The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-11
ARGOS AND THE EICHT-FIFTEEN
Continued from page A.

He paused. His argument had made a great ni-
preston.
"Or perhaps they were Russian state documents
pnched by the British Secret Service and now the
Russians have got 'em back again"
Sensationl
mo Guvnor, the fact of the matter is that the
excuse is all bunkum. The fact of the matter is
that the diehards of your party hate workers Rus
STA much that they just hit out blindy and damn
the conscquenees!"
"Hear, Heart" sounded approving voices from the
owners of the pipes and the billy who we're
leaning forward following the debate with the great
est interest.
One Of the inhabitants Of Hampton Court lost his
temper and exploded:
"Well what about it? Let them get out, bag and
baggage They nothing but lot of deceitful
dirty foreigners violating our hospitality. Let them
clear out, don't want them here"
The broad-shouldered and his friends ed
with triumph
"Ihere YOU are!" "There yon are!" oThat's the
spirit that made the raid" Don't talk about
breaches Of agreement and tons Of documents and
all the rest Of it," "rhere you have it," Real good
old damn the consequences Torysm!"
'Wh0s we Mister? Who doesn't want 'em?
You're not the only slug in the cabbage patch you
know"
There was laughter. The leader of the Plebs,
the broad-shouldered proceeded calmly
But I wouldn't be at all surprised if you've sue
ceeded though, and the Russians really do go. But
mark my words, they won't go alone They'll take
their trade with them"
His listeners were attentive.
"Uhgv snorted bald-headed man in the corner
cOntemptuously, "their trade! Let them take it.
We can do without it."
The broad-shoudered turned to the little
"Once again Mister who is this we? Who can
get along well without Russian trade? May l
ask your profession?
II estate-agent. pike and Barrymore sir.
One of the biggest. !"
eyes, yes" said his opponent cutting him short
-Inuch what I thought. OF course, you" (accent on
the "you') "can do without Russian trade. What
are you all here anyway? Lawyers, jobbers, sharks
on Change landgrabbers and what not. OF course,
you can afford to do without it. But what about
Manchester and Birmingham, Ell l suppose they're
so loaded up with orders from abroad that they
afford to sheer at Russian trade too?
The pugnacious pleb paused for a reply, but none
followed
II tell yoh, this freak policy Of the die-hards is
cutting off to spite the Russians faces"
SEVER heard of Germany guvnor? Can you name
me single thing the Russians get here that
they couldn't order in Germany? And in the mean
time we've got skilled worlmen walking about the
streets wearing out their boot-eather looking for
job instead Of standing at the bench and making
machinery for their fellow workers in Russia. And
all because the die-hards won't let 'em!"
There a nasty growl from the with the
dnnercans. The relation Of class forces had changed
completely, for it's long way from bourgeois
Hampton Court to the city, and the journey goes
over petty bourgeois Wimbledon and Wandsworth
and then throguh proletarian Battersea, Lambeth
and Southwark.
And the battle ragged. BY the time the train
pulled up at London Bridge the carriage showed as
clear cut class division the most exacting
theorist could ever desire. The two parties drew
off in separate groups. The workers laughing and
triumphant, their opponents furious and defeated,
.a.sstate divided against itself. And thus it was
proved again, beyond a shadow of a doubt,
that Hampton Court and Battersea do not hold the
same views the same subjects, that EAST is
East and West is West and the twain shall
meeti"