The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-12
BY FRED HARRIS

| gazed at the artificial presumptuousness Of
the whole arrangement, and in retrospect reviewed
the political career of Ebert and its effect on the
country. His very rise to a world figure is definitely
connected with the revolution Of 1918 and its be-
trayal; the massacre and persecution of thousands
OF Spartacists and Communists, the assassination
of Karl Liebkneeht and Rosa Luxemburg the reign
Of terror of Noske, Ebert's chief of police; the
Weimar constitution and its compromise with capt.
talism. The result of this betrayal of labor is the
present misery of Germany 1t is an outstanding
specter to anyone who visits that country.
While the former kaiser lives in luxury and
splendor, from two to three millions of German
workers are unemployed One and a half million
of them receive dole of NIX. LIZ a day (42e)
while the ether million of workers can not qualify
to meet the necessary conditions upon which relief
is paid, thus they are getting support at all.
Those that working like the textile workers in
Chenmitz, earn a pittance Of so pfennig ar hour.
tabout l2e) Due to such starvation wages, and
the inability to get work, the increasing number of
suicides is alarming.
The weakness of the political regime Of Ebert
and the social democrats gave cause TO innurerabe
political and military intrgues, especially in the
south German states, where the republic has been
reduced to impotency. So for instance was I told
by Bavarian, in Munich, that the official status
of his country is that of royal republic" He was
also proud of the fact that the king had not deserted
YETI and always to the city when some fes-
tval or royal demonstration requires the presence
Of a king" Munich itself, boasts yet of its royal
institutions, the various university departments art
galleries, castles and clubs still bear the prefix of
Royal" In Berlin, POLITICAL ntrigues were re-
sDonsibe for the defeat of the property expropria
ION measure which aimed at the former rulers
he majority of the social democrats voting for a
enerous compromise.
Such political oscillation could not result in any
thing but discredit for Ebert and his party, and
ended in the election of a monarchial field-marshal
to the presidency.
While such thoughts were passing in my mind
viewed the comedy which was being staged at the
grave Of the man most responsible for such con-
ditiOns. Even fate had its little joke, for it so
happens that in the of the grave, some
christian dignitary" found his resting place. In
reverence to his "highness' enormous statute OF
the mother of god" some Is feet in height, with
outspread arms and wings stationed there, no
doubt, to protect the dead mans soul. Her profile
is facing towards Ebert's grave. Thus he, who,
though yellow socialist, at least an atheist,
is now in the immediate neighborhood of the most
orthodox symbol of the christian church.
The farce continued A group of some 100 peo-
pie "Gesangverein" from other town, has
now arrived and is forming circle around the
grave Absolute silence. The conductor gives his
directions, and then the singing starts. Hymns in
honor of the dead hero. Everybody stands notion
less hat in hand, in pious reverence.
The show is nearing it's end The singing has
stopped As final act, the republican patriots march
around the grave no doubt, saying the prayer OF
capitalism, which is r. T. T. Crest in peace for the
dead ones--rent, interest, profit, to the livingl
audience Aimee and perhaps thought she was
good. We recolect that Chicago gave handsome
reception to Coue whose formula for all disease
was: Every day, in every way, am getting better
and better" Coue must have forgotten his own
formula. He was better until he got and died.
Those who patronize Aimee's show, to get an
eye-fuil could spend their money for less worthy
purpose. But those who contribute with the ex-
pectation that Jesus will get percentage OF il
might well invest it in Florida real estate