The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-14
TEACHERS QUIZ
5 CANDIDATES
Present QUESTIONABLE and
Ask Pledges

Five candidates for election 60
the school board appeared before
the High School Teachers
league Thursday IN the assembly
room Of tho broadway high
school 90 submit 90 a auh pre-
pared by the teachers affecting
impro, cmcnt Of working con
ditions.
Those who appeared TO answer
questionable submitted by the teach
crs' organization were; George II,
Walker. Waiter J. Santmyer Mrs
Niswcll Wilson. John H. Edwards
and clifford W. Kantncr.
George T. l4istman. Triple Alliance
candidate. Informed the teachers by
telephone that he would be unable 60
attend the meeting as he was await
Ing a deputy United states marshal
who had a warrant for bis arrest ON
charge OF sedition.
Rather Bo Free
George H. walker. who win make
the race for school director Ia up
position TO Triple Alliance candidates.
agreed tnat tho teachers program
for Improvement OF working con
ditiona Was worthy. but declined 20
make any specific promises In al
vance OF the election.
Walker said hc would rather be
free 60 consider matters OF policy
when they arose.
W. ,. santnycr gave fun indorsc
ment 10 the teachers program.
John H. Edwards. who IL making
the race as a conservative labor can
didAtc. dccriod Bolshevian an "sa
per cent imaglnatlor" Edwards said
that Organised labor f. In bad grac'
Just now and for that reason the'con
servative element IL keeping away
from union meetings" Edwards In
dorscd the teachers program.
A a candidate OF the Triple A.
lance. Mrs Wiswcil Wilson declared
herself la fasog OF free speech. free
press and free schools" In accepting
the teachers program Mrs. Wilson
favored more than iiving wage for
every man. woman ana chlld"
Clifford w kantnrr told the teach
err that capital has not In the past
treated labor Just as Il should have
done"
NO really vital and practical
progress takes place tn educational
policy except IN the school room"
KAntncr added
Says They're "MisEuldcd-
In discussing tho promotion Of
s-u..F .-Iff-~oahfu orN $3.50 g.. -.
government. George ~ Walker
said no wan moved TO make tAs race
for tho school board because he dld
not believe that tho Labor Trmpie
as at present constituted b. the
proper body 20 select candidates for
public office 10 represent the pcopis
OF Seattle"
II am for the flag Walker said
Il arm absolutely and unalsrrnbiy
agains, tho misguided. vicious and
reasonable leadership into which the
labor organizations OF this city have
fallen during resent months. IL l.
the minguidesl. trcasonahls labor
minority In scatti. that has done $40
much 10 undo tho good work OF the
labor unions during tho last 20 years
This minority must 30 brought 20
iis knees and made 20 rccognlz. tie
supremacy Of tho government"
Lengthy Qus~tionnsirs
Tho QUESTIONABLE. submitted 20 the
candidates By IN. teachers organize
ton requested each candidate TO dc.
clare himself specifically on a shorter
teaching day, school activities. credit
for outside teaching experience. odu.
eationai policy. right Of teachers 10
be represented at all meetings OF the
school board by ono Of the teaching
force, such representative not 10 b.
subjected TO Iose ot pay for attend
anee at the meetings. meri, system.
the object OF the question being 20
put the candidate on record az
against the system of promotion.
wage Increase. legislative program.
right OF teachers To control the time
at their disposal outside of their
teaching duties. full pay for teachers
absent from duty on account Of IN.
ness and telephone service In tho
grade schools on the same basis as
In high schools.