Evening star., 1948-08-03
The Political Mil I
Attack 'on Dewey As Foe :
Of Teachers Is Childish
Capital Made of Ban on Strikes BY
New York Public Employees
Rv Gould LincoIn

Utah's governor Nav, through the Demo.
cratic National Committee, or vice versa, Is un.
dertaking to picture Gov. Dewey Of New York
Is the enemy Of school teachers.
Even for election year midsummer politics
this Is on the childish side. Gov Dewey is the
Republican nominee for President, otherwise
neither Gov Nav nor the Democratic com.
mittee would have thought up such . charge.
The school teachers Of New York are better.
paid than the teachers in any other State Of the
Union or anywhere in the world. The present
salaries Of the teachers are the results OF In.
creases given during Mr.. DeweyS six-yeaf
tenure Of ONCE as governor.
The Nav charge grows out Of . desire to
make political use Of the antagonism Of some
Of the more radical school teachers for Mr..
Dewey because the New York Governor spon-
sored the Condon-Wadlin law enacted by tho
New York legislature and approved by Gov.
Dewey which prohibits strikes by public EN-.
ployes. This was passed when public school
teachers in Buffalo were on strike.
Air Should De Cleared
1t is not clear whether Governor Nav and
the Democratic National Committee are In
favor Of permitting strikes by public employees.
including school teachers. Perhaps 1t would
help to clear the air If they would individually
or collectively make . statement On that
question. -.
The Democratic administration, which has
ruled in Washington for nearly sixteen years,
has been opposed to strikes by Government
employees and properly SO. President Truman,
Gov. Deweys opponent in the presidential race
this year, has no use either for strikes by en-
ployes Of those privately owned agencies which
vitality affect the life of the American people.
Indeed, Mr.. Truman went 50 far as to ask
of Congress legislation permitting him to
draft railroad workers into the armed services
50 As to give him absolute power to keep them
at work when q railroad strike was ordered.
1t is . strange move now for the Democratic
national organization to seek to indict Gov.
Dewey for being opposed to strikes by school
teachers and other employees Of the State.
Gov. Dewey, rs q matter Of fact, has an ex-
cellent record As governor in his dealings With
and attitude towards organized labor.
Ewing Hit In Charge.
While this fantastic charge Of unfriendli-
ness to school teachers is laid against Gov.
Dewey, the Truman administration Is accused
by John w. Studebaker, for years United
States Commissioner Of Education, Of pre-.
venting the once of Education from expos
ing the tactics and dangers Of Communism" In
public and other schools. Mr.. Studebaker
complains that censorship was imposed on him
and the once Of Education by Oscar Ewing.
Federal Security Administrator and also an
oficer of the Democratic National Committee.
Mr.. Ewing was . strong supporter Of the NOM
nation of President Truman and wanted to
be his running mate.
Mr.. Studebaker protested vigorously against
this censorship. More recently he sent copies
of q latter in which he made these charges
against Mr.. Ewing to members Of tie House
and Senate Appropriations Committee 1t
was only on July Is that Mr.. Studebaker re-
tired as Commissioner Of Education. He
charged that efforts were being made to soft
pedal the teaching Of anti Communism in the
schools i
Tho Once of Education Is part Of the Fed.
eral Security Administration. II Mr.. Srude.
bakers charges are true, 1t is another indica.
ton that the Democrats are playing up to the
"PinkS" II not the "RedS"