The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-22
AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY

FRANCES finance wizard" Joseph
Caillaux is back again in polite
al life. France never needed a finance
wizard more than now. The franc is
on the tobaggon and it is in the power
Of the United States and England to
drive it below visibility. But it is
doubtful whether they will do that.
The fall of the franc far below where
it is now would cause panic in Europe
and none of the capitalist powers are
any too sure of their position. AS was
pointed out in an editorial in the
DAILY WORKER few days ago,
the strained relations between Poland
and the Vatican and the commercial
war between Rumania and Poland as
well as the Greece-Turkey imbroglio
are incidents in the struggle between
France and England that is going on
ever since the termination of the
world war.
HAILLAUX was indicted, convict
~ ed, imprisoned and banished by
his enemies only few years ago. His
policy has been rapproachment with
Germany. Clemenceau, is now in re-
tirement. Poincare is preparing to
lead the fascist and the catholic re-
dictionaries in an effort to get back
into power. Caillaux aims to succeed
Herriot as premier. Interesting de
velopments are due in France. One
thing is certain, England does not
relish the return of Caillaux to active
public life.
CHICAGO is getting better every
~ day, despite the fact that crime
Is on the increase, declared States
Attorney Grove. This tendency would
not be welcomed by the average pers-
on but Grove is not an ordinary
citizen. Increase Of crime is grist to
his mill. There is always the posi-
bility of a nice little gallows party,
even tho juries are sometimes hard to
handle. Robert E. Grove has not made
much fuss about crime since his re-
election. Indeed it is well known that
his anger is not deeply stirred over
petty crime, such as burglary and
other deviations of that kind. What
he does not like is alleged crimes
against the government.
1T might be interesting to 4now that
/ this notorious strikebreaker, States
Attorney Grove, is a member. of the
Clan-na-Gael, an organization that is
pledged to overthrow British rule in
Ireland by any available methods.
According to a series of articles in the
Gaelic American written by John De-
voy secretary of the Clan-na-Gael, Ro-
bert. E. Grove, is the son of Pat
Grove, the author of the dynamite
policy" which O'Donovan Rossia, an
Irish Fenian claimed credit for. Dewey
declares the honor belongs to Pat
Grove. The states attorneys father
was willing to use dynamite to blast
the British government out of Ireland,
vet his sons favorite sport nowadays
is filling the jails with union men and
women whose only crime is seeking
to secure better wages and working
conditions for themselves and their
fellow workers. Yet John Dewey,
praised this strikebreaker as an Irish
patriot. Perhaps he is!
D.. Il
THERE was plenty to drink" This
refreshing news was in a morn
ing newspaper describing banquet in
the Rainbo Gardens, given to a'public
official and member of the William
Hale Thompson political machine. A
police sergeant also got funny and be-
gan to shoot at the flies in the ceiling
Another policeman came along and
outshot him. Then there was quiet,
broken only by the wailing of jazz in
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