New-York tribune., 1921-04-27
Miller w arms
Lobbyists to
Run No Bluffs
Loyalty School Bills To
Be Signed or Vetoed on
Facts, and Not on Who
Wants Them, He Says
Calls Propaganda Wasted
Hillquit Declares Rand
School Won't Be Put Out
of Business by Measure
From a. Staf Correspondent

ALBANY, April 26.--Governor Miller
to-day, at the close of tho hearing on
the Lusk bills which would exact Il
loyalty test from public school teach
ers and give the state Board of Re-
gents supervision over courses Of in
structon in private institutions, served
notice that neither influence, pressure
nor clamor would affect any action he
might take on measures before him.
The Governor for more than two
hours listened to speakers for and
against the measures enumerate the
they finished he observed
II shall consider solely the reasons
for or against the bills and not at all
the organizations for or against them.
If think the bills are vicious | shall
veto them; if l think they are sound
shall sign them. You need not be
concerned about whom you represent.
kilograms Wasted
the kilograms that are obviously stimu-
lated by propaganda have in the execu-
tive chamber they would save them
selves great deal of expense and
probably reduce the revenues of the
telegraph companies"
Governor Miller did not in any man
ncr indicate his attitude toward the
two bills. The only time he interrupt
ed speaker to give his views was
when Howard s. Nudd speaking for the
Public Education Association of New
York, said that under the provisions
of the bill requiring loyalty tests for
teachers, Governor Miller could not
have taught school in New York few
months ago because of his advocacy
of change in the form Of the direct
primary system.
II think your construction is absurd" !"
government is republican form of
government. The Constitution does
provide amendments, and we have had
amendments. 1t seems to
me absurd that anybody would suppose
that any court would ever construe that
language to mean what you suggest"
Hillquit Opposes Bill
The opposition was led by W. Lewis.
of the Citizens Union, who introduced
as the principal speaker Morris Hill
quit. Mr.: Hillquit said that the Rand
school, which is the chief target of one
of the bills. had no more fear of the
enforcement of the proposed law than
iiou any OlHci ItdCHlnR institution IN
the state. He said that the bill was
unconstitutional, unreasonable, un-
American and unenforceable. He
called attention to the provision which
would require the licensing of any
person, firm, corporation, association
or society" giving any form of instruc-
ton, and said that it would compel the
licensing of everybody, from those who
teach Sunday school subjects to those
who teach shoemaking
Mr.. Hillquiet quoted the Bar Asso-
ciatlon structures on the bills when
introduced year ago.
These bills may be described as
bills to Prussianize the intellectual svs-
tenn and activities of the State of New
York" said the Bar Association.
The measures were defended bv
Archibald E. Stevenson, who was on
the legal staff Of the Lusk committee;
Mrs: Grace Strachan Forsythc. New
York City District superintendent Of
Schools; the Rev. Walter Laidlaw. of
the II Federation of Churches of New
Y"rk 9rk, citn ana top.hsa DR.. Edwin R. Doty New