TEACHERS' RIOT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 517, 28 April 1933, Page 5

TEACHERS' RIOT

(Press Assn.-

chicago discontent IRREGULAR PAYMENT CAUSES WIDE DISCONTENT CLASltES WITH POLICE

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. April 27, 7.10 p.m. Chicago, April 26. The long smouldering «resehtment within the ranks of unpaid School teachers broke into open riot to-day when some 3000 toolc advantage of the spring vacation and . stormed a downtown bank, only to. be repulsed by the police who used batons and fists freely, resulting in several minor injuries, while a number of women teachers fainted. A large plate glass window was demolished. Later in the day, an attempt was made to enter other banks and finally the demonstrators concentrated at the City Council and Education Board meetings, both of which were guarded by large police forces. For the past two years, irregular pay has steadily increaSed and the total owed is about 30,000,000 dollars. Last month teachers entered five downtown banks, insisting that the institutions advance the city money on tax anticipation and warrants. To-day it was found that these banks were heavily guarded. They moved on to the Chicago Title and Trust Company, which as part of a receivership business, holds a large amount of money for payment of taxes. Insistence by officials that they had no authority to release funds was met by jeers, whereupon the police acted. Throughout the day, contingents of teachers paraded the streets singing patriotic songs and chanting slogans, "Give us this day our daily bread." "Pay your taxes." Unless unpaid taxes or other money is soon forthcoming, it is likely that schools will be ' closed early in May and through to October.