Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
ANOTHER worn WITH MIR
MONTANIH.

our good friend Jose Montaner.
publisher of The Taos Valley News
ana eLa Revistu de Taos aud super.
intcndonr oi schools in Taos county.
Is out m a general defense Of the ut-
torunces Of his paper against tho state
university. the agricultural college
aud the Ncw Mexico Educational as-
socialion
The space given To Nh Monlaucr
has not boon on his account a. he
imaglnos. but because 90 the men for
whom he speaks and an organized
movement TO create roee prejudice ia
this state. m his own defense. Mr.
Moulaner snya
IA llevista Is in favor 0f absolute
equality ana protection for an citt-
2ens Of Sew Mexico Of whatsoever
origin or precedence they may be. IL
Is utterly opposed to every kind Of
racial prejudice md discrimination.
and believes that Ii is mo crime % de-
maud that the Spanish-Americnn
ages and privileges IN the matter of
higher education that Spanish
American citizens should obtain and
exercise equal share IN the govern.
ment 90 the state. and thnt such
honor and distinction should be be-
slowed as right ana not as "a favor
with every word Of the above the
Journal ls In absolute agreement For
that reason tho Journal strongly op-
posed an effort in the last legislature,
backed by nearly an Of the spanish
American members to pass O law In
tended not only TO discriminate
against tho Anflo- American school
children hut that would have turned
the public schools OF New Mexico
over 10 Spanish American theachors
without adequate test us To- their
qualifications
Not only do vr dcmnnd that The.
Spanish American children shall
"enioy eauul advantages aud privr
leses m thc mntter ut higher educa-
uou bot along with the head or
each institution or highcr learning in
tine state. lht journal has done an
thot = could 20 induce spauish-Amcr.
roam parents 10 send their children to
ihose institutions as well as TO the
preparatory schools
ilul just here we reach vital point
Ouo reason there are SO few span
iah-Amcrean students tu the nslitu-
uons Of higher learning b. that there
are 500 few spauish-Amerlcan chill
dron Whe have hoen given the ncces
s8ry preparatory education MI
Monlanet does nat need tu be- told
That uut so long ago there were
teachers iu the spanish American
counties who had 10 sign their
vouchers with 2 MARK u has not
been many years since vc had % SUI
porntcndent BOZ ncnalulo county
who was surprised Co hear that Chrls-
topher columbus was dead which
fact uufortunatch for Sew Mexico
uus made "a part Of "a government re-
port and s emholmcd 600 Washington
'n Use senate documents room
That county superintendent was
she product ~ system which de-.
mands chat thc "spansh-Amcrican
citizen ahall obtain and exercise
,luai Share m the government of the
state. regardless of Dis fitness aud
ability Measured hy the standards Of
FITNESS which prevail in other states
thore rs uo Augl0-Americau so far
as we know who objects 10 "a span
ish-Ameucan holding amy office i'm
Sew MeNico what we do object 90
IS the election or the appointment 81
amy man go an office merely because
b. IS spanish. American or an An
glo-American and without rceard 10
Dis ability to discharge the trust Ina
posed hy such office
The great trouble has been Too
much politics The spanish-Ameri-.
cans OF the rural districts before
statehood had Battle opportunity 60
eet even thc rudlmeuis of an educa-
lion because The public school money
was regarded AS $50 much political
patronage ana teachers were employ
cd 90 draw that money not because
OF any ability 70 teach
Let Il be said here that the sts-
tenn has not been entirely abolished
Not many miles from Albuquerque
last year. no teacher WAS employed
"a take the place of would-be
teacher. relative Of o political boss,
Who could not take even th'rd
Grade certificate
Az Nontanor sass We nete ,ua,