The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-11-05


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growing demands Of the common
peopie for recognition and better re
muneration Of the services they rem
der to society. Because few workers
~ nntural endowment, special adap
tation and industry. are able to riss
ns3. sheir eIass, Is 10 reason fo1
Ejucns coneeption s,ef 3osteEing Il
ErsnGh eur public schoclk that tht
workers should remain unorganixed
We had to fight vigorously the oper
shoppers to retain and maintain the
freedom of our educational system
We believe the education must be
based on facts and given without pref.
udice or bias TO those who seek it. We
believe the teachers should not serve
the interests Of any special group, but
all the people by being allowed the
freedom to impart knowledge in &C.
cord with the facts unfnlded by life
With this, we do not mean that the
teachers shall be allowed to inject
their personal views nor educational
hoards tyranize the teachers staff by
fofcing them to expound their views
We stand for democracy in education
We have insisted that text books on
social science used in public schools
should give due credit to the various
economic groups and correct appraisal
of the things organized labor has con-
tributed for the prosperity and ad-
vancement Of our country
Organised Labor in co-operation
with liberal minded and public spirited
citizens have struggled to- establish
and build up public school system
and combating the prejudice Of priv
ileged classes who opposed the intro
dnrtiop at compulsory education on
the hasis that it was an infringement
On personal liberty and in violation Of
religious principles.
Slowly but surely the fight for uni
versal aducstien has made progress
until it has become general. Compui-
sozy e1uqetion has been established
in ewzry state but one. We must be
proud a enr state, as the Montana
school nUxtem Ia the most advanced
il the 4nuantry, and 10 organized labor
anore &an any other group of people
tze ere1it is dus, as 1t was the only
s1lntinn xr ogranised body Of cit
izens TIT ssw TO IL that the right
liGns 1nnporting our selssol rye
1n e innrporated, ints tbs stats
sllfatiea when tlTe constitutional
1ssEasa was convensd and The
1fnnA Ksdsr,1ion of Inbor in con-
vyl1sn A1b,a1 Mas tn first civic
bsdy - m11. y sEand; tsr free text
books talag uniSuEiiy ussd in thu
sEnta.
lisa vsn known - ssnsrsily -
csptsd ~. that ~ public school
system u ~ United states was Gre
sted betanse 81 the inaf11ent demands
Of our pisaeer trade unicnists in the
early part 81 the last century. Since
the public school system has become
completely established and thoroughly
sngrained in the hearts and brains Of
our people, It has been with the great
ut prids that trade unionists in every
local community Of our country as-
sumo It 70 - thsir paramount duty to
protect and advance the interests Of
education through the public schools
and to do whatever il permissible and
possible to assist the teachers to i'm
prove their condition Of employment.
That they do not have to give up their
civil rights, be disfranchised or not be
allowed to express their opinion on
public matters for fear that it may
displease any faction that may control
the board Of education. A teacher
must not be open to the taunt, do you
say that because you think it is true,
or because II you said anything else,
you would lose your job"
The A. r. of L. does not wish pub
lie education to be Influenced by par
tisan bodies Of any kind. The per-
sons most competent 70 judse in de-
tail what should b. taught and how It
ohouh b tanghA ars thsss Engaged
b tAs edn1etfpnal profs II A.
I. cf +. does ~ wiSl - sxert even
b ~ sznallent detsss ~ snzns kind
x n1uas whjeh sssAliisnszy organi-
zssa6n ~ attsnptang to sxsreiss. II