Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1922, Page 52

' XSSAILS DR. MUZZEY'S DEFENSE 'OF HISTORY USED IND. C.SCHOOLS Chairman Cameron of Piney Branch Histories Committee Disputes Many of Author's Claims. Imission of the gffense charged and i attempt to justify it. This is a dangerous line of defense unless the 1defendant makes absolutely good on [ his justification. We are willing to’ it to the people of the District “To the Editor of The Star: . In the fussue of May 29, The Star published an article referring to the eriticisms of the Piney Branch Citi-| zens' Association on Muzzey’s Ameri- {leave it t "heants e chich it was stated|‘ lumbia, after they have become can. B iy "{ Tt school | ACauainted ‘with the facts, as to that “if the prediction of pu | whether or not Dr. Muzzey has made authorities holds true the book willlout his defens: ie to be used for some time."! In this attac he state-|tory. the Piney laynard Minor, s ation of the Daughters of co ) in opening ! preme court JCongress, red to anti- on Dr. Muzzey's his- Branch Citizens' As- s by no means alone. Judge ‘amant. justice of th of the state of Ore eneral of the Nationa of the article quo innd president. successfully il Ame rha"l | “Mr. Wallace | | the American Revolution in Califor- nia and in other states, including the city of New York, and, according to & recent publication, President Hard- ing, under date of May 8, in a let- ter to Justice McCamant, Indorses his efforts “in behalf of a better presen- tation and understanding of the truths of our national histor§.” President Harding 1s quoted as fol- low: ‘The White House, May 8, 1922. y Dear Mr. McCamant: note the approaching national congress of the Natlonal Society of, the Sons of the American Revolution and am writing just a word to indi- -|cate my interest in the effort of the organization in behalf of improved teaching of history in American schools. “I fecl that the subject is one whigh particularly deserves the attention of persons who are competent to con- tribute something to improvement in this direction. Your own organization has been among the leaders in this matter, as it has for many years in behalf of every patriotic cause. “I trust you will not weary in well- doing and that your efforts in behalf a. which ex \ o while the charge|a Aght to have this history excluded hiade, the inference | from the schools of Portla | e 'in The Star was to the|we are informed: the wor effect that the opposition of the[vigorously atticked by the Piney Branch Citizens’ ‘\Sa(u‘in({\nl to; History is a part of this gritish pro nda. That infer- ence is not 1y unwarranted, but is diemetrically contrary to the fact. | aph of our| Here today— gcne tomorrow ation member of the com- gned that report is most | of ¢ report on tor falsi tish errors . belittling Bi 150 years ago and rel cuous desuetude the names | those who helped to) * In this we are, the opening i quoted in The Star to wit. truth | 5] 95 in An wruth without what the Piney Branch ation is striving for Muzzey's History rd t xcluded | Muzzey's Defense. of The Star of June Rapx Dr. ain was in_ the history nowhere | inks that B historians which b tain W the 108) are not to the effeet ! d was wrong, ie of the referred to $2.95 conta any such statement, so r.nr‘} beaded, braided. Nav; brown, black, flesh, white. i reehrd th iheicharse ot tha Piney | Long or short sleeves. Sizes 36 to 42. Bra Citizens' ion that he! = > A - American when he Fiber silks, georgette and crepe de chine blouses. Nov- . the Unite that t $3.95 of allial ered models. ind_alone, In_his defense or in stating t peace with ur commissioners ‘vio- of ailiance with land and that the treaty and concluded the peace with thereby securing the from the Atlantic to Denics Separate Peace. The Piney Branch Citizens' As; ords tha history | as welil ! not be United not make a separate peace | . it did not v ce with France, y treaty made secure the territory late it did Engla from the In his d append g [ support of the tement that we made with England s the statement made a sepa- | = complicated about tion at all. Article 8 of our | treaty of alliance of February 6, 1775, with France provided that neither of the twe parties should ‘“‘conclude either truce or peace with Britain without the formal cc H of the otheg, and that they should | not “lay dow®h their arms “until the ! independence of the United States 1 have been formally or tactically i ty or treaties that e war."” By pro- reed upon betw at Britain, | t Brit ted States ! sh, and in- dependent state conditions | under which peace hetween the two countries could be secured were out- lined, but with the express provis were not to go into effect *h time as peace was con- | between t Britain_and! e was concluded ! nd then and not | be- | = Pattern Pattern until cluded France. mber 3. then w pe: peace concluded tween the United States and Great! Britain i Dr. Muzzey, as a well informed his- torian, must know this or he is not | qualified to write American history, and if he does know it, the statement contained in his history that the United States violated the treaty France with is knowingly false and, ged by the Piney Branch Cit- Association. it amounts to the the United States | y of alliance wi crap ement ed that its t of paper the evi- American Heroes Left Out. Dr. Muzzey justifies his omission of the names and deeds of the American heroes (particularly of the wars of the revolution and 1812) on the ground that these are matters that are “read by children in the primary grades,” but he finds room for Maj. Andre, the y. who participated in Benedict Ar- treason, but none for Nathan . who died as a spy on a British scaffold. He gives us the name of Gage. the British commander at! Bunker Hill. but dées not mention | Warren, the American commander. He has plenty of room to mention names like Gen. Charles Lee and his base conduct at the battle of Mon- mouth,. and Benedict Arnold, the American traitor, but he finds no room for Gen. Stark, for Marion, or “Light- | horse” Harry Lee, or Moultrie, or| Hull, or Porter, or Decatur, or Bain- bridge. Can it be that the pupils of the grades do not learn of Arnold and Gen. Charles Lee, or Gen. Gage or Maj. | Andre? Tarleton was the British Hun | of the American revolution, whose | outrages in the Carolinas have made him detested to this day, but. being a Briton, his name and his deeds are not mentioned in Dr. Muzzey's his- tory. Dr. Muzzey says that the Piney Branch Citizens' Association charges him with being a British propagan- dist. The association does not make any such formal charge. It notes the facts in Dr. Muzzey's history, how- ever, and ralses thes question as to whether or not these would justify the conmclusion that he is a British propagandist. I Would Let People Decide. Much of Dr. Muzzey's defense is lni —sanitary —seviceable —sightly the nature of what lawyers call con- . . session and avoldance; that is, the per—just write or phone. ™ . White tub silk petticoats Quantity production on this standardized style has brought down the price to $135. Note the full length vanity, the bow-end bed, chifforette and large dresser. If you can’t come in person—you can order by number through our Special Shop- of a_better presentation and under- standing of the truths of our national histery may produce the good results that we all so much desire. “Very si ely, “WARREN G. HARDING. McCamant, resident General, S. A. R., “Hotel Kimball, Springfield, Mass.” Calls Awsocintion Nentral. The Piney Branch Citizens' Associa- e Heavy wash silks, with doyble panel back and front; ‘ hence, double shadow-proof | Plain hemstitched or scalloped bottoms. (The Hecht Co., second floor.) 512 silk blouses Are much underpriced because —we took over one maker’s samples, —-another maker’s surplus stocks, —added our own broken assortments. Britain was wrong, but| For georgette and crepe de chine blouses. Overblouse b e Serle $ .95 and tuck-in styles; long or short sleeves. Chiefly in in his histo ‘ navy, black and brown. Sizes 36 to 42. - wlle ion Georgette and crepe de chine blouses, lace trimmed, elties, sport styies; lace trimmed, beaded and embroid- Black, white and colors struction Felt base “DUNOLEUM” Please note this is all FIRST QUALITY floor covering, hence not to be con- fused with “seconds” which have been offered at about this price. Dunoleum is one of the best of the felt-base floor products.’ —will not crack ' —awill not curl —easily cleaned ' Sizes 36 to #. (The Heclt Co., third floor.) All goods cut from full bolts. 12 - gt THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, BRITISH TRADES tion is neither pro-British nor anti- British. It neither wishes to mini- mize nor conceal American errors, but it does protest most vigorously against teaching of American his- tory in the public schools of Wash- ington through the medium of such “Muzzey’s American His- 8. T. CAMERON, Chairman, Committee on School Historles. —_— MOULIN ROUGE REFORM. Tea Dances Fail to Attract Evil- tory. Speclal fire. But -hardened tourists today found admission,” however, ddes not mean visitors will not have to spend any- thing before they depart. e TR A waterspout spins with enormous speed. Its velocity at the sea level minute. The 7that F. Sketched: This Tudor bedroom suite at *135 Expresses our idea of QUALITY—at a price Handsome Tudor period. Cabinet con- throughout, with choice of wal- nut or mahogany finish; each in the ap- proved dull rubbed finish. ° (The Hecht Co., fourth fioor.) Pattern Pattern —lays flat eastly —'requires no glue —requires no tacks This extra heavy weight and fine fihh Dunoleum may be l;ld in attractive tile, floor and mosaie patterns for any room in the home. i ; / Six of the many patterns are sketched—many others for choice. Be sure and JUNE 18, 1922~ PART —— 9 1 - £272,542, due to the partial stoppage of manufacturing after the war, a general siackening in trade, the pay- ment of unemployment money 1o members (which amounted to £500,000 in 1921), and the fact that when the bencfits from the government ceased & message to French friends lately by & messenger whose poetic idealism occupied his mind to the exclusion of such trite things as soap and water. The messenger called on Maurice Barres of the French Academy, re- porting that D'Annunzio had asked Unioné Lose in Numbers and Financial - -Situation have dropped conriderably during the year and their financial position has 80 little wickedness there that the |become worse. The unskilled work- |the corner. historic place had to resort to free |ers’ unions apparently are the most e e admission to draw crowds. “Free |affected. The membership of the miners' unions, for instance, has de- clined 100,000, a workers 52,000 and the rallway mef's union 7,000. Will Thorne, M. P., secretary of the National Union of General Workers, has been estimated at six miles a |says the assets of that union fell ‘during Hecht Co The-vgl‘ory of the dress shop Navy twill canton, buckie with steel fringe. ‘. in various ways. $5.95. the members were unable to continue their contributions to the union. Mr. Thorne declared the communists were trylng to destroy the unions, arguing that because wages were de- clining the unions were absolutely useless. Union's Costly Dispute. The engineering dispute, which was FACING TROUBLE Azl M I Re- Brass Beds. THEXE tion. They have heavy debts to pay. but some of them have already turned ARE OUR SPECIAL- TIES.. HE SPURNED THIS KISS. Barres Found D'Annunzio Emis- sary Foe of Soap and Water. By the Associated Pres PARIS, June 17.—Gabriele D'An- nunzio, the Italian soldier-poet, sent that of the general - Phone | The Main 405 | GEO. Heavy Decrease of Assets. S A ] last year from £531,673 to " TthatF $5-95 Quality—at a price _— dresses—on two previous oc took all we had in one day is its dresses at - 25 (One style sketched) ~ stripes and broken plaids. detail. Sizes 4214 to 52Y These are the better kind of dresses, partly in materials, more in the making, but pronouncedly in the STYLES. Our Paris, .London and New York offices are quick to grasp the new styles; our makers are just as quick to adapt them in dresses that we can sell at $25. full-fashioned These newest arrizals include —Pasha crepe —Foulards —Canton crepe —Georgettes —Faille canton —Treco sham And various combinations come to sell at ards. milar s Black, white, brown. henna, navy and various sport combinations. Misses’ sizes 16 to 20; women’s, 34 to 44. (The Hecit Co., second floor.) It’s the fabric back of the fashion that makes these Sports skirts 7 Stand out at $5.95 : The girl is poised on one of the new. serges—white with colored plaids. Plenty here, too, in stripes and, of course, the plain white. aprons 45¢ (One like sketch.) Sport spun silks are cool and charming. White and colors. Prunella skirts in picturesque plaids and cheerful stripes can be had in dark shades; pleated Sturdy ginghams, Waistband sizes 26 to 32. sleeves. Trimmed with braid or bias binding. Canton silk capes, $19.75 Silk lined, silk fringed Capes of cavalier grace—mysterious and romantic as a night in Spain. Rich lustrous black, relieved by a daring silk lining and fascinating fringe. Something less picturesque and more practical? Very: well, here are novelty tweeds and stunning plaids as well as the plain tricotines. All are silk lined. The price is $19.75. For play or real housework. Ages 7 1o 14. (The Hecht Co.," second floor.) summer wear. 1,500ina sale at —chambrays —ginghams Panty dresses keep a child ship-shape no matter how hard she plays. /Fifteen new- styles in these— and all made of sturdy fabrigs that will survive many tubbings. Checks, stripes, plain colors and combinations. New ideas in pockets—cut fruit shaped and patched on—touches of machine and hand embroidery; trimmings, of contrasting colors. Sizes are 2 to 6. : = (The Hecht Cs., third fioor.) | —linenes —madras AMHITILES TTRESSES Beds—Springs Mattresses Cool dresses for stout women Large women think highly of these this time we have PLENTY. Sheer voiles and imported ginghams the voiles in dot,“floral, spray and fou- lard patterns; the ginghams in checks, All the dresses are developed in slen- derizing styles ; the waist lined with net, and finished throughout with exacting (The Hecht Co., second fioor.) silk stockings, $ stockings. which have Iynx-eyed inspectors, sell for a half more to double. Long wearing jeans Yarn dyed Peggy cloth Solid colors in navy, copen, and the many combinations guaranteed as fully as if you Sizes are 3 to 8. him to give M. Barres a Latin em« brace, wjth its kiss on both cheeks “I cannot belleve,” said M. Barres, shrinking back, “that D’Annunzio, who has kissed the prettiest women of hix time, has charged you with such an errand.” A RS TR P Seeking Tourists. settled this last. week, cost the By the Assoclated Press. [ H 1 ” engineers’ union £100,000, while its PARIS, June.17.—The Moulin Rouge, ported Growmg Worse. management expenses have been .,I,ho:“m":';?_:,';ififi where all foreign visitors usually | By the Associated Press. heavy. f———=. ship fully guaranteed. went in the .0ld days, ehinking, to| LONDON, <June 17.—The trades| Frank Hodges, secretary of the Slip Covers and see Paris at her wickedest, has- “de- |unions of England, current develop- |Miners' Federation, says the miners’ Oushions, made 1o ‘[ s 3 gonerated” or “reformed” into giving menta @how, arc passing through unions are recovering fmancially |[ll &7 Remaking Boz ery Pec'al' tea dances since reopening after the|diffigult times. Their membershiDS |agter having been in a serious posi- | Il Couches. Relacquering Pillows 1,000 pairs of women's and seamed-back | because they just fail to reach the maker's high stand- passed the maker's Hurts are slight; a raised thread: perchance an oil spot; try and find them. Black. white, brown, gray. (The Heebt Co Women wax enthusiastic over these White shoes at $5.95 —bhecause, as one woman said, “It’s the only medium priced white shoe I have had that really holds its shape.” Two of the styles are pictured: both of white reignskin. (The Hecht Cu., fist floor Girls’ bungalow in red, navy, light blue or pink checks. Patch pockets, square necks: short rick-rack (The Hecht Co., third floor.) Sale bandeaux brassieres, 79c All-over lace and embroidery trimmed models. Two mod«l+ in white; one in pink silk mesh. All fasten in back. (The Hecht Co., secocd floi ) Wool slip-on sweaters, $2 They have just come in, =0, of course, are the last word for Various weaves in white, pink, jade, periwinkle orchid. Round necks, long or short sleeves. (The Hecht Co., first floor.) Boys Wash Suits 650 or more let go at $l.15 Half a dozen higher priced lines are represented in this clearaway, so you will find every kind of good wash suit and fabric shown this season. Materials— Ajax and Madras gray, green, brown with white. All paid full prho.w (The Hecht Co., thisd B, 24 i