The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11

AAAAE AoAfS
Afterwards the teachers held
an indignation meeting, and the
more they talked the episode over
the more injured they felt, until
finally they were convinced the
very foundation of society had
been assaulted. Saturday morning
the teachers and the school board
held a joint meeting and decided
that Pete had no right to make
that sort of a remark before a
lady teacher; it would not have
been so bad before a man, but
Walter Raess says, cit surely was
bad to say such a thing to a
teacher who wasn't use to hearing
words like that: the board just
couldn't overlook a thing like
that" So about five o'clock af-
ter looking up the law carefully
and calling in other legal advice
the complaint was drawn and
Walter Raess was picked a. the
goat to sign it as the other mem
bers of the board did not care to
for business reasons and Raess
didn't know any better any way
The warrant was then issued
charging Pete with Insulting" a
teacher and placed in the hands
of Sheriff Madsen with ceremony
Stegner Apologies
Prof. Stegner afterwards apollo
gized to Janice for furnishing hel
unjustly, the thing which haC
caused all the trouble. The three
guilty girls had to do their time
to the last minute.
In a conversation with Rodne!
Salisbury, Prof. Stegner admitted
that the prosecution was based Of
politics and said that he just haC
to get along with the mainstreet
ers. He admitted also that h
hated the reds and believed il
capitalism, and the exploitation
of the workers and farmers b
those who owned the machiner
of production and distribution.
Board Issues Order
After the complaint had bee
made against Pete, the Schoc
, Board issued an order prohibitin
the pupils attending the program
! at the Temple, under threat O
: being denied extra curricula act
vities, such as participation j
basket ball, debates and contest
ETC., which privileges the teacher
grant to the children of our bes
people and are used as favor
! usually to keep themselves on tn
payroll at good salaries. Stegnt
5 himself is reported to be receivin
t a salary of $1,000 per year, tt
: generally considered a teacher
: very ordinary ability.
Children Flock to Temple
After the order forbidding Il
/ pupils attending the YCL scho
$ at the Temple, the students the
e issued a circular denouncing Il
e Board and faculty as hypocrite
II After the board had made t
O order, the number of children vi
d iting the Temple trebbled, whe
n they come to take labor sports al
l. join in proletarian fun.
l. In fact, the United Farme
n League, the Communist activiti'
d the school, the demonstration
= the farmers themselves, are
20 trial in this ridiculous, farcic
prosecution, and not Pete Steieo
1t does a good thing, however,
exposes the class character of t
y public schools and what the teat
" ers will stoop to, to fight t
3 farmers and workers.
!, Every worker and farmer shot
IT attend the trial. There will be
- unofficial jury selected fir
80 among the farmers who will hi
- the evidence and bring in a v
- dict. The case will be tried
~ fore a jury selected from amc
~ the mainstreeters.
- 1t is reported that it is not
- ing to be so easy to get jury
~ most of the business men are S
:. to be catching cold feet.
m Greer Will Examine
ID The school marms will be
ev the witness stand, and will be
re. amined by Attorney Greer in
he half of the defendant.