Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1923, Page 18

18+ CITES 8 HSTORIES AS ANTLAMEREAN] Muzzeys Text Included in List New York Official Urges Banned. By ghe Assaclated Press. NEW YORK, June 4—City au- thorities are considering recommen- dations of Oty Commissioner of Ac- counts Hirshfield that elght text boaks on American history be ban- ned frem the public schools on the allegation that they disseminate anti-American and -pro-British prop- aganda. The report, addressed to Mayor Hylan and made public' last night, was the result of an Investigation v Commissioner Hirshfield over a d of a year and a half. All of » books complained against either have been issued or revised since the | we see so many o' them stalled at /| end of the world war. All are Dbrasded by the commissioner as “fit only to be fed to the furnace.” Murzey Is Listed. The books condemned by Commis- sioner Hirshfleld and thelr authors| merican History,” 1920, by Muzzey. professor of | rnard College, Columbia | ¥ ry of the American Peonle” Villls Mason West, professor | University of North Da- of the United! . by Albert Bush- tory and | tates for Andrew tessor of | ago. professor y of Michigan 8" 1919; director £ ) ltam Rw')vn Guitteau, Liools, Toledo, Ohlo. “Burke's Speech on_Concillation, edited by O. H. Ward, Taft Watertown, Conn. American History by erican History for Gram- " Also by Mr. Barnes. Calls Works Pro-Britiah, would seem,” sald the commis- “as If these authors wanted to | the impression that our history, overnment and evervthing else an is all wrong and that the sole or American progress lies in our renouncing our American traditions, surrendering our American spirit and hecoming again an integral part of the British empire. Individua's and societies criticized by nmissioner “for fostering propa- a,” include Andrew Carnegie, Elihu scciation; Sir Gilbert = Parker, Northeliffs, Owen Wister, George Haven r'uumm the English Speaking Union, s of St. George, John W. Davls, wyer for J. P. Morgan and the in- ternational banking interests ;" W. Wickersham, yer:” “another Morgan law- Prof. Matthew Page Andrews of Baltimore, the Sulgrave Institute, “another ''hands-across-the-sea’ organ- tzation composed British and pro- British ;" the Plrim _Soclety, the Church 'Peace Union. the World Aillance for promoting international friendship through the churches, Bishop Jame Cannon, Dr._ Harr! erson Fosdick, Dr. Sidney L. k, Hamilton Holt, the American Assoclation for Interna- tional Co-operation, the Magna Charta Day iation, National Security League. Lists Many Complainin. oner sald he “found. gthy investigation, that | n were being taught sentations as the fol- “That the American revolution was Iy a civil war between, the Eng- 1 people on both sides of the sea their Ger king. That the Magna Charta is the real source of our libertles, while the Dy ration of Independence exerted orce. such patriots as Samuel | John Hancock and Patrick ¥ were mere disreputable char- | t Thomas Jefferson deserved | ter. t Alexander Hamilton de- nounced the people as ‘a great beast.' “That the United States Constitu- tion and most of our free institutions were borrowed from England. “That war of 1812 was ‘a mistake, ‘disgraceful’ and ‘unfortunate.’ “That the Mexican war was a grab of territory; Sees Friendship Menaced. “That the north saved the Union only through England's ‘heroic sup- port.” “That our war with Spain was won bocause England prevented Germany and all Europe from taking sides against us.” Faneuil Hall, “the cradle of liberty,” ccnsequence in the histories ommissioner found, nor Cleveland Park A beautiful detached home on Porter street of eight rooms and two baths. The house Is modern In every detail, on a large lot, with garage to match house. Price, $15,750. W. 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Copyrig Newspaper Servic i1s the mutiny act, the Boston massac Of Andrew Carne sloner has this to say: {negie was a Britisher through and {through, who would dream grandly and had power to make dreams come true. He endowed the multiform Car- | negle institutions for motives which ihe never sought to con His [ fondest dream was to bring ibout @ ‘reun state, the British-American union. | “'The commissioner declared that to Ihis mind the gravest menace to the friendship between America and Great ! Britain “lies in the pernicious and; | persistent British propaganda the [ Tnited States.” | HAS NO LOCAL EFFECT. | The report of David Hirschfleld, of New commissioner of accounts the stamp act or the commis- | “Andrew Car- | in ork, eondemning eight American his- | tory ‘text books, one of which was Muzzey's, will have no effect on the jcommittee of the District board of | education iInvestigating this book, It was Indicated today in school circies. The special committee of the school board which was appointed to inves- tigate the charges against Prof. Muz- zey's history | | The committee, headed by Danlel J. {Callahan, now Is weighing the vast | {amount of data submitted to it in | approval and disapproval of the book. 1 Muzzey's text has been under fire in | the District for several years. The i movement to have the history with-| ‘drawn from use in_the high schools was started by the Piney Branch Cl izens' Assoctation, and resulted in the appointment of the special committee of the school board. The committee held a public hearing several months ago at which the critics and supporters of the book presented thelr arguments. This hear- ing was featured by the appearance of Prof. David Saville Muzzey, author of the history, who strongly defended the patriotism of his text and severe- Iy criticized his critics Dr. Frank W. Ballo of schools; George the high school history department, and the corps of American history teachera in the school have indorsed ! Prof. Muzzey's book. A number of ! niversity professors in Washington “» have given their approval of the tory. PROBE BEING SOUGHT. By the Ansocinted Press. uperintendent ones. head of is expected to make its | report the latter part of this month. ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGT! ON, D. C.. MONDAY, JUNE 4..1923. Fliers to Perform Daring Stunts in Air Circus Here | | | i v ENS1GN WILLIAMS LIEUT. BROW Four of the Navy's best pilots, who tomorrow morning at 10:30 will | begin n series of maneuvers off Potomac Park that will surpass any naval air demonstration ever held here. HELD UP ON WAY HOME. | stamboulisky, ldeclared Bulgaria deplored the cession HERONE'S EFFORTS "o e FAL BOYS DROWN Girl Jumps Overboard to Save Youths in Baltimore. Heat Intense. Threats of Battle in South Amer- ica Send Families to United States. 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Lyons told police of the eighth precinet of his experience, but sald he feared he would be unable to identify the robbers. The cases brought to determine the constitutlonality' of the Sheppard- Towner maternity act were dismissed ifor want of Jjurisdiction today by | | the Supreme Court, which refused to pass upon the validit yof the law. Justice Sutherland, announcing the court's opinion that the cases could | = not be considered on their merits, | justico sald, and will consider the ! pointed out that the cases in which | constitutionality of a law only when | there Is a direct issue presented in the court hitherto had assumed Jurls- | (470 “ope Jegal rights of a citizen diction differed from the maternity | would be impaired by some enforce- cases, which presented only political ich he is unable to_escape. and not judicial questions. ; Referring to the claim of a tax- cor as presented In the separate | e brought by Harriet A. 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