Evening star., 1923-02-19
z|HLMAN PLEADS
FOR HOUSE ACTION
ON TEACHERS PAY
Women Crowd Corridor as
He Seeks Another Day
From Committee.
DECISION is DUE TODAY,
FOLLOWING CONFERENCE
First Increase Since 1906, Roper.
sentative Emphasizes-Appeal
Gains Support.

While large delegation Of women,
representing important organizations,
stood In the corridor outside Of the rules
committee room today. Representative
Fred ". Zihlman OF Maryland made q
strong plea to that committee for ar
| other day in the House to be devoted
| particularly to the teachers salary bill.
He was strongly supported by Repre-
sentative William A. Rodenberg Of Ill.,
| nois and Representative Royal C. John
son Of South Dakota. both members OF
| the rules committee. The committee
IS meeting this afternoon TO decide
what action it will take on this
and other pleas made to II for time
on the important pending legislation
before Congress adjourns.
In Behalf of Focht.
| Representative Zihlman appeared in
behalf Of the House District commit
tee In the absence Of Chairman Focht.
whose wife is Ill in Garfield Hospital,
. urging action upon the resolution in
troduced by unanimous direction OF
the House District committee seeking
for another day for District legisla-
llon iOr the special OBJECT or Da8StlR
the teachers salary bill.
Representative Zihlman empha sized
that this will be the first increase
granted the teachers since 1906. He
| said that the District committee
unanimously favored the legislation
and is unit in demanding an op-
portunity to call this measure up in
the House.
Losing Best Teachers.
Representative Zihlman showed the
committee that the District schools
are losing the best class Of teachers
and that 1t is impossible to get train
| ed recruits on account of the made
| quate salaries
After the hearing was over Repre-
| sentative Johnson told the group OF
organized or women who were waiting
this legislation through because ws
have the votes TO do. IT.
When Representative ZihIman had
made his statement Of the case, Chair
man Campbeu Of the rules commit
been passed sooner
Representative Rodenberg yolun-
teered the Information that il was
because we have made a foot bali
that the District has lost at least
four days in the House on account
Of deaths. legislation of pressing gen
| erai Importance and other reasons.
committee. "and had to take my boy
out of school because he was there
only half the time. I want my boy to
have more a SO per cent education"
! Representative Rodenberg said.
| Far From Model.
| Representative Rodenberg warned
the committee that tho schools OF
the District are far from being the
i model institution that we boast
| about. He said that the teachers are
receiving very low pay and that out
/ in his country the public schools are
! paying so to so per cent more
| to teachers. This is a matter Of great
| Importance and needs immediate at
| tention" he said.
| Chairman Campbell said that he
| agreed and was enurely sympathetic
| to the legislation but was trying to
| find out why action had not been
| personal knowledge it was impossible
| two years ago TO get through the
| corridor to his own office on account
| of delegations of women demanding
1 just such legislation.
l Representative johnson criticized
| the District of Columbia for taking
up time in the House with other
! matters which provoked consider
! able debate. Representative Zihlman
| pointed out that on last District day
| the 14th street extension bill was call
! ed up late in the day when a personal
I fllibuster was conducted by Repre-
4 sentative Manuel Herrick and after
| time had been consumed by euiogies
| on Lincoln's anniversary.
Agreed on Legislation.
| Representative Zihlman explained
that the teachers salary bill had
been passed only thirty days ago by
the Senate and that 1t took a little
| time to get consideration in the
House committee. and that ofIicials.
teachers and the parents all agreed
upon the legislation.
l Representative Rodenberg called
] the attention Of the committee that
! there was large gathering OF
woman delegates of important asso-
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