The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-25
THE WAR AGAINST SOCIAL.
IST TEACHERS STILL
WAGES.
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wrote up resolution on the ltth OF
July and had Il passed in a mass meet.
| ing wherein It was declared that re-
lipion and politics had no place in the
schools. lie CLancaster) had also as
serted that Socialism was not the is
sue here, but that it was the flag
After all Il seems that the first burn
ing question happens to be SOCIAL
| lem and only that.
q do not think that your question
deserves an answer | have never
been asked that question before in all
my teaching experience" replied Mr.
| Caldwell 1t was then that the dis
credited Lancaster threatened Cald-
well with an injunction If the board
attempted to place him in the superin-
tendent's office. The bluff was very
promptly called.
We hold no brief for Mr.. Caldwell.
| He appears to be very fine man and
his scholastic attainments are of the
highest; but when a person of the
type of Lancaster deliberately insults
total stranger and man who had
nothing whatever to do with the fight
here, we would defend him were he
the poorest pedagogue on the pike.
Telegraphic communications with his
home city, we are sorry to say reveal
the fact that he was not connected in
any way with the Socialist local and
attended none of their meetings. He
is said to be fair and open to convic-
ton, but was regarded as one of those
school men so deeply interested in
school work that nobody but a Ian
caster or a Ford thinks of imposing
upon them questions more or less for
eign to their work.
The interests in Arlington that do
not allow prostitution within four
blocks of the school houses nor within
enc block of church basement where
little children attend school are out
with a recall petition to get the scalps
of the two Socialist members of the
school board. They sent copy down
to Traitor, where they expected big
results, but the document was re-
turned to the clerk without one name
On it. Instead a bunch of farmers
came in and stopped the Chronicle for
its lying attacks on the school board,
Sinclair and Bunchanan.
Thus the fight goes on. Never be-
fore was there such an interest in So
cialism in Arlington. Socialist papers
are being sold on the streets by the
hundred. Men and women that were
never known to take any interest are
daily asking for Information. The local
meetings are liv ethings now. The old
apathy is gone.
When the newly elected superin-
tendent proceeded to take office on
Monday morning, Lancaster showed
the white feather and left for down
town. In the meantime Mr.. Caldwell
proceeded to visit the schools and
while he was thus employed the rep
Iresentative of the interests returned
and sneaked into the nest. When he
meets Caldwell on the street he be-
comes insulting and shows the coarse
ness of his nature Enthusiastically. So
far Caldwell has ignored him.
The school board has power at any
time to remove the person of this So
cialist hater from the grounds, but
rrefers to let him demonstrate TO all
men that Mayor Ford was right when
he called him that little four-lettered
name.
In the meantime the fight against
Sinclair and Bunchanan goes merrily
on. Buchanan is selling Socialist pa
pers on the street and one can see
copies of the Commonwealth every
where with two and three heads
grouped about each paper. They
have threatened to run Buchanan out
Of town, but running isn't good this
season. Threats of arrests for va
grancy are also made.
Take it all together the enemy is do
ing luSL ABOUT MndL VIC want tiiSiAi ~
do. They have everything to lose by
keeping this up and the REVOLT
TION has everything to gain. The
dramatic moment for propaganda has
been forced upon us. The contrast
between such men as Morris and
Grimm and such persons as Ford and
Lancaster is so much in favor of the
; Itirst two that non-Socialists are free
Inv commenting upon it, The quiet
sincerity of the Socialists here com
pared with the bold lying, abusive
combast of the other side is telling
tig with the people. Never before
did the comrades realize the signifi
canoe of the school as means OF
propaganda outside the school.
AN Invita-
IF this Dappr reaches Won as