The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-12
Current EUenkS
By T. J. O'FLAHERTY.

KEVlN O'HIGGINS, Vice president
IA of the Free State council, minister
of justice, and foreign affairs, was
the victim of retribution when he met
his death last Sunday at the hands of
unknown men who presumably
avenged the crime committed by this
tool of the British government
against the scores of Irish revolu-
tionists he sent before the firing
squad for keeping faith with the
cause for which every generation of
Irish rebels sacrificed lives.
COMMUNISTS do not advocate in
dividual terrorism as a political
policy. 1t is the weapon of despair
and rarely provides remedy for the
situation which breeds despair. But
when one considers the wholesale
murders carried out by the present
heads of the Irish Free State under
the direction of the British govern
aent, no honest observer can work up
any indignation or experience any
sorrow over the death of O'Higgins
Indeed, the remarkable thing is that
something like this did not take place
before now.
0'HIGGINS attended the imperial
conference in London last October
He was an imperialist and fascist
to the marrow of his bones and the
most brutal and blood thirsty mem
Der of the cabinet. Tho catholic,
he turned cold shoulder to the papal
envoy who visited Ireland a few
years ago with the object of making
peace between the Free Staters and
the Republicans. DeValera, depended
on the pope to help him out, but
O'Higgins had the support of the
Irish bishops. Only few weeks ago,
O'Higgins and DeValera knelt to-
gether in the same church to ask
divine blessing on the new parlia-
ment. Evidently the catholic god
was out of politics on that day.
WHAT effect the assassination of
" O'Higgins will have on the situa-
tion in Ireland is problematical. 1t
undoubtedly weakens the Cosgrave
cabinet. O'Higgins was the ablest
man in that imperialist crew. Eng
land loses faithful servant. The
bereaved mothers, fathers, children
and wives of the brave lads that he
sent to early graves will shed no
tears.
WHAT has happened to "Hell an
?" Maria" Dawes? The vice-presi-
dent could get more publicity for
sleeping an extra minute than the
average person could, for hanging up
long distance waking record. His
name was on millions of tongues un-
til quite recently and he was con-
sidered formidable candidate for
the presidency. But nowadays he
only breaks into the news when he
catches whale. He never did be-
lieve that cussing politician had the
ghost of chance to make the white
house. This is a well-behaved co1n-
try---in public.
poLF LIUM, the boy preacher
preached another sermon for the |
benefit Of President Coolidge last
Sunday. His text was: "An angel of
the lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream" 1t was taken from Mat
thew, not Matty of the A. F. of L. |
and the National Civic Federation,
but one Of the scripture scriveners.
Rolf went on to say that dreams are
often employed by god to communi- !
cate his message to the faithful, but |
from what we gather from the divine |
radio message to the carpenter of |
Nazareth, we hope for the sake of
domestic felicity in the white house
that Lium's god will be little more
on the level with Cal than he was
with Joseph.
tContinucd o1 Pare Sir)