The daily worker., 1927-01-17
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BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

THE wild Bill of the Idaho pampas,
4 Senator Borah, has delivered his
speech and the mighty voice is now
silent. "Silent" Cal continues to dis
patch warships to Nicaragua and Kel-
logg continues to poison the public
mind against Mexico. The administra-
tion knew beforehand that Borah's
opposition is not to be taken serious
ly, Even Norman Hapgood, as COM
placent a liberal as ever lived, de-
clares that Borah has betrayed the
liberal cause in not going to the mat
with Coolidge on his Latin-American
policy
MTHAT else could be expected?
W There is even less difference be-
tween liberal and tory in England.
The general strike proved that under
the skin the liberal and the tory are
as alike as two peas. Leaders of both
parties Wed with each in denouncing
the miners and upholding the cause
Of the mine owners. The British work
ing class. unlike ours, have had enuf
experience with liberals and tories to
convince them of the necessity of hav-
ing political party of their own
which they can hold responsible for
their conduct.
COOLIDGE has succeeded in getting
~ all South America on its ear
against his policy of aggression in
Mexico and Nicaragua. Mass meet
ings are held in Argentine and several
other countries. The capitalist scrib-
blers conveniently attribute all their
troubles to Soviet propaganda" just
as every scab-herding employer whose
employees strike against intolerable
conditions blames his trouble on Com
munist agitators, instead of attribu-
ting them to the proper cause: the
grinding exploitation of capitalism.
HTHEN the wave of protest that is
w surging thru South America be-
gins to express itself in the boycott
of American goods as it did in China
against British and Japanese goods,
then our jingoes who are In the ex-
porting business will begin to realize
that banana growers and oil magnates
may be having the best end of the
Coolidge policy. The best place to hit
Imperialism is in the head but the i'm
perialist's most sensitive spot is his
pocketbook.
60 far the A. +. of L. chiefs in ses-
~ sion at ST. Petersburg, Fla, are
unmoved by the threat of war against
Mexico and the Intervention in Nicar-
aqua. But they are concerned with
radical activities in the trade unions.
William Green in public address de-
clared that he Is in a finish fight to
drive the radicals out of the unions.
A Herculean task truly This Is not
the first time such a mans sized job
was essayed, but its accomplishment
is yet In the future. In the meantime
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
proved its eligibility to stand under
the same roof with the A. F. of L.,
by expelling Benjamin Gitlow, Com
munist. for conduct unbecoming q
labor man."
TT is a relief to turn from this
\ gloomy subject to little incident
in Chicago politics which proves that
every cloud has silver lining and
that the darkest hours come before
dawn. Only occasional rays OF light
have managed to break thru the gloom
OF Chicago's underworld since the
boys who are engaged in the business
OF enforcing the law learned that the
traffic could bear lot of punishment
The poor fellows who try to make an
honest living by giving adventurous
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