National Affairs: Pittsburgh Phonograph?

One evening last week Mayor William Nissley McNair of Pittsburgh hopped up on a platform in Fifth Avenue High School to address a meeting of Communists. After taking a long swig of water from a milk bottle, he began: "Who is this Mr. Bourgeoisie? I'd like to meet him. From what the chairman says, he must be a pretty fine fellow. I'm here to answer the charges of the Communists. The chairman has announced that the issue before you tonight is that of Communism or Fascism. That's a lot of baloney." "Boooo!" "We're ordinary...

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