The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-05

ested, Of course, in good govern
ment, which means that the
elected officials are expected to play
the game according to the rules es-
tablished by the powers that be. Il
advocates economy in govern
ment," which means that this
elected officials who are endorsed
are expected to vote against ex-
penditreS which would increase
the taxes Of the rich and their cor
porations.
A glance at the roster of the Off
Gals of the Citizens Union will re-
veal Immediately the kind of good
government it wants and why it in
sists on keeping down the expendi-
lures on relief and other social
needs to the lowest possible mini
mum. The president of the organ
ization is a millionaire, head of. sew
eral chemical companies. The vice.
presidents are representatives Of
large financial interests, directors
of banks, trusts and insurance COM
panies, Standard Oil, etc.
This enlightened capitalist politi-
cal organization, which is consid
cred the Cream Of the cream" in
New York City, has issued recently
its Voters Directory and the press
has publicized it widely. The lists
Of the candidates Of the Repubh-
can, Democratic and Socialist par
ties for various Offices in New York
City have been published and the
candidates whom the Citizens
Union recommends to the voters
have been especially noted.
Last year, for instance, the Citi-
zens Union endorsed the Republi-
can-Fusion slate Of LaGuardia, but
among the local candidates it en-
dorsed quite a number Of Socialist
candidates. The election of Alger-
non Lee, for example, was favored
because it would be "a great bene-
fit to the city" Similar opinions
have been voiced in the capitalist
press regarding Norman Thomas.
This year again we find a galaxy
Of Socialist candidates supported by
the Citizens Union. 1t divides its
support into three categorles-"en-
dorsed," qualified" and "pre-
ferred." Some of the Socialist lead
ers have earned double dose of
support from the Citizens Union.
Socialists Preferred"
In examining the list of candi-
dates for the State Senate and As
sembly as listed by the Citizens
Union we find many Socialist can
didates reported as qualified. -
among them the Negro misleader
Crosswaith, who is a candidate in
Harlem. Some Socialist candidates
are listed as preferred" while
others appear under a double-head-
qualified and preferred" Sew
eral of the Socialists are given the
highest honor of endorsed" as
against all the candidates of the
other parties running for the same
Office. This highest accolade is &C
corded, for instance, to the associ-
ate editor of the New Leader. Fei-
genbaum, to the director of the
Rand School, Bohn, and to Anxious
Most, who used to travel through
the country organizing workers in
S. P. branches by telling them that
it was a revolutionary party, that it
was supporting the building of So
cialism in the Soviet Union and
similar phantastic stories.
Is it any wonder that the World
Telegram, which runs its own list
OF endorsements in addition to that
OF the Citizens Union, also en-
dorsed some Of these Socialist can
didates? The World Telegram, &C
cording to its own declaration. sup
ports only such candidates for Con-
greSs "as would give their full sup
port to the New Deal and President
Roosevelt"
In endorsing Socialist candidates
the World-Telegram reached a snag
In the case of one Socialist luni-
nary-B. c. Vladek, the manager of
the Jewish Daily Forward, who re-
Gently returned from the A. F. of L.
convention where he spoke as an
invited guest of William Green.
Vladek is also a LaGuardia ap-
pointee on the housing commission.
The World-Telegram was faced
with a dilemma. Vladek surely
earned unqualified endorsement. AS
the leader Of the most reactionary
Socialist institution, the Forward.
and one Of the spokesman of the
Jewish trade union bureaucracy,
sharing honors with Dubinsky and
Hillman, he surely would be the
ideal man to depend upon in Con-
gress. But there was a Republican
candidate for the same office whom
the World Telegram wanted to en-
dorse. Since you cannot have two
congressman occupying the same
seat, it did the next best thing and
printed its endorsement as follows:
18th District, Kings,
Sigurd ]. Arnesen, Republican,
or B. G. Vlsdeck. Socialist"
Either of them could do the Job,
unused the bosses of the World
Telegram, and the record of Via
deck certainly justified that as
1t is understood, of course, that
no candidate of the Communist
Party has been mentioned in the
honor rolls of the Citizens Union.
nor given endorsement by the
World-Telegram or any other capt.
talist newspaper. In fact, the news
papers have been fighting the cleo