The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-08
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and peasants of the Soviet Union
celebrated an anniversary of the No
vember Revolution the capitalist press
was free from the croakings of
prophets who specialize in predicting
the doom of the Soviet government.
On the contrary, testimony to the
stability of the revolutionary regime
came from many quarters. Even the
reactionary Herald-Tribune, which
comes as near to being the official
mouthpiece of the Republican Party
as possible under the political condi-
| lions existing in the United States,
declares that the phenomenal growth
of trade between this country and the
Soviet Union, brings recognition with
in bounds of probability at COM
paratively early date.
1T is interesting to note that Alex
ander Kerensky, short lived premier
of Russia in the days that interviewed
between the overthrow of the Cars
government and the rise to power of
the Bolsheviki, chose the Tenth An
niversary of the Soviet regime to pub
fish book entitled catastrophe"
which presumably pictures the down
fall of Russia under the present gov
eminent, as seen thru the eyes of
bourgeois agent. A catastrophe there
was it is true, but it is sufficient to
say just now that one of the chief
casualties is Mr.. Kerensky.
AS these lines are written William
"A j. Burns may be facing a grand
| jury to account for his latest attempt
at jury-fiXing. In the meantime shall
give you one good reason why there
are detectives. 1t was taken from the
fills of Burns man in a Washing
ton Hotel: Pursuant to instruction
from principal w. J. B. l left the
agency at IL noon, packed my bag and
proceeded to Washington, D. c. to
meet manager c. G. R. Upon arrival
was given juror Number 10
Goucher as my subject. checked in
to the Washington Hotel and discon-
tinued. Expenses $17.52. Time one
day." I submit that this is not so
bad for a days graft, in addition to
salary.
THE Greek government wants to
know how the United States "con-
trolls" the radicals. So we are in
formed by Arthur Brisbane. And
Arthur saves the government the
trouble of replying, with the one word
prosperity. But should the Greek
government read the American press
it will not have to rely on Mr.. Bris-
baneS charm against rebellion. 1t
can see the pictures of soldiers with
guns controlling" the striking miners
of Colorado, who would like to have
Brisbanes friend John D. Rockefeller
share more of his prosperity with
them. The Greek government has
nothing to learn from the United
States in the art of crushing the
workers. The gun is the thing and
speaks a universal language.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
has had another relapse, but
physicians report that his chances Of
recovery are good. The noted pub
Usher has suffered from periodical at
tacks of this malady for several
years and it is known to strike him
in it's most malevolent form preced-
ing elections. The disease takes en-
tirely opposite forms at times. The
present attack is the mild variety as
is manifested by an editorial in his
New York American in favor of Al
Smith. The editor is expected to be
sufficiently recovered next week to
call Al Smith a rascal.
WILLIAM Hale Thompson of Chica-
" go has offered prize of $4,000
! for the best history of the United
States to go along with his America
First" campaign. Here is chance
for one of our chronic biographers to
write popular life of Uncle Sam
with just enough of his loves to an
tagonize the daughters of the
American revolution. A history be-
ginning with the "Stars and Stripes"
would surely win the prize, since
Thompson is one of those fellows who
likes book with fly leaf for a first
page.
THE woman in "The Spirit of VIC
tory" drama enacted at Gov
ernor's Island last week, seems to me
to be doing al 1.-The fighting with the
consent of the uniformed males, judg-
ing from picture that appeared in
the New York Times. The only other
person willing to step out into the \
open is a fellow who is waving hisP
sword in the direction of the enernyl
with the suggestion that the heroine
follow the sword. Behind the female
is husky warrior who holds her in
a most indicate manner by both
shoulders while his legs show tho
strain of trying to push forward an
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