The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-26
100000 Teachers of 20
Million School Children
Belong in Labor's Ranks
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

MONEY talks John l. Lewis president Of the United Mine
l Workers Of America who the anthracite coal min
back to work without increase wages demands that
federal judges be given increased salaries He claims that
that will make the judges fearless and independent He
courts more toward the side of labor.
William Green, president of the American Federation
of Labor has also pettoned congress salaries
of federal Judges He echoed the arguments advanced by
Lewis The stand of both was appauded by the employers
press.
Money talks. But increased quantity does not tell
judges to be consderate of the working class. It
powerful urge that they increase their loyalty if this is
necessary to the class that has given them place power
The New York Times "spiIs the BEANS" to use slang
EXPRESSION when makes terrific plea for increased wages
talks federal judges. different note in explain
ing how money talks to school teachers.
The teachers should have higher wages says The Times
Low wages are dangerous The teachers now receive
starvation pttance Teachers in rural schools get wages
ranging from $755 $1114 which stares the Times
worry for the future of the country.
The Times argues that the teachers be paid higher
wages that they will be loyal to the capitalist
eminent that employs them, not consderate of the
rights of the masses of the workers whose children they
teach.
The Times appauds the declaration credited to Rene
VVan the renegade socialist premier of France, that
the army of school children constituted the scholastic 'front.'
during the following everywhere the line of the
Poorly paid school teachers struggling provide themselves
with the barest necessities of life not good lingo
shouters. They must have pay.
Teachers be brbed poison with the virus of pay
trotsm the minds of the young That is why the school
superintendents now meeting in Washington D. c. are get
tino bio ovation Thev are +hs Snsr;or officers t ha
Army of Future Defense They their
100000 school teachers directing 100000 children. In
100000 school houses these millions of children being
trained to serve the American capitaIistic republic
The teachers getting wages that represent
purchasing power of SAL before the war; while lowest
salary of commissioned officer who drills the soldiers
the army $780, with heat light and quarters The
Times declares the army officers do get much feels
that the Army Of Future Defense isn't safe the school
teachers disconnected with the wages they get.
The wages of the school teachers too high.
But is noticeable that everywhere the teachers get in
they compelled wage bitter struggle before
is given them. When teachers therefore get small increase
even at the suggestion of The Times that about
Wall Streets of fodder for the imperial
whole working class struggle for little than bare
existence under the robber capitalist system
Money talks. Judges specially picked because they
know how to listen attentveIy and Understandings its
siren song. The workers know that if Green and
Lewis do
Money talks But the teachers will learn understand
its language they take the brbeattened pay envelope
without acknowledging the bribe succumbing The
public school teachers belong to the working class.