Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14
IRISH EDUCATORS KICKING
English Government Accused Of Will
full Injustice.
PROTESTANT PRIMATE PROTESTS
Teachers of Irish National schools In
Practical slavery and Buildings
Denounced as shame of
the Empire.
BY ROBERT EMMETT.


DUBLIN May 13.-(Special to The Bee.)-
At the recent congress of the National
public school teachers held at Bangor, the
president, Edward Mansfield. denounced
the British government for its neglect Of
Irish educational interests. The Protestant
primate of Ireland. who preceded him,
said:
"If wise legislators realized what was
best for the country and, least expensive,
they would count no amount Of money too
great to be expended on education, remem-
bering the force Of the old lines, to work
TO work, with Joy and hope; let us be doing
all we can. Better build schoolrooms for
the boy than cells and gibbots for the
man.
interested officials are wont to sneer
at our fears, to preach content to those
without the gates, to lull us into false
security while the giant robber from across
the border aided by his ally within the
fold, is gathering into his granaries the
grain he sowed not But while the Irish
teacher Is forced to breathe the atmosphere
of slavery while buildings are the shame
of great empire, in many cases mere
novels. death traps to pupils and teachers;
while the programs, plagiarised from the
wastebaskets Of England are not only UNI
suited TO the needs of our people. but
are. from being overloaded, absolutely i'm
possible; while the inspectors in many
cases mere glad flies, are simply worrying
the teacher and hindering instead of help
ing the work Of education--when the teach
ers are new, Notwithstanding promises
more than ever the slaves OF inspectors,
and the inspectors the slaves of the office;
while protesting democrats advocate a pol
Icy that will provide, at the public ex-
pense. for the, higher education OF medl-
OGRE boys OF well-to-do parents, leaving the
talented son OF the poor man to toll be-
cause his father tolled-while in other
words, brilliant boys are compelled to
sweep the roads over which boobies whirl
in motors, purchased at the common
charge; while the teacher sees. at the
end OF his long and rugged road. the state
holding in one hand a miserable dole
J which in mockery It labels pension and
1 indicating with the finger of the other the
position in the workhouse world: in short
while Irish education is in its present rela-
| lively unsatisfactory condition, cannot be
blamed II, instead of asking you to sheathe
your only weapon-prudent. persistent agi-
tation."
DevIin IL Caustic.
Joseph DeXlin, member OF Parliament, said
the present position of the national teacher
| In Ireland with regard to salaries. pensions
and civil rights was disgrace to any civil
lized country. 1t constituted a grave in
dictment Of the manner in which the educa-
tional affairs OF Ireland were administered
There was not a parallel in Europe for a
system which placed the teachers OF Ire
land on a lower level than policemen.
Referring to the salaries OF Irish teach
ers, he said Lloyd George admitted thai
they were paid far less than the English
navy. and when. after twenty-five years
service, the teacher happened to break
down in health, he was awarded the magnI.
ficent pension Of cents a day, less than
| $50 a year.
Apple Culture RevivinE.
In olden times apples were grown In
large quantities In Ireland, but owning
chiefly to bad cultivation and packing, the
trade declined steadily and ceased to be a
source Of profit. During recent years sue
cessful efforts have been made to resus-
ciate this important branch Of agriculture