South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-05

Indiana and all elementary schools main
tanned in connection benevolent or cor
rectional institutions shall be taught in the
English language only ="
Sec 2 All private and parochial
schools all schools maintained connec-
ton with benevolent and correctional institu-
tons which instruct pupils who have not
completed a of study equivalent
prescribed for the first eight grades of the
elementary schools Of this state shall be
taught in the English language only
proviso to both sections adds that the German
language shall be taught any the elemen-
tary" or "in any schools within the state" Now re.
this the republican press. apoogists
for the measure. patting the Germans or the back
while deliberately nsrepresentng the scope OF
islaton. 1t says:
Elimination Of the German language from
the public schools of Indiana, as accomplished
by the McCray bill. is not 1t may seem to
the superficial observer, solely of
sentiment against the German nation for fore
Ing world into long bloody conflict,
but rather precautionary against
future German propaganda which might nave
been taken with advantage years 1t has
the further purpose to encourage a
exclusive study Of the English language by
the pupils of the public schools"
the German nation but rather precautionary meas
ure encourage a exclusive study Of
the English language" etc. which makes it real
tertainng especially when reflect back TO the ramp
raiery against German In the schools, INDUCED
by that same paper. before the were dis
be such valuable appendage to republican
But get this addenda, from the source
This is of course as far as the legislature
could go in excluding the German language
from the education of the girls and boys of
the state It's powers o extend to the reg
ulation of parochial schools in of which
the German language will continue be
taught until through pure force of public SEN
tment II is discontinued. The literature
Germany has place in higher education
which it would be difficult to ignore"
And there you have it. Above we give you first of
ALL what law says then what the republican
press would have believe it says and what quote
from the local is of the line of misrepre
sentation going all Indiana. Hagerty
perfectly justified in calling attention this
lsubterfuge, and worse hypocrisy and in backing his
criticism with his vote. The McCray bill banishes the
German language from the schools yes, private and
parochiaI as well public there is n
that other languages hit quite hard How arc
you going teach any foreign in the Eng
lish language? And the bill provides mind you that
ali subjects and branches shall be taught n
gGdge alone"
! Personally if every foreign language
is excluded from the schools public and private, but
why hypocritical it? The American language
(which is the Engsh-should be given every prefer
ence. bill framed by the republicans to
mollycoddle the Germans for partisan purposes and
maintain the we'll of pure English only incidentally
from the genuine American to have the Ger
language repealed is supposed to be satisfied
but it wasn't enough just repeal the law-and it
may be that similar hypOcricy the part of the
republicans the passage OF of the other
ures he as Opposed including the preach
ment in that prayer have disguised Sen. Haagery
semi-justify him in his attitude toward
all of them.
enough republican hypocricy, even
among the clergy and without going 10 Indianapolis
to disgust anyone into doing most anything
if it approve of the devil in prefer
ence TO some their hypocritical schemes.