The New York herald., 1922-06-20
Radical ''Yipsos' Are Steadily
Gaining Converts, Their
Letters Declare.
DOTEY MAKES REPORT
Quotes Statements of Teach
ers Favoring Bolshevists-
Pershing Called Murderer.

Letters from high school students to
Socialist and radical publications de-
scribing the high schools of New York
as breeding places of Socialism are
quoted in the report of Aaron j. Dotey
Of the faculty Of Dewitt Clinton High
School, who has been conducting an
investigation as chairman of the COM
mittee on exploitation of schools by
radicals. His report has been filed
with the Teachers Council.
The use Of classrooms by radical
students and teachers for the dissent
nation of radical doctrines. Mr. Dotey
says. Is shown by the following pas
sage, which occurs in a letter written
by Socialist high school student:
High schools are the breeding places
- Socialism. There is not class that
does not have few Socialist pupils who
are doing good work in getting others
to join. But we need more educational
vork and outside help. Give us more
l. cturers"
Many other examples were cited by
Mr.. Dotey in his report. and quotations
from remarks Of school children showed
that the proselytizing was having some
ef ect. One pupil convert TO Bolshevism
called Gen. Pershing murderer" (;
another prided himself on beins a Red"
ri several of them in various ways
declared themselves in favor Of a revo-
LUTON.
Known ms "Yfpsos.'
"Bolshevism is the spiritua, fountain
head of true Democracy" was one of
tn remarks attributed to a teacher.
Patriotism was "a murde-cr's occupa-
ton and a traitors cloak" .s the opinion
If another teacher. Members OF the
Young Peoples Socialist League were
known in the schools as "Yipsos." and
e erted considerable influence, Mr..
Dotey declared
There Will come time when Soviet
America will send representative TO
Soviet Russia" said one of the Yipsos
Mr.. Dotey found that four teachers
new being employed In the public school
system had been candidates for public
office in the Socialist and Farmer Dor
parties. These were Jessie Wallace
Hugham, Socialist candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor in 1920; Wilmer F.
Stone. Socialist candidate for the State
Assembly in 1921; Abraham Lefkewitz.
Farmer-Labor candidate for President
of the Board of Aldermen. and Johanna
Lindloff. FarmerLabor candidate for
Borough President of Brooklyn in 1921.
Much of Mr.. Dotey's report was given
over to a criticism of the Teachers
Union. all members of which were sa id
to be pledged to principles inimcal 10
the established form of Government. The
union has recently widened it's organ
ization. Mr. Dotey said. having estab-
lished an auxiliary so as to include other
members than teachers
Mr.. Detey made retraction OF the
part Of the report which referred TO
Emmett o'Donnell. an English teacher
In the Brooklyn Manual Training High
School. as an instructor of radical ten
dencies and as having taught in the
ladies International Garment Workers
School" O'Donnell. In demanding a
correction OF .he statement. declared he
had been assigned to teach in one of the
night classes and did not know that his
students were mainly composed OF union
workers.. Mr.. Dotey assented willingly
to the change.