Negotiations are proceeding between the members of the Jewish school commission and the Protestant school board for a settlement of the Jewish school question. Although no details of the negotiations have been made public it is understood that both parties are prepared to come to an understanding by means of which the Jewish children will receive their education in the Protestant schools and the Jewish school commission will enjoy certain privileges.
Premier Tascherau today denied a sensational story in the French newspaper La Presse that the Provincial government was ready to repeal the Jewish school bill since the Jews and Protestants had already reached an agreement and hence such legislation was unnecessary. The statement was pure imagination and the program of the Provincial opposition headed by Mayor Houde of Montreal, the Premier told Peter Berkovitch, Jewish member of the Provincial parliament.
Earlier in the week Mayor Houde had publicly declared for the repeal of the Jewish school bill. This bill passed by the Provincial legislature provides for the appointment of a Jewish school commission of seven. This commission is to negotiate with the Protestant school board regarding the Jewish school question. Failing to reach a satisfactory agreement the Jewish school commission is empowered to proceed with the organization of an independent Jewish school system in Montreal.
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