Evening star., 1908-01-31
OPPOSED TO CHANGE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR OBJECT TO
SCHOOL LEGISLATION.

Resolutions expressing opposition TO the
reorTaniza ton Of the District school sys-
tenn I'm accordance with the Dollirer and
Rurleson bills were adopted yesterday at
q meeting OF District Assembly No 66
Knights of Labor. The resolutions set
forth that as it is proposed to abolish
the school board through the instrument
tality Of the Doiliver- Burleson bills the
schools are now enjoying peace and quiet
and are achieving the results for which
schools are established, and as the Doni-
ver-F,urleson bills violate the principle Oh
home rule in school affairs by proposiiis
70 establish a non-elective, non-resioen'
one-man power to govern our scno0.s
without the consent of the governed, :.
he resolved, That We protest asaihS'
the Doiliver- Burleson bill and INSIST 'na'
no change should be made except III ."e
selection Of said board Of education whicn
should be done by vote Oh the peop'o -
the District of Columbia -
r,na rascIutions further recite that we
netition the Congress to enact prope.
re p,stration law to govern the ~
elections now held every four sea
da,erates to the national conNentOp "
the existing political parties, prisonment p sor Il
leral registration and voting. ana plu
,,6ine an educational qualification such
40 ohss;ns in the Massachusetts ana othei
state primary election laws.
Colored People Protest.
Plans are being made for the holding OF
Il mass meeting of colored parents OF the
District to protest against the Doiliver
bill providing for the reorganization OF the
ocal school system. The meeting VIII De
,,a,a peyt week in q large hall.
committe. of representative colored
citizens met Tuesday evening TO discuss
the action of the subcommittee on schooIs
,f the Senate District committee IN de-
eidinR 10 recommend the Doliiver bill ana
The decision TO hold The mass meeting re-
suited. Those present at the meeting OF
the committee declared against the pro-
posed change.
W Calvin Chase said the bill is lnimicai
IN the ceiored school Interests Thomas l..
Iones declared that the colored schools
we're going from bad to worse me tax
payers Of this city. he said. demand rep
,esentation in the government OF lme
schools. This Capitalization OF tho punhe
school system means he added, race as
c;irinstion. to which the colored voters
Of this country will not subscribe.
A. W Scott offered several resolutions
which were adopted These set forth thst
IAN attack has been made up 'ha d,o;ysI moJ !.
Baird. ex-president of the board OF edu-
cation. TO tho effect that all the trou-
b.es in the schools were due TO the col.
ored people. and that the poll'vef schooi
hjll is the proper bill to be adopted by
Congress ,,,.
we appeal to the 10000 colored peopie
IN this city 10 petition Congress FOR the
passage Of a school bill that VIII give 10
the coiorad people representation III Tue
,choo, government commensurate with the
amount Of general and personal taxes paid
BY them TO support this government
4 committee of five. consisting OF W.
Calvin Chase. Thomas l.. Jones. T.. NJ.
Hewlett. 8 s Corrothers and Rev. James
Welch. was named 70 a.rang" for tbs.
mass meeting for the express purpos, or
considering the school bills. the meeting
to be held not later than February ., LOS