| Show I i DERN VETOES TOES Bill BillI I I COVER ING NG lAYS AYS PROPOSED LAW WOULD THROTTLE FREE SPEECH AND LEAN TOWARD TYRANNY The Governor Holds That the Bill la Is laa Isa laa a Restriction of Free Speech Which Is The Safety Valve of Government Salt Lake Governor City City Governor George GeorgeH II H Dern on Tuesday vetoed the bill providing for the tho regulation of or teach teach- teachers teachers teachers ers certificates requiring an oath or of allegiance The Tho governor holds that the bill is a restriction of or freo speech which Is the tho safety valve yalve of or govern govern- government government government ment and to attempt to muzzle criticism criticism cism is a step toward tyranny The Tho veto message which Is addressed to Secretary of or State II E Crockett fol fol- follows follows follows lows I am transmitting herewith with with- without without without out my approval al house bill hill No 62 by Mr Fowles entitled An act re- re relating relating re relating lating to teachers certificates re- re requiring requiring re requiring quiring an oath of or allegiance for teachers prohibiting disloyalty on the part of or teachers and providing for forthe the revocation of or certificates In substance the bill provides that any public or private school or educational educational educational Institution who has ridiculed spoken or acted with disrespect to- to toward toward to toward ward the tho constitution of or the govern govern- government government government ment of or the United States or of the state of or Utah or who has tailed failed to take an path Bath of or allegiance shall there there- thereafter thereafter thereafter after be disqualified from Crom teaching and aud shall have his certificate revoked A part of or the intent of the bill cannot bo be accomplished b because causo teach teach- teachers teachers teachers ers In private schools are not required to be licensed by any state authority hence the penalty ot of o revocation revocation or of certificate could not bo be invoked The bill is there foro futile so far as private private private vate schools are concerned Moreover from Crom such information as I have at my disposal I conclude that this legislation Is unnecessary for I can find no condition in our pub pub- public public public lic school system which would justify the tho enactment or of o such a measure t 1 tam Iam am apprehensive that approval of oC othe the bill would be a false Calse advertise ad advertisement ment meat of or conditions in Utah |
