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From the Commission on Public Education Attached to the Central City Duma + 

“Comrades Workingmen and Workingwomen! + 

“A few days before the holidays, a strike has been declared by the teachers of the public schools. The teachers side with the bourgeoisie against the Workers’ and Peasants’ Government. + 

“Comrades, organise parents’ committees and pass resolutions against the strike of the teachers. Propose to the Ward Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies, the Trade Unions, the Factory-Shop and Party Committees, to organise protest meetings. Arrange with your own resources Christmas trees and entertainments for the children, and demand the opening of the schools, after the holidays, at the date which will be set by the Duma. + 

“Comrades, strengthen your position in matters of public education, insist on the control of the proletarian organisations over the schools.” + 