The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-28


ism refused obedience to its par.
ent. 1t arose against it's protectors.
1t became national hero.
The boIirgeoisie suddenly felt that
it was in the grip of dark power,
which it could not altogether con-
troll. Its own horse had run away.
The police, who are supposed to be
the support of society, we're openly
baffled. The pillars no longer sup
ported the edif1ce. The sentiment
in capitalist circles is illustrated
by the following facts, which are
in no way mere anecdotes. A group
of capitalists decided to build for
their children a special house with
bullet proof walls, meats and watch
towers. This is a direct return TO
the middle ages, it is a flight from
the capitalist city, which has be-
come more dangerous than forests
and steppes ever were. But the
richest people have faith neither in
bullet-proof walls nor armed police.
The newspapers report a formidable
flight from America, of rich fani-
lies, with their children. Is this to
be wondered at? After the kid
mapping of Lindbergh's child, when
the entire police-force, without ex-
ception, was modified, 12-yearold
Antonio Arias, son of a rich sugar
manufacturer, and little Hilda
Brodsky, daughter of New York
manufacturer, and yet third child,
were kidnapped. Only in the last
case were the kidnapers caught.
Hilda was brought back from the
kidnappers to her parents, but the
kidnappers could not be found.
Gangster-American Hero!
The gangster has become the
hero of the day in the American
papers. Lindbergh himself, from
the first day, rejected the services
of the police and asked them not
to interfere. He got in direct COM
nuncation with the gangsters. In
April, the American press, report
ing on the kidnapping, told the
following: There was an important
meeting with Lindbergh. in which
the following were present: Lind
bergh himself, the famous lawyer
Breckenridge, dean of Gibbon Uni
versity and ....a famous gang
ster, burglar and Smuggler-Salyi
Spitale. After this meeting, Spitale
became a famous man. The news
papers wrote of the honor" of this
gangster, photographed him, and
made such TODD about him that
the gar Jster was forced to refuse
further participation for the fol-
lowing reason: that too much pub
licity is harmful to the career of
gangster.
The gangsters kidnapped and the
gangsters sought out the kidnap-
pers. Three friends of Lindbergh,
who became known under the name
of the "Three Gentlemen Of Nor
folk" took over the negotiations
between Lindbergh and the kid
nappers. On the other hand, PRO
fessor" Jafsie Condor carried on
negotiations with the kidnappers
in Lindberghs name. Lindbergh
gave $4,000 to the one group.
Probably he also gave money to
other gangsters. In the end, it
was proved that not only the gang
tiers, but even his friends, had be-
trayed him. When the corpse was
suddenly discovered, it turned out
that the Norfolk Gentlemen
among them Pastor Peacock, had
shamelessly betrayed Lindbergh.
Gangsters, Police Embrace.
Thus has capitalist society be-
come involved with the world OF
gangsters. Capitalist society gave
birth to gangsterism, and now suf-
| fers from gangsterism. There can
be no doubt whatever, that the
| gangsterS are most closely allied
with the police The interconec-
| lions of the government apparatus
with the gangsters became glar-
ingly apparent in the Lindbergh
case. This is an inevitable result OF
that system in which capitalist So
ciety, in its struggle against the
working class, puts gangsters at the
service of the police. Both She pol
ice and the private deteccive agen-
cies use the criminal world to a
large extent to break strikes, TO
suppress workers and to do the
work of spies. The police organize
the criminals and gangsters, but the
gangsters also organize the police
in their own interests. The per-
sonal contacts between the visible
! police world and the invisible"
gangster world leads to the wping
out of the distinction between these
two institutions" of capitalist So
ciety.
Information is exchanged be-
tween these two worlds, and there
can be no doubt that the hdnap-.
pers Of the Lindbergh baby were
we'll informed of all steps being
taken by the police. 1t was not
the earth that swallowed them, but
the police. Hence their total dis
appearance.
International Phenomenon.
But the connection of gangster.s
ism with capitalism is not alone
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