The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-31
By I. AMTER.

THERE are workers who believe chat the Sea-
bury Commission was set up for the purpose
Of really cleaning out the city government; that
Roosevelt was moved by the graft and corrup-
ton in the city administration Of New York
end decided that, in behalf of public welfare"
a. cleaning out had to take place. If that is the
case then it must be explained why the state
legislature consented to no investigation of the
situation upstate in the Republican strongholds
why no investigation is made in the city of Al
bany, ITSELF where no official-from the highest
down through the police to the bottom-is not
engaged in graft and other corrupt activities;
where gambling, speakeasies, houses Of prosti-
tution-everything is wide open.
The Seabury Commission has definite rea-
son and mission Its reason is the struggle in
side the Democratic Party-the house Of Smith
against the house of Roosevelt The public wash
ing OF the linen is not to clean out Tammany
Hall, but a struggle for control of Tammany
Hal. Roosevelt is looking for the presidential
nomination in 1882 but knows that the senti-
ment against Tammany Hall all over the coun-
try is SO great that he must pretend to be freed
from its control If he hopes to get the nomina-
ton, which depends to great extent on the
Tammany delegation vote.
Therefore the investigation is put across Does
1t not strike worker, however, that the inves-
tigation is being conducted in silk-glove man
ner? No beating up Of the witnesses by the po-
lice, for refusal to give testimony. No third
degree Of Doyle, when he refused to state whom
he split up the 100000 with Sheriff Farley,
with his wonderful "tin box" gets away with it,
and the public is amused. His assistant deposits
only" S662000 in years, on a salary Of $500
a year-and everybody laughs. Sherwood,
Walkers personal agent, engages in transactions
- Nf that ic oil OF &c HE
closedD, goes TO Mexico to avoid prosecution
the papers talk lot about it-but he defies the
subpoenaes and is not frightened by a threat
ened fine Of 100000 for his defiance. Walker
knew all about his whereabouts--but Walker is
not touched. No third degree on these fellows
as pickets would get it from the savage police
and detectivesl No grilling that almost turns
them mad. Only gentlenlanly investigation
a few goats-and Tammany is supposed to be
investigating ITSELF
DO the workers Of New York know that the
Tammany assembly district headquarters have
been used as speaAeasies, gambling dens and
even murder dens? Do they know that the
Tammany district leaders have been DIRECTLY
involved in this traffic? Do they know that the
Republican district headquarters do the same
speakeasies, gambling, murders? DO they know
that the police have had direct hand in 1t? DO
the workers know that judges on the bench, who
send unemployed workers to Jail for months,
who send plckets to the penitentiary, have been
openly grating? Do they know that Whalen,
the notorious lady-killer, the yellow coward and
brave former police commissioner, discharged
police officials who carried out raids on resorts
and clubs-because these places were under the
protection of Whalen?
DO the workers Of New York know that Mayor
walker was permitted by the Seabury Commits
sion To go to Hollywood and Europe-to regain
his health on the fat salary and probable