The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-17
Attitude American Legion
OH Matter PrOblematical,
While Sanction of Pop
ular Vote Is Required
SENATE PASSES ACT
AID NEGRO SCHOOLS
APPROPRIATION FOR ADVANCE
NEXT C0LORED RACE EDU-
CATIONALLY; PRE-NIARRIAGE
EXAMINATION EGISLATION
By Special staff Correspondent


Oklahoma City, Feb. l7.-Aftermath
of the world war in new phases ap-
peared in the legislature yesterday.
In the house bill was introduced
proposing 25-million-dollar bonus
for Oklahoma ex.service men. And
the senate debated repeal OF the law
forbidding any language but English
to be taught in the primary grades of
oklahoma schools
The bonus bill bears the names OF
J. h. Campbell Of Garfield county;
7. Il. Beck Of Grant county, and l..
a. Everhart Of Blaine county, as EN-
authors. all three are Republicans.
1t provides that each one who was en-
gagged in the military service OF the
United STATES during the world war
shall receive from the state 81 for
each day of his service. The bill states
that the state of Oklahoma acknowl-
edges indebtedness to the service men.
The bill also provides that the propo-
sition be submitted TO the people OF
the general election of 1922.
The attitude Of the ex-service men
toward this bill is uncertain. The
legion of the state did not ask the
legislature for n bonus. Ii did ask
for a soldiers hospital. The fact that
the three authors Of the bonus bill
| are Republicans who voted against
the hospital bill last week. may cause
some to question the ingeniousness
of the measure now offered. A few
| ha nf la
measure is to split the legion into
two factions. one favorlng the bonus,
the other the hospital. Again, the
bonus bill may be designed to acquit
the Republicans Of the house, in the
public mind Of any charge of being
Indifferent to the returned soldiers.
The bonus bill has n long way TO
go. If II survives committee con-
sderation, passes the house. passes
the Democratic senate. and gets by
the governor, It still must receive the
approval OF the people before 1t be-
comes effective. With the world war
year and half further removed
than It Is now. would the people vote
bonus of 95 million dollars which
would come out OF their own pockets?
\, one need not pause long for IA reply.
II the delay IN getting other relief
/, measures for soldiers passed IL a sig
nificant indication,
The 1919 legislature passed law
prohibiting the teaching OF any lang
uage but English In the primary
grades OF schools In this state. y
sentiment against anything German,
including the German language, a
hangover from the war so recently
ended, undoubtedly had an important
bearing on the passage OF tho act.
Now comes bill seeking to repeal
the 1919 law, II Is given u non-par-
tisan aspect by the fact that Joe
Sherman OF sherman, Republican floor
leader. is one OF the authors, while
Senator u. II, Hin OF McAlester,
Democratic floor leader, IL another,
The other senators whose names ap.
pear on the title.page nro: James
= Draughon, of Davis: Charles McPher-
rem, ol Dunnt Bob Davidson, of
Tulsa, Morton Rutherford, OF Mus
kogeo, and John Carlock OF Ardmore
all Democrats,
= Tho hill came up for advancement
: to third reading In the senate yes
: terday aud was debated at length.
Among those who opposed II were
two ex.servico men, Senators Clark
: Nichols of Eufaula, and jed Johnson
: Of Walters, both Democrats,
u Senator H. A, Morton of Duncan,
, who sponsored the 1919 bill In tho
= senate, insisted the present law stand
y lIa said II was not aimed solely as
Q the German language, but was for the
h purpose OF insuring the children OF
: Oklahoma knowledge of English
, From long experience as school
8 teacher, he approved the present law
foybidding the teaching OF foreign
q languages to young children in the
q schools.
s Senator Davidson. In HIS argument
for the repeal Of the law, made th'
u point that children In their early years
Il learn q foreign language more read
\. ily. and should be given a chance Il
In improve their education while the,
h. could
h. Rutherford prefaccd his nrgumen
n for the bill under consideration by !
learned discourse on language. men
tionlng particularly the Latin. Greek
German and English. lie maintained
J. that study OF other languages adde'
e to ones knowledge OF ones Owl
= neither tongue. particularly Its grpf0
8. mar. He said that 10 read Schiller y
/. German. Cicero In Latin and Roe