Evening star., 1936-06-20
BLANTON ASSERTS
QUIZ OF TEACHERS
MEETS OBJECTIVE
Declares Domination by
Board of Education Has
Been Shown.
REFUSES TO REVEAL
NUMBER OF REPLIES
Representative Also Says That
Questionnaire Has Been Ampli.
fed Upon in Returns.
BY JAMES Z. CHINN.

Representative Blanton, Democrat
Of Texas, announced today that his
investigation Of the religious, political
and economic beliefs Of Washington's
5000 public school teachers had
been "a complete success"
Scores of teachers-the leading
teachers" in the schools-Blanton
said, had replied to his now famous
QUESTIONABLE. and the answers dis
closed exactly the information he
wanted.
First" Blanton declared, "the
teachers demonstrated that they are
dominated by the Board of Education
The Board tells them how to think,
when to think, and when they should
take a vacation.
Second, the replies not only an
swered the questions in the ques-
tionnaire, but they were amplified."
Refuses TO Give Details.
Blanton declined to indicate how
many replies had been received or
whether any of the teachers admit
ted they did not believe in God, or
that they approved communistic doc
trines.
Mrs c. Estelle Phillips, president
Of the High School Teachers Associa-
ton of the District, said, however,
that so far as she knew only one
teacher, a man, had signiied he in
tended to I'LL out the Blanton ques-
tionnaire.
Her information was based on re-
ports from teachers in Central, East
ern and Mckinley High Schools.
Teachers at Roosevelt, Wilson and
Western had not been heard from
today.
Several times Blanton has threat
ened to defend in detail his action in
sending the questionnaires to the
teachers as well as to answer Repre-
sentative Keller, Democrat of Illinois,
who twice attacked him-once in the
House and the second time at a spe-
cial meeting of the school board.
Now, however, Blanton has tenn
porarily changed his plans. He thinks
his friends in the House have al
ready done the job, and he does not
propose to make any further move at
this time unless there are unexpected
developments.
Blanton Was Bitter.
Blanton was bitter because Keller
offered a privileged resolution in the
House to censure him for sending out
the QUESTIONABLE, and was equally
aroused over statements made by the
Illinois representative before the
school board. Keller, before the
school board, advised the teachers not
to answer the QueStionnaires.
''I don't know whether I'll say any,
thing about Keller at this time" de-
clared Blanton. He has been punished
enough already"
Blanton had reference to the trib-
utes and support given him in the
House yesterday during debate on the
conference report on the 1887 District
appropriation bill, which later was
sent to the White House for approval.
Those who defended his action include
Representatives Taber, Republican, Of
New York; Cannon of Missouri, and
Rankin Of Mississippi, both Democrats.
Cannon and Taber serve on the APP
preparations Committee with the
Texan.
Blanton first planned to answer
Keller's attack on him in the appendix
Of the Congressional Record. Later,
he threatened to take the floor of
the House and reply.
Now, however, there appears to be
o temporary armistice in the ques-
tionnalre battle.