The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-27
BY Upton Sinclair

The afternoon coming from his classes Bunny
the familiar color of the Evening Boost
err, and his eye caughas meant to be caught-by
harng headlnes
POLICE RAID RED CENTER
Bunny purchased paper-as it he
read how that morning squad from police headquarters
had invaded the of the clothing workers union
off nearly rucload Of documents which expected to
directed and financed by the red revouonss of Moscow The
officials of the union under arrest of those apehend
being Chain Menzes efconfesed sociaistc agiator
another job Bunny He didn't know quite
how to about it. Dad the Paradise,
could not be consulted Bunny Dads lawyer Mr.
Dolver keenwitted sofspoken gentleman SYM
pathy with reds but like all lawyers was prepared for any
weird trouble his wealthy clients might bring along He called
up police headquarters and asceaned that the seconfesed
socac agitaor was to be arTagned the following day bail
would be set at that time and would be Bunny have
the cash hand the Bunny
SAID ne wanted to see the prisoner and Mr. Dover said ne knew
the chief of police, and might be able to it.
lie wrote note and Bunny went over to the dingy old
sand and serving of million The chief proved
be bury in civilian clothing smelling strongly civilian
whiskey he requested Bunny to sit down. and summoned
couple Of detectives and began obvious effort to find all
that Bunny knew about Chain Menzes and Bunnys ideas and
Chains ideas And Bunny, who growing ugly
world carefully phrased exposition of the difference
ing that he could not be trapped into ndisceon and knowing
chat he miionaes and could not be thrown
him in to see the prisoner
SO Bunny got glimpse his ctys jail The old building
cracked and had been condemned by
half dozen successive commissions nevertheless
to the greed of real estate spectators who
low The mouldy old place stank and looked carefully
might vermn crawling the walls The
confined number of tanks which steel barred cages
holding thirty forty EACH with of
not enough artificial light to enable anyone to read This civ
oddly named Angel appeared anxious to cultivate all
be vices in its victims for provided them reading matter
and exercises recreation but permitted them
lice and cgareesand the er secretly struggled whiskey
and cocaine to such had money for brides.
In of these Papa floor since
there was other place to sit He appeared quite
having gathered round him the entire congregation
hear about the struggle of the clothing workers.
the toers of the world to organize abolish
capitalist system When Bunny appeared the old jumped
and grabbed him by the hand and Bunny said quickly
Nenzies, should know that this gentleman with
detective."
Papa Menzies grinned "sure got noting to hide been
member of de Socialist party for twenty years believe
ballot boxdey will find noting de
h have been telling desc boys Socialism will
dis gentleman he wants to listen have helping
clodng workers together conditions am
going on vd it de day git out again. So that that!
And in the evening Bunny phoned to his father
the situation Bunny had been accustomed his
name to checks of sze and had been careful
the privileges but now he proposing to draw fifteen thousand
dollars because they would probably fix the bah very high
hope OF keeping the old jail until the strike
broken There risk involved Bunny declared Men
zies was the soul of honor and would away
Dad made face the telephone-but
do? His dearly beloved ablaze with indignation
sisted that he knew all about it, there possibility
ever that this old clothing worker might be
Soviet government deliberately planted City destroy
American institutions How Bunny things Dad
couldn't imagine, but he had to be so
wrought up and finally he said all right but
send somebody to court with the that
not get his name into the newspapers again
Continued Tomorrow