The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-14

candy, made by 100 per cent Bolshe-
viks, you think that would poison
you?"
Gust give me another piece, I'll
show YOU" offered Eddie.
We'll, it's the same with Bolshe-
vik ideas. Chew 'em over, and you
find they're not at all bad" He turned
to the Eskimo: What if the Bolshe-
vik searnen have ships committees?
Don't they also have better condl-
tions than we?"
Yeah, but they're boss on their
ships"
True enough" agreed Slim. I'VE
don't own these ships"
yet" broke in Gunnar.
I'VE don't own these ships yet, but
we still own our carcasses, and no
body can stop us from setting up our
4 own committee, can they?"
| The Eskimo drained what was left
of the Vodka, and shook his head sar-
castically. Sims good talker, but
it don't cost nothing to talk
Gunnar jumped up, not giving Slim
a chance to answer. Gunnar couldn't
! stomach the Eskimo nohow, and
lunged like pack of fireworks at
him. What the hell are you talk
ing about? Slim, he showed us how
to run this damn thing today, but
what did you ever do?"
ANOTHER minute and there'd have
IA been damage done. Gunnar's mad
red face was like glowing Goals
against the yellowy black smoke Of
the Eskimo.
I'm not SO dumb" screeched the
/ latter. II know a few things. You
know what he is!"-pointing an ac-
cusing finger at Slim,-"he's one Of
them Communist agents, in with that
Soviet Government, and getting paid
/ from them for agitating us like thisl"
That brought everybody to their
feet. Proof, proof! Some of the men
thought there might be something
to it, and insisted on giving the Es-
kimo a chance to talk.
II know something more about
/ these Communists than you," added
! the Eskimo, knowingly. There was a
couple of them in jail with me-
even the jailors wouldn't trust them!
1 That shows what they're likel"
us that SOP" Moonface put the
question. This was the first time
NIoonface spoke up during the whole
evening. Els that SOP" he repeated.
slim here may go to jail, too, framed
up on mutiny for what he did to-
day, and you may go to jail again, for
! attacking a child or something
that will mean that Sims criminal
/ just like you, hey? And because no
/ politician will take him out, or tip
/ the TRUSTEES off to treat him good
I like you were treated,-that will mean
he's worse criminal than you, hey?"
This was bulls eye hit. The fact
that this dressing down came from
a man in his own department left
the Eskimo clean out in the cold, and
he shut up like a clam Eddie was
happy as he'll. He was awful fond of
Slim.
Moonface, whose right name was
Daniel Pitts, then addressed the
whole gang, in his slow, serious voice I:
you know, men, ever since we hit
Russia, I've been thinking this thing
over. In Leningrad, while most of you
were drinking beer and chasing
skirts, was attending the meeting of
the International Seamen's Club, and
visiting factories and places. I've been
a working man all my life, and I
don't have to be long in factory or
mill, to know if the workers really
are running things, or if they're be-
ing run. And you know, men, I've
come to the conclusion that I've been
a damn fool these past Is years for
laughing at these people. Those fell
lers have got the right idea,-they're
as honest and straight-shooting a
bunch as ever I've come up with"
fCoUfiruad Tot,,orrowl