New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-16
Supervisor of Foreign Lam
guages Admits Their
Employment
Insists They Are
Loyal to America
Their Home Addresses,
Printed in CITY Record"
Found To Be False

Enemy aliens arc teaching in New
York public schools. John L. Huelshof.
supervisor Of foreign languages. ad-
, mts.
II more evidence were needed there
is the statement OF Miss Margaret
Blsnkenstein. VINO teaches in Public
School -. in East Sixty-third Street,
near Third Avenue.
"Yes. ! am German: ( am unnat-
uralized and pro-Ge-msn." she told a
Tribune reporter. But | am safe. be-
cause am keeping my mouth shut"
On, there are only two or three
enemy aliens. teaching German. in the
schools said Mr. Huelshof "They are
loyal. ! think they have now obtained
their final citizenship papers. Any
way. this is not the time TO discuss the
teaching Of German in the schools"
How many enemy aliens are thus en-
gagged in addition 10 the "two or three"
Mr. Huelshof admitted arc so employed
no record open 10 the public shows
Neither is there any public record that
shows with accuracy where known en-
cmy aliens are employed. Home ad-
dresses of known alien enemies are
also inaccessible. though the law re-
quires that the correct addresses of all
employees Of the Board Of Education
shall be published in "The City Rec
ord"
Not in City Record
This information "The City Record"
does not contain. On the contrary,
"Tho City Record is shown by inves-
LEGATIONS of Tribune reporters to be n
most excellent place for a German TO
nide in. His or her name may be
there, but whom it comes to correct
addresses in many instances camoufage
IL reSorted to.
Inquiry at the Offices of the BOARD OF
Education does not destroy the effect
Of this camouhage. Where the request
for an address is not declined the
answer is. Don't know" Neither are
addresses be TO be had az schools where
teachers are listed as teaching. In
uuirers there arc sent back 70 Inc
City Record
Mr.. Huclshof is an employe Of the
Board Of Education who VIII admit
knowing that alien enemies are engaged
as teachers in the public schools. Who
the 1.-TWO or three are and how many
more there are he declines TO state.
The Tribune is informed that not
only arc there many such enemy aliens
in the public schools. but that a pri-
yatc canvass made after the declare
ton of war for Mr.. Huelshof shows
the names OF many. il not a. OF ihem
Tho Tribune is informed that the
names cf these enemy aliens thus re-.
vealed. or some Of them, are recorded
in a book Mr.. HuelShof keeps IN M.
desk in the Offices OF the Board OF
Education. II was in his desk laSt
week when. in response to Request
that he give the names OF enemy
aliens known to him, he at first asre,e,d
to- reached for a volume, supposedly
The ono for which The Tribune re-
porter inquired. and then changed MS
mind. ,,i-,oe
explaired on the ground that TINS Is
mot the time to discuss the teaching
Of German in the public schools.
Citizenship Not Required
Tho p-cscnco Of Germans on the
teaching staff Of the city is due PR
marilv 20 the fact that prior 20 the
declaration Of war persons applying tor
annointment rs teachers were noI
astcd 70 show that they we're citizens
ar had declared their intention oi PC
cominr citizens. Since the war the
Roard Of Education has passed a reso-
Ip,ion roouiring proof OF citizenship or
onnlicatiou for citizenship TO be hled
br every person seeking employment.
This resolution. however. was not
retroactiyc. No effort has been made
"a ascertain the citizenship OF me
- 600 persons employed previous 10
It's adoption.
More than this. the Investigations o.
The Tribune show absolute incoherence
in the system Of the Board of tduca-
tion in keeping records OF the teacnins
staG Even when an alien enemy IS
located among the teachers IT - only
u.;tb the greatest difficulty that he or
She can be located in person or their
homo address learned. InqulrerS at the
ofices OF the Board Of Education are
unable TO learn in what school or schooi
district given teacher is employed
Enemy Alien Finally Located
Miss Blankenstein finally was located
IN Public School "a. in East SiXty-third
Street. near Third Avenue. she was
giving lesson in German.
yes" she said 81 am German citl-
zen. am thoroughly pro-Oernah
ldurch und durch deutsch). but J nave
been wise enough 10 shut up when the
United States entered the war. My po-
sition is we'll known 10 my associates
hut il has not changed our relations.
The only feeling shown by any one has
been bv few children Of Czech and
Italian families
Miss Blankenstein gave her addresS
AZ II is recorded in The City Record
col West 156th Street. When told that
address was incorrect, she asked why
inquiry was not made OF Mr.. huelsnol'
"He knows my address" she said.
Miss Blankenstcin volunteered the
information that she did not expect TO
continue teaching German.
1T is probable she said, that the
teaching Of German will cease. IN part
AT least. in the public schools. That
will rot make any difference with me-
for have studied Spanish and VIII be
teaching that after January L.
According TO Miss Blsnkenstein,
there are numerous other Germans
teaching in the schools. She gave the
names OF several she so classified.
lit j. no secret said she. "Mr.
Huelshof knows about them. Why