The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-08
LINGO PRINCIPAL
MAS new CHARGE:
AGAINST YOUTHS
Reverses His
Original Accusation

Harry Eisman, 14-year-old men,
Der of the Young Pioneers of Amer
lea, who was suspended from the
Junior High School No. 81 last
week for mis- Pioneer activities, was
brought to hearing yesterday af-
ternoon before DIR. Wade, district
superintendent of schools in the
Bronx.
Bernard Kaplan, who, together
with Harry Eisman, was suspended
for his activities as Pioneer, was
not admitted to the hearing. Only
Jacques Buitenkant of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, Eisman and
Ms older brother were allowed to
Fesent their case.
Present Dead Charges.
The results of the closed "inves-
tigation" have not been revealed,
but it is known that Principal Ma
guire, who suspended the two stu
dents, produced several letters pur-
ported to have been written by in
structors at the school, all of which
claimed that the suspended young
militant was "disobedient" to the
teachers. No instructor, however,
appeared to substantiate the con-
tents of the letters, or to be ques-
toned concerning their authenticity
or truth.
Mcguire, lingo principal of the
school, had last week threatened
the pupils, whose sentiment was
overwhelmingly in favor of the at
titude of the two Young Pioneers,
to call the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the American Legion to
his aid.
Reverses Charges.
The decision resulting from the
nearing. which will be submitted to
DR.. O'Shea, of the Board of Educa-
ton, was not announced. One new
development in yesterdays hearing
was the reversal by Mcguire of the
position he had taken last week. in
stead of charging Eisman and Kap-
Ian with being members of the
Young Pioneers, he has probably
been tipped off against the inadvisa-
bility of such a charge, making the
discovery in the last few days that
Eisman has been "impudent" and
"disrespectful to all authority"
Concerning Bernard Kaplan, Ma
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take him back into the school with
the punishment of demoting him
one grade.
Pioneers Issue Statement.
In the light of these. recent de-
velopments and because sof the long
campaign of suppression and terror
against the Young Pioneers in the
.hool, the Young Pioneers of
tmerica issued the following state
lent from it's District 2 office last
night:
Elm view of the fact that Harry
Eisman and Bernard Kaplan have
been suspended from ]. H. S. 81 for
carrying on Pioneer activities in
school, and have consistently car
ried out their tasks by distributing
leaflets and bulletins in school
pointing out to the workers chill
dren their condition and urging
them to fight for better conditions.
Denounce Action.
"We. the Young Pioneers of
America, District 2, denounce such
action on the part of the school au-
thorities to suspend workers chill
dren who fight for their rights. We
condemn the action of Mr.. Mcguire
who is trying to get out of the is
sues that he has begun by misquot-
ing and slyly changing the charges
that he had first suspended the
Pioneers on. The action of the
school authorities is just one of the
links that they are utilizing to I'M
dermine and destroy the only work.
ers' children's organization by
Aeans of lies and ISLANDERS against
lbnest workers children who fight
DIR their rights.
eve demand the full and uncondi-
tional reinstatement of Harry Els
man and Bernard Kaplan, the aboli-
tion Of the secret service instituted
by the principal to stop free opinion
and the right of workers. children
to distribute their school papers
without the interference of the DO