New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12
MISS STRACHAN BOLTS;
EAST WILL FIGHT WEST
Followers of Brooklyn Teacher
Will Form New Association,
with Headquarters Here.
PLAN MOO MOOSE CAMPAIGN
Defeated Candidate Likens Her
Position to That of Roosevelt
Teachers with Her, but
Enslaved, She Says.
TBy Telegraph to The Trituno.l

GBy Telegraph to The Tritunol
Chicago. July 11.-Miss Grace c.
Strachan, Of New York. who was de-
feated in the race for president Of the
National Education Association, has
bolted the organization, and is now
whipping her own adhcrents into line for
a moo moose" campaign.
Miss StraChan said to-day that within
a short time new and independent as
sociation would be formed, with New
York as the headquarters. She says
+ she will answer the will of the teach
ers" and lead their fight against the
Fairchild faction.
Miss Strachan lashed the Illinois. and
particularly the Chicago women. She
said that the Chicago woman's word ap-
parently had to be accompanied by an
affidavit. In the East, she said. the New
York woman's word was GOOD. II is ap-
parently TO be bitter fight to the finish.
made by the East against Western con-
! troll
While the insurgents were discussing
the bolt and the new faction. the regu-
| lars. who have elected Mr.. Fairchid
president Of the association, went on
| perfecting their plans and trying not to
appear uneasy over the threatened re-
volt in their midst
"Was Choice Of Teachers"
MY position in this organization and
;o
| Strachan. Il was the teachers choice,
the popular candidate. Hundreds of per
sons came to me and told ne that they
wanted to vote for me but could not.
They simply couldn't. They were sub
sidzed and enslaved by their leaders.
They could not exercise their free wills
and desires.
The election here was not free and
open. There were too many secret eau
cuses held, too many behind the screen
meetings. If we had had a ballot Ike
that at the Republican convention I
would have been elected by the will Of
the teachers. In a way, 7 am delighted
that I was not elected under the con-
ditions and the shameful circumstances.
II would not have been to my credit To
have been elected in that way
L hate underhanded politics and Sc
cret caucuses." continued Miss Strachan.
Il didn't want that kind OF support
felt ] was the teachers choice. and I
wanted just simply justice. I'm sorry
l ever came to Chicago. l feel degraded
a I,,tn
political imbroglio."
Then Miss Strachan indicated that the
big rub was a fight OF the East against
a Western control
Three Western Presidents.
The last three presidents have been
from the West" she said. Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, OF Chicago, was one; Mr..
Pearse who has just laid down office,
was another. and Mr. Fairchild. of Kan
sas, is the third. Chicago wants 10
monopolize the organization. and the
East won't stand for It,"
Miss Catherine d. Blake. campaign
manager for Miss Strachan, was busy
to-day on the new party plans. II was
learned from good authority that definite
steps in the organization are now being
taken here.
With Salt Lake City, Utah, named as
the preference for the 1913 convention.
the association practically concluded the
business Of its fftieth annual convention
to-day. The selection Of Salt Lake City
has vet 10 be ratified by the executive
committee next autumn.
James Y. Joyner, Of Raleigh. \. c.,
was chosen as trustee and George B.
Cook. State Superintendent Of Public In
struction. Little Rock Ark. was elected
director.
Two general sessions Of the convention
tomorrow are to be devoted to educa-
tional subjects, with adjournment TO fol-
low in the evening.
Baroness Bertha Won Suttner. Vienna,
in an address on the movement for In
ternational peace, to-day praised Presi-
dent Taft, saying his work was influ-
encing peace promoters in Europe to
speak against the enlargement Of armies
and navies.
Tonight David Starr Jordan, presl-
dent Of Leland Stanford Junior Univer-
sity, and DR.. Harvey w. Wiley were the
chief speakers on health in relation 10
the public schools.
DR. Wiley called attention to the In
creasing tendency to insanity, neuras-
thena and kindred diseases, among
children and intmated that the blame
for these conditions was due to the
| prevalence Of the drug habit among
pupils OF the schools.
Dangers from Qusck Preparations.
He said in part: