The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-29
Current EUents

Continued 1Iom Lage
polls. When the Soviet Government
4 decides that it is necessary to execute
/ a batch of terrorist monarchists,
firing squad is easily available. The
Official eXecutioner is more native to
the United States, England and other
''civilized" countries.
RICHARD J. REYNOLDS, the 21-
AZ year-old president of an airways
company, angel of bum musical COM
edies and scion of the Reynolds
family Of tobacco fame took dive
into obscurity few days ago and
as result, private detectives from
here to st. Louis were busily en-
gagged looking for him. The Young
man never did tap Of work in his
/ life, but he made a wise decision
when he selected his father who was
! able to leave him several millions of
dollars when he died. Young
I Reynolds is now starting at the top
as a benefactor of down-trodden
chorus girls. By the time he gets to
the bottom his bootlegger may be at
the top and the bootlegger's son in
good time will be spending his sober
fathers money, made out of the fol-
lies Of the inebriate, on some other
bootlegger's merchandise. Thus the
circle Is completed and some say this
! is democracy. But what matters it
to the wage slaves on whose toll
these MASTERS live if the parasite Of
yesterday is not the parasite of to-
day?
WHILE young Mr.. Reynolds was
" hitting the high spots between
New York and Chicago thousands of
workers were sweating energy out of
their bodies in order that Mr.. Reyn-
olds could afford to play the big
hearted Dick to his boon companions.
Those workers were under the watch
full eyes of bosses employed by the
Reynolds millions. Young Mr.. Reyn-
olds may be a dissolute citizen, but
his dollars are sober and Industrious.
A great system for those who have
plenty Of dollars
THRU the Intervention of the Ameri-
can Legion, an American soldier
Of fortune who deserted the French
army while engaged in battle with the
Druses of Syria was pardoned. At
the same time Andre Marty, Com
munist leader was sentenced to serve
two terms of five years, to run con-
secutively for conducting revolution
airy propaganda in the army and
navy. Doty, the American deserter
did not have any moral scruples
against fighting against a people
struggling for emancipation from an
imperialist power He simply did not
like the work and took to his heels.
The American Legion will not inter-
vene in Martyrs behalf or in behalf
of the other Communists who were
given similar sentences.
COMMISSIONER Warren is de-
y handing more money from the city
treasury for more and better-paid
policemen. The Hearst press is
backing up Warren's demand and
urging the people" to join with the
lp olice commissioner in securing
higher wages for the blue coats. The
financial and industrial bosses of this
city are VIGOROUSLY ungrateful. After
the splendid service rendered by the
police in smashing strikers and
breaking up radical meetings it
should not be necessary to demand
better living conditions for these pub
lie servants. But soldiers who go TO
war and run even greater risks than
the police receive even less. If the
police displayed less alacrity in break
ing the heads Of striking trades union
lists their usefulness might be more
appreciated by those who run this
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