The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-16
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By t. J. o'FLAHEsrY.

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HORSE stealing is not the profitable
~ business it used to be, so the New
burgh and New Windsor horse-thief
detecting agency, in which William r.
Brown, former warden Of Sing Sing,
was an active leader, has hauled down
its single and declared itself thing
of the past. The daring individuals
who formerly devoted their acquisi-
tive talents to the appropriation Of
horses are now engaged in the more
lucrative business of misappropriat-
ing automobiles. America is land
of opportunity for those who keep
ahead of the times. When stealing
automobiles loses it's glamor the time
will be ripe for an up-to-date airplane
thief.
A noble and self-sacrificing collection
n of patriots are engaged in the
laudable business of saving the ma
ton from socialism and Communism.
Their organ is the National Re-
public" and this being the summer
season-always a slack one in the
newspaper business-they are in need
of funds. Well, we are not the peo-
pie to blame them for that, being in
a similar boat. But one would ex-
pect that those defending the inter-
ests of big business should have their
efforts appreciated in a financial way.
But this is not exactly what we are
driving at.
MANY Of you may yet remember the
h hectic days of Teapot Dome when
the "Ohio Gang"-the titular head of
which was that extremely picturesque
and democratic Warren Gamaliel
Harding (it is said that he revealed
in game of craps)-decided that a
deluge would follow their demise and
that there was no use breaking into
a safe unless you took away it's con-
tents. So over their poker and Scotch
they parcelled the country out be-
tween them, one fellow taking oil, an
other liquor and another hospital
equipment.
GFMURDER will out" and so will
IVA stealing, particularly if the
thieves quarrel over the spoils or get
to fooling with each others wives.
There was a great explosion and oil
simply squirted all over the White.
House while Calvin Coolidge stood
, with his umbrella in position over his
political head. 1t was then the stool
pigeons got busy trying to save the
administration. Each division of the
fink army had its own particular task.
THE National Republic rallied brave
ly to the cause of graft and cor
ruption. 1t defended Daugherty and
the rest of the crooks and sent one
of its best liars to Montana to dig up
or manufacture scandal that would in
jure Senator Burton X. Wheeler, who
was on the trail of Attorney General
Daugherty, strike-breaker and prince
of grafters. But the stuff was so
raw that despite the best efforts of
those grand patriots some of the
grafters were exposed. 1t is true that
only one of them went to Jail, the
fellow Forbes, who stole crutches
from disabled veterans.
NOW the National Republic is COM
~ batting "the organized efforts and
widespread propaganda of the de-
structive radical forces" We are told
that "these forces have already gained
too much influence over public opinion
and our governmental agencies in
their program to overthrow American
institutions and substitute socialism
and Communism" The law of self
preservation can be seen working here
at top speed. Under a Communist
regime grafters would be executed on
conviction. Here, unless they steal
nipples from an asylum for crippled
children, they retire on their loot and
Rive in comfort for the remainder of
their lives.
MORE about Daudet, the French
vi roysplist leader who consented to be
ARRESTED" by the police only after
his troops were allowed to retreat
with the honors of war. The cabinet
is now reported to have agreed to
grant HIM clemency. In the meantime
the cabinet is moving to lift the i'm
munity Of Communist deputies, which
will enable the government to prose-
cute them for conducting Communist
propaganda. This is class justice with
a vengeance.
ENGLAND continues to press for a
IL united front against the Soviet
Union. British business interests and
German business interests, however,
are comforting with a view to develop
ing better commercial relations with
Russia. Poland appears to be proper
ly frightened over the prospect of
facing the wrath Of the workers re-
public and has acceded to the Soviet
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