The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
NO TUTORS UNION
Pinet Makes Forecast Despite
Resolutions Passed.
Silent as to Forming Organi-
zatiOn, He Declares.
RE- WRITTEN AT PlTTSBURG
''TeXtbOOk" Pledge to Candi-
dates Stands, Is Claim.
Amended Here, but Passed at
Other Three Conventions.

That the school teachers Of Kansas
will not form a union was the predic-
ton made today by F. L. Pinet, state
secretary, after receiving the reports
from the four sections of the Kansas
State Teachers association convention.
Pinet pointed out that the resolu-
tions were silent as to the forming an
organization; that on the other hand
they condemned strikes or affiliation
with labor interests and that practical
ly every speaker on the platform was
outspoken against the union idea.
Considered as a whole the twenty
seven resolutions submitted to the
teachers passed intact in the four con-
fire at any time. These were: Arti-
Gle 9, favoring maintenance of the
one-week professional Institution; ar
ticle IL, favoring removal of the state
and county superintendents offices
from politics; article "a. pertaining to
teachers unions. and article 2, favor
ing the appointment of educators only
on the state text book commission.
At Pittsburg the teachers rewrote
the union resolution to read as fol-
lows:
For Closer AfflliatiOn.
"Resolved, that We favor a closer affiia-
tion of teachers, state and national, for
the promotion of educational interests of
)
members. We are opposed to the affilia-
ton of such an order with any social
group"
AS rewritten, this resolution carried
in Pittsburg with a vote of 47s for to
Sc against. Wichita, Salina and To-
peka passed the original resolution All
other resolutions were passed a Pitts
! burg as submitted.
At Salina an attempt was made to
change the union and textbook reSo-
lutiOnS hnt move WAS defeated.
The entire list was eventually passed
at Salina by the vote of 724 for to %
against.
At Wichita all the resolutions passed
unamended and unanimously.
At Topeka the resolutions were
passed as submitted with the excep-
ton of the clause in article 2 pledging
the support of the teachers to the
gubernatoriaI candidate who would
promise to appoint only teachers on
the state school book commission.
This was stricken tout. but as the reso-
luton passed intact at the other three
cities, the original resolution stauds.
Go After Legislation.
Present prospects are that while the
union idea is evidently not in much
favor with the teachers, they will
make an earnest effort to obtain leg
islation in conformation with the reso-
Iutions at the next session OF the state
uegislature The one-week profess
sional institute will stand and the
textbook commission question will
once more be bone of contention.
It is certain that an attempt will be
made to rule the state and coun :
superintendents' offices out of politics
The legislative committee. already
appoiried, will be called together with
in sixty days by Secretary Pinet and
a chairman elected. Plans for the
coming campaign will be made. The
| legislative committee consists of
representative from each congressional
district as follows:
| First. Fred Seaman, Topeka; second,
| Lucille Ewing, Olathe: third, Prof. n. NJ.
| Bowen. Pittsbura; fourth, Supt. w. 8.
| Rune Burlington: fifth. Supt. W. s.. Hues-
| ner. Salina: sixth. Pearl Wyrill. Norton
| seventh, Supt. Harry Mcclure, kiowas
eighth, I. c. Never. McPherson.