The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-25
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BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY

BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY
TINE conservative party of Canada
i received a severe drubbing in the
recent general elections. The liberals
will be able to form a government
with the aid of other scattered >ele-
ments. The defeat OF the tories is
a severe blow to British Imperialism,
even tho the liberals are certain to
protect the interests of capitalism and
will do nothing in behalf Of the work
ers, except what they are forced to
do. Nevertheless, every nail that is
put in the coffin of British Imperialism
is to be rejoiced over.
THE Canadian Labor Party only sue
4 ceeded in returning three candi-
dates. Two Of those were elected in
Manitoba and one in Alberta. Not
single labor candidate was elected
from Nova Scotia where several thous-
and coal miners are living in state
OF peonage under the British Empire
Coal company. If one is inclined to
grow Respondent over the poor show
ing made by Canadian labor, It should
not be forgotten, that American labor
has not even one representative in
congress unless we regard Victor Ber-
ger in that light.
TT is said that King Alfonso of Spain
and Primo de Rivera are not pull
ing together. Alfonso, who is mas
ter of terpsichore, is doing some cley-
er political dancing around his dicta-
tor Journalists who have no desire
to exchange comfortable hotel beds
for cells send glowing accounts to
their papers in the United States
about the strength displayed by Primo
in downing all opposition and how
calmly he is taking the excitement.
THERE is a committee here in Chi
4 cage, the name of which forget,
that makes life miserable for states
attorney, Grove, and Sheriff Hoffman,
by periodical reports on vice condi-
lions in Cook county. It appears that
the members Of this committee spend
their time, between reports visiting
road houses and palaces Of sin, as
they are called. When they have
seen their fill, a report appears and
Hoffman and Grove threaten to have
all those wicked places closed UP and
their inmates. scattered. After a few
days all il quiet again.
TT is we'll known phenomena that
some voters refrain from casting
their ballots for candidates who are
known to be on good terms with those
underworld elements that live by the
traffic in women Every vote counts
in a closely contested election, even
with the best counters in the world on
the job. So the Grove wing of the
republican party can extract consola-
ton, and perhaps some virtuous votes,
out of report of a committee of
fifteen" which made an investigation
and discovered that vice was on the
run in the county Where it was run
ming they did not say but they men,
toned Grove favorably. Committees
Dc hot live on air you know:
THE Chicago Tribune carried an edi-
4 torial in it's issue Of September %,
in support of assistant states at
torney Savage's candidacy for the
county judgeship. The tricks resorted
to by the democrats, whose candi-
date is Judge Jarecki, are beneath
contempt says the Trib. The demo-
Gratis accuse Savage Of profiting by
stolen votes. Votes were stolen for
Savage but votes were stolen for
Jarecki. Professional vote stealers
were working for both What of it?
asks the virtuous Trib Indignantly.
A ND the Methodist Daily News is
"A OF the opinion that the votes stol-
en- for Jarecki do not cast any refiec-
tion on the Judge This is mysterious
but Methodists are supposed to be in
close touch with the author of all
mystery. Which set of ballot box
thieves are you going to elect? This
question is asked OF republican and
democrat voters who have inherited
their parties from antiquity.
"A MOTHER mystery has been pune
"A tured. Bruce Barton has discov.
cred the real Calvin Coolidge. This
Is not surprising as Bruce Is a past
master in the art of revelation. Jesus
who was more or less of a mystery to
most people, was transformed into al
perfectly good Babbit by Mr.. Barton
in book entitled: "The Man Nobody
Knows" What can he transform Coo
lidge into? A face litter think would
be liable to have better luck with
Cal than a historian.
That worker next door TO you
may not have anything TO do TO-
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