The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-10
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BY T. }. o'FLAHgRrY

YTVHE New York Times is the best
1 capitalist newspaper in the United
States. And in its issue of October 2,
it wastes two columns trying to prove
that England is anxious to see Italy,
France and Germany in united front
TO preserve peace in Europe. It is
awfully hard for us to keep on telling
you that this is all bunk. But for
heavens sake tell everybody you
meet, or at least everybody you are
on speaking terms with, that England
is as sore as a boil over the Franco
German entente and that the confer
ence between Chamberlain and Mus
solini was directed against France.
s
TTOW glad we would be If we could
IL announce the fact that capitalist
governments were conscientiously
striving to avoid war. But we cannot
do It. For the very good reason that
capitalism can no more avoid war
than a dope flend can avoid taking a
shot from the needle. The dope iend
would like nothing better than to
develop a hunger for buttermilk but
darn it, the temptation is too keen.
The analogy Is not perfect howexar-
The capitalists do not want war be
cause they enjoy the spectacle OF see
ing CUTS hanging on wire entangle-
ments But when it comes to the
point where the ruling class OF Eng
land or the ruling class OF some other
country must give way, what Of 1t II
a few million human bodies are sacr1-
fced?
AT the present time we have
n drive on to keep The DAILY
WORKER. It is a serious matter, but
many of our readers feel that work
ingclass paper is always in crisis,
but that somehow or other miracle
happens and it does not go under.
Now, j have not been asked to incite
our readers to send in their contribu-
tions to save The DAILY WORKER
but Indictment is not necessary after
reading the capitalist press every day,
on Italy, France, Germany, England
and particularly Russia. Do you care
to be fed on lies or on the truth?
TALKING to an employe Of cap
4 italist newspaper few days ago,
admitted quite frankly that our
raper was not impartial. We print
all the news that is fit to be printed
for the benefit OF the wonkingclass.
The capitalist papers will do the OPP
posite. They cannot help 1t. They
are class-conscious. They are for the
capitalist system and the capitalists
are for them. The Chicago Tribune
may disagree with the News as to
the respective merits of Captain
Savage, states attorney Groves man,
or Judge Jareckf, democrat, for coun-
ty judge. But in real crisis both
viii line up against the workers.
VOU have been told this for genera
i. tons. And It will be told for
generations more. II will be told I'M
~ the American workingclass rise
TO The top OF the heap where they be-
long. There are people, many OF them
radicals---tired--wh soon at our ex-
hortations. They say It is no use,
that the masses are fools, selfish and
many other things. Well, what OF It?
A man who does not believe in his
policy, even tho the whole world be
against him is not worth his weight
IN dung. The idealist cares nothing
for practical politics" because "prac-
teal politics" are never practical.
Certainly not for the oppressed.
XK7HAT Is life worth living for any
w how II mot for a causef You
may have money and commit suicide
as many people do, or you may have
money and spend your life fitting
around the cabarets and night clubs
OF Broadway, New York. Or you may
not have nickel to spare and enjoy
yourselh doing something useful.
that's the secret OF enjoying life.
Doing something useful. Produce
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