The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-28
CurY9ntEUentS
By t. J. o'FLAHERrY.

THIS is not fish story: 1t is
rumored that General Wood, alias
'Ivory Soap" the tuchun of the to-
bacco, rubber and sugar trusts in the
Philippines has been recalled from
the islands to make South Dakota safe
for Coolidge. In addition to the ex-
ploitation Of the Filipinos by the
American tax masters, Woods num-
erous plumbers made bad situation
worse and it seems that the admins
tration considered attaching shiny
can to his political tail.
pUT the exigencies of politics modify
~ decisions and the reports now cur
rent around Rapid City, South Da-
kota indicate that the political lobe
of the Presidents brain, calculates on
utilizing the former Proctor Gamble
white hope in the task of capturing
the electoral vote of South Dakota
for Big Chief Still Waters. It should
be noted that Wood carried South
Dakota in the primaries that preceded
the election of Warren Gamaliel
Harding. So, canny "Cal" figuring
that Leonard might like to take an
other trip to the Philippines in order
to catch a legitimate disease that
would enable him to retire without
creating the impression that he was
kicked in the trousers, may agree to
hold Woods blulders in allegiance in
return for the votes he may be able
to bring in to the Coolidge net.
NEVERTHELESS we think that
~ Coolidge could win more votes by
suggesting solution Of the farmers
ills than by importing a white ele-
plant. A democratic newspaper
states that Coolidge's speech to
gathering Of South Dakota legisla-
tors left the latter cold. Coolidge
was of the opinion that there was
nothing the matter with the farmer.
Something like Woodrow Wilson's
analysis of the industrial depression
which he declared was purely
psychological" He might as well at
tribute their troubles to the "sex
complex" 1t would do them as much
good.
co far the, three-poMer naval cen
y ference in Geneva has accom-
plished little beyond shedding light
on the keen rivalry that exists be-
tween the United States and England.
Japan sits back watching every OPP
portunity to extract some advantage
from this rivalry. There win be no
reduction of ornaments as result
of this conference. There will be
new naval armament race between
the United States and Great Britain.
The admirals Of both countries are
snarling at each other. This is a
prelude to the boom Of hostile cannon.
GIANT demonstrations against the
" anti-trade union bill are taking
place in England. Hyde Park was
the scene of a lively serimmage be-
tween Fascists and Communists last
Sunday. The days of free speech and
calm discussion of differences of
opinion are passing in England In
those halcyon days of British capt.
talism this orderly condition much
exaggerated at that) was attributed
to the English character. What
calm, cool and collected brute this
Briton was? No wonder he could
lord it over millions of subject peo-
pies. But now he is getting as ex-
cited as a whirling dervish. Simply
because he is losing out in the strug-
gle for world markets and threatened
with revolution at home and abroad.
This refers to the British ruling class
which is doomed to go and to the
British workingclass which is about
to come into its own.
THAT the French government
bureaucrats is honeycombed with
Fascist-Royalist sympathizers was
proved few days ago when by
clever ruse the Royalist editor Leon
Dddet. and an associate were released
:, from prison by confederates. A
royalist representing himself as the
minister of the interior called the
prison commandant on the telephone
and ordered the release of the two
royalists and a Communicative latter
+, included to give the order show of
plausibility.
THE ability of the conspirators to
4 use the telephone in the depart
ment of the interior and the laxity of
the prison commandant in releasing
prisoners with a written order to that
effect from the competent authority,
would indicate lack Of discipline in