The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-05
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BY 7. }. o'FLAHERTV

TT cost just $4,000 to learn moth
/ ing about the death Of assistant
states attorney William McSwiggin,
except that he was killed in front OF
a saloon in Cicero with two men who
we're also killed, one Of them being
defendant in a murder case the pre-
vious week and prosecuted by Mr..
McSwisgin. There are all the ele-
rnsnts Of a first class movie thriller in
this sbgFy but the solution must wait,
Thoae who know the secret will not
tell and those who committed the
triple murder have no cause 70 worry
because it is quite obvious that states
attorney Grove is not very anxious to
punish those who murdered one OF his
star assistants.
IF a correspondent Of an American
L capitalist paper in Moscow or Len
ingrad could cable such story to his
paper, what an cutlery would be raised
here7 Our editors could easily prove
to their own satisfaction that chaos
prevailed in the Soviet Union and that
Murder was luxury that anybody
ceuld afford, provided he had the taste
for such a diversion. Fancy a Moscow
peoples advocate getting murderer IN
the company of two well known snug
glers without the Soviet authorities
being able to do any better than spend
lo0, 900 rubles and get nowhere.
ATOW comes the son Of the multi
IN millionaire mail order magnate,
yuliue Rosenwald and tells us that
terrorasm prevails In Russia but after
reading his story, or the story that
Chicago TribuBe reporter concocted at
his expense, we find that Rosenwald,
IT,. does not make much Of case
A9atnst the Workers Repblio. William
RcBenweld accompanied Sherwood Ed
dy and an unofficial committee OF
Americans to Russia. Eddy was un-
stAnted in praise Of the Soviet pro-
gram and testified TO the great pro-
grsss that was being made in making
lite more pleasant for the population.
After ali that is the test Of any sys-
tenn, under favorable conditions.
TINE American enemies OF the
l. Soviet Union were angry with
Eddy 20 It was only to be expected
that come member of the mission
should be found willing to say the op-
posite. Rosenwald stayed in Russia
after Eddy and the worst he could say
about what he saw, was that terror
ism prevailed under the labor gov
eminent but that unlike the fascist
governments of Poland, Italy and
SPAN, (which merely aim to prepstu-
ate one reactionary party in power
the bolsheviki have complete pro-
gram and are instilling this program
into the minds of the masses, so that
instead Of having a dictatorship based
on the sword we have in Russia the
nearest thing to ideal democracy so
far developed on this earth.
ATow Il can be told that d. G.
~ Stephenson, former Ku Klux Khan
leader Of Indiana. large coal dealer
and political car OF the state, bribed
juries, bought judges and frightened
politicians into carrying out his de-
crees. Only few years ago this
mans word was law in the state of
Indiana. His power was based on his
ability TO convince large number of
befuddled workers and petty business
men that their misfortunes were due
to bad government" and an influx of
foreigners.
NOBODY was more patriotic than
IN Mr.. Stephenson. He was the
chief champion Of law and order in
Indiana and the man in the gap to
protect pure womanhood". He issu-
cd instructions to some foolish mem
bers of the United Mine Workers OF
America. warning them against strikes
and advising them TO organize com
mitteos at each mine for the purpose
OF collaborating with the owners TO
increase production and make strikes
impossible. Tho fact that Stephenson
was mine ownor was entirely lost on
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