The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-28
CURRENT EVENTS
By 7. ]. O'FLAHERTY

wv often in this column that it is
with exceeding great pleasure we in
troduce our readers to Benjamin Tit
man, who was born in Russia forty
one years ago and came to America
when eleven. Unlike the great many
who start at the bottom and stay with
in "a few rungs from there, or the
comparatively few that start at the
top and end at the bottom, Benjamin
rose from beneath the surface and a
few days ago hung a million dollars
worth of insurance up in his bedroom.
Here is the text for several thou
sand sermons thruout the United
States. The story should be pasted on
the window of every pawnshop in the
Bowery and in the hat of every white
collared slave in America. No doubt
Secretary of Labor Davis will notice
the tale and will use it to illustrate
the opportunities existing in this coun-
try for loyal aliens, the next time
he has the pleasure of deporting a
group Of radical alien workers.
Since l am on the subject of aliens,
the following is too good to pass over
in silence. A member of the Interna-
tional Pocketbook Workers Union in
formed the writer that Mr.. Shiplaooff,
manager of the union was charged
with using Mussolini tactics on the
members. Shiplacoff did not bat an
eyelid but replied: "We Americans
will use the methods of 1776 and send
you foreigners back to where you
came FROM"
(WHICH reminds me of another
w story. An ex-Irish catholic was
delivering q speech on socialism m the
days when some socialists were So
cialists. The inevitable interrupter
popped up with the observation that
socialism was against the catholic re-
ligion. The speaker asked him for his
authority. David Goldstein," came
the reply. Then the ax-catholic orator
dug down deep into his spacious chest
for his strongest vocal blast and with
indignation chiseled on his brow he
Numbered: "Why, my ancestors were
catholics when Goldstein's were pick
ing up bottles and rags in the streets
of Jerusalem"
None can be more bitter against
the radical alien workers than i'm
migrants Wis shsga sold themselves
to the capitalists. Mr.. Davis, our sec
rotary of labor is a Welshman. "From
puddler to cabinet official could be
the title of his scenario. Mr.. Davis is
worth million dollars, perhaps more.
For every sucker that joins the Moose.
Davis gets dollar in commission. It
is better contract than the one held
by the imperial wizard of the xxx.
The dollars come in steadier. Mr..
Shiplacoff receives the not inconsider-
able salary of $12500 week as man.
ager of a small union. He is said to
belong to the cleft wing" of the So
cialist party. A man could grow a
dozen wings for that salary.
N/HAT does a little thing like the
w senate mean to Samuel insult,
millionaire public utility man, who
has been famous for substituting opera
in Chicago for several years and for
purchasing politicians more recently?
Sam treats the senate with almost as
much contempt as does Calvin Cool
idge. The only difference is that the
senate pays Cal back in his own coin
while it can hardly touch hair on
Sans bald head. Sam was hailed be-
fore the Reed slush investigation com
mittee but he refused to say to what
set of politicians he gave the sum of
$4,000 during his spending orgy in
the last congressional elections. He
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