The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-07
Coolidge Is Scherning to
Bring Regularity into the
Republican Party's Ranks
BY J. LOUIS ENcDAHL.

TODAY President Coolidge sits in the white house Wash
ngton planning his message to the congress that con-
early month"; the congress that elected
ago in November 1924 but has not yet been in session Tor
single day.
1t is written in the law Of congresses
must cool off for 13 months after election before getting
down work. During that time European governments
and For instance the present congress was elect
ed during Of democratic pacfism in Europe with
radical socialist at the head of the French government
Since then the tories have into governmental control
in London and Herot is out and Paneve for the second
time in Paris
Atho there has been no change in the government
Washington except for the replacement of few members
OF the cabinet and the death of some members OF
like LaFoette in Wisconsin, nevertheless, it that
Coolidge feels the temper of the the that
it was when they rolled landslide vote in his favor
This indicated to some extent by his calling Senator
Borah of IDAHO head of the important senate foreign ea
domestic matters Coolidge has been ounced by the
ate too often not realize the necessity of having the
Idaho senator on his side, if possible
Since Borah from the west he must necessarily put
up of fight for the farmers especially for the
irrigation farmers of his and neghborng states Borah
denounces Secretary of Agriculture Works "hardboIed
policy the vast reclamation projects in the Coolidge
sustains Work. Boah declares the Work policy destined
to bring financial ruin thousands of hadpressed settlers
unable to make the payments demanded by the
Considerable discomfort resulted Borah might be used
fig leaf by Coolidge to up part the republican
administration bitter enemy of the farmers Coolidge
realizes this. rnWa
Borah is also bridge between the Coolidge admins
traton and Soviet recognition Coolidge like Harding be-
fore him, has been the political mouthpece of American
captaisms attack the Union of Soviet Republics Borah
has always been in favor of recognizing the workers and
peasants government When the developing forces become
powerful enough to push Washington into recognition of
Moscow, Coolidge may we'll say that he did not the
recognized republican policy but that he merely surrendered
to the senates spokesman on foreign relations.
Energetic efforts also being made to win Robert
LaFoIete J his father for Coolidge
gime. This is not impossible Some concessions easily
be made The reward for the Coolidge ButIer-Melon
fit will be the opportunity claim that this shows its
friendly attitude toward labor
Coodges message congress therefore be depend
ed to be campaign document for the 1926 congressional
elections statement of the real position this strike
breaking government Glib words and hgh-soundng phras
will appear bait for unsuspectng and unhinking
and farmers, whose votes needed.
Labor in the cities and the land must realize that
the Coolidge administration has changed Concessions
to Boah LaFoette, Jr and others do change by an
ota the anabo character of the big business
1t merely oldfashoned method of bringing
erng elements into line. Republican regularity for 1926
the goal sought.
Let the workers struggle for the regularity
own ranks organized into labor party that will present
class front to the capitalist class forces entrenched in
power in Washington. Every of the Coolidge admin
istraton when interpreted correctly is argument for
Independent political action the part of labor