The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-24
Los ANGELES
HOLY DOPEUS
GATHER LUCRE
Bryan Bug Bites Hard
in "HOly City"
BY FRAPIEsA

son of religious revival is on As
the Mecca OF grating preachers, this
city is in unique position. The au-
thorities put no restraint on the TAX
ers who impose on human creduilty.
Miracle Tricks.
Wonderful feats are performed by
those whose business is to delude.
Miracles are made to order. Incurable
diseases are cured overnight. The
dead might be brot to life, if dupes
desired. And the evangelists would
saw. simply: mo trouble at all, sir"
In the eastern cities the Migrants
would not be allowed to operate. Pub
lie indignation would force the police
to act. But in this town no religious
imposter is discouraged by the law
enforcers.
All that the police insist upon is
the license money. That helps the
taxpayers. once it is we'll in hand
the faith healers can fleece the gull
libles until the cows come to church.
There is absolutely no censorship of
miracle tricks.
Building a Temple.
One of the great achievements Of
the religious traffic is the building of
a temple by female evangelist who
began her career of saving souls four
years ago. 1t is claimed that the
temple cost was $1,O0O,OOO and it prob
ably does represent on investment of
100000 4
The holy lady who built it is of
Scotch pedigree. Thomas Carlyle de-
clared that all Scotch healers were
quacks. That is clew.
This sainted person went from town
to town in California performing
miracles. Children came to her on
crutches and went away in perfect
physical condition. Grown folks also
acted. There was never an exposure
of preliminaries.
She grew wealthy and decided to
build temple in Los Angeles. Her
vultures, male and female, plucked the
public. The temple was built.
She Reforms.
Having arrived, the saintess gave up
her healing business. 1t was too risky.
She dedicated hreself to converting
horse thieves, pickpockets, etc. Scores
testified to their utter depravity and
to final salvation by her The temple
resounded with their testimony. 1t
also re-echoed the sacred danes de-
nunciations of Bolsheviks, Commun-
lists, etc, for those are strictly part
of her trade.
After the temple was built, skeptic
visited the lady. Mistaken for one
of the gang, the visitor was invited
to sit at table with the saintess and
her mother. There was on the table
a bottle of gin, cigarettes, etc. The
saintess drank, smoked and conversed
in unmistakable Hollywood English.
Her mother did likewise and made
one remark which removed doubt
from the skeptic Addressing her
daughter, she said, in a bantering
way: ut is shame how you take
money from the dubs!"
One Of Many.
There are hundreds like the one in
Dictated in this city. They are aces
series of the game. 1t is their part
to drug the people.
Any Communist who has the slight
est doubt that religion is the opium
of the people" might profit by visit
to Los Angeles. The scores of evang-
elists' tents, dwellings in which re-
ligious preaching is carried on red
hearted Rosicrucian shrines, etc. ETC.,
will soon testify convincingly that the
public is being shot full of mental
dope.
Psychists, psychologists, spiritual
lists, fortune tellers, clairvoyants,
mediums, etc. work without restric-
ton so long as they have licenses.
Any faker appears to be welcome.
Still, there is no reason to despair.
A Workers Party is on the job at 204
South Spring street. 1t will prove an
effective antidote for the drug of the
paid preachers.
Gattino n DAILY WORKER