The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
EOURISHING SOCIALISM.
Increasing Activities OF the Government
Among School children.
Mr.. Burisson Of Teras in the House Of Repre-

Mr.. Burisson OF Terds in the House OF Repre-
sent1tires.
There are carried in this bill some items
the wisdom OF which l seriously doubt. vi
course we all know that tuition in the pubic
school in our home cities as well as here 10
absolutely free. Free tuition is what the
term public school" conveys to the minds
Of most Of us. We go many steps beyond
that In this city. Not only is tuition free
here, but a bene1cent Government furnishes
free text books, free pens and ink, free pen
ellis and pads and everything else of this
character they use.
More than this, as a part Of the free school
system here, we have a sewing school. do
not say that 1t Is not a wise thing to conduct
q sewing school as a part of the public school
system, and 1t is not against this that l COM
plain. OF course provision Is made for a
director OF teacher for this sewing school.
but at the same time a beneficent Govern
ment provides the thread and the needle
and the cloth that Is to be used by the pupils
when they are engaged there in learning the
art Of sewing.
More than this, as a part of the free school
system here-and ! do not say It is not the
proper thing that it should constitute a part
OF five have a cooking school. Provision
ia made for a teacher, or director, for this
cooking school, but at the same time the
and the veSetables the meats and condi:
ments that the pupils attending this school
| experiment with in learning the art OF cook
Furthermore, in this bill they now propose
to take a further step: 1t Is proposed to
eSSne With ef fRe pubic ufi p Schools tIaD to fur9ish tie
| children with the hot balls and the footballs
and acting y poles Ds fl, that tt they Sb fFs to use to p IN tHeIs
for themselves, or to have their parents fur
nish them, nothing. 9bs9lutely nothing. tina.
and rsimept, and. l presume. that will fol-
low In good time.
Now gentlemen. VIA. :, I d, desire to lnUtte
Where are the children, in go far as the public
free school system ia concerned. to learn the
We i5Po in this Step step '; We are taking
Ing the seed in the rlI7ds OF the youth Of this
country that is to G~ern!nate and grow. ulti-
Ri Pto syoe q Sis'ifS al} S SEa Hna5 #H 70 not aEI tlesss
G Sp By Fl Phl s0s syate nHf fa nail "V con 1s'" . P beIiesHe
that they oan look 20 the Government for
anything and everything and that they are
to depend upon themselves for nothing?
Our forefathers we're not brought UP un-
der this system, arc, 10 one can say that they
bb9 be fen nS5 m "a th eFiiS Sot th sse tB Rsge se GT h not so
brour6t up Their chief cheraoteristio wos
U WICK Il they e %f 2eS t"gi iSAi PROVIDED for them:
selves. They never knew the meaning Of
f fFe q f mHslG SGOI ia:tr IN sais Is SAY 2e sds sf for these
schools they appeal to a benefcent Govern
ment for it. In days gone by school enter
tainments were ~given-other means were
ers relied upon themselves to provide these
thing that they thought, were. necessary,
and, especially was this done if what vas
that practice has been brought to an end.
They look TO the Government for every
thing that the Government will consent to
furnish them. Now, I submit to. you the
query. II Washin gton Is made the model
city OF the United States with reference to
in all other matters-if other cities Of our
country, following the example here set,
should adopt this policy of doing everything
for the children and expect the children to do
nothing for themselves, what effect will it
ultimately have, upon the character Of the
after us have the same spirit of self-reliancc
which characterized our ancestors, and
which, in my opinion. was the one trait that
ena bled them to succeed where weaklings
and dependents would surely have failed?
loud applause.