Evening star., 1933-05-04

Storming Of banks and other dem
onstrations by the teachers Of Chicago
is analyzed by the rest Of the country,
with much uncertainty as to the share
Of the responsibility that rests upon
the various groups involved. but with
. general agreement that careless po-
Gtical methods are due to lack Of civic
interest on the part Of those who make
up the municipality. Teachers are
held to have erred in their methods,
although country wide sympathy for
their suffering Is voiced and tributes
are paid to their devotion to duty with
out compensation. The banks are de-
clared to have evaded their duties in
dealing with corrupt officials, and the
public for years is believed to have
tolerated vicious politics with its waste
Of funds. Gen. Dawes gets little sup
port in his statement on trouble
makers"
"One Of the darkest episodes in the
history Of American city government"
Is condemned by the indianapolis
News, which offers the summary Of the
existing complications: Nov that
some teachers have not been paid for
Q year, and the total of their back
pay Is nearly 30,000,0 900. they have
given up ordinary means Of trying to
get the money by petition and resorted
to public demonstrations. The teach
ers undoubtedly have the sympathy Of
the public. School pupils have reflected
public opinion in strikes and parades.
The sacrifices made by some teachers
In order to be at their work have
invited attention to the contrast be-
tween their standard Of loyalty to the
y,n0yaIasc fv,forcot and thu vol SSf tIa
people by public ofiicials who squan-
dered millions Of dollars for the en-
richment Of politicians and their
friends. The teacher demonstrations
in banks, however, are Of doubtful
effect"
1.-THE case Is not unique" thinks the
Cincinnati Times-Star, with the sugges-
ton that ut is typical Of world in
which science has grown to maturity,
while politics Is still in its swaddling
clothes" The New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune offers the explanation: Chicago
Is paying terrific price-and its teach
ers probably are bearing more than their
fair share thereof-for permitting itself
to be made into practical politicians
paradise The primary cause Of its
troubles should be everywhere recog-
nized and the responsibility placed
Nuc1C 1t DcloukS Lie AcAlus IOil
Leader declares: FAN that Chicago lecks
Is municipal government which Is
honest, efncient and responsive to the
needs Of the people. Lacking that. con-
ditions cannot improve. The people Of
Chicago have thousand and one ad-
vantages and much to be proud Of. But
without a decent government they are
in sorry state. The growth Of the
city, rapid as 1t has been, would have
been far more amazing but for the
blighting effects Of such administrations
as that Of Thompson. There have been
others equally as bad. Since he went
out of ONCE conditions have shown no
Improvement A city-manager govern
ment In Chicago would transform con-
ditions and the problem, now appar-
emily insoluble, would be rapidly cleared
up"
1.-THE teachers have taken leaf from
the book Of some other Chicago citi-
xens, even better, though less favorably,
known" says the Roanoke Times Of
their demonstration, with the advice
that "the meek may inherit the earth
one of these days, but Il will be after
tho ruder and more aggressive element
gets through with It," The Rock Island
Argus "sympathizes with the teachers"
but believes that they should know bet
ter than to make drives upon banks"
describing the demonstrators ss trouble
MAKERS" the Dayton Daily News re-
marks: Whom did he mean? Who
made the troubles Dawes and the teach.
srs are ins II We knew We might do