The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-24

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Phases Of Socialist Education.
About year ago the following news
item appeared in a Western labor
paper under the head of Socialist
News:
School teachers who are socialists
are wanted in the State of Washing
ton. Fully 100 can be placed at sal
aries from $50 month upward. The
recent school elections in Washington
resulted in surprising victories for the
socialists. The people are studying
the question, and the socialists made
the frank announcement that if they
won in the elections socialism would
be taught in the public schools. Teach.
ers should write to ]. E. Sinclair, sec
| rotary Socialist Educational Bureau
Tacoma, WASH"
We made note of the item and to.
day have occasion to refer to it be
cause of a marked article in the So
cialist Peoples College News" for
March, 1915, which has been sent us.
The article is entitled:
Freeing the Public Schools.
"The work of freeing the schools of
the state Of Washington is well under
way. So far has it progressed that
the call has actually gone out for
more Socialist teachers to fill places
at the disposal of Socialist school
boards.
"The Educational Bureau maintained
by Washington Socialists is the means
through which the election of radical
boards has been accomplished. This
bureau, with headquarters at Everett,
lends aid to every Socialist candidate
for a place upon any school board
within the state. The fact that the
Socialist boards are so numerous as
to make it impossible to secure sufti.
c1ent number of radical teachers is
an indication of the success with
which this bureau has met.
I'm order to supply working class
teachers to these boards, the Interna-
tional Teachers Union was organized
little more than year ago. Com
rade salter is secretary and treasurer
of the International Teachers union
and head of the Educational Bureau.
Many Schools in Socialist Control.
"Thus far" writes Comrade Salter,
I'VE have not been able to fill all the
calls for Socialist teachers. Our elec-
tions occur March 6. After that date
will begin to receive applications
for Socialist teachers from newly
elected red card boards.
"Since the organization of the Edu.
cational bureau two years ago, many
schools have fallen under complete or
partial control of the Socialists"
Teachers who are employed under
the Socialist boards, are not required
to teach any 'ism." They are ex-
pected only to present the truths about
matters vital to their class. The
pledge of the International Teachers
Union, which these teachers join, GOV.
ers the case:
Il, the undersigned, recognizing the
class struggle between capital and
labor, and considering myself men,
Der OF the working class, hereby pledge
to do all within my power to further
the interests of the working class"
The Ferrer Propaganda in America.
or considerable interest in connec-
ton with the foregoing problem is the
announcement in a recent issue of the
Modern School" magazine publish
ed by the francesca Ferrer Associa-
ton of New York that "after four
years of anxious search and investiga.
ton complete set of Ferrer's works,
which have been suppressed by the
Spanish government, have been Sc.
cured" There are thirty-seven vol
umes In all and printed in Spanish.
They are to be translated into Eng.
lish. Undoubtedly these books will be
introduced by Socialist school boards
for the use of the American public
school children.
The Logic Of "Free Love-"
The Postal Department is endeayor.
ing to suppress the Socialist literary
propaganda of sex-perversion. "The
Malthusian" of London, gives an &C.
count of Mrs. Margaret Sanger's bold
assault upon the Ubiquitous Comstock
law in the United States by launch.
ing hundred thousand copies of her
practical pamphlet, Family Limita-
tion." clearly describing various con.
traceptive devices, in the teeth of a
law imposing five years. Imprisonment
and thousand pounds fine for each
descriptive pamphlet sent through the
post. y
The Ethical Menace Of Socialism.
The character and menace of this
class of literature can be gathered
from an article by Socialist doctor
in the New (socialist) Review" The
doctor says: