The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
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BY T. ]. o'FLAHERrY.

premises or ARGOS, the neduqual SSl D
of the Russian Trade Delegation in
London, according to the Daily Mail,
tory organ and unofficial mouthpiece
of Winston Churchill, chancellor OF
the exchequer and prime mover in the
conspiracy to bring about rupture
of diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and the Soviet Union. The
important official secrets that the
detectives were supposed to be look
ing for have not materialized but the
burglars are still drilling away at
the Soviet safes and they have not
yet given up hope. Perhaps the
forgers are little behind schedule
with the job.
AS we predicted few days ago our
n best capitalist papers will soon be
publishing the captured documents
judging from news dispatches that
appeared in yesterdays papers. The
extreme right wing of the tory gov
eminent wants an immediate rupture
of relations. Winston Churchill
hopes to capture the premiership on
this issue. He is typical fascist
and admirer of Mussolini. In this
period of British imperialist disinte-
grafton Churchill may succeed in his
schemes. The days of punitive ex-
petitions abroad and peace at home
are gone. The cradle land of liberal
ism is now seething cauldren of
revolutionary elements. Britain is
approaching the day when the ques-
tion of a Workers Government or a
fascist dictatorship must be faced in
real earnest.
president Doumergue and foreign
minister BRAND of France are
about to pay visit to Buckingham
palace. The visit is represented as
a formality but it has political sig
nificance. The British King serves
more purposes than contributing to
the prosperity of sundry distilleries.
He serves as s gaudy polSsie1l figseaf
to cover the wrinkles in British
diplomacy. 1t should not be forgotten
that president Poincare of France
visited the Car of Russia shortly be-
fore the beginning of the late world
war. It is almost a certainty that
Russia will again be topic of con-
versation at the Buckingham Palace
talkfest, but this time it will be the
Soviet Union, power that can
neither be bribed nor awed by the
money or the military forces of i'm
perialism.
THE XXX. is dying but the Ameri-
can Legion is its legitimate sue
cessor in the business of intolerance.
This is the opinion of the Civil Lib
critics Union included in its summary
of report of violations of the rights
of free speech and reactionary vio-
lence during 1926. The report states
that there were % meetings broken
up in 1926 against % in 1925, "a
lynchings in 1926 against 10 in 1925.
Failure of congress to take action
against lynching is blamed for the
increase. Yes, sir, we are progress
ing.
THERE is still headline or two left
in the Snyder-Gray murder case.
the culprits are on their way to Sing
Sing and large sections of the pop
ulation are counting the days until
they can smell the burning tissues
Of the condemned murderers thru the
lurid pictures of the execution that
will appear in the capitalist press.
The sadist spook-menger Roach
,Straton will not sleep peacefully I'M
tif the two unfortunates are vending
their spiritual ways to either heaven
or hell. Roach says he is hopeful
Gray will take an upward flight be-
cause he surrendered to Jesus, but he
has his doubts about Mrs. Snyder.
Straton may be one of those re-
pressed fellows who hates women in
general and pulchritudinous ones in
particular. Too bad Jesus did not
get busy in time and save both of
them!
ARTHUR BRISBANE, the 100000
"a year Hearst columnist (if not
rnore) devotes some of his column
space daily to boosting airplanes-
military airplanes. What he does not
know about areonautics would fill a
library but his customers are con-
WINGED of his infallibility and take
him seriously. 1t is generally known
that he is a high-priced writer and
this is convincing proof to millions
that he must be very wise man.
Talking to one of those millions re-
Gently about Arthur, / observed that
politically, the millionaire columnist
was an ass. "For 100000 a year.
came to reply, II would be willing to
be a drove Of swine" There you
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