The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-04
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the war is not over, that it is only a
truce and that there can be no solu-
ton of the conflict short Of the aboli-
ton Of capitalism.
ITTHAT is a fish fan? Perhaps it is
w school in which political fish stor-
les are Matched, but the Fish Fans
Club of Chicago did not become
famous thru retailing yarns but thru
retailing booze, unless truth and pro-
hibition agents are strangers. We
would not say word about the matter
but for the fact that the case has po-
litical significance and may be of in
terest to our readers who live in parts
of the United States where capitalist
law is held in respect. There being no
such place, so much the better for the
story.
TETILLIAM HALE THOMPSON, while
w mayor of Chicago was known as
a good fellow. In fact he was as good
as capitalist mayors could be. The
Chicago Daily News and the Tribune
got on his neck and they stayed there
until he decided that being mayor was
not his favorite indoor sport. He re-
fused to run for reelection. When he
stopped running losts Of good fellows
stopped drawing their pay from the.
city Other fellows equally deserving
took their places. There was weeping
and crashing of teeth in many places
and the fact that the volsteadian lid
had driven the goddess Of spiritual
comfort to cover, made it harder for
those victims Of political misfortune
to bear up under the blow
THOMPSON being hearty as well as
4 hale conceived the idea of organic
ing a club where his friends could
mourn the past befittingly. He char
tered goodly ship, and loaned har-
Dor from his friends on the Lincoln
Park commission, where the vessel
could be parked. Many men of re-
nown joined the crew. The official
captain was an old salt by the name
of Stuart who served before the mast
as political editor of Hearst's Chicago
Evening American. Being an editor
Stuart was qualified to keep the ships
log. bf
EVERYTHING went along swim
II mingly in the good old Fish FANS
galley, until, so the story goes, a re-
porter for the Chicago Daily News,
was baffled in his effort to get a.
berth on the prohibition staff OF the
local sacramento wine wholesaler
The reporter blamed his i'll luck on the
captain of the Fish Fans and immedi7
ately proceeded to turn the light of
publicity on the vessel. The enrageda
captain sued the reporter for 100000,
this being the approximate worth Of
that part of his reputation which was
damaged by the reporters revelations
INCLUDED among the Fish Fans are.
4 many, many judges, prominent law
yOIbs I6dl 6Sbdlc men, StCIcbdig VI
state, lieutenant governor, aldermen,
congressman, state representative,
and sundry other goodly citizens. In
his wrath the reporter who wanted
to become prohibition agent, demand
ed that this public nuisance be pad
locked. The local foes Of the demon
rum, were aghast and well they might,
for to raid the Fish Fans club was
equal to making war on the state Sof
Illinois, and as the part is not greater
than the whole, neither we're the local
prohibition forces stronger than the
law enforcing bodies which were at
the disposal Of the Fans. And who
can tell but in a few years the Fish
Fans Club may be the unofficial city
hall? And Grand Fish Fan Thompson
may again be mayor Of this city.
FINALLY the government was call
L ed in and the Fish Fans got on
the front page. One hundred and
fifty judicial, aldermanic, legal, con
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