The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-18

west coast in two hops the newspapers did not pay
very much attention to him and when they did he
was referred to as the "Fyin' Foop as Mrs. Gibson
in the Hall Mills murder the "Pig Woman"
and other celebrities that lend themselves to pub
hcty but lack responsibility are given sobriquets,
the short side of dignity.
Lindbergh then more or less an unknown
soldier young aviator in the air mail service Pub
lie attention was concentrated the squabbles be-
tween Levine who was backing the Chamberlin
flight and Bellanca the designer of the plane that
was to make the trans oceanic trip to Paris.
Suddenly the "Flyin Fool' took the air and al
most suddenly landed in Paris.
Then the American government got busy. It saw
in the feat of this daring youth the opportunity of
putting the greatest drive for militarism since
Woodrow Wilson read his message of war against
Germany before the joint session of congress in
April 1917
Soon Ambassador Herrick was running around
like chorus girl sticking bis mug in front of every
camera that tried TO get "shOt" at the young air
man. Even the ambassadorial pajamas that
conscripted to adorn Lindberghs limbs occupied
as much space in the newspapers they would on
a clothes line. Lindbergh the of a Minnesota
radical suddenly became a world figure to whom
kings and president doing homage.
Lindberghs feat placed MIN so far above the
average king capitalist potentate in courage and
ability that they not fit to wipe the CRIME of
days flying from his countenance, but this was not
the reason these parasites hailed the young filler.
They wanted TO bask in the rays of his
Elected glory and leeche suck into their degenerate
political anatomies the popular life blood that
healthy virle pioneering aviator had inherited from
his rebelous father who fought the capitalists al
his life and died with their curses on his lips.
The harpies of the deeadent European aristocracy
and of the equally parasitea capitalist class moved
to extract the maximum advantage from the young
mans accomplishment. The French government, the
tool of the French money lenders, spectators and
industrialists saw an opportunity to put in good
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war debt to the United States, but the American
government while hailng France in eulogstic terms
and stressng the friendly relations between the two
countries shook its head sadly at the suggestion that
GLORIOUS France" should assume the ignoble role
OF an international dead beat. Nothing doing on
debt cancellation said Washington in effect 1--WE
like you, but must have dough- or at least
keep the bill hanging over your head to bedevil
your sleeping hours and render you more amiable
to concessions that bankers, industrial capital
lists may demand in their future dealings with you"
The King of All the Belgians-that is what the
son of the hbertine Leopold calls hmself-gOt
"pieee" out of Lndbergh to the language Of
sporting circles. (Lest there be any misunderstood
ing little explanation Of the term in quotes may
be necessary. Boxers wrestlers, runners, swimmers
and other performers of this type surrounded
by hordes Of professional promoters who live on
those who take the punches, the half-nelsons and
toe holds, those who crack their wind the track
or their lives in the swirling waters. Each human
ings of the professional athlete. This is what is
called getting "piece out of him.
The @piece" Albert of Belgium got out of Lind
bergh was publicity and the opportunity to have
his pictures taken with the young American. Per-
haps the next time the monarch sends his agents
to Dc little panhandling in the United States,
Morgan win have less difficulty in floating his loan
when he reminds the investors that the king was
a friend of the hero "lfndy
Lindbergh went to England and visited the king
in Buckingham Palace. 1 not sure whether
George consented to be snapped with the American
birdman but the Prince of Wales, who is equally
at home in pub, dance hall in front Of camera
was hauled out to do little bit of drumming for
the empire It also gave Ambassador Houghton
chance to figure in the even tho by this time
Lindbergh did not need any paiamas. 1t also gave
the American ruling. class chance to take couple
of chuckIes at the expense of their English cousins
and an opportunity to impress upon the old empire
the fact that their former colonial empire now has
the ships the planes and the aviators too in
the old empire should try conclusions with her wes