The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-03
MORE ANTI-SOvIET WAR FACTS
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THRIFTY France refuses t - y
1 the rajah's aid to London . 2
extradition warrant. You don't
who the raiah is. Well, well, how
getful people are! The rajah, of so.
place or other in India, but very ricA
was the victim Of an amorous plot
conceived, Matched and executed by
an attractive female with the aid OF
an lrate husband. When the rajah
thot he was entirely surrounded by
friends, the door burst open, the hus-
band appeared, the lady screamed anC
said in the time honored way to the
rajah: you big brute, ETC." Business
of producing check book to soothe
wounded pride Of irate husband.
NOW, this rajah had an aid dc
IN camp, who, instead Of aiding the
rajah, aided the blackmailers in separ
ating the Hindoo prince from $780,.
000. When the blackmailers wer,
placed on txial in London and the
rajah was dragged into the limelight
the British government insisted that
the rajah should be known as "Mr
A." The British feared the effect OF
the scandal on its loyal subjects in
India Getting back to Captain Ar
thur. He is an Irishman, and recol.
lecting that Ireland was now more or
less independent, threw himself on the
protection of the Free State and in.
formed France to that effect.
LIE did not want to be extradited to
England. 1t happens that at this
moment France needs cash very badly
and her creditors are parked on her
doorsteps. Whether Captain Arthur
has 100000 or not we do not know
but France insists that citizen of the
Irish Free state does not have tt
leave France except of his own free
will 1t might also be remembered
that the president of the Irish Free
state was in France recently and gave
expression to the joy that surged UP
within him at the recollection of the
number Of times the blood Of Irishmen
and Frenchmen was poured out to-
gether against the common enemy
England. He forgot 1914.1S when the
three "hloods'' flowed into the same
sewer or trench. The probability that
French blood may again be shed
against British blood is behind the
French refusal to recognize an extra
dition warrant.
THE Rev. Lawrence M. Hight, meth.
i odist preacher. who killed his own
wife and afterwards another woman's
husband, has turned to rhyme. He has
written what he is pleased to call a
poem and is offering it to the public
No doubt it will have ready sale. II
is the "come-all-ye" type and blamel
the devil for all the preachers trouble
At the risk of again offending the
delicate sensibilities OF the local xii
crap Of the ku klux khan. we cannot
help observing that old nick seems te
put it all over on Jehovah in battles
between the flesh and the spirit.
n N army lecturer gIoats over the
~ various kinds of poison gas avail
able for the next capitalist slaughter
feast. There are many kinds, some SC
deadly that even a few whiffs of Il
would destroy whole armies. Unfor-
tunately, however, it is impossible to
manufacture this extremely deadly gaf
in large quantities. Pehaps il the
militant preachers of the church
prayed periodically to their God, he
would perform the necessary miracle
and permit the nation with the most
dollars to manufacture the ideal gas
The workers can rest assured how.
ever that their demise will be nicely
arranged for, tho 1t is shame they
must depend on mustard gas which is
not near SO deadly as others. Blu;
then, there are explosive shells, dun
dunn bullets, liquid fire and other re-
inements Of civilization. Yes, and
lots OF preachers to sign your creden
tials on your way to the great be,
yond. II the capitalists do not sit vi
nights worrying about providing us
with the means of existence they
don't miss anything in their efforts +,
look after our exit.
N HOBOKEN butcher recently cele
n brated his 105th birthday. When
such an event takes place It Is Gus
tomary for reporters and dieticians &c
inquire OF the victor in the struggle
against the grim reaper how he did 1t
Sometimes one Of these tough custom
ers, as II they were on the payroll OF
a physical culture or health" school
spins a yarn OF life devoted to good
works, plenty OF exercise and Austen.
ton from spirituous liquors, indulg
cuco In tobacco and noIvQamv p,t