The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-26
CURRENT EVENTS
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attack made on Powers Hapgood, a
young anthracite miner, by thugs OF
the John /. Lewis machine in an In
dianapolis hotel Hapgood is dele
gate to the miners convention, and
has taken an active part in the
Brophy campaign against Lewis.
The reactionaries are not accustomed
to resorting to argument to defend
their position. The thugs blackjack
and the gangster's gat are their fav-
orite arguments. Thuggery will fail
in the long run and the attack on
Hapgood cannot help but rouse the
delegates to the miners convention
to the necessity Of overthrowing the
Lewis regime and restoring the UNI
ion to the membership.
A N old man sixty-two years old
"A was found starving in room in
this large and wealthy city. A
preacher was released from Jail after
spending two nights in cell because
he was behind in his alimony pay
ments. A strange case indeed. What
kind of clergyman is he that does
not bring people who have a craving
for salvation flocking to his temple?
The poor devil must come across with
seven dollars q week or his beloved
wife will land him in the hoosegow
again.
A woman lost $41,OOO worth Of
"A iewelry that disappeared, not I'M
aceountably, after the police visited
her home hunting for a criminal
She is now suing the insurance COM
pany. A, brewer by the name of
Ehret left an estate worth $25,000,-
900 when he passed beyond to chase
the deer in the happy hunting ground
or smoke his pipe under some celes-
tial cherry tree and quaff his flow
ing goblet. Ehret left lot of his
money to religious institutions and
a request to his children that they
continue in the brewery business.
This story got big head. The story
Of the starving man was used on the
same front page because it happened
to fit a small space. Why did not
Ehret subsidize the anti saloon
league? He might be alive yet and
making good beer.
THE big feature on the front pages
Il of the New York papers these
days is the Peaches" Browning case,
the story of the sexual animadver-
sions of an old millionaire dotard, a
real estate operator, who is so
wealthy that half dozen mothers
with manageable daughters, aided
by hordes Of lawyers have not sue
ceeded in forcing him to starve in a
garnet. Perhaps the poor fellow who
was found dying of hunger had some
intelligence. In all probability he is
not the kind of a man that would
throw nurses and nurseries into con-
sternation when he hit town. Wv
tue is its own reward, say our NOR
alists. Perhaps, but quite a number
of virtuous people would give almost
anything for hot meal when real
hungry.
THE New York American has at
l. least six star reporters covering
the Browning trial. They are feed
ing the popular appetite for slush.
Every line about the trial will be ex-
amined for traces of suggestiveness
and yelled filth. Important matters
affecting the lives of hundreds of
millions, in China, in South America,
in Europe and in the United States
are relegated to the inside pages
while the moron mental fodder is
splashed on the front page. Com
munism would destroy the home and
the family, the masses are told by
the owners of those bawdy capitalist
sheets that wallow in putridity to
jack up the circulation and bring in
more revenue.
BECAUSE a New Jersey family re-
- fused to permit agents Of the So
ciety for the prevention of cruelty to
animals to examine their cattle the
agents, with the aid Of state troopers,
Invaded their home and fatally
wounded a female member of the
family. 1t seems that those warped
mentalitics that make a business Of
strengthening the moral spine and ex-
uding sympathy for animals while ig-
noring the cruelties inflicted on
human beings have not the slightest
hesitation in taking human life.
IN fact they consider it a religious
4 duty to kill anybody who dsagrees
with them. There was time when
The Puritans of New England con-
sidercd it a serious crime for a per-
son to smile on Sunday. Il is quite
,.ossible that before long agents of
some sadist organization win 60
around the streets with rifles shipping
az anybody caught taking surrep-