The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-08
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Federation of Labor, and Victor
0lander, that labor was nearer to his
skin than his underwear. Thompson
was equally successful with Oscar
Nelson, alderman, lawyer and head
of the Flat Janitors' Union. Thomp-
son won, and Fitzpatrick is out in
the cold. y
nF course Thompson's police will
v use their clubs on the heads Of
strikers with as much vigor as did
Dever's coppers during the latter's
four years in the Chicago white
house." States Attorney Grove,
one of the most bitter enemies Of
organized labor in this country, is
Thompson's Organizer of victory"
Groves favorite pastime is putting
militant workers in Jail and turning
gangsters loose. Between both
thieves labor is crucified. But COM
pared to the labor takers who have
sold the workers for pelf, Grove,
Thompson, Dever and their ilk are
like unto the lilies of the field. How
about starting to agitate for labor
party comrades, fellow workers and
We toilers of the United States in
general?
NEW YORK readers who wear bum
AZ overcoats should keep away from
that part of Seventh avenue that
shoots straight between 23rd and
18th streets. Yesterday morning an
anonymous pedestrian was vending
his way to the aforementioned street.
While in front of a second hand
clothing store he attracted the APP
praising eye Of a burly barker,
known in the business as a sales
man. The appraiser licked his chops.
and rubbed his hands as if in anti
cipation of hot and delectable meal
after consuming which he would
show the proprietor a policeman's
badge. Anyhow that is the kind of q
look the enemy of the shabby pedes-
trian wore.
TOR a moment thot the gentleman
4 with the bum overcoat would get
/ by. 1t was not an aged coat. Per-
haps it saw only the tail end Of one
winter and perhaps it cost S11.9S.
But at a distance it would pass for
a cleaned and pressed horse blanket.
The barker finally decided that this
pedestrian was engaged in the BUSH
ness of deceiving the public, so as a
good citizen he interviewed by pounc-
ing on the walking clothes rack and
dragging him into his emporium. /
followed rather diffidently, not know
ing when an eagle eve might light
on me and take me to task for dar-
! ing to promenade Seventh avenue in
garments unbecoming a gentleman
obviously on his way to work at the
unseemly hour of IL a. m. THE
DAILY WORKER is a morning
paper, if this explains anything.)
y
NOW let us go on with the story.
~ The barker had his victim safely
in hand. The latter was shown vari-
Gus overcoats of various degrees of
virtue, many of them said to have
once graced the persons of men
whose names would make a white
collar slave bend knee. Wild young
bloods who pawned garments for the
thrill of it! Prices! This benefactor
was giving them away. The victim
spared for time. How could he pry
himself loose from the human octo-
pus? He looked at every garment
presented by his captor and shook his
head. Once he saw an opening and
was on the point of making a dash
for the door when the salesman froze
him to the ground with stare in
which steel glittered in company with
that soft look that devoted sheep
bestows on her newborn.
I could see quite plainly that the sit
uation was reaching a crisis and
being strongly opposed to intervene
ton unless where my class interests
are involved / was on the point of
sneaking away when the drama sud-
denly climaxed. The victim reached
into his pocket as the salesman dan
gled $3.50 overcoat-original cost
$75--in front of him. His mouth
opened wide but no wider than his
eyes. But the eyes of thq barker did
not open. They degenerated into two
eyil-omened Sits, reminding you Of
Bill Hart Of the films when that
worthy, playing the role of preach
err, at the end of his patience pro
duced his two guns and waded into
a saloon full of seasoned and soused
sinners.
eco you have no money!" muttered
y the salesman I thot so much.
Next time you come in here wasting
my time, I'll call cop and have you
arrested for vagrancy. / have a good
mind to pitch you out on your ear.
What do you think this place Is any
how? A salvation army joint" The
barker was agitating himself the
point Of violence and might hap sue