The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-24

AoE lue TlBHL wing ddDOr LEADERS DuL
the Communists were given to under
stand that their movements would be
watched. They were blamed for
bringing the strike disaster on the
dear public" The right wing lead
ers thru their organ the Daily Herald
covertly charged the Communists
with being disrupters and enemies on
the inside-the same kind OF twaddle
that William Green, head of the A. F.
OF L. or his friend, founder and ex-
ploiter OF that fiourishing business
known as the Loyal Order of the
Moose, James J. Davis, who works
the department Of labor as a side
line, throw up here in America.
uERE is little lid bit that l have
- not seen published: On the morn
ing of the strike the Daily Herald car
ried sub-edtorial entitled, "Trust
Your Leaders," A perfectly proper
title under certain circumstances! But
the title was used as a cloak for a
libel ON the active milttants in the
unions who knew that Thomas was
the logical successor to Judas Iscariot
and was as certain to betray the
workers whenever he saw a golden
opportunity as a poisoned rat Is sure
to take to drinking water.
do you know the reason for this?"
I was asked by a known left wing jour
'palist. He proceeded to inform me.
A series of articles appeared in the
Sunday Worker by William Paul, edi-
tor OF that paper, explaining the aims
Of the left wing in the trade unions.
Paul threw his harpoon into ]. H.
Thomas and the right wing leaders.
This angered the Daily Herald and it
attacked the Sunday Worker vicious
ly. Tho the Herald is supported by
the trade union movement as q
whole, and tho Its best friends are in
the left wing. It seems to feel that its
mission Is to sneeze every time ].
H. Thomas, Snowden or Macdonald
take their snuff.
A. J. Cook, who is q genuine left
winger, a man whose head has not
been turned by his election to the sec
rstaryship of the miners federation,
one Of the most powerful labor unions
In the world, resented this attack on
the Sunday Worker and phoned his
complaint TO the Daily Herald. He In
formed the editor that he intended to
reply to the attack In the columns OF
the Herald.
But I may not publish It" replied
the voice over the phone.
"But perhaps you may be compelled
to publish IT," replied Cook.
For a little while series of gurg-
ling sounds came over the wire. Cook
suspected for a moment that the un-
seen conversationahst was swallowing
a pill. Then there was a resumption
Of speech.
why, do you know that you are
speaking to Mr.. Hamilton Fyfe?"
"Oh, yes" answered Cook, 'and per-
haps Mr.. Hamilton Fyfe might be in
terested to know that he Is speaking
to the secretary of an organization
that Is substituting the paper he edits"
COOK also informed the managers
" Of the Herald that unless their
right wing friends watched their step
the Sunday Worker might have
Watch Your Leaders," editorial
such as might be remembered by the
heroes of Black Friday, 1921. Whether
Cook was able to get his reply into
the Daily Herald I do not know but
the front page of the Sunday Worker
carried a spirited article from his
pen. And the editorial "Trust Your
Leaders," was the Herald answer to
Cooks telephone conversation.
And yet when the government held
up the paper supply Of the Victoria
Publishing Company which published
the Herald untr stopped by the print
ers' walkout and afterwards the Brit