New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

convened at st. Louis April 7, 1917,
one day after the United States had
entered the war against Germany. de-
clnred that the Socialist party of the
United States in the present grave
CRISIS solemnly reaffirms it's allegiance
TO the principles of internstionslism and
worrking-elass solidarity the world over
and proclaims it's unaltsrable opposi-
ton to the war just declared by the
government Of the United States, and
further, that the only struggle which
would Justify the workers In taking
up arms is the great struggle of the
WORKING class Of the world to free it
self from economic exploitation and
political oppression, and we particu~
larry warn the workers against the
snare and delusion of so-called defer
sive warfare. As against the false doc
trtne of national patriotism we uphold
the ideal of international working
class solidarity
Cites Teachers Union
An organization called the Teach
ers' Union was represented by it's
president at the hearing before me in
opposition to this bill. have before
me the report OF a special committee
OF the Board of superintendent of the
City OF New York on his application,
sence without pay for q year for the
purpose of studying the school SYSTEM
OF the city. One of the many reasons
given for a denial Of his application
was that he was the propaganda of
teachers who prepared for their
pupils to read-iists of improper and
questionable books; those who in time
of their country's peril tried to dis
courage the taking up of arms and
oet1ttle the men in uniform, and those
who allowed their pupils, without re-
proof or prompt correction, to refer
TO the President of the United States
as a murderer
This measure does not interfere
with any ones liberty. The teacher to
whom l have referred and his kind may
think, speak and write what they will
short of violating the criminal law, but
IT they will think and speak disloyally
of American institutions they should
not be permitted to do so in the public
schools, where the law now very prop
erly requires the teaching of patriot
ISM
Bar to Criminal Sedition
Only brief comment was made by the
Governor in connection with the meas
ure giving the Board of Regents super
vision over private institutions by re-
them to obtain license.
This bill" he said, requires private
schools to obtain license from the re-
gents and imposes two requirements
FIRST. that they shall not teach the
doctrine of the overthrow or organized
government by force, violence or other
means, and, second, that they
shall not be conducted in a fraudulent
manner. Licenses may be revoked on
either of those grounds after hearing
on notice, with the right of review by
sertlorari. The regents now have the
licensing of the professions of medi-
;lne, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
pharmacy and optometry, and also
supervise the certifcation of nurses
ma public accountants, and there has |
'een no just complaint that the liberty |
u any one to pursue those callings has
'een unreasonably or unwarrantabIy |
'estrlcted. No one need fear the result |
II this measure unless he wishes to |
each criminal sedition or to practice |
raud, and those who desire to do that |
seek license, not liberty"