The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-15


The speaker was one of the paid workers of the
British Empire League Give pounds week and
all expenses). He had set up his platform outside
the gates of big metal foundry not far from High
Holborn. The British Empire League does this sort
of thing, spends large sums of money and thinks it
is counter-acting Moscow propaganda. 1t thinks
that by getting it's speakers to talk to the workers
for half an hour the workers will forget the exper-
fence of eight nine hours day at poor wages in
the works. The job is not really dangerous, the
British workers good tempered and seldom hit
the speakers
Russian oil is stolen oil. Anyone buying Russian
oil is buying stolen goods. The man that buys
boshevik oil is a receiver of stolen property,
fence The Russian bolsheviks stole the oil lands,
stole the boring plant, stole the refineries in fact
they've stolen everything they could lay hands on.
1t was the dinner hour and a goodly crowd of
workers listening in order to get a bit of
amusement before returning to work for the boss.
"The rightful owners" Numbered the conserv-
alive speaker, banging his gloved hand down on
the top of the platform "are walking about starv-
ing. Those that were caught were executed by the
Tcheka and their widows are begging bread in the
streets of the great cities of Europe.
Sand now the boshevik robbers to this
England of ours and expect US to buy their stolen
OIL expect to be a party to their foul crimes"
With a flourish of his well-tailored arm. away
with them I say, Englishman worthy of our
great traditions would feed his Soviet oil"
The crowd, mostly workers from the foundry re-
inforced by few street cleaners, sprinking of
errand boys and a contingent of hawkers, had been
very patient, but it began to grow restless. long
lean worker interrupted in an affected tone.
"Well bal Jove, did you evan I'll speak
to my chauffeur about it Immediately when l
get home"
There was a burst of laughter
"Talk to us about something else guvnor, you're
no wins q The
ever use is in the lamp"
Jeered another worker in the crowd. There was
a general laugh, they had all come to be amused.
"There goes my blooming car mattel" shouted
street cleaner leaning with one hand on his broom
and making regal motion with his other hand
towards passing omnibus. "But would you believe
it. l don't bally we'll know what oil it uses"
The speaker tried to drown the jeering remarks
by believing loudly than ever.
81 tell you that all Russian oil is stolen"
you've said that before old man, tell
other" said man munchng sandwiches.
The speaker ignored the interruption and went
on "And what's more, there's no need to buy this
stolen oil There are half dozen British brands
all better What's to compare with British OIL l
want to know. Oil come by honestly and prepared
by British abour?"
"That's what they sent the army to Mesopotamia
for wasn't it, old man, to by British oil
honestly?" nterposed fat little printer.
on. "'No, my dear sir you don't understand ;"
The rest of his remarks drowned in loud guf-
faws the workers understood only too well.
"The establishment of the Russian Oil Products
Company is an insult to the British people These
bolshevist murderers and thieves think to find re-
ceivers of stolen goods in Engishmen. The whole
company should be expelled from the country lock,
stock and barrel"
$50 that the Shell Combine could manipulate the
market without competition, eh Mister" inter-
rupted a young worker in blue overalls who had
just joined the crowd.
ooh no sir :" But his discomfort was too OBJ
vious and the whole crowd laughing, even the
errand boys who weren't quite sure what the Shell
Combine The crowd was beginning to enjoy
itself
81 understand very WE'LL" persisted the young
fellow in the overalls. MAY ask you question 2?
"Why of course you may, we're always glad to
questions" replied the sweating speaker.
GIVE not noticed the gladness to answer
questions when your people in hall with a