The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-01
CALLS TEACHERS
OF Los ANGELES
TO CLASS DUTY
Struggle Against Rule of
Big Business
Especial to Tho Daily worker)


years ago the teachers Of Los Angeles
took very active part in the
municipal election. They endorsed
candidates for the board Of education
and took an active part in the cam
paign. Their efforts we're met with a
very vicious attack on the part of
the committee Of 1000 representing
labor-hating organizations. One Of
their candidates was mercilessly at
tackled as a red. Bolshevist, Russian
propaganda. etc.
During thu last two years consistent
pressure was brought against the
teachers in their efforts TO use their
teachers organizations and journals
for the expression of their political
views. One teacher was tried for hav-
ing made statement regarding the
world war, which was interpreted as
beieng unpatriotic.
Persecution by Big Biz.
The teachers organization made a
fight in his behalf and prevented him
being expelled from the school Here
sy hunting was the order of the day
The chamber Of commerce controls
the schools. A special week was set
aside as chamber of commerce week.
Even such liberal magazines as the
Nation was barred from the Libraries
Of the public school,
In the present municipal election
the Workers Party Of Los Angeles is
calling on the teachers and the work
ers to unite on the political and
economic field. The Workers Party
realizes the difficulties that confront
the teachers whenever they attempt
to make even the most elementary de-
mands. Suspension from schools
means deprivation Of the means of
livelihood. The teachers cannot pos
sibly make any kind of an organized
effort to better their conditions with
out the active and full support Of the
working class, Of which they must
always consider themselves an in
| tegral part.
Urge Labor Union Support.
For these reasons the political COM
mittee of the Workers Party is ap-
pearing before the labor unions of
Los Angeles in particular to get be-
hind the candidate, Emanuel Levin,
and the platform which he is present
ing to the voters in this election.
The labor unions are beginning to
realize that the schools are not only
built by scab labor. but that workers
children are being trained to be
enemies of the worker, are being
trained thru their military courses, to
bears arms against the workers in
their struggle for better conditions.
The Machinists' Local No. 81, the
Capmakers' Local Union, No. 26, and
the Millinery Workers. Union, all af-
fliated with the American Federation
Of Labor, and the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers Union, have already en-
dorsed Levin, the candidate of the
Workers Party and its platform.
Against the Open Shop.
The teachers united with the work
ers in the shops and industries must
wrest the control Of the schools from
the hands of the bitterest enemies of
the working class, the 100 per cent
open shoppers Of Los Angeles. The
program and platform in this cam
paign leads the way for this unity.
The campaign marks only the be-
ginning Of an active campaign to
create the necessary political and in
dustrial power of the workers to con-
troll and manage the schools so that
the children Of the workers will be
the staunch supporters of the work
ing class, whereas at this time they
are trained to be the enemies of the |
working class.
No Illusions.
The Workers Party in its platform
realizes that the Wrestling of the public
schools from the control Of the cap
italist class cannot be accomplished
while the capital system exists and
are not giving the teachers or workers
any illusions Of what would happen IL |
their candidate should be elected or
even IL the entire board of education
should be elected on its platform.
The Workers Party and its candi- |
date realize that all the workers,
whether they be in the industries or
in the social and educational institu-
tons OF the present system, are be-
ing used to help perpetuate the cap
ltalist system, and that II is their duty
to enter into the everyday struggle
OF tho workers to better their condi-
ton and to train themselves to
ultimately take over the means of
production and distribution.
The platform and necessary polIt-
ical activities in this campaign will
lay the ground work for the awaken
ing Of the consciousness Of the work
ers and teachers TO their responsible. |
tiles to themselves and the working
class as a whole.