The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-05-02

Porto Rican political sentiment
was almost unanimously in favor Of
American statehood three or four
years ago. Today it is almost as
strongly supporting the idea of COM
plete independence.
NEW ATTACK ON TEACHERS
The National Federation of Teach
ers is going to investigate the in
dustrial views of school boards, as a
first measure of safety for teachers
who are forming local unions
throughout the North and West. In
New York City, Mayor Hylan and
his school board are endeavoring to
break up the teachers union on the
ground that it contains a number OF
radicals" In the District of Column
bia the entire labor movement and
q majority Of the local civic associa-
'&tE.2 are lining upet.e fight the action
of the board of educsss. "a. IN unlaw-
fully fining a high school teacher for
having explained to a pupil that the.
Bolshevih are not anarchists but
communists.
1t appears that the bank president,
member of the board of education,
who brought about the punishment
OF this teacher, acted upon COM
plants of her "radicalism" brought
by the vice president and another di-
rector. Of his. own bank. It also APP
peared that the sons of these bank
officials tried to organize the boys
in the high school, at the suggestion
of their parents, to make notes of
any statements or incidents which
might be used against teachers who
were radical" thus putting the
whole teaching staff under secret and
irresponsible espionage. Some of
these notes were found by the teach
ers.
SOME NEW PAMPHLETS
Ghe National Popular Government
league, at 637 Munsey building,
Washington, D. c., has issued in
pamphlet form the series of adj
dresses. made at it's reconstruction
conference, January 9, 10 and IL
last. There are seven pamphlets,
each dealing with one group of top
les.
New Marketing Systems, the
Farmer and Reconstruction" is dealt
with in various ways by Representa-
tive M. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania;
w. Gwynne Gardiner, commissioner
Of the District of Columbia; G. H.
.Gustafsop, president of the Nebras-
ka State Farmers union; Arthur
LeSueur for the National Nonparti-
san league, and H. @. Alexander,
president of the North Carolina
Farmers union.
''The Railroad Question" is dis
cussed by Senators Norris of Ne
braska and Lenroot of Wisconsin,
Frank McManamy of the railroad
administration and David j. Lewis
OF the tariff board.
| "a League OF Nations" is treated
by Norman Hapgood. William Kent
contributes some witty remarks
made as POSTMASTER at the battle
ship dinner, sand Secretary of the
Navy Daniels talks on "a Democra-
CIV That VIII Commend Itself to the
| World"
PRESIDENTIAL MANEUVERS
Our approach to the season for
presidential politics is again brought
to our attention by an announcement
of Clifford Pinchot, once a leader III
| the Bull Moose party. He will be
q candidate, he says, for the 1927
Republican convention from Penn
/ sylvania and declares he will support
"such a man as Henry Allen, Hiram
Johnson, Irvine Lenroot or Leonard
Wood"
"The old guard calls for harmony
says Pinchot II am for harmony
but with the Republican voters rath
er than with the bosses. HARMONY
headed toward defeat has little
charms for me:a
Of President Wilson he says. 81
is clear that Wilson plans to rul
again, and that he will be danger
Gus antagonist. The ground he ha
recovered since his slump last aut
unln is one more proof OF. that. Meth
err our position abroad nor our safe
:, ty and welfare at home can wlsel,
be entrusted to the domineerng, Sc
, cretive, reversible and terribly cost
: w dictatorship of Woodrow Wilson
We can not trust, him, and we mus
defeat hinl-but we need a candidat
and a platform that are genulnel,
progressive to do it."
On the Democratic side of the pc
, iifical fence the name Of Ambassa
t dor Davis, former solicitor genera
; is mentioned as one with Whlc
President Wilson's friends have bee
conjuring. There is less tall o
t Secretary of War Baker than tW
: or three months ago. Bakers polltl
/ cal chances are considered to hav
i been seriously damaged by his cor
t troyersy with General Ansen owe
the reform of the military courts
and by his denotion of Ansell {
the rank of lieutenant colonel. Whll
: Bakers friends are now trying {
f form alliances which will take tn
: Ohio delegation away from Govefne
/ Cox, it is considered likely that BaE
s err will refuse to make the necessaf
? personal canvass in his own state !
S beat the governor.
2 Almost none of the Democrat
a organization chiefs believe tina
t President Wilson will permit h
/ name to be presented in the CONVEX
+ ton next year. The old organic;
s ton men are not fond of the pres
s dan+ ANYHOW. and they know thu