The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-18
CuyygntEUentS
By t. J. o'FLAHmrY.

AS these lines are being written a
"a flash comes over the ticker that
an attempt has been made on the
life of the Soviet minister to Es-
thonia, white guard satrapy of
Great Britain on the Baltic. Thus
the international campaign of as
sassination under the direction Of the
British government goes forward
while the same government hypo-
critically pretends to be anxious to
save civilization from the Soviet
menace" which persists in inter-
fering in the domestic business of
their countries.
THE young white guardist who as
! sassinated the Soviet ambassador
to Warsaw has been let off with a
is year sentence which will no doubt
be afterwards committed to shorter
term. Indeed it is safe to predict
that this murderer will not suffer
the prison hardships imposed on or
binary offenders against the laws of
the land. This is as we predicted re-
Gently in The DAILY WORKER. The
assassins of Soviet officials are
looked upon as heroes by the i'm
perialists and yet there are alleged
friends of Russia either so naive or
so dishonest that they express dis
appointment at the steps the Soviet
government is taking in defending
itself against the white terrorists.
THAT the assassination campaign is
only part of the conspiracy against
the Soviet Union can be seen from
the Geneva dispatches that were
prominently displayed in all the
papers yesterday morning. That
England is using diplomacy as we'll
as the assassin's bullet against the
U.S.S.R, is amply proved by recent
events. Fortunately for the peace
of the world and for the security of
the Soviet Union the conflicts be-
tween different interests inside the
capitalist states and the clashes be-
tween the various states hostile
united front is difficult Of consum-
nation.
THE amazing thing is, in view Of
the provocation offered to the
Soviet Union that even capitalist
editors would have the impudence to
accuse Moscow of provoking war. At
the same time the Soviet government
is in a position to defend itself and
is ready to resort to all necessary
measures to save the fruits of the
revolution earned by the blood of the
flower of her proletariat and pea
santry,
IT is not surprising that the New
York Times, owned by the bovine
Ochs should consistently attack the
Soviet Union at every available OPP
portunity, but what about the liberal
World? The latter is carrying on an
editorial campaign against the U.s.
SIR. and takes the position that if the
Soviet Union is for peace it should
die rather than shed any blood in its
own defense. 1t would be rewarded
in heaven.
1T is true that the meek inherit the
earth-six feet of it, with their toes
pointed to heaven and the worms
having a glorious time exploring
their decaying anatomies. Only when
in that blissful state do they get a
share of the common heritage, but
those who would have their rights,
must be ready to fight for them. As
Arthur Brisbane pointed out in his
column yesterday (for once in several
months Arthur said something SEN
sible) the threats of the League of
Nations against the Soviet Union may
be as effective as the alliance of
European kings against the French
Revolution. The Revolution licked
them all.
REPRESENTATIVE Walter Vail of
Az Denver, a member of the house
committee on foreign affairs on re-
turning from visit to Spain OBJ
served that the sum of million dol
lars was too much money for the site
and building Of our ambassadors
palace at Madrid. We did not know
that our ambassador In that beautiful
land had any other business except
providing American dancing partners
for Alfonso. Why not put the money
in dance halls and send our Spanish
ambassador to an oilier country?
1T appears the the A. F. of L. labor
takers who are strikebreaking
against the fur workers have not
been able to deliver the goods. They
volunteered to send thousands of
trade unionists into the picket lines
Of the police who were unable to cope
with the mass picketing Of the
strikers. The police were not, but
~ \ n 4