The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-02
Red Rays
YESTERDAY I had the pleasure of

YESTERDAY l had the pleasure of
meeting Samuel Schneider who
plays the part of one of the two de-
lightful rogues Dwi and Chono in
"The Centuries" at the New Play
wrights Theatre. His side-kick is
Eduard Franz and their work is ex-
cellent When writing the review,
did not know their names, so l take
this opportunity to take off my hat
to them. And while on the subject
want to pay tribute to the acting
of Jane Barry, who played the role
of Flossie, the gangster's sweetheart.
ONE of the most mirth-provoking
incidents that I have seen in any
play for long time is the scene in
the synagogue, where those two merry
fellows intone their love affairs within
the hearing of the rabbi. Of course,
IT you are a rabbi you may not enjoy
1t, but those of you that are not
and there are such among us-will
yet your moneys worth of fun.
GENEVA correspondents OF some
" American capitalist newspapers
are trying laboriously and futilely to
make it appear that Litvinoff's we'll
directed blast against the militarism
Of the imperialist powers turned out
to be a dud, because Of the clever
diplomacy of the capitalist represent
atives. The fact is that the proposals
for complete and immediate disarma-
ment presented by Litvinoff exposed
the powers in their true light as
thorogoing frauds with no more in
tention to disarm than they have to
quit exploiting the workers and the
colonial peoples.
THE disarmament program of the
government of the Soviet Union
will be read with interest by the
masses thruout the world. On the
shoulders of the workers and pea
SAINTS of all lands falls the burden O..
the militarist machines that are built
by the imperialists to hold the masses
IN subsection. Following on the heels
OF the resolution to put the seven
hour day in effect turnout the Soviet
Union the bold way in which Litvinoff
challenged the imperialists at Geneva
and flayed the capitalist system Of
fers further proof of the fidelity of
the Soviet Union. to the social revo-
luton and to the interests of the ex-
plotted masses all over the world.
ANOTHER victory of the Soviet
- Union and particularly in the
struggle with British Imperialism is
the signing of contract with the
Spanish government to supply Spain
with so per cent of her oil require
ments. The British and American oil
magnates are now squabbling over
the balance.
THE American government refuses
to recognize the Soviet Union, but
American business men have no OBJ
lection to making profits out of trade
with the U. S. S. R. Recognition
must come sooner or later and the
action of a group Of Wall Street
bankers in agreeing to advance $40,-
100000 for the development of the
metallurgical industry is $40,000,000
worth of propaganda for recognition.
incidentally it is $40,000,000 worth of
bitter pills for the stomach of British
Imperialism.
AMONG those who are doing their
"A best to bring The DAILY
WORKER to the attention of wider
public is Rev. DR.. John Roach Straton,
the fundamentalist everybody knows
and almost everybody laughs at. The
Dr. must be on the mailing list of
Fred Marvin, the gentleman who lives
on the radical movement by being op-
posed to it. John writes in his church
bulletin that there are 275 "subversive
societies and organizations actively
working for the destruction of chris
tianity, civilization and government
in America" with 1900 publications
including The DAILY WORKER.
Thanks, Roach, old top.
ANGELO SKILANOS of Chicago,
IA does not wear his hair long, does
not appear on the streets hatless and
does not refer to himself in the third
person. Yet he is a poet. Sikilanos
became notorious, and automatically
famous, when it was learned that his
wife has not spent twenty cents, for
clothes in twenty years which proves
that her husband has not been suc-
cess at the business because of the
weaknesses enumerated above.
Il
IT is quite evident that Sikilanos is
inflicted with a microscopic ego
which detests publicity on it's menu.
Should the poet follow the example
of William Hale Thompson and other
politicians who think we'll of them
selves, and get into the habit of say
ing: 81 believe that Ode to a Cater
pillar by Angelo Sikilanos is the best
poem of the year" or "Angelo SIKH
lanos' portrait of hot meal is as
good as Eddie Guests latest bedtime