The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-11
The Froth of "the Scent Victory"

The Sun sounds dscordant note in discussing the time
when the froth of the scent victory evaporaes
calls that the PETERBOROUGH has failed to
provide proper service in the past and that the Transit Com
mission will not be able to force it now.
This may be taken as the republican viewpoint of the
excitement traction Developments The democrats have
analysed the roth and predict the overwhelming reelection
of Mayor James J. Walker The candidacy of John F. Hyan
former mayor is Immediately stricken
Thus both the capitalist parties are trying to make po
tca capital out of the supreme court decision in Washing
ton that didn't decide anything Even the World (democrat
refers to he point which the decision turned that of
the meness of seeking federal intervention The federal
O S. courts held that the Scent fare decision
their Jurisdiction at least for the present. that matter
for consideration by the Transit Commission and the state
On W courts.
may clearly be taken for granted that the courts
found this easy way dodge decision in the face of the
rapidly approaching municipal elections The supreme court
is republican 7cent fare decision would have cruced
republican candidate So the court simply passed the buck
back to the lower courts There is decision and both
ties will again claim to be the friends of the people, while
the sardne packing industry fourshes the sub
depths and the sraphangers nearly all workers,
tnue to be afflicted with all the evils hitherto prevailing
The Communist Party will have it's candidates in the
field for the municipal elections fighting for the only work
ing class program that will be offered 1t may be worth
mentioning that in Moscow the Soviet Union the street
fare under the rule Of the Workers Soves four cents
The fare for workers in Moscow is two and half cents
In Baku in the metropolis of the Soviet oil fields the oil
ride and their the most
modern and comfortable traction systems in the world These
facts will not be pointed out by abors betayers directing
the affairs of the New York Central Labor Union in the
interests of Tammany Hail. But they will be pointed out by
the Communist candidates New Yorks workers will also
be told that while they fighting the daytoday battles
with the traction trust and its creature the city government
they must look ahead to the complete abolition of profit rule
and the determination of all profit takers This will indeed
be something than blowing the froth not only off the
scent fare victory but off the two capitalist parties and
the social system for which they stand.
The Daily Worker yesterday told the story of he Two
Fifth Avenues in New York City There is the Fifth Ave.
that through the working class district cutting through
section of the Negro neghborhood in Harlem, densey
populated with ugly freraps every SIDE There is the
Fifth Avenue of the fashionable rch most of whom
away in Florida Europe with paatal empty
cept for caretakers In time the working class will
into exclusive Fifth Avenue the rckey tenemens
inhabited by them be torn down and real homes built
in their places That will be task of the revolution In the
meantime the profttakng interests must be fought every
inch of the way this evil
1t is announced that the former vce-president General