The Washington times., 1921-01-31
FIRE BRUCE,
SHE DEMANDS
Parents League to Stay on Job
Until He Is Out, Mrs.
Tanner Says.

In reply to denunciation OF the
Parents League by Roscoe Conklin
Bruce, colored assistant superin-
tendent Of schools, Mrs. F. s. Tan
ner, president Of the league, today
answers by again demanding the
resignation Of Bruce and declares
that, il he does not resign, the
league will "stay on the job until
he is fred"
.sHOws HIS CHARACTER,
"The manner In which Bruce be-
gins his statement In the Sunday
Times. shows the character of the
man" says Mrs. Tanner. He speaks
of his patrons. the parents OF the
children In the schools. the people
who pay the taxes and supply the
children to people the schools. as an
untutored crowd Those opposing
him whom he does not include In the
untutored crowd he characterizes az
exploiters.' DR.. Lucy Moten. whom l
consider his superior In education and
refinement. he declared incompetent.
III we understand Bruce. no one
opposing him is worth while, Bruce
would have II appear that opposition
to him originated with the Parents
League, which came into being March,
1919. The fact Is that Bruce has been
under fire for ten years and has been
Investigated more than once before
the existence Of the Parents League
He has always been a source OF fric-
ton in the colored schools, and will
continue to be SO long as he remains
assistant superintendent.
HIS DEFENSE .NOT NEW"
"Bruce's defense at this time 10 not
new. When previously attacked by
a group OF Intelligent people, he call
ed them ictriguers; when attacked by
the people en- masse, they are an 'un-
tutored crowd 1t is absolutely i'm
possible to find a worthy individual
or group that will attack Roscoe
Bruce. Bruce says further, What is
needed now, is hearty, active. syscm-
attic cooperation OF all elements In
the colored community with the
school administration
Since this cooperation has been
wanting for such a great length of
time, suppose Bruce should show his
good faith by getting out Of the way
and allowing these elements to &c.
together? He can render this COM
munity a distinct service by SO Goinp.
He is the rock upon which the com
munity split. Why does he hold on
when he knows that by his remaining
the school employees are separted into
factions and the schools are torn to
pieces by dissension. We suspect that
Bruce Is selfish and fears that he can
not secure another job.
Mr.. Bruce does not fairly put the
Moons case. He fails to tell he
public that he knew through DR.. Lucy
Moten that Moons was photographinR
school girls and that he (Bruce) re-
fused to take action. The fact that
Moens was Van Schaick's friend and
Van Schaick was president of the
Board of Education, did not justly
protect the little girls of his race
who came under his care. The big
gest thing in our school system, as
Bruce sees it, Is his job.
REFERS TO AUTO RIDE.
"As to that sensational automobile
ride, Bruce should remain quiet. The
public would like to know the names
and addresses of the Baltimore
friends who were with him on that
fatal night. Bruce well knows thai
they were unmarried Washington
ladies, who even now are holding DO.
sitions in our public schools. Sure.
ly Bruce does not wish that we
should call their names, or prove
their absence from their school dutie
while being treated for injuries in
CURED in this wild ride.
I'VE shall enter upon no defense OF
DR.. Lucy Moten. She will take care
of her case handsomely when she ar
rives in town.
THE death of the Parents League
gives us quite shock, and we are
further shocked that Bruce should
suddenly awake from a long sleep to
attack dead organization which can
do him no harm. 1t is quite like
Bruce to make such a statement. He
just can't help II.
MAKING HIS LAST STAND
1.-THE Parents League realizes that
Bruce is now making his last stand,
and we mean to stay on the Job until
he either quits or is fired.
Bruce bases his defense on an in
vestigation that since has been con-
clusively shown by a Congressional
investigation to have been a frame
up"
The Parents League holds It's reg.
ular meeting at A. M. e. Church on
M street, between Fifteenth and Six
teenth street northwest, tonight.