The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-15
Against Infected Press
of Sick Capitalism the
Virile Communist Press
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.


TODAY the latest issue Of The Seattle Union Record
arrives and in red ink, type four inches high
to its readers the latest news "SHEPHERD DENIED
BAIL The yeowest capitalist daiIes in Chicago couldn't
have done more.
This significant in view of the fact that the Union
Record the last of the so-caed labor dais adopt
this style of subsidized journalism the road to financial
security.
1t, too, shot the germs of sick social system into it's
pages in an effort to continue doped existence
Day after day succeeding issues of the Communist
daes published in Soviet Russia arrive in this country
tons of the freed workers and peasants. Always there
something about the world struggle of the oppressed cap
vrty Of the masses whose voice is L hsads the new
day t is healthy, robust forward-OOking, even the
Soviet Power, which champions It bears comproms-
ing bIemish. It is on abors side OF the class war.
What nrastng picture IN these United States! Here
one OF the suest indications of the fatal sickness that grips
capitalism be found in the contents of its so-caed dope
sheets Only recently was the LoebLeopod murder trial.
Today It is the Shepherd alleged poison mystery
in which young heir supposed to have been murdered for
his million dollar fortune Three thousand miles away the
former Seattle Labor daily treats the latest wrinkle in this
there great benefit working
also exabor, and the Milwaukee Leader socialist" have
crawed into the company. They all the cap
This press feeds murder sensations divorce scandals
the latest booteggg escapade the newest freak
and is featured in the headlines while miners killed
in the latest disaster get passing notice The goodforno
thing OF Ohios poican-goVerno takes girl friend
for an auto ride and forgetting take her again. gets
more attention for several days. than the French cabinet
crisis that rocks Western European If world capitalism
The pleasure-seeking son of wealthy father suicides
in Chicago and he gets the first page with his diary pub
Vat Sen echong the revolutionary movement that getting
its grip on China, passes unnoticed.
This nosome press, from Wall Streets New York Times
to sergers Milwaukee Leader, stews in its filth But
rapidly failing invalid at deaths door, often makes claims to
health.
Thus the Des Mones, Ia. Register announces it will
segegate crime news on an inside page just American
cities for long time maintained segregated districts for the
purposes OF prostitution Another Sheet the Decatur Ill.,
view maintains its segregated district the lower left
hand corner OF the first page and labels each column with
newspaper attempted thru leaving out
crime news altogether But there have been Kelley
for individuals just nvaded capitalism is trying take
the Morgan DaWas plan in Europe, all of sud-
den the disease breaks out than in Paris spite
OF Morgan's latest loan to France OF $1oo'oooooo.
This dope press of sick social system seeks to pass
over lightly the financial troubles of France flight of Lord
Baour from Syria the significance of Japanese recognition
OF Soviet Rule the dire straits facing Mussoni and similar
symptoms while urging the masses at the time to give
three cheers for the opening of the baseball season. the visit
of the Prince Of Wales Africa America and the
hunting expedition of the Roosevelt kids to he top the
world somewhere Asia The Caesars to satiate the
dscontented mutudes with the bloody spectaces Of the
Roman arena The American kept press throws few ex-
ira pages OF Sunday comics
The Communist press alone breathes defiance TO this
decadent social system that seeks sap mental vitality
OF its victims in order that they may be incapable of struggle
against their misery Sick capitalism likes HELPLESS AFFECT
working class for company.
THE DAILY WORKER turns its back on the long process
sion OF amending crimes committed under capitalism except
where they help enghen the worker the real nature
OF the class struggle To do otherwise result in be-
coming infected with the disease. To split clean with
capitalism to be able to wage victorious war; That
is the strength of Communism That weakness of the
socialists and their press of the oIass-coaboatng labor
arstocracy and its press mbbng capitalist dope and de-
tending capitalism 1t is comfortable. It is so hard to
fght or lead the masses into the struggle especially when
one is sick under sick system.
It is the healthy vigorous uncontamnated forces Of
communism that issue the clarion call to labor to
victory in the class struggle
Against the yellow infected press of capitalism the
healthy vrile press of Communism. Increased numbers of
workers go daily into battle with it.