BANKS RAIDED

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1933, Page 6

BANKS RAIDED

BY U.S.A. TEACHERS

IRREGULAR PAY FOR TWO YEARS (United Press Association- -By Electric 'ieitograph—copyright.) ; ' ' CHICAGO, April 26. Long smouldei ing reseinineiit within the ranivs of Chicago s unpaid school teachers broke into open nut to-uay wfien some tiiree -thousand of the teachers, taking advantage of their spring vacation, stormed a Town Bank, bin it was only to be repulsed by tne police, who utilised their fists and batons freely, resulting in several minor injuries being inflicted, while a- number of the women teachers fainted. A large plate glass window was deniol.siied.

• Later in the day attempts were made to enter other banks and finally tile City Council and Board of Education demonstrators concentrated on the meetings, both of which were guarded by large police forces. For the past two years the irregular pay of the teachers has steadily increased. The total owed to them is now about thirty million dollars. Last Monday the teachers entered five down-town banks, insisting that thoso institutions should advance the city money on tax anticipation warrants. To-day, when the teachers found these banks were heavily guarded, they moved oil.to the Chicago Title and Trust Company, which, ns part of its receivership business, holds a large amount of money in ‘escrow’ for the. payment of taxes.

Insistency by the hank officials that they have no authority to release funds was met bv jeers. Thereupon the police acted.

Throughout the day contingents of the teachers paraded the streets singing patriotic songs, and chanting slogans such as: “Give us this day our ■daily bread!” “Pay your taxes!”

Unless the unpaid taxes or other money is soon forthcoming it is likely that the schools will he closed early m May, through to October.