The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-31
PLAN SACCO- -YANZETTI ASHES IN PARIS BY SEPT. l9
Current Evemts
By T. j. O'Flaherty

DUMORS persist that Herbert Hoov-
A er, secretary of commerce is the
favored candidate of the administra-
tion for the G. O, P. presidential no.
mination. This should not surprise
anybody. Hoover would make an eff
ficient tool of American imperialism
in the white house. He has served
Wall Street well for many years. Yet,
Lowden, Dawes and others may be
more adept at manipulating the po-
litical machinery than Hoover.
AL SMITH is believed to have good
"a chance of winning the Democrat
party nomination. His chief rival
William Gibbs McAdoo is pretty we'll
out of the picture. With Smith lead
ing the voters that follow the demo-
crat banner and Hoover riding the
elephant, the financial rulers of this
country can take a trip around the
world with an easy conscience know
ing that no matter which of the two
loses, they will win. Until the work
ers of this country seriously begin to
. build Labor Party the ruling g-class-
es of this country can sleep easily.
SUPERINTENDENT McAnGrew of
" the Chicago school system has
been temporarily ousted from his po-
sition by the Thompson administra-
ton. McAndrew is an extreme reac-
tionary and aroused the anger of the
school teachers when he prohibited
the teachers councils from meeting
during school hours. Since he assum-
ed office the teachers have had no
say in determining what kind of in
struction should be given the chill
dren. McAndrew's discontinue will
cause no pain to the school teachers.
I ORD CECIL has resigned from the
- Baldwin cabinet because of disag-
reement with his colleagues over the
question of naval disarmament. 1T
should not be assumed because of this
that Cecil does not believe the British
Empire should have the largest navy
in the world. He does. His disagree
ment with the rest of the cabinet is
over method rather than a question
of principle. His letter of resigna-
ton, however, reveals that Great
Britain as well as the United States
and Japan did not have a serious in
terest in disarmament but were sim
ply jockeying for position. Confirma-
tion of our own conviction from such
an authoritative source is not to be
sneezed at.
ACCORDING to newspaper dispatch
"A es from Martins Ferry, Ohio, the
striking miners and company gunner
are exchanging shots. Driven to des-
peration by the conduct of the strike
breakers the miners were forced to
retaliate. What is John L. Lewis do
ing or saying those days? There was
time in the history of the United
Mine Workers of America when the
entire strength of that once powerful
organization would be thrown into the
struggle against the employers. Now
Lewis and his good man Friday"
Searles, are too busy going around
exposing" radicals at chambers of
commerce meetings to have any time
left for fighting the miners battles.
THE Sacco-V -Vanzetti trial was fair
according to Attorney General Ar
thur K. Reading of Massachusetts,
speaking in Buffalo. 1t was perfectly
fair to the ruling class that wanted
their blood but if the farce was pro-
longed for seven more years the two
condemned workers would have no
more chance to escape with their lives
than a mouse who is being teased by
q cat