New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-13
Legislature to
Cut Teachers
Raise to 5000
Representatives of $1,000
of the Instructors Declare
They Will Refuse. Such
Compromise to Demands
Deception Now Charged
Sweet and Sage Accused;
Appeal for Extra Ses-
sion May Go to Smit,>
From a Staff Correspondent

ALBANY, April 12.-At conference
tonight of legislative leaders it was
practically agreed that instead of CIV
ing the teachers of the state additional
increases Of from $3.50 to $3.50 to give
them but $500.
Representatives of the $4,000 public
school teachers who arc here in full
force declare that they will spurn any
sach compromise, as one of them char
acterized the proposal.
The teachers are openly charging
that they have been double-crossed by
Speaker Sweet and Senator Henry NJ.
Sage
Square Deal Demanded
"if the Legislature adjourns without
giving the teachers square deal" aid
Ernest r. Crandall, president of the
Federation of Teachers Associations,
1--WE will ask Governor Smith TO cali an
extra session. The situation is seri
Gus. What is now proposed is a patch
work solution, which will only aggra-
vate the situation. and make the teach
ers more disheartened than they are
now"
Senator Charles C. Lockwood, Re-
publican. of Brooklyn, has written to
Mayor Hylan charging that the city
administration has done nothing to in
crease teachers salaries and that it's
now up to the Legislature to do so.
The letter is in reply to one sent
which the Mayor criticized the Lock
wood Donohue bill increasing teachers
salaries. In this communication
Mayor Hylan asks for a thorough in
vcstigaton of the educational system
in New York "before there is any more
inequitable and mandatory legislation
passed"
In return. Senator Lockwood re-
minds Mayor Hylan of the fact that the
Mayor last year vetoed a bill increas-
ing the low paid teachers salaries on
the ground that it was matter for the
city authorities and not the Legisla-
ture.
what have you done since them"
inquiries Senator Lockwood, of the
Mayor, and supplies the answer by add
ing: Nothing
Chance for Mayor Hylan
In defending his salary increase bill
before the Legislature, Senator Lock
wood declares 1t Will only tx a mini
mum salary. and informs Mayor Hylan
that he, if he still adheres to the be-
lief that the younger and poorly paid
teacher is not treated fairly, can have
the Board of Estimate and the Board
of Education see to it that additional
compensation is granted.
~ GU became Mayor on January /,
1915" writes Senator Lockwood, "two
years and four months ago. In that
time the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment has had full power under
the law to increase the salaries of
these teachers whom you claim are
underpaid. You have done absolutely
nothing but give some of them a s10o
war bonus. You have advocated in
vestigation and the Board of Education
appointed by you has been continually
Investigating and urging the Legisla-
ture to wait. At last, a day or two
ago, they made report favoring IN
creases in salaries.
"The people of the state are deter
mined to save the schools. The city
administration and the Board Of Edu-
cation have not met the situation and
Its up to the legislature to do so. If
it fails you will be one the first to
place the blame on the legislature in
stead of placing it where it really
belongs, on the Board of Education
and the Board of Estimate and Ap.
portionment.N