The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-20
Algy and Norman in
Their Lighter Moods :
IS. P. Leaders Fight War
(By Our War Correspondent

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Peoples Socialist League lin you don't recall what
the letters Y P S. L. stand for) holding antwar
meeting at 10th St and End Ave.
Algy and Norman were among the speakers. The
meeting scheduled for o'clock So according to this
writer's information, the Rand school twins drfted
around at ten after
Norman was dressed characteristicay. Wearing dark
suit carefully creased trousers shirt open at the neck
his hair conbed back, in the opinion of member of
the audience he either going to speak industrial
democracy" patent medicine.
Immediately his young friends paid their homage Dis
family, he greeted the young with "How de do 2"
The gals however, got pleasant smile and handshake
Calamity, you know, is alive even in democracy. How
ever the smile became less prominent and the handshae
more absent when Norman he becoming an
object of interest
Immediately the reporters of the capitalist cus
tered around him. Norman, you see considered good
copy by the capitalist press, because he's $50 naive!
Algy with bundle of papers under his arm for effect
horned in the group. Even though he didn't look
very socalistic with brand palm beach suit and
panama hat on he evidently thought he might "yes"
Norman with some effect
Although this writer couldn't join the group, since Agy
and Norman would rather be quoted in the capitalist
press than the working class press everything Gallagher
and Sheehan from 18th St. said furnished him with good
copy. Too bad can't keep reporters for The DAILY
WORKER mile away from socialist meetings. They're
bound find the truth about the decay of the
cialist party
"What are you going to speak about, Mr.. Thomas 20
the reporters respectfully inquired.
/ WALL" Thomas heard to answer with amazing
Ifranlness, "You know don't know a single new thing
to say on this subject"
There isn't anything to say" pitched in Algy,
his yes-man.
a conference armament" reporter suggested
"Oh yes, Thomas replied in a relieved tone Then he
echoed the statement. Algy nodded approval The
porters scrubbed hasty note Thinks disarmament
ference conference armament
Il The heat became subject for comment. Norman
called the chairman and asked he had time to go to
18th St to get glass of beer The chairman registered
embarrassment Norman looked at the reporters and
thought better of it. The conference resumed
Talk drifted around to The DAILY WORKER Thomas
first admitted he read it. Maybe Agy gave him dirty
look but anyhow he hastily explained that used
read it, "but it got under my skin, I cut it out"
Cant you get valuable information from it?" he
asked
Algy got word in. zone can learn something if one
reads it backwards he said with silly SMILE expecting
to hear uproarous laughter greet his wisecrack He
only got question, You're well known for your ability
at interpretation you shouldn't have any trouble
I black look. Algy didn't like that dirty dig.
Only handful of people had turned out for the meet
ing. Norman apoogzed to the agreeable reporters
ITS hard to get people to turn out in weather like this
he said. "Al and only to help the young
kids along Algy smiled, benevolently
A cloakmaker came over. "Here," said Thomas as
though he showing exhibit A. Here is chap that
was beaten up last week in the furrier's strike"
The cloakmaker liked the publicity "Yeh!" he said
Iilluminatingy.
The left wing is attacking people" Thomas be-
gan, but he interrupted by the cloakmaker who in
terjected, It wasn't the left wing got in the way of
q cop"
Norman swallowed hard. Here was situation that
would meet the approval of Abraham Shiplacoff
and Jimmy Oneal. Algy saved the day. He brought up
Coolidge.
"God must be the side of Coolidge" Norman said
profoundly he spoke in presbyterian pulpit
"Hes always making mistakes, and being saved mirac-
ulously."
Then the talk, for want of topics apparently drifted
around to the Rand School, Agy's face lighted up He
had found something funny to say "You know, James
Fuchs is funny old Apparently he's Joined the
Vokszetung group Whenever he writes article for
them he always makes slurrng remark about the Rand
School, and connection with it. You know that's lust
because he's because didn't let him have lecture
ship at the school this season. Norman laughed Algy
had thought up good After ALL by sprnkling
plenty of C-N around he might be able up
decay of the Rand School for another year.
Then they spoke. Neither of them had anything to
say but how they said it. Algy grmaced gesticuated
and rolled his pseudo Oxford accent like veteran Indian
medicine doctor Norman raned and snorted did
thing but Whitney The reporters walked to telephones
but apparently their papers weren't interested in the
story they hashed up, because nothing was printed
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How is it that the capitalist press considered a So
calist antiwar open-ar meeting worth covering? Well
it wasn't because Algy and Norman were scheduled to
speak before the handful of Ypse who had gathered
1t was because they had sent press-agent story
written perhaps by Jimmy Onea lover of truth-as he
sees it. 1t said: "Ten thousand people are expected
and went concluding with cit is expected that men,
of the Young Workers League viii attempt to break
up the meeting, but we will defend our constitutional
l., NOR obprc 1Ixy ,Jo,+