Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1925, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE LOOMS IN GERMANY Luther C'abinet, Backed by Employers, Finds Work- ers Bitter. and New York World. By Cable to The St 17.—The grati- BERLIN, January fication of the Ge labor over the advent cabinet is equaled only tility aroused among Statements from the of Industry ertul association of Relch, on the or E. Grassman, hel trade unions, on demonstrate the intensifi the the workers. National League the most pow- by to which right has th between and agonism have-nots. ierman - labor's government is nce of v character of the ministerial combination got together by Chancellor Marx's former finance minister. Not only the Socialist deputles planning to bring a motion of no fidence before the Relchstag, and Communists planning to mtage ious demonstrations against ¢ rn of the monarchists,” but, ar ant, the union r direct action eral S tarian the fc structions rm of and pro Sees Disorders Stopped. Indus ining warm th quoted directly, faction over the advent llor and his new assoct - of the Industrialists League, him- manufacturer | employing clured the composition was insurance against tal laxity. vernment represents the will of German people who want peace, prosperity and are will- ing to work hard for it.” he declared “Luther and his colleagues are pledged to the reconstruction of German in- dustry and trade and should find sup- port abroad as well as at home. The obligat imposed on us by the ves plan, severe though they cer- , will be carried out by the it there is nothing to man efforts to bring about of certain featur the h may imp future voiced 1,000 me of the cabi disorder and s “The a plar fu revision whi Strike is Threatened. smann’s state labor ed by G “German unfons poin L cabi are 1 ment at the r and they Socialists Fortunately the limi we do not expect t three months, because' of it will arouse abroad quent inability to carry out fore policy, which feasinle ons. Our clash ernmabt wiil atlse in dome: s fney elfish e prese: only the gov fc affairs, ble attempt terests is s to oppose CHANGE PROTESTED IN VETERANS’ BUREAU Disabled Leader Sees Serious Hand- icap If Work Again Is split Up. of Irwin President d reorganiz offices under 2 s it concerns the Veterans Irwin recalls shment of the the dis- a0 fa Burea that prior to th Veterans T abled former serv was scat- tered through several agenc and s that if the Mapes bill is en- der would ot only pora but p letter follows irea pred Bote tor to record a respectful but B months s me Public Heal for Vocations Risk T the gatheri the Veterans the result of th anoth split whi could but injure t rvice to the d d, not only temporarily, but W1 does 1 province to of this le eve that erans would be gation If it did of in having amende not t erans’ Bureau.” and War | ted in > agencies in | To our mind, s bill would by that it within its upon the desirability generally, we abled American remiss in its obli- sk your good this legislation so include the Vet- pass as SUDAN NATIVES SLATED AS DEFENSE OFFICERS Archer Asks Better Gov, Conditions—Proclaims Form- Gen. ing of Foree. By the Associated Pross, KHARTOUM, Egypt, January 17.— The intention to establish a “Sudan dofense force” was publicly pro- claimed today by Sir Geoffrey Archer, governor general of the Sudan. In the proposed force, Sir Geoffrey sald, ssions would be offered, with exceptions, to all serving of- ficars who are natives of the Sudan. In an address accompanying his proclamation, dellvered to officers and notables, the governor general smphasized the need for starting a new era of mutual respect and un- derysanding and stressed his intention o strengthening personal tles and his desire at the end of the present crisls to start a clean sheet, concen- trating on future prosperity instead of past troubles The governor general’s proclamation has been circulated In English and Arabic throughout the Sudan. few Engineers Seek Law Change. Modernization of the act regulating steam engineering in -the District of Columbia, which has been in force since Febru s, 1887, i= proposed in a bill introduced by Representative A, H. Gasque of South Carolina, at the request of the Steam Engineering Seo- ciety in the Disirict of Celumbiay OFFICERS OF NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK CAMPAIGN THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 18, COMMITTEE PASTORS TO GIVE THRIFT SERMONS Will Participate Today in In- tensive Campaign to Teach Saving. Thrift messages will be given to- day from pulpits in Washingtoh as a part of the intensive thrift cam- paign which started yesterday, and which will be continued up to and including Friday. During the week speakers will visit between 50 and 75 of the elementary public schools. The banks, merchants, clubs and so- Eorons ol Left to rights W. C. man; Clarence RARRIE & Gwine SomonsTen Hanxon, chairman; Howard Moran, vice chairman; Mrs. Helena D. Reed, necond vice chair- Fleming, secretary; Frank Ghiselli, treasur. SCHOOL OFFICIALS CALL PLAN FOR PLATOON SYSTEM UNWISE nued from First Page.) Mr. Greenwood, the this to say: “The has given careful the statements outlined in the d press quoting Dean Willlam C, Rue- diger of the teachers' college of George Washington University, as saylng that Miss Alice Barrows of the Burcau of Education has been forbidden by Commissioner Tigert to speak on the subjoct « on schools in the District of because the superintend opposed to platoon schools, that teachers in the District do not d express themselves on the sub. also the correspondence relative these reports between Dean Rue- diger and the chairman of the committee. The committee had committee to ommitte special cnostderation pla Columbia of schools is of the opinion that it is not concerned with the' exact text of the statements made by Dean Ruediger on oceasion when he reported to have made these statements. It is, however, vitall concerned with the impression that the superintendent of schools is not co-operating with the committee and that he is obstructing its work making an Impartial and non-par- ti investigation of the platoon school. This is the effect of these statements appearing in the press. the of Says Ballou Co-Operated. “It is the desire of the committee to go on record as saying that, in its opinion, the superintendent of schools has co-operated wholeheart sincerely in the work of the tee, and has been of great as in ‘bringing before it all th with regard to the platoon both in favor and in opposition to it The committee also w call at- tention to the fact t » teachers in the public school pear before the committee, either as tes or opponents of the platoon m, have not been intimidated in way, as is evidenced by before the speaking committee nt effort on advocates of the platoon system to influence the work of the commit- and the board of education in its rk of studying the question, by at- tempting #o obstruct the progress of the legislation with regard the ive-year bullding program, and re- affirms {ts belief that at this time there is no relation between the pro- posed legislation and t 2 tion of the platoon system.” Yaden and Ira B of and committee both for deplores tiga- James G two of the several score ed the board's £, told Mr. Nu ersons ber for t wood, in re- sponse to his questi that they 1 the meeting at which Dean Ruediger made the charges which created a st 0l cirales, and that the newspaper acco of his statements were subst correct, ng, Backs Platoon Miss Barrows was the cate of the plagoon syste before the committee, out that under Stoaa -nine United ates have adopted the platoon plan, she sald, and a majority of them are not in industrial communities as the opponents have previously maintain- ed. She also declared that Washing- ton' lone platoon school, the Park View, is one of the best in the Coun- try Dr. Ballou explained that he has pur- posely evaded a public discussion of the platoon system because of its con- troversial nature, but if the school board, after due investigation and con- ideration, 1l have established a with respect to platooning or not platooning the schools, “it will obviously be the duty and the responsibill of the superintendent of schools to put that volicy into effective operation. In view of this fact, in the judgment of the superintendent, it s of outstanding im- portance that the superintendent should not have become the policy was under discu As long as the matter is in a policy forming stage, each officer and teacher has a right to entertain and express his own opinion. When the board establishes a poli that policy must become the policy of every officer and teacher. Obedience Is Pledged. “If after due consideration, the Board of Education decided upon platooning our elementary schools, I assure the the ap- | G P the part of some of | board those ministratio co-operate wit out that policy Dr. Ballou began poinfing out that with ev request for information or placed much data before it both for and against platoon schools A joint statement prepared by First Assistant Superintendent of Schools Stephen E. Kramer and Assistant Superintendent Robert L. Haycock, was read to the committes by the former. It declared that no attempt should be made to organize a platoon school until there are In the community enough ils of elimentary school standing upy a building of at least 20 classrooms. “For Instan it said, at least 640 pupils are necessary to justify the special facilities required in a platoon school. No attempt should be made erect a platoon school until funds are adequate for buflding that would contain at least 20 classrooms, an auditorium, two gymnasiums and ample outdoor play space that the superintendent and associated with him fn the ad- of the school system will the board in ng statement by he has complied of the committee ssistance and has Handicaps Are Clted. “With these factors in mind, it should be pointed out that a number of difficulties must be overcome in the establishment of a eystem of platoon schools in this city. Very few of our elementary schools now In adequately lend themselves to school organization until been modified to a con- nt. Only 14 of our schools have assembly hal nly 9 are 16-room bufldings sites of very few of our large buildings are ample enough 3 ns to the without the pur- xpensive improved prop- use platoon they have siderable elem built upon small sites that do not readily lend themselves to sufficient ensfon to accommodate a platoon Wilkinson, first assist- ndent in charge of col- told the committee that a very few of the elementary under his direction have the ssary adjuncts of a platoon school—ample play space and assem- bly halls, while none has a gymna- sium. There are only four schools with assembly halls, he added, while but three have anything like ade- quate playgrounds. He also pointed out that most the teachers are trained for traditional school work, and if the platoon system s adopted they will be required to undergo @ difficult readjustment Sees No Added Advanta Frank C. Daniel, principal of Me- Kinley Manual raining School, argued that he could not see any great advantage claimed for the platoon plan which could not be in- corporated ‘in the present system. The platoon system, he declared, would not give a pupil as much time for fundamentals as under the tra- ditional system; that tHe ldea of multiple teachers in the lower grades ia'not caucationally correct, and that the furniture could not be adjusted to fit the smaller pupils in the platoon schools. The chisf opposition to the platoon school as presented by Miss Rose Lees Hardy, director of primary in- struction, s that it denies a pupil an opportunity for self-expression. *“It would be a tragedy,” she declared, “to put young chlldren in platoon schools, especially little children who should have that mothering influence of ona teacher, Ben W. Murch, supervising principal of the first division, concurred in the joint statement of Assistant Superin- tendents Kramer and Haycock, and declared that with the five-hour echool day Washington should not un- dertake to establish platoon schools, adding that under present conditions it is impossible. Disadvantages Are Shown. Young children could not adapt themselves to the numerous changes under the platcon plan, Miss Janet McWiiliam, supervising principal of the fourt division, told the commit- tee, while Miss M. Gertrude Young, administrative principal of the Hil- ton-Peabody Group School, said that every child should have its own desk unshared, which Is not possible un- der the platoon plan. Dr. . G. Kimball, only hools supervising A Social Visit? Go Conveniently In a Heated Cab CALL WEST 84 “IT’S A RED TOP” 5 srome BB PASSST O cieties all are taking part in the cam- paign. The committee of women who have charge of the speakers in the public schools will consist of Mrs. Harvey M. Friend, chairman: Mrs. Wade Hampton, Mrs. Rose Powell, Mrs. H. D. Reed, Mrs. Frank G. Wilkins, Miss Jane R. Young, Mrs. Gertrude Bis- shoff, Mrs. W. E. Chamberlin, Mrs. L. F. Kebler, Mrs. Claude W. Owen, Mrs. W. A. Trauty. Mrs. Fred E. Wright. Pay Billy Yesterday was “pay bills promptly” day and speakers throughout the eity stressed this point. Stephen A. ulkes, secretary of the Assoclated Retail Credit Men's Association, chalrman of the speakers meet- ings committee, sald: “The man who pays promptly Is the man who ¢ them “In order to establish good credit conditions, we must concern ourselves with @ constructive program of thrift cducation and character bullding and this latter {s of most importance, as character is the basis of all credit The young man of today is building a foundation for building a higher and firmer character; If there is no foundation, there nothing updn which to build “The duty of a person to pay his debts Is not & moral obligation but an absolute requirement of the present industrizl and economic systems.” principal of the third division, voiced his opposition to the platoon system 1d advised the committee that no intimation had been practiced upon the supervising principals by Supt Ballou or his assistants to enlist op- ponents for the platoon plan. J. C. Bruce, supervising principal of the thirteenth division, also gave his s for opposing the platoon system and declared that no attempt had been made to muzzle his views. ‘The platoon plan, he said, is not the best system of education for the Dis- trict The hearings will be resumed next Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock A number of those who attended yes- terday afternoon announced their in- tention of testifying. Among them wre Mr. Yaden and Mrs. Lucy Swan- Day Observed. nd his plans bills to Chinese Friendship. From the Century Magazine. Friendship is fine in China. Friend- ship reigns over the Chinese as love rules over us. It can speak without a word, serve without acknowledg- ment, suffer without pride; and their poets, who sing it as ours do love, make it known without passion or a name. Friendship Is understanding, understood, and it happens man to man, man to woman, man to child. = % The Madras presidency was the first in Indfa to grant the right of suffrage <o Women owning property Glass exhibits a red fluorescence when it contaius the rare metal didymium. 5,000 Women’s High Grade Shoes 19256— PART 1. ——— Army Worried by Lack of Advice On Two Flyers While believing no serious fn- jury has befallen Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Walter Hinton, av tors who, since leaving on a fight over the Amazon jungles, mo than a week ago, have not re- turned to their base, the Army Air Serwice last night expressed con- cern over lack of complete formation from South -America concerning the flight and what steps have been taken to find them It is highly possible, officers pointed out, that the plane which Hinton was piloting and from which Capt. Stevens was making photographs, may have been forced down in the jungle, and Hinton, belng a good pllot, would know how to crash it if landing space was not available Hinton, who flew a hss the At- Missing in Jungles the NC-3 vens, wers Capt, S aerfal pho lantic Capt. in in 1919, Al and in vens, Bdtle grapher in 1 Ieave o e o to make the this time last ye i Lieut. John A. Macrs cended to an altitude of more 24,000 feet over the Fa to get pletures of the partial clipse. Sinee then he has ph graphed th f tor »re than 35,000 feet—the point from which phote has heen taken with Maere mide through ¢ nd ob which we Geographic than Lirh Licut flight Woest ined unt pictur rinted in the National wzine July Ay the a lust CANADA NEEDS STURDY ~ SETTLERS, CURRIE SAYS | | | World War Leader Cites Country's | Problems—Sees Bright Future. | By the Assoclated Press NEW YORK, January 17.—Canada needs more men,‘of the sturdy hreed of the ploneer,” Gen. Sir Arthur € rie, commander-in-chief of the Can- | adian forces in the World War, said tonight at the thirty-fifth annual din ner of the Canadian Society ew York, In the Hotel Biltmore Speaking of the necessity of adjust ments in the immigration p Canada and the United States, thur said: “Canada’s calling for men, Heies of \r.‘ Sir great open spaces men f the old breed, who first made our country from a wilderness—that great qua tet of the world's best, who first tr ersed your country and mine, French, Irish, English and Se ch “Her taxation calls for The railroad problem is unsolved. Sixty thousand bravest youth, the ve flower of her flock, rest in the foreign graves of heroes, and their places are not yet filled. But with ail these obstacles to rapid progress, Canada Is slowly, but surely recovering her strength after the staggering blows of the war, and her destiny {s bright with hope and uzzle yet of her $50,000,000 U. S. LOAN RAISED, WARSAW HEARS Press Claims Success for Negotia tions With New York Finance Concerns. By the Associated Press WARSAW, Jant Poland 50,000 banking Interests is ish newsp: fully neither co paper ames of way Fish & Cc and Whiteweld & ¢ s participants in th to be u said (b ers to have otiated been su at Meial r deny vich mention Higginson & Calla reports. For #ki of Poland for the flotat of & loan December las Presi dent issued a decree authorizing the cabinet to negotiate a loan up to $50,- some Premicr United State d at be- 00,000. On time past has t n in the negotiating sly estimate to $6 the Lric ),00 30 Polish Politica] Science. From the Eansas City Star. Mr. Lib—T Senator Fli has Installed outfit in Washington Mr. Rad- hear o rdub io his res Yea; the next th achievement." At Half What You’d Expect to Pay! TR T At All Our Stores Except “City Club Shop” E briefly announced this important news last Friday Evening. Here it is with many of the styles pictured. 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