The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-20
.urYentEUentS
By t. J. o'FLAHERrY.

BY L. j. O'FLAHERTY.
CALVIN COOLIDGE is not credited
with being fount of wisdom but
he certainly is wise in refraining
from delivering impromptu speeches
as a rule, judging by the effect of
his recent observations on Hoover's
unknown position on the Chinese
question.
THE presidents spokesman, alias
Calvin Coolidge amazed the hard
ened news hounds of Washington with
an unexpected oracular statement
that there was no difference of
opinion in the cabinet over the admin
istration's Chinese policy, that Hoover
was one of that policy's stoutest de-
tenders and that even if Kellogg re-
signed as secretary Of state, Hoover
would not take his place.
THIS kind Of language might be ex-
Apected from one lettering on the
verge of insanity or from one in
delerium tremens, but coming from
such a canny fellow as this ex-biIl
collector from Vermont it hit the ears
of the reporters like the sound of an
exploded firecracker in a powder
magazine. Journalistic noses went
Immediately to work to sniffle out the
truth but to date the sum total of the
result of the collective sleuthing is a
serious of presidential grunts each
less enlightening than its predecessor.
That there is a difference on the adj
ministration's Chinese policy is evil
dent. But what the nature of the
difference is, is yet a secret.
I is not necessary to inform our
sophisticated readers that neither
Hoover nor Coolidge is a friend of
the Chinese nationalist movement.
Both are loyal servants of Wall Street
and competitors for Wall Streets
favor. Hoover has presidential
ambitions and it looks as if Coolidge
would like to succeed himself. This
may be the key to the presidents UNI
expected comment on the secretary
of commerce.
A. HIANG-KAI-SHEK has set up a
rival government in Marking of
the legal Nationalist government with
headquarters in Hankow. The traitor
generals chief support comes from
the Northern militarists who recently
deserted and Joined the NatioraIists.
There is no doubt but Chiang-Kai-
Shek has been preparing for this coup
for long time and that he gave the
deserving war lords of the north to
understand that he would take care
of them later on. 1t remains to be
seen how much mass influence Chang
will manage to hold. Shanghai CORE
spondence appearing in the capitalist
press is extremely unreliable with the
exception of Special dispatches to
the New York World which are fairly
accurate and unbiased. We have
reason to believe that the overwhelm-
ing mass of the workers, peasants and
the army will support the legitimate
government.
r. HE downfall of the Japanese cab
met is likely to be more nearly re-
lated to the Chinese situation than to
the crisis in the affairs of the Bank
of Formosa. The government favored
giving the bank financial aid but the
Privy Council rejected the proposal.
There are rumors that the next gov-,l
eminent is liz BILE to favor a
stronger" policy in China. Which
means more hostile policy towards
the Nationalist government. But as
most of the news dispatches are writ
ten by people hostile to the Chinese
revolution this prediction may De
only the still-born child of a wish.
THE daughters of British peers are
learning the womanly art of dane
ing with a view to making a living
out of it. Two daughters of Lord
Ruthven arc dancing professionally
in Manchester. The girls are wise
in preparing for the future. Had
their Russian prototypes displayed
equal foresight they would not now
be driven to the extremity of massag-
ing automobiles and singing hash to
proletarians. With Winston Churchill
trying to explain away treasury de-
ficit of over 100000 to an astounded
tax-paying population and with the
Independent Labor Party figuratively
fastening an empty cracker-can to
MIR. Ramsay MacDonald's evening
dress it is hard to say what little
lords and their progeny may have to
do to keep the teeth from getting
rust.
~ IIEy atta,o,of &c Dan,ca., NJ.