The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-01
The Tentative Teachers
Salary Bill
By BILL PRICE.
Absolute Harmony Will Be Necessary to Put Through
Congress-Teachers Must Be Unit


tentative bill for increasing the pay Of teachers and
officials of public schools of the District has been drawn
and consideration by the teachers council and the
Board Education
salary go through this Congress There
logical argument to the contrary The
Cappe BILL which unanimously passed the Senate at the last
session of Congress- failed in the House partly because some
Of the teachers dissatisfied and thought ought to be
amended
Two statesmen who deunct national legislators
3 -Messrs MONDELL and CAMPBELL-were mainly re-
sponbe for defeating this legislation in the face of strong
demand in the for its passage Their opposition might
not have been successful had the bill reached the House earlier
The two who prevented fair treatment for the teachers
Of Washington used the teness Of the session and the
sty for putting through more important legislation
aayng tide of rising in
FOR putting through the teachers bill anyhow.
The gentlemen who could retain the confidence Of
their constituencies and be returned Congress also gave
the alleged fact that the teachers themselves
in agreement and that many Of them
handedly fighting the Senate BILL In all probability there
of this those responsible conscious
Of the stumbling blocks they put the way better salaries
for themselves and their colleagues.
There must be nothing of this kind this It may
not be possible to draw bin that viii be ideal to every
teacher and every school official Whatever differences may
exist among the teachers the subject Of increased salaries
be settled before bill introduced Congress
is dead tired of local differences of opinion legs
tive The teachers understand this and once
their bill is introduced they must stand behind sody
through there njuces in the measure they can be
worked out after the bill becomes effective They be
corrected In future legislation.
Unanimity Of agreement will be the biggest the
teachers win have in their battle for better pay may not
be possible for any bill to please everybody but it viii be
better to get good bill through Congress than NONE AT
ALL
Sentiment in the last session overwhelming
salaries for Washington teachers and it viii be the at
this session Not only have the local teachers merit and
righteousness behind their demands but they backing
Of the national organization Of teachers This organization Is
insisting that Congress set example Of better pay
teachers for the effect win have throughout the United
States.
The hundreds Of thousands Of educators Of the youth Of the
nation determined to better their living conditions Large
numbers Of them leaders Of political thought in their
communities They will be carefully watching the attitude
Of Congress toward teachers in the District of Columbia
1t high time that Uncle Sam officially recognizes
tons connected with the cost of living and largest
single employer in the world give increases Of salaries to
all OF its workers example to employers generally
The District teachers are under the protection Of Congress
They allied with teachers throughout country I'll
the local teachers treated fairly by Congress will be
notice to the country generally that the Government believes
that the nations teachers everywhere should receive better
pay.