New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-17
Union Votes to Def.,a
Them Until Cleared of
Disloyalty
DR.. Tildsley Faces
Conspiracy Char.
Schoolmasters Approve a,
Boards Action; Accu,.d
Blames Press


ton of grammar and high school .,,a
ers, affiliated with the Central Y,5..
ated Union, last night pledged h en-.
port to the three instructors susn.,a,,
from De Witt Clinton High s,hoc, :,
charges of holding views hostil. :.
good government"
Two hundred members Of the or,,,
ization met in the auditorium 0, u.
Washington Irving High School. n,
after hearing from the three IN,
pended men accounts of their int,
views with Assistant Superintend,,,
Of Schools John l.. Tildsley. via
recommended their suspension, yot..
to give the trio moral and fnsuei,i
aid until they are convicted OF 81
ton by due process Of law
To Accuse DR.. Tildsley
The union also resolved unanimou,,
70 name a committee Of three, WA
will prefer charges of distortion al
conspiracy against DR.. Tildsley.
It was also resolved to appeal 10 a,
Board of Education that the hesrr,
of the charges against the teschenk
public. Two members Of the unjo-
were appointed to attend the hssrirf
While this was going on. sinilr
action was taken by the Central F.dg
ated Union, which met at its lead.
quarters, 844 Second Avenue. Abn.
ham Lefkowitz, also Of the Teacher,
Union, proposed the resolution ,hr
the hearing be public. This was pa,,t
unanimously and Mr.. Lefkowit, va
appointed delegate Of the Central FED
Grated Union to attend the meeting
At the Washington Irving meehn
the Teachers Union also called upe,
the president of the Board OF Educ
ton to clear the teachers Of New Yoi
City of the blanket charge Of disloyals
which had been brought against thea
and also asked that the names Of a
those advocating sedition be refery
back to the union, SO that they riss
be ousted from the organization.
Samuel Schmslhausen, one Of "
teachers suspended from De Witt Cn
ton High School, then addressed I,
meeting, and attacked the negspsyn
as the chief cause of his and his 4.
lows troubles.
THE only enemies We have" he d.
clared, "are the editors Of some o! b.
newspapers in this city.
These editors are quite sure tat
by introducing all kinds Of hystena
issues into this situation they vii
create a mob spirit for our trial. Tn
newspapers are obsessed with insane
emotionalism."
Bernard Parrelhof, the second 0. II,
suspended men to address the meeting.
denied that he was a pacfst, pointing
cut that he was merely an adhesa, Of
democracy. He tod of the interview
which he had with DR.. Tildesly, our.
ing which, he said, the investigator tcr
the Board of Education asked hin Il
he supported the war.
To this Mr.. Parrelhoff replied tia.
he did, but that he did not hold o
disloysl those who were working for
just peace.
Teacher Protests Loyalty
The fact that he voted for Wise,
signed Mayor Mitcheps pledge Of 10y
atty as we'll as the pledge required b
the Board of Education, marched VIII
his class in the Awake. America
parade. obtained volunteers from b.
class TO assist in governmental fan
work, succeeded in getting his pups
TO subscribe $3.50 TO the second Libtr!
Loan and himself raised 1852 for n'
Library War Fund was cited By "
chael Kurz, transferred from De viz
Clinton High School TO the Boys Hift
to prove his loyalty.
Despite all this, DR.. 1ildsley rW
grilling me for more than two hs1n
found ME a negative personality w
Mr.. Kurz.
81 admit I was not ready 10 dixsr
my loyalty with DR.. Tildsley. sa''
slider no one has the right TO ares
ton me about that. So he left mel
an angry manner, saying he had BEE
unfayorably impressed"
DR.. Tildsley explained yesterd,T
that the transfer of the six teacher
had been inspired by desire 10 brsss
up radical group which was gan
ing strength in the De Witt Clinto'
High School. The trial next fntr
will be open the public. he said.
School Heads Favor Suspensioa
A resolution expressing approval .
the action of the Board Of Ecue.tv
in suspending the three teachers Of "
De Witt Clinton High School "
passed by a unanimous vote q. =
regular monthly meeting Of the Sese
masters Association Of Now York y
resolution read:
Whereas, the Board Of EducSneae
the City of New York has suspense
three teachers Of the De Witt Cllc~
High School for holding views and T
seminating among their pupils opinlsr
and theories tending TO promote ~
loyalty TO the government Of the UNIV
States;
BE IL resolved, That the Schoolrn
ters' Association of New York and
entity hereby strongly approves
action of the Board OF Education "
expresses the hope that this effort Y
suppress disloyal influences in "
schools will be energeticslly co.