The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-24
Current Evemts
b. 4. J. 0'FIaherty

THE Nicaraguans can have all the
freedom that is good for them
provided they do not get crosswise
with the wishes of the United States
government. This is the latest in
depreciation of one of the famous
fourteen points" on which this coun-
try marched to war to make the world
safe for democracy in 1917. An in
dlvidual by the name of Chamorro,
choose to run for president of Nicara-
qua. lie is not much of a candidate
from our point Of view. But this is
not the question. Our rulers believe
in democracy and that's self-expIana-
tory So Mr.. Kellogg informed all
and sundry that he would not be re-
sponsible for Mr. Chamoro's exposes
and treated that person as one who
had left his bed and board and was
not entitled to better treatment.
| THE big story behind this is to the
effect that Wall Street already
has good and faithful servant in the
presidential chair in Nicaragua.
There is no sense in dumping a good
man, even if the fellow who bankers
for his job is just as good. Diaz has
done the right thing by Wall Streets
Nell, so why bother with Chamorro.
Open elections openly arrived at, are
the order of the day in Nicaragua but
candidates that are not satisfactory
to Wall Street had better save their
money. i
FHE war against king George Of
England still RACES on the Lake
Michigan front. General Thompson
is leading the hardy colonists in per-
son, and it now looks as if victory
would perch on his banners. The
lT7sh-democratic vote which was
wavering for political reasons, has
decided to avenge long standing in
suit and will spring to arms at the
call OF the general. The only doubt
full elements are the Chicago school
teachers While Thompson is slay-
ing the British lion his school board
IS saving money for the wealthy tax
dodgers of the Windy City by slash
ing the teachers salaries. But then,
patriotism is costly luxury.
IRELAND is making long strides
morally and socially according to
Seumas MacManus, story teller and
patriot who has managed to exc out
an existence by writing about the
land of his birth. If MacManus had
confined himself to telling stories
about barefooted peasants he might
have escaped the dishonor of being
mentioned in this column, since his
| stories are poor. But when he dabhIes
IN politics he might as we'll make I'M
his mind that he needs defensive
armor. And when he says that Ire
land IS striding forward, morally
and socially under the Free State
government he should expect that
some OF his fellow country-nen will
take issue with him. Irishmen are
supposed to quarrel on slight pro-
vocation. This is not so, but what of
1t! What is believed is a collection
of fables that don't hurt anybody IL
taken in the proper spirit. We may
return to this issue again and we
may not.
IL would amaze you to learn the
number of letters I receive dailv
asking me to sponsor some worthy
cause. have long since ceased CORE
spending with secretaries of move
ments whose membership is almost
entirely confined to a letterhead. But
some secretaries have a sense of
humor or else they are plump crazy.
80 they cannot be ignored. One Of
| them seized on the bright idea of
interesting me in his pet cause by
writing to friend of mine and sug-
costing that he bring the matter to
my attention, He was organizing a
league to free Ireland and of course
| was his meat.
! KNOWING from previous experience
- that do not take kindly to one
man organizations, he did not dare
make frontal attack. He tried a
flank movement. He wrote to Jamas
T. Cannon, and got Jim so excited
about the woes of his ancestral home
that l was importuned to do some
thing about it. The main thing was
TO acqualnt me with the matter. and
That being accomplished the rest WA
expected to be easy. But it wasnp.
have decided aversion to flank !
movements and hereby advise all wh1
may be harboring designs on INV
emotions that l am impervious to
flattery. And as far as Ireland 10
concerned | positively refuse to- risk
NE or lllnb IN the service of that
country until there is an organization
composed OF at least two persons that
aims to do something other than
proving that all Irishmen are virtu-
Gus and have sense of humor.