The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18

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to defeat the law which is enforced
under the age of 16.
War Against the Children.
The problem is, how to cheat work
ing class children out of the additional
cultural education those two years.
from IA to 16, would provide and the
expense in education that would be
entailed.
The proposal is: An entire read
justment of our high school system Of
education. The general shop training
course in the last two years of public
school here enter the junior high
schools. Before a child leaves the
elementary school he is already set to
thinking of his future job. The senior
high schools are to be regular APP
prentice training schools.
Robotization New Going On.
Preparations for the robotization of
the children of the working class is in
full swing. In one room an agent from
a two-year course training school is
addressing school teachers recon-
mending his school to them. There
they can learn the trades that will be
taught in senior schools. In another
room skilled mechanics are being sold
by another agent on the proposition
Of two-year course in pedagogy to
fit them out to teach their trade in
the senior high schools.
In still another room a man is max
ing a speech. Short, heavy, all alb
domen, he looks like the typical cap
italist of the Communist Juniors
imagination.
The speaker is Thomas Preece,
president Of the International Brick
layers Union. He assures the audi
ence that he is for the idea of voca-
tional training of children because at
keeps our youth out of the saloons. "
will you tell why you are sponsor
ing cause that aims to rob workers
children of an education which the
law of the state says he is entitled
to-" he is later asked "You are for
this movement. Is it not gigantic
scheme Of the capitalists to train an
industrial army of workers to fight
the closed shop and trade unions?"
Preece Gets the Floor.
I He looks nervous. Then he mum
bles something about, if every worker
in America would only economic, eat
I 1t home, and if his wife would do the
amily washing and sewing and mend
ng then they all could send their chill
iren to college but some boys IL you
don't give them something useful to
do will surely get into mischief.
]. Ray Slime, of the vocational train
ing school in Cleveland, is assuring
the employers present that the boys
will be taught to see the employers
problem.
Shows Bosses Benefited.
But just how the employers will be
benefited by this reorganization
scheme the DAILY WORKER reporter
learned in an interview with John
Crowell, on the publicity committee
and of the south division branch au.
tomobile and continuation school In
Chicago. He said that manufacturers
are in sympathy and aiding in every
way they can this vocational training
project.
Let me cite an experience right
here in Chicago in the building
trades" said Mr.. Crowell. Contrary
to our belief that we have too many
skilled workers, the fact is we do moi
have enough. And those we have tn,
unions have monopoly on the mum
Der that should be permitted In every
trade. The unions have what they cal
closed book seasons and they demand
prohibitive salaries. Take the tile
layers. That union has such high
apprenticeship you could not get a
Tile layer. IL came to a point where