The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-14
BRUTALITY OF CAPITALIST
SCHOOL BOARD.
Shown In Resolutions Adopted at
Traitor April 26, 1914.

blBtTlCL NO. 3Ul, SnOnOmlSn county
Washington, held at Trafton schoo
house on April 20. 1914, after full dis
cussion the following preamble and
resolutions we're unanimously adopt
ed:
In the good year 1913, the present
president of the school board OF dis
trict No 301 introduced resolution
into public meeting of the patrons,
teachers and directors of this district,
declaring that our schools must be
free from both political and religious
Partisanship. 1t carried unanimously.
II Is customary where non-partisan-
ship is the rule, to proportion appoint
ments very closely to the vote cast by
the several parties, giving the minor
ity representation about proper
toned to the vote 1t cast-as, for ex-
ample, in case OF election boards, fed
eral and state commissions and the
like. Any other scheme of appointing
Is manifestly partisan and marks an
absolute return to the old and dis
carded spoils system.
Sometimes, in the interest of non
craftsmanship, the majority has been
known to reverse this rule. AS an in
stance, we point with pride to the fact
that under the administration OF q So
cialist majority on the school board
the distribution OF teachers was much
more generous to their opponents; for
be 1t remembered, out OF twenty-six
teachers employed then only five were
Socialists.
Fake Notwithstanding"
The present board is actuated by
absolutely opposite views. 1t appar-
emily believes that "non-partisanship"
means the entire exclusion OF one
party from participation in the school
management. Therefore, under the eff
ficient leadership OF the authoress OF
those magnanimous CD "non-parti-
san" resolutions the present school
board has acted upon plain and un-
disguised determination not to give
the minority party any-not even the
misrepresentation upon the faculty
OF our schools.
To prove this let the facts be sub
mitted.
Sinclair and his wife have both
been refused accomplishment. Yet
their school work. Notwithstanding the
interruptions which these "non-parti-
sans" forced upon them, has been alb
solutely successful according to the
testimony OF their patrons; and even
George Lancaster admitted it both
publicly and privately. The excuse in
the case OF J. E. Sinclair is that he
said something about flag pledge,
which pledge was afterward abandon
ed. What he said was uttered before he
came here and while he was not teach
ing; and the state superintendent
ruled that he had right to say it..
But we insist that this excuse is hypo-
critical and that the real and true rea-
son for his separation from our school
by this bipartisan" board is moth
ing but his politics. and in proof Of
this, his wife is also separated from
our schools although it does not ap-
pear that she EVER said anything to
which any member of the board or any
patron or any person of any party OBJ
jects. If one is Socialist, it is just
as fatal to keep quiet as it is to talk.
Five Socialists Victims Of tho Class
Struggle In the Public Schools.
Mrs. Hallberg was victimized by the
writer OF the "non-partisan" resolu
tons in personal interview, although
no Objectionable word Of hers has ever
been cited, or can be.
And now, disregarding a practically
unanimous petition from the patrons
of Trafton school, which certainly GER
titles their popularity and efficiency
both the McKees, husband and wife
are denied unemployment No word
Of theirs is cited as obnoxious, or can
be.
We point to the fact that these
teachers are acknowledged to be the
peers OF any for efficiency and success
full school work. Moreover, Mrs
Lizzie Jones, county superintendent OF
this county, is committed in this par
ticular by her recommendation par
ticularly in the case of Sinclair.
While these five Socialists were de
MED unemployment, no other Social
lists have been employed to take theil
places or to represent the more thar
third of the votes cast at the last
election for Socialist candidates.
With these facts before them, car
any candid persons doubt the sinister
and partisan character of this cru
sade? Especially involving, as it does
Socialist teachers and none other?
Now in the face and upon the au
thOritv of This statement of facts ha II