The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-14
CURRENT EVENTS
BY I. ]. o'Flahsrty.
Continued from page -

Communist movement. 1t is character.
istic of the degeneration Of the social
list movement in the United States
that socialists have not raised voice
against the official welcome given by
the American government to Marie
while the same government has bar.
red intellectual women like Madame
Karolyi and Madame Kollontai.
TNHB decision Of Canada to appoint
4 her own ambassador to Washing
ton proves that The DAILY WORKER
was right invwarning its readers not
to take seriously the tales of peace
and harmony that emanated from the
press room Of the British empire con
ference. And that is not all. The
south African premier, General Hert-
zog, insists on freedom for his do
minion in everything but the name.
The Irish Free State delegates de-
mand the right to make treaties with
out having to consult Downing Street.
The fact that such conference is in
session proves that things are not
moving to the satisfaction of the inn
perialists. The British empire is book
ed for the down train.
YOU'VE got 60 hand It to the Jap
4 anese. A premier is reported to
have switched the red light district in
Osaka, after first taking the precau-
ton to buy real estate in the vicinity
of the new location But the truth
leaked out and lots of fellows got
stung. 1t 80 happens in America, &C.
casionally. The premier Is now very
much in the same position that
Daugherty and Fall were during the
Teapot Dome scandal. In fact Fall
is not yet out Of the woods. But while
the American democrats confined
themselves to pushing Daugherty and
other burglars out of office, the Japan
ese went step further. They bought
nice little coffin wrapped around
three nice littis daggers and sent the
gift to the premier with the suggestion
that short life and merry one has
its advantages.
THERE are rumors Of an attempt to
4 re-establish the monarchy in Port
ugal. The week that fails to produce
rebellion in Portugal is a week that
is too busy with an attempt on the
life Of Mussolini, by Mussolini and for
Mussolini The various factions in
the Portuguese ruling class are some
what comparable to the gangs of gun
men that shoot each other over the
spoils of the beer and alcohol bust
ness in Chicago. Not that we would
insult high class bootlegger by put
ting him on the same level with a
Portuguese politician. But we hope
that our local gentry viii see the point
and will not SQuint the evil eye over
a rifle with view to liquidatIng an
insult. a0
TT has come to pass that even Saliva
L ton army officers are demanding
more pay. The Job of fighting the
devil is no cinch and his foes find
that they are Obliged to pay as much
for their pork chops as citizens follow
ing less godly occupation. The saliva
ton army is a world wide organiza-
ton. 1t has a branch once in Korea.
British and American officers OF the
army" stationed in Korea receive IS
day for their onslaughts on the
devil. But Korean devil-Aghters re-
ceive only fifty cents for the same
kind of work. Tho It is logical TO
assume that d Korean can fay a
native devil with more effectiveness
than stranger can.
THERE was little excitement when
l. a Korean officer (Salvation Army
threw a little party in the street be-
cause he did not think his so cents
would last as long in a grog shop as
I'VE dollar bill. He encountered
opposition in the persons Of some
aristocrats Of salvation army labor,
namely those who were pulling down
the five smackers per day. 1t was the
old story of the hot dog jumping on
the fried chicke%. When the furnished
stars were separated from the blood
lof the christian fighters, General
Booth, who owns the Salvation Army,
came on the scene and promised that
he would give the Koreans demands
his earnest consideration. And no
doubt he will provided the Korean
keeps his knuckles polished and
doesn't fire until he is ready.