The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
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appears that The Mirror was instIu-
mental in framing up the whole bust
ness and when one of Browning's
lawyers intimated this, The Mirror
opened up on the lawyer in an effort
to show that the kinks in his marital
life and Browning's hectic connubial
career showed striking similarity.
In fact, the paper suggested that the
lawyer might have contributed to
Brownings delinquency.
TN order to bring the reading public
L closer to The Mirror-the public
that feeds ON the offal provided by
the Hearst press--a contest is start
ed and readers are offered prizes for
the snapplest pet name for Brown
ing. Some suggest that he Ee called
the "Honking Gander" and other
fancy names. When the Browning
case is played out the tabloids will
comb the social sewers for more filth
and as long as the cash from in
creased advertising rates keeps the
cash register striking, our moral,
Christian publishers will serve the
public and denounce Communism as
menace to the sanctity of the home
anu SOCIAL decency.
OUR position that Great britain
Ogestwe OF re~ce towards China
was merely stall to enable the Britt
ism forces TO get to Shanghai before
the cantonese capture of the city is
borne oft by the latest news from
.,ordon. There are so many conflict
ing series emanating from London
ami Warrington that it is almost inn
possible 10 wend ones way thru the
mass of contradictory reports. But
it is becoming clearer with each pass
ing day that the imperialists are de-
termined to hold on to Shang hai and
that England and the United States
have more than mere commercial rea-
sons for this determination.
n HAAIBERLAIN'S policy has been
~ endorsed by both Ramsay Mac
Donald and Lloyd George This
means that the empire is IN a crisis
and that all the tools of the empire
in all parties are rallying to her sup
port. Here is the way London cor
respondent puts the British posi-
ton: = Britain intends TO defend
to the limit her concession at Shang-
hal, upon which hangs the fate Of
the new naval station-the key point
to the control of Oriental sea war
rare.' Strategic consideration as
well as commercial reasons explain
tho grim determination Of England
md inc United States to maintain a
ms old in China.
. RlTAlN refuses to recognize the
- Cantonese but offers working
agreement with "the north and south
Cnlna factions" The same old pol
icy OF dividing and conquering. With
this brigand policy we find the hypo-
critical fraud, Ramsay Macdonald, in
agreement. The gentleman who is
always ready TO raise his voice
against Soviet Russia and the dicta-
torship Oh the workers and peasants
has nothing but the midost terms of
criticism for the brutal blood and
iron policy of the tory government
in China. Even his former mild
criticism seems to be now conspicn-
GUS by its absence.
THERE is serious danger of
4 world war developing out Of the
Chinese crisis. The United States
cannot forget the interview of
Chang-kaj-Skek, the Cantonese gen
oral, IN which he declared that China
extended 4 friendly hand TO the OPP
pressed slaves Of American imperial.
.sa n .hs Philippines. Neither can
England forget his references to the
hundreds q millions Of Hindoos wha
would be encouraged to rise against
Britain by a victory Of the Chinese
natlonalists. And both England and
Japan look with jaundicod eve in
the direction of Japan and the dread
ed alliance Of all Eastern peoples
against western Imperialism. Yes,
there is more involved in Shanghai