The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-22

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president William T. Cosgrave,
/ Of the Irish Free State, finds Joy
in contemplating scenes Of carnage,
particularly those melIowed by time
and tradition While returning to
Dublin from a brief visit in France,
Cosgrave was guest of honor and in
replying to a toast got the following
sweet morsel OF 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
tlefields 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 la 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
hoves in sight, but even a pale pink
gives it the creeps. A recent issue of
this rag raves about the defeat in
fiicted 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.
VKTITH the aid Of fake progressives
wv like RobIy Cramer, Smith was
able, to expel CA. Hathaway as dele
gate from the Trades and Labor AS
sembly. Two other Communists were
kicked out OF the st. Paul trades coun-
Gil. Then the reactionaries decided TO
make thoro cleanup on the Mime
apolis central body. They picked on
Dan Stevens. secretary OF the council.
and Delegate Mauseth, but found
when it was too late that they had
grabbed two hot potatoes. When the
votes were counted, Smith and his
thugs were in the minority and the as
sembly refused to Gust the Commun-
lists.
THE dish rag called Minnesota" is
| clean mad. 1t doubts the reac-
tionary sincerity of Cramer and has
a sneaking suspicion that he is secret
ly 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 Zinoyiev for all we care, tho it
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
a fair battle on principle before the
rank and file. Paul Smith is now gone
TO Washington to make his recon-
mendations. -,t
I'M the back page OF the current
Oissue of minnesota, is an eulogy
Of the B. and o. plan. It is rather
Instructive. 1t tells how William H.
Johnston, president OF the Machinists'
Union, visited Daniel Willard, presi-
dent Of the. b. and o. railroad. some
weeks before the 1922. shopmen's
strike was called. This is Wizards
version OF the visit. The railroad
paron reveals that Johnston. on the
Eve Of a strike, proposed that the
inion men should, join up with the
railroad owners In getting more profit
put OF the railroad industry. Willard
was quite shocked at first and thought
Johnston might be kidding him. L
suppose he could not conceive how a
abor official should be such a traitor
% his class.
HOWEVER, he took chance and
i found that Johnston meant every
word of what he said. Willard, dur
hg the course OF his speech which
y published verbatim in the fake labor
lheet, did not say that the employees
X the B. and o. made any material
Eains out Of their cooperation with
he bosses, but this is what they got:
II gives to every employe an en-
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