The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-26
CURRENT EVENTS
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in his can, he donned his evening
clothes and drove in his $4,000 car
to a gay roadhouse, there to spend
his earnings on whatever the boot
leggers were able to supply. But
the millionaire beggar must have got
in wrong with the minions of the law
or some other disgruntled beggar
may have squealed on him. The
Judge gave him 80 days in the poor
house and Mrs. Malone will be back
from trip to Havana by the time
Mr.. Malone is able to resume his
job. Malone should open bank,
ask the people to let him take care
of their money, give himself title
and a respectable salary and spend
half the year in Europe. No judge
would dare send him to Jail, even
if he robbed the bank. Even beg
gars should be choosers.
Another big labor victory was
scored in England. The tory candi-
date was defeated by a large ma
iority. This Labor Party success is
further proof that the gentleman by
the name of Casson who recently
wrote in the New York Evening Post
that British labor was turning away
from class political action and go
ing over to the capitalist parties was
lying. Not that the leaders Of the
British Labor Party, such amen as
Macdonald, Snowden and Thomas
are a whit less imperialistic than
Baldwin ard Churchill. The signifi-
canoe Of the victory is that the mas
SEES are turning their backs on the
two capitalist parties and voting the
labor ticket. Later they will turn
their backs on the MacDonalds and
recognize in the leadership of the
Communist Party the only one that
points the way to the overthrow of
Imperialism.
\ THE Central Executive Committee
4 of the All-Union Soviet Congress
/ reports a revenue Of over five billion
rubles and expenditures Of 100000
1000. The government is able to place
\ the sum Of 100000,000 in reserve.
Not so bad. This does not prove
that the workers cannot run industry.
I The Soviet Union started out with.
out nothing left over from the Gar
list regime but a legacy of demorali-
cation, inefficiency and corruption,
combined with a hostile capitalist
world which waged war on the young
Workers Republic with fire, sword
and boycott. That the Soviet Union
could survive despite this hostile ar
ray is the greatest marvel in his
tory. 1t should bring a thrill to the
heart of every worker in whom the
divine fire of rebellion has not turned
into ashes. It is an omen of the
complete victory of the social frevo-
luton. m
THE New York World finds the
l. British note to the Soviet Union
proper and Legitimate protest
against "practises, that, as Mr.. Mac
Donald said no government could
tolerate" The World compares this
action with the accusations of Boil
shevism made by Coolidge and KEEL
logg against Mexico. The World is
Just as dishonest and hypocritical, as
the British note Pulitzer's organ is
aware of England's conspiracy to or
eanize hostile blocks against the
Soviet Union. Indeed before the edi-
torial in question saw the light of
day a Polish-Lithuanian pact was
signed at the instigation of England
with the object of isolating the
Soviet Union and giving the empire
base Of operations. The liberal"
World is Just as reactionary under
the skin as its more candid contem-
poraries.
MO SOONER was William Hale
Y Thompson Successful in winning
the republican, nomination for mayor
than he proceeded to make deals
with his fractional opponents accord
ing to reports from the Windy City.
Why not? There are no fundamen-
tai differences between the political
gangsters that are cunning for the
privilege of looting the second rich
est city in the country. Thompson
is almost certain to be elected mayor.
The workers will be no better off
under his regime than they were I'M
der that of the bic business servant