The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-02
By Upton SiNGIair


Ashegh had had generations and could afford to
look upon and all those who sought it. This was the
impress Bunny who that his money pain
fully would he attain the aggressive seassur
looking something better than him
SELF while he found in the Asheighs with their
well trained and mansion full OF the
Henrietta was tall and slender gentle voice. and
the point of prmness Her mother had just died and
for year black which Of conspicuous
She high church Episcopal and Sunday mornings wore
long gloves carried little prayerbook and hymnal Joined
together bound in black leather with gold border She took
Bunny to havevto
Hebrew mythology with vulgar eraness but may have
its symbolic meaning explained by whe-haed old gentleman
with trace of English accent.
What Henrietta to Bunny refuge from the
anguish and tumu OF iegmate desire He fed to her as to
saint and madonna alive and visible upon college campus She
above the gng crudeness of the set she did not
paint powdernothng perspraton would
presume to appear her decaey chiseed nose You might
dream Of kissing her. but it would remain dream she would
call Mr. Ross during the first six months of acquain
ance and after that she would call you Arnold hndng dg
ned perhaps because of Matthew SO oEg knew and
class and little gold prayer-book phrased
honor and obey the civil authorities and submit yourself all
governors teachers spiritual pastors and masters
III
Bunny up Paradise for his Christmas holidays and
there the first word from Paul. plain card bearing the
stamp OF the American Expedonary Force but place. pic
ture postcard with Scenes in Urusk Camesleigh the
volga oranyhing like thatk. Dear Ruth it said: Just
line to let know that am well and everything it all right
have three letters from you Please write often We
all the family and to Bunny and Mr. ROSS Ahecuonatey Paul
Ruth had treasure several days.
telling many read it, studied every
word both Sides seemed Bunny cold and unsatsfac
tory note he did say Ruth asked Dad about
said there would necessarily be great censog
of soldiers mall and Paul had probably written this bare mes
make through Why did there have
much censong Bunny asked and Dad answered that these
tckish times and the had itself against
enemy propaganda 80 s-t
Dad had been reading magazine article which explained
what happening in the world The German and Austrian
empires had come down with crash and that was great
triumph democracy the friends democracy
big job do which was to crush the wild beast of
and wherever the webehaved and respectable Russians had
government the borders the allies helping them
with money supplies General Denn had possession
of south Russia the lot had up
on the north at Archange anBoshevk making
Roadway under British and American protection AS Siberia
there had been Socialist holding from the
days. but these Socialists were lot of takers and
they had been kicked out and replaced by fighting
Admiral Kochak who had once commanded the Tsar fleet
was this he-ada the allies were backing to Siberia and
our troops there to keep the railroad open
were making fuss about It, and telling all the lies they could
that was why we had to have censorship, said Dad
Bunny accepted this explanation without question.
been in training for months acquired
military point of view. He keeny danger Of
shevk propaganda and determined that ran into any
OF he would hasten to denounce it. So innocent he and
little of the subtety of the enemyhe
that he this time absorbing the poison andof all places
in the word-n of the class of his Christian
and conservative university
was hard overwOrked university president Dr.
Cowpes most trusted dean had engaged this young
recommendation of high-up A. authorities The
young had been doing relief was the
prominent pastor he bore the name of Daniel
Webster Irving anyone to imagine that man with
such name might be suffering from political shel-shock?
This young instructor subtle method he did not
say anything that could be pinned down him. but
his seeds Of doubt by asking questions and advising
think for themselves There always every college
one or more sorehead the of unorhodox parents
in Bunnys class was an avowed nationalist another
Russian name All that teacher had these
fellows ask questions and quickly the whole group would be
wandering in demoazed by Japanese govern
ment in its control education as dangerous
thoughts"
President Wilson gone Europe in order to bring about
the reign OF justice he had promised He having rumphal
progress through England and France
full OF the wonders of what he achieve But In
Mr. vngs class Bunny heard pointed that the president
mad dropped from mention the most important his
points, the demand for freedom of the Could be that
this had been the price OF British support his PROGRAM?