The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-24

cess THEFT. But what ABOUT Jne FOSC 5
morality? It got one of its reporters
% steal material from the Rumford
Press in Concord, New Hampshire, in
tended for publication in the Atlantic
Monthly, that was not intended for
publication until it had first appeared
In that magazine. So much for the
ethics of the Post, which by the way
sold itself to the republican party
and is now fervent booster of Calvin
Coolidge tho formerly democrat or
gan.
NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, noted
~ because he is the husband of Alice
Roosevelt, got rid of the following
piffle in an address before a gradual
ing class at the University of Michi-
gan: Gan all-wise providence has
given proof to the world within the
last month that there are in this
country two Americans who possess
the three essentials of success in
every walk of life-character, per-
severance and courage" He was re-
ferring to Charles Lindbergh and his
mother. Had this sll-wise providence
allowed the elements to drop Lind
bergh into the ocean the young mans
virtues and those of his mother would
not mean thing to them.
THE kosher butcher helpers, or
shochtim, may go on strike. In
fact they may be out now. This
would cause serious inconvenience to
members of orthodox congregations
who want their chickens slaughtered
according to the ancient ritual. The
Rabbi Board of Trade has debated the
question of the right of the shochtim
to strike. The shochtim advised the
rabbis that argument was useless.
Their kosher-fed customers could de-
file themselves with non-kosher meat
or die of hunger as far as they were
concerned unless they got more
money. An empty stomach is poor
soil to scatter religious seed on.
A COMMITTEE of leading bankers
"A representing American holders of
Russian bonds, declares that it will
fight the granting of credits to the
Soviet Union until the old debts con-
tracted by the car to crush the work.
ers and peasants of Russia are taken
care of. Circumstances alters cases
and sometimes cut thru perfectly
sound formulas when expediency de-
mands compromise, but it certainly
does not seem fair that the Russian
people should be expected to pay the
debts contracted by their former
tyrannous taskmasters. And our
American bourgeoisie are supposed to
personify the square deal.
WE commented recently on the recall
" of Lieut.-Col. Edward Davis, mill
tary attache at the American embassy
in Mexico City. When he arrived in
Washington the state department an
nounced that his visit had no diplo-
matte significance. 1t was from
Davis safe that the compromising
documents which revealed that Kel-
logg was plotting against Mexico and
interfering in the internal affairs of
that country, were extracted. Gales
made good use of the documents. He
returned them to the state department
tho it is presumed he made photo
static copies. The state department
declared them forgeries. Now, Davis
has been relieved from his duties in
Mexico City!
THE French have placed an embargo
on the import Of coal, and the out
look for British export coal is gloomy.
The French embargo persists many
III colleries will have to close
thus intensifying an already
industrial crisis. At time
every market was essential to
,covery Of British industry the
tories decided to break with the
1T Union, thus robbing the manu-
turing interests Of rapidly de-
9 sloping market. This may be another
case Of those who are doomed to
destruction being driven mad.
Tor sending a copy of the Truth
Seeker to the Rev. DR.. John Roach
Straton of Calvary Baptist Church,
the clergyman and John 8. Sumner of
the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice, brought charges Of sending in
decent matter thru the mails against
Charles Smith, president of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Atheism. The paper aroused the
ire of those two notorious shoppers
because of satirical article on the
subject Of birth control. Birth con-
troll may be alright, but the ship has
sailed. It should have been in opera
ton thru dictatorial decree prior to