The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-04
Current Events
b. T. J. 0'FIaherty

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BULLETS and not prayers nor Sun
~ day schools, is the answer Of the
pious Rockefeller to the efforts of the
employees of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company to improve their con-
ditions. If the workers succeed in
forcing John to raise their wages
Johns financial ability to donate
trousers to the natives of Central
Africa, will be reduced as will also
his ability to substitute missionaries
to light the lamp of faith and in
cidentally to teach the heathens to
light Johns oil lamps.
0TRIKERS who would ignore polit-
- zeal action have a good example
of the power of the state in the pres
ent Colorado strike. The government
is supposed to be neutral in a strug
gle between capital and labor, but it
always finds some excuse-and some
times it does not take the trouble to
make any-to come down on labor.
The "fair" governor of Colorado
waited to see what would happen and
when he saw that the workers meant
business he became as active in be-
half of the coal operators as the most
ill-reputed governor in the United
States could.
HERE in New York, we have the
Ia traction barons seeking an in
junction against the organizing ac-
Invites of the American Federation
of Labor among the traction workers.
! The majority Of US cannot detect any
furious activity on the part of the
organizers of the street car mems
union to organize the men, but the
traction magnates are expecting an
other strike and this time they intend
to be better prepared than ever be-
fore. What has become of govern
ment, of the people for the people and
by the people? What about organ
izing a Labor Party to mobilize the
workers under the banner of their
own class against the Democrats and
Republicans? What have the labor
leaders to say to this in view of the
ever-increasing tendency on the part
of the government in every part of
the country to crush labor by injunc-
tons?
QINCE Gales and Morrow have eaten
ham and eggs together, the rela-
tions between the United States and
our southern neighbor should i'm
prove, unless Mr.. Morgan's partner
should meet the fate of most fastidi-
Gus humans who dine on that unholy
combination. No doubt, Mr.. Morrow
devoured his fare without an air of
condescension, to prove that when in
Mexico he can do as the Mexicans do,
but should he develop indigestion
Hearst would Immediately declare
that it was an inside job, something
like the blowing up of the Maine.
Everything is alright now unless
some Mexican expert rises to protest
that ham an is purely American
dish.
THE newspapers tell US that Morrow
looked pleased after four-hour
conversation with Gales. This looks
bad for peace. When a diplomat
wears happy look, trouble is brew
ing. On presenting his credentials
to the Mexican government Morrow
said: at is my earnest hope that
we shall not fail to adjust outstand-
ing questions with that dignity and
mutual respect which should mark the
international relationship between two
sovereign and independent states"
Those acquainted with the ways of
diplomats will take this a threat of
war should Mexico fail to look pleas
ant when Wall Street presents the
bill.
This nice speech is something like
what an officer of the Colorado
National Guard INDUCED in when he
held a conversation with a strike
leader. In the most Chesterfeldian
manner he conceded the strike leaders
superiority as a student of Black
stone, but when it came to picketing
or no picketing he hauled out his gun
and gave everybody to understand
that fine phrases do not dig coal. The
gun is mightier than the word.
THE standard of living of the Ameri-
can people was higher last year
than at any other time in the history
Of the world according to figures
given out by the bureau of internal
revenue. The statisticians throw,
figures around in manner to excite
awe, and awed we are. This appadl-
ing prosperity looks nourishing on
paper, but it does not tally with the
figures of labor statisticians. We
have suspicion that this skyrocket.
ing of the standard of living of the
American people left the workers
very much up in the air.