Evening star., 1920-03-30

fessors Of high and low degree are so
cfalists, anarchists, enemies Of the Con-
gress. enemies Of the Constitution. Of
the United States. enemies of this gov
government the world has vet seen. and
they teach these things daily in the COL
leges OF the country. A half-matured
socialist from Harvard appeared before
one OF the committees of tho Congress
a short time ago and admitted that he
was q socialist. admitted that he taught
, socialism a q a teacher in Harvard Some
| OF them now admit 1t and in short
time they win be boasting of it. 1t Is
time that the Congress. where 1t has
control Of teachers' salaries, put a limf-
tation on the payment Of the salary,
that it should not be employed or used
to employ teachers who teach the over
throw or the. undermining of the gov
ernment OF the United States. and every
| trustee in the colleges and in the schools
OF the country whose duty it is to en-
ploy teachers should see to it that boil
shevists and socialists are not employed
to poison the minds of the youth of
America a$
Mr.. Summers Offers Amendment.
Mr.. Summers offered an amend
lment, prohibiting payment of school
FUNDS to teachers who shall give in
government of the United States.
which was rejected. In opposing It,
Mr.. Gard of Ohio said:
| The board of education and the
superintendent of schools have charge
OF the teachers. They know what
these people are teaching: at least it
is their business to know what they
are teaching. 1t is not our business
In particular. because we cannot give
the minute detail attention that the
superintendent and members of the
board of education can give to the
in hA nf <.,1r
Now. think If we adopt the amend
mont of the gentleman from Washing
ton we are simply dignifying by leg
fslatiye act something that amounts
to nothing, which 1 do not believe is
permitted, as matter Of fact. because
cannot believe that in the Capital
| city of the nation there exists any
case where there has been open teach
ing of doctrine intended to under
mine or destroy the principles of gov
ernment of the United States.
| Ample Law Now. Gard Says.
'1f a teacher does a thing of that
kind there is ample law at this time
pand there is no reason Tor attempting
to write in legislation or by way Of
putting upon this bill prematurely an
amendment to correct something
which may not exist at all. OF course.
| we all realize that in every school
1
where an improper teacher is en-
tployed. where improper subjects are
discussed. where improper teachings
are made, but we have school board.
The members of the board of edu-
eaton. the superintendent. the princi.
pals of the schools are all in direct
authority over the teacher. Now. the
case ehich the gentleman recites.
which seems to me the only case and
| is about a teacher who was suspend
nl g. r fnly hof
that suspension was entirely made
quate. for 1t seems to me that If the
case had been proven satisfactorily
/ that the teacher should have been
] discharged. But here is the whole
| case. that authority exists now in the
school board and in the superintend-
ent to discharge an offending teacher.
To write the amendment of the gen
tleman from Washington into this
| appropriation bill for the District of
COLUMBIA would, in fact. 1t seems to
me- make uncertain and vague an ex-
listing authority"