The menace., 1914-03-14
Stand by the Public Schools of America

Buffalo, n. Y, is aroused on ths
school question. The pairiotie poo-
pie Of that city proP0se 10 call a
halt on the enemies of frce insiitu-
tionA Truth o. February IS has
this strong article upon the siiua-
ton;
Despite tAs tiisnos 81 ne press in
gsbsrsi 60 The Sshjeot II he eousprasy
e unosruins In stsry posuels say ear
public sckocl tysicn. The farts have q,
sally tAksr hoia u tAs publis nind and
last veek az The fornation 81 isagus,
ecmpossd % nauy 81 m uos inPoftaui
vomtn IN tka city-woasn q deals
asd wonsu sho siand fof The highef
things-having fer he ain The oocpefa'
tiou wifh uurifirai Aad state autkofi.
ties IN pians Ter the nseds of the publie
sckool syptem and iooking 10 The prone
tion Of hs grcaiesi Pdssibie s1eiebey.
This neu ofgauiEatiou has headquarters
In room No. SoT Ircquola b1ldinE
Gifts q money and service vill b uel'
cone from al interested The annual
membcrship foo VIII b tL
Il Il high time that ths people aroused
themselves 10 the dangers of the hour
on this subject, ns the enemies of state
edBoation after working secretly and In
every imaginable way 20 hold bach and
impede the progress of the public schools
have 10 the last two or three years bs.
come exceedingly bold In theiT attacks
One person very high 10 the local eoun.
eils q this antAgonistie organization In
a heated discussion recently on this sub.
ject informed the writer that n be wish.
"a 20 know how had the public schools
Of this city really are that a certain
resident uptown bishop could inform him
and give some startling evidence. We
withheld the rame Of the bishop in ques.
tion on the presumption that the use Of
his name In this connection was unau.
thoriHed. However. this may BE-, the 10.
sue Of whether AZ Americans loyal 70
this basic Institution Of our republic NC
are going 10 sit quietly by and permit
tho undermining Of Il by order Of an
organization entirely out Of sympathy
with and autagonistic 20 Il Is the guSs.
fioH We thiHt not.
There are enough Americans and 20
spare who will be found ready 20 defend
our public schools agains, the attacks
Of the enemy almost every one Of whom
20 a man in this country would were Il
not for the influence Of the public
schools, be still living In sod shaeks and
trotting the bogs in ireland sleeping in
hay mounds in Germany or Austria OF
suhsisiing on macaroni with meat pos.
/ sibly once or twice a year aud a wage OF
/ ten cents q day In Italy.
Talk about the treaehery Of Benedic,
Arnold-any man who would got what
/ mos, Of these slanderers have out Of the
public schools and then bite the hand
/ that fed them deserve about the SAND
fate that overlook that traitor. Ger
tainly they are not desirable American
citizens aud TRUTH would gladly helT
shuttle them OF onto some desert island
and force them there 20 remain with IN,
kind Of schools they admire until they
reaped the full results Of their beloved
system about which there is no exeus,
for their remaining In ignorance whill
Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland. and lasi
and worst Of all, Mexico, are on tn,
map.
Now that school elections are
just at hand, let friends Of popular
education see TO il that no enemy Of
State Education is elected to any
position that has TO do with thi;
fundamental principle and policy
in American life. Rally around the
Little Red School House; stand by
il as you would in the defense Of
the life Of the nation. Put only
patriots on guard. Don't scatter
your vote. Unite on your men and
elect them.