The daily worker., 1927-09-16
Current Evemts
By T. J. O'FIGherty


light, pleasant and genial, after
wallowing in the scandal of trade
union corruption featured in yester-
davis DAILY WORKER. 1t makes
the heart sick to contemplate the
depths to which leaders can sink,
when they accept money in return for
the betrayal of the trusting workers
they are sworn to serve. We do not
believe that there is living creature
morally lower than he who accepts
filthy lucre from the enemies of those
who expressed their confidence in his
integrity by electing him to coveted
office.
COMPARED to treachery of this
" sort even the most gruesome
murder takes on a haloed radiance.
But we do not have to wade thru the
details of the perfect crime or the
most terrible crime as an antitode to
the disgusting exposure of the New
Jersey grating labor takers. The no
hard-feeling murder is here. When
the defendant on trial for the Staying
of fellow human in Rockville, Con-
necticut got off with a light prison
sentence and fine which will be
paid by his publishers the relatives Of
the murdered man, male and female,
showered congratulations and kisses
on him. The killer is novelist and
evidently was seeking material for a
book when he pulled the fatal trigger.
ANY deed, no matter how distressing
IA or unpleasant it may be to its
subject, assumes a high moral char
acter when hitched to a noble and
exalted purpose. The Connecticut
killer would probably hang or spend
the rest of his life in prison had he
bumped off his man for mercenary
motives, but he needed material for
a book and he wanted it first hand.
Should he be inspired to title his book
"My First Murder" or some such
popular caption it should command a
ready sale and in addition to re-
munerating the author for his
pioneering venture he would deserve
the thanks of students of criminology.
THAT this particular slayer for the
sake of experience has further
ambitions may be guessed from his
cryptic remark to newspaper men
after sentence was imposed. 81 guess
I'll improve my technique at welding
the axe" he said. Perhaps his first
big Job was not done with a pistol.
We hope that the relatives of the next
sacrifice on the altar of literary am
bition will be as philosophical as the
Connecticut yankees.
WINGS more so than other prominent
IA citizens of the world never know
when they are we'll off. The former
king of Greece is credited with the
intention of seeking Ito regain the
throne from which he was evicted by
the revolutionists in 1923. The ex-
king was left fortune of $500,000 by
the late king Ferdinand of Roumania
and with the aid of this nest egg, he
is about to start an aggressive cam
paign. Half million dollars would
De mere UdSdGGllG III OH 1lilliOAo NA
Pennsylvania primary contest, but 1t
is a lot of money in Greece and should
be enough to purchase a sizeable army
and several cruisers. The main
trouble with thrones regained in this
way is, that they topple just as soon
as the purchased patriots spend their
last drachma on absinthe.
THE ex-kaiser of Germany foresees
terrible war in 1887 that will
be over in 48 hours because of its
very destructiveness. He considers
the league of nations a farce and be-
lieves that the great powers have no
desire for peace. He says: 81 am
very certain that many of those
powers talking about disarmament do
so in order to inspire greater conf
dence, thus Disgusting their purposes"
Hook the ex-kaiser. 1t is a grand
and glorious feeling to agree for once
with an old rascal like Wilhelm. Now
that such an authority on carnage as
the gentleman of "Me und Gott"
Name has agreed with The DAILY
WORKER, we expect that our words
on. war danger will carry more weight
in the future.
AMERICAN industrialists, with COM
n mendable impartiality are pre-
pad, G their principal platforms for
th ..oAt conventions of the republi-
can and democratic parties. They
are meeting in the Waldorf hotel and
the subjects under discussion cover a
wide range. These are the boys who
really determine the policies of the
United States which is supposed to
represent all the people. The views
of the manufacturers and bankers will
be listened to with attention. But
what a howl goes up when militant
labor demands that it's interests be
given consideration
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