The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-04
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tOOntluueO II ON p0ge u
good old days when fellowship count
ed for more than business prestige.
and hearts seemed more mellow, may
be one of the good things to come
out of the Winter Frolic.
Il am for the Winter Frolic for
many reasons, one of which is that
it may help Duluthians to get ac-
quainted with one another when
everybody is himself, away from the
frigidity of business and the serenity
of the home. The democracy of the
thing is appealing. For week at
least everyone will be on a COM
mon level"
MIR. WILLIAM MAHONEY of st.
A'A Paul and points north is consi-
derably agitated because the Com
munists persist in being a part of
the labor movement Time and again
poor old Bill, thot he had rid the
Minnesota labor unions of the radi-
calls, only to find himself confronted
with the task of annihilating them
almost as often as once a week. Ma
honey missed becoming famous once
upon a time by narrow margin. But
for several causes, including Ma.
honey the June II convention of the
fRrmer-labor party might have made
history. Which leaves the niche pick
ed out for his statute by William a
forlorn question mark. Mahoney was
disappointed and vented his anger on
the Communists, who really did their
best to make the conference a sue.
cess.
A FTER June II, Mahoney was all
- dressed up but had no place to
go. What could a man do in such a
dilemma except go to the session OF
the c. P. P. A. and knock at the
door for admission? But evidently
the gentlemen who ran that conven
ton never heard of Christs admon
ition: KNOCK and it shall be open
ed unto you" On the contrary Will
Jams was told that he had sinned
and the hard-boiled capitalist poll
ticians at Cleveland were not in a
mood to repeat the action of the
meek and lowly Nazarene when he
took Mary Magdalene, the fair want,
on, to his bosom and sympathized
with her. Rebuked, and spurned
William walked out into the great
open spaces, where Communists are
as persistent as mosquitoes in New
Jersey.
THE worst is yet to come. Ma
4 honey donned the sackcloth and
ne rubbed salt into the wound caus
ed by the application of the c. P. p
A. about to his posterior at Cleve
land and thus accoutred did penance
While in the agonies of reformation
he altered loud shrieks against the
reds which we're not taken at face
value by the reactionaries. They
wanted deeds meet for absolution.
Furthermore, played-out renegades
are of no more use to the reaction
airy labor leaders than used-up fac
tory fodder is to a capitalist. Ma
honey raved like a deceived prosti.
tute, but no avail. He was finally
forced to throw himself at the feet
Of the lowest political pimps in Min
nesota to serve under them, and
whistle the workers into the camp
of the reactionaries. This is his role
now.
TN the current issue Of his paper, at
1 least three articles are devoted to
attacking the Communists. Every
where they are hurled" out OF Ia
Dor organizations but still they come
back and carry on their agitation, al.
ways on the constructive side. Ma
honey is a man who has seen many
winters in the labor movement. Per.
haps he is too old to learn. Yet he
could follow worse counsel than to
write to Mr.. James Ramsay MacDon.
aid, late premier for his majestys
government, and ask that gentleman
to tell his experience with the Bri
tish Communists and how all his ef.
forts to drive them out OF the move
ment only added to their strength
and popularity. Tho the Liverpool
conference voted the Communists out
Of the labor party, the rank and file
refused to comply with the demand
and Mr.. Macdonald and company are
left sucking their thumbs. To para.
phrase the words Of the sergeant in:
What Price Glory7" we say: Think
faot MnA.a.s.g urhl~f.f a.. y