of 1.-THE west
unfolding in the trial of Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
Falls Montana where his chief defender, Senator
Thomas Walsh of the state, who chairman OF
last years national democratic convention in New York City,
announces "oiI exposures" "oi scandal" The
democrats going to try to smear some more oil on the
republicans.
If the stuff had gone over politically would have
shown its effect the election returns last November But
oil scandal familiar with the robbery Of the Teapot Dome
and Elk Hills at the time the lootng took place.
the workers saw both capitalist parties smeared equally
thick with oil graft but picked the political agent OF the big
gst thieves the strebreaer occupant of the White House,
because they fooled by republican gold carefully dis
trbuted believing that their Jobs would be better insured
under continued Coolidge regime:
The New York World court organ of 'the democracy"
backs up Washs threat of scandals in this menacng
tone, I'm court or out OF couand the oil INDUSTRY mgnt
we'll reckon with the factth business will be sifted to
the bottom"
The oil business was sifted under Roosevelt years ago.
when Standard Oil busted 1t got thoro sitting
der Wheeers investigation when in the words Of the World
months and 20 days ago Edward L. Doheny
admitted under oath that he had sent 100000 in black
satche Albert FALL secretary of the interior, with all
the head of the Standard Oil company of Indiana
who recently fled to Mexico and South America to avoid
testying at the trial in Wyoming But the investigation is
almost forgotten, the legal proceedings have been
1T gaId ssady oh ~ ~ and
all that remains the persecution of Wheeler
out in Montana with another Indictment returned the city
OF Washington
Whaaa ho in he ni%aI;c+
fights Communism, but makes every developing
symptom of class consciousness of workers and poor
farmers His trial will not turn him against capitalism any
than brought out in the oil scandal made
him revolt against Wall Street rule. The indications
that the attack him will only him into line
for the money power he hypocrticay denounces just
the carefully directed capitalist attack against LaFoete
has bunted the edge of the Wisconsin senator's socaed
adcalsm and kept him in the republican party even as
Wheeler remains in the democratic party.
New oil scandals, attacks on Wall Street. new ex-
posures OF corruption cannot interest the workers
farmers except as they followed by definite action That
action will come from the republican party the po
oa expression of the greatest capitalists from the demo-
Gratis torn to shed in their efforts speak for conflicting
middle class elements from isolated third party"
elements wandering in the political Wilderness fearing the
slightest touch of the class struggle infinitely more than
their fegned hatred for all the heapedup crimes of capital
ism's bloody rule.
Action can only be secured under the leadership of
americas Communist forces organized into the Workers
(Communs Party All class conscious forces of labor in
the industries and the land find their logical place under
farmers the nation to ponder this situation with the
rapid approach Of Day. the world holiday of
behalf Of the interests of the IL
is good time to join the swelling Communist to wage
victorious class against the whole front of capitalist
social ORDER from the Coodges the Buffers Morgans at
end to the LaFoetes Washes and Wheeers at the
other including the dollars faithful labor eutenants with
their oopous supply of DISQUALIFICATION poison Only thru
its class might labor conquer Every developing phe-
nomenon under capitalism proves this Communist decara-
ton.