Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 152, 30 June 1894 — MORE INTIMIDATION. [ARTICLE]

MORE INTIMIDATION.

Mr. W. R. Castle was. a while, ago. *ppointetl President of the Board of Edncation. Evenbody knowing the man smiled. but ab- j anrdities of the kind had become frequent and nobody cared to raise a tempest in the p. g. teapot. W. R. Castle, as President of the Board of Education, aud W. O. Smith. as President of the Boardof Hoallh, furnish a demonslration of the capacity in regard lo irapudence of the present government tbat ean only be equall- ; sd by the Dole-Washington badges. Mr. Castle, as president of the Board ; is ably assisted by a number of ladies who probably know as mneh about education as ho himaeH. However, the world| would have moved on, aud Hawaii‘s coming generations would probably have progressed as ūsual if the polilieal foeling of Mr. Castlo and his male and female colleagues hadn’t rnn away with his eommon sense. When.i tōday, the teachorsof governraent schools called at the Board of Education they received the fol— j lowing instructive documeut— j and no wages —Mr. Castle hadj •nstructions and advises ready for Ihom —he always has -buthe had Ao money —he never has. W e print tbe pronunciamento of pres- 1 sidont Castle in full: to tho employees of the Board of; T.ducation: Upon the appointment of the: prosont Board of Education, ap-, prebension was expressed by |eachers and other employees of the Bureau lest removals shoold i be made on accouut of political) opinion. The raatter was dis-; cussed at the first meeting, and it was decided that removals should, ■ot be made for that eanae alone. This policy has been strictly follt>wed. Bnt while the Board recognizes and respects individoal Iiberty of| epiuion. it isa very dirterent matter when the employee becomes an active eneroy of the eraployer, One of the important dnties of Iho teacher is to inculcate obedienee to law and respect for the government. It has been broucht to the at- j tention of the Board that several! of its teachcrs as well as other officers have use«l direct penional inAuenee against the Hawaiian Government, besides expressing bostile and violent sentiments against it. Every teacher or other employee of this Bureau is hereby given to «nderstand that any active hostility. either of the character «bove refenred to or otherwise, against the government, will be considere«l good cause for removal. By onler of the Bcard of Edu eation. W. R- Castle, President. Honoluln, June ‘26, 1894. Mr. Castle is playing a dangerous game. If he really is inter- j ested in the future of tbe Hawai»ans. If be reallv means to furm lher our educ*tional sj-stem, why does he, in the veiy first months of his incumbency bring in politica among the toachers of the youth? I? tbe Board of Educa'liou to be nsed ae another politi«ml lever ? I! so we advise every lbyal eiliaen to take ont hia ehildren from the govenunent

• scbools. and rather allow them > to romp around in happy ignonnee, tban to be forced to swallow the polilieal opinions of W*. t R. Castle. Everv- teacher with manhood and independent feel- , ing will throw up hia job and leave his poorly paid work in the conrse of humanity, rather than i Iistening and obeying the demands of W r . R Castle. And then we should snggest to that immacnlate and alleged exj>ert on edncational matters, tbat he lpays his employees their dues before he is ready to ‘ fire thera.” His j>resent action injares the credit of the country —his own I credit cannot be injared. —