The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 18, 1927, Page 5

THe New MAGAZINE Section of The DAILY WORKER SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1927 This Magazine Section Appears Every Saturday in The DAILY WORKER. EDITOR'S NOTES By ALEX BITTELMAN _ N these days of Lindbergh’s tri- umphant march through the world, we were wondering whether the daring hero of the air, realizes the meaning of what is happening around him. Did he ask himself the question of how it came about that all the so-called “great and power- ful” of today are anxiously trying to overdo one another in what looks like paying homage to his daring achieve- ment, For ourselves we are quite frank to say that, while we are full of admiration for the truly heroic and epoch-making deed of young Lindbergh, we cannot close our eyes to the fact that his wonderful achievement is being exploited for low and harmful purposes. We cannot celebrate together with Poin- eare and Briand. We cannot become enthusiastic in an affair managed by the British King and his cabinet. We fail totally to respond to the grand holiday-making of Wall Street and President Cool- idge. And we wonder whether young Lindbergh, the son of a sincere and courageous spokesman of farm- ers, at times does not have the same feelings as we have, ‘ * * * T be more concrete and specific we will say this. Capitalist politics and imperialist designs have, in our opinion, played a determining role in decid- ing the attitude of the “great and powerful” towards Lindbergh and his historic achievement. The mo- tives behind the reception given to Lindbergh in Europe by the kings, presidents, cabinet ministers and the rich generally are tinged very heavily with imperialist rivalry and purposes of capitalist ex- ploitation. What we see in the homage-paying to Lindbergh by the rulers of the capitalist world is a conscious attempt to appropriate him and his deed for capitalism and capitalist exploitation. The American government makes this the occas- sion to incorporate Lindbergh into its war-making machinery by having Lindbergh come back on a warship, and by surrounding his arrival and recep- tion with military pomp and ceremony. Admiral Moffet rushes into press to explain that with Lind- bergh’s non-stop flying trip over the Atlantic, the old ocean is no longer a barrier to a quick attack upon the United States by a foreign power. Hence, the base is being laid for more military preparations for air warfare. The capitalist press calls him a “prince” and a “king.” And the greatest exploiters of labor are feasting and banqueting him with much anxiety to make young Lindbérgh one of their own. * * * When he came to New York, he was made to be a dinner guest of Clarence H. Mackay, millionaire* head of the Postal Telegraph Company. And who were the other notables present? Here is a list of names taken from the press: J. PIERPONT MORGAN. THOMAS W. LAMONT. ELBERT H. GARY. JAMES A. BURDEN, host to the Prince of Wales on his Long Island visit. JOHN W. DAVIS, democratic candidate for president in 1924, etc., ete. Wall Street and the American plutocracy cele- brates Lindbergh not for Lindbergh’s but for its own sake. It was clamoring for the head of Lind- bergh’s father, who dared to raise his voice against the late imperialist war, but it is prostrating itself before Lindbergh the son, because of the opportun- ity to exploit his achievement for its own ends. We cannot and will not join them in their hypocritical game. Lindbergh’s daring and glorious achievement marks a milestone on the road of human progress, but its full utilization ‘for humanity. ie., for the millions of toilers of America and the world over, will become possible only when the rule of the Morgans, Lamonts, Garys and their like will be abolished and the rule of the workers and farmers established in its place. * * * ERE are two subjects which invariably make ‘illiam Green grow eloquent and pathetic, One is cooperation with the bosses, the other is the struggle against the left wing and the progressives in the trade unions. n is doing his very best to promote both. ESS. =_===10 Prayer of a Patrioteer O send us War, dear Lord! That we may slake In blood our thirsty sword— And profits make. Let cannon spit and roar— Each shot means gold. Let flow the tears and gore— Guns must be sold. On land and on the sea Let terror reign. Our mighty fleets must be Built not in vain. Our honor—and,our trade— Shall be upheld. * So launch a bloody raid, Let towns be shelled. The might, it shall prevail, Our power increase. Put every man in jail Who talks of peace. Our glory shall be ‘great, Our coffers swell. O give us War and Hate— For Peace is Hell! a HENRY REICH, JR. ALEX BITTELMAN, Editor — In the June issue of the American Federationist, he discusses the question of partnership—partner- ship, that is, between capital and labor. Not that any such thing really exists, or can be proven pos- sible, but partnership in the ideal, so to speak. Here is how Green opens up: There is an appeal in the word “partner” that turns thinking at once from an idea of conflict to the idea of working together. This change of thinking brings a kindliness that of itself is worthwhile and in addition it introduces a new attitude toward the work problem. What kindliness is Green talking about? And who is it that is adopting a new attitude toward the work problem? Where is this new attitude mani- festing itself outside of the sweet and Sickly preach- ings of Green himself? We take Green’s own weekly news bulletin. We pick an issue at random, dated May 21. And here are some of the items we find there. Example of Kindliness; Number One. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 21.—Rev. William Gil- bert Nowell, pastor of the Fawcett Methodf&t Church at Hills Station, has been evicted from a company house owned by the Pittsburgh Coal Company following his refusal to preach the anti-union gospel of this corporation. The coal company signed the Jacksonville agreement with the United Mine Workers and later re- pudiated its contract. Example of Kindliness; Number Two. Washington, May 21.—An average wage of $11.10 a week for white women working in 216 factories, stores and laundries in Tennessee ig reported by the United States Women’s Bureau, The average for Negro women was $6.96, (Continued on Page 2),