The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Bureau of Education Used as Ad-
junct of Administrations
Campaign Committee.
an ANT!-B0ER CAMPAIGN ON.
Pro British Literature Being Sc
cretly Sent Out Over the Conn
try at the Expense of the
Government.


washington July 1.-THE United States
Bureau OF Education IS being used as an
adjunct OF the Republican campaign COM
nn,tte-s. Professor William 7. Harris. TIE
he,s of this bureau, formerly lived In 81
Io,lss His office IS under the control OF the
Secretary O: the Interior. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock also OF St. Louis The manner
,r which this hurca. has been prostituted
90 nart,saa ends will be brought 70 the at
tention Of the President. and also VIII be
laid before Congress, with formal Gem
plant, when It assemblies
The facts have been placed In the hancs
of Chairman Richardson. Of Tennessee OF
tina Democratic Congressional Committee.
He has Investigated them carefully and
having proof OF their accuracy. wi!i see 't3t
the legislative branch takes coGnizance OF
.he matter, il the administration refuses
e. do SO.
The story IS Of interest. az 4 shows IN
what straits the Republicans find them
selves. because OF general condemnation or
their friendship for Great Britain, IN It's
war with the South African republics
Even the Bureau Of. Education. generally
heratofore free from partisanship' mas beea
enlisted to promulgate British assertions.
Rv secretly circulating this English liters-
Posrs the a!rlirist ~ation has become open
" and avowedly the partisan o. England
and the enemy of the Beers.
For number Of Gays the employees OF the
foliirE room OF TIL Bureau Of Education,
which IS a part of the Interior Department.
have been busy sending out a large mass OF
pamphlets. issued By the Imperial South
African Association. No. 90 Victoria street.
Westminster, London" Naturally the great
est secrecy has heen observed in this Work,
= a.1
secrecy also was enioined on all employees.
who il is not necessary TO say. are ali Re
puhlicans.
Wher, the chief. Professor Harris, after
iuaua1:ratirg the work left for London 4
Few lays ago, to sec:rre further material of
the same Kind. he instructed his private
messenger TO mail up the box. abcu; i've
feet square. containing the pamphlets. every
night, and not TO allow any outsider 20 see
them.
Nevertheless. # so happened that former
ernp,oye OF the office visited the bureau on
business and picked Up one OF the packages
prepared for mailing and drew out its con-
tents This ange:ed the foreman, who
suatched the papers from his hands, saying
1T Is 10 business OF yours what the9e
,.arnrlhlets are and il Is the express orders
of Commissioner Harris that no one SHAH
be allowed 10 handle them-not even the
employee
The visitor explained that be meant no Of
Tense.
~ great difficulty, e set OF the pamphlets
have been secured. and they are as FOL
lows: MAZDA
/: Tho British case against the Boer Re
Letter TO Senator Hoar on the Trans
vaal War, by JOHN Bellows.
9. Beers and blacks.
I. The treatment OF the Cape Beers by
the English Government, and the treatment
Of the. English by the BoeT Government.
4 The witness o: the churches
C. The future OF South Africa
= Essentials OF settlement
An these are published by the Imperial
South African Association" Every package
contained each CT these publications.
Ii has been ascert lined that this literature
has been sen; out TO public school teachers
in the Middle West and 10 other States con-
sidered doubtful politically. for the pur-
post OF creating sympathy among these
teachers for ENGLAND and against the Beer
Republic in order that the influence OF
these teachers may be enlisted to destroy
the strong sympathy OF their nsshbors Tor
the Beers. TIL. cause Is 10 justify the 2tt-
tude OF tho administration in its secret
friendship for England.
The adrninistrat ton. by thus prostltutirg
the education bureau, which-more than all
others-sbcud be free from political in
trigue and part;sansbip. has committed
serious violation Of law. Government en-
plcyes have performed this work at the ex-
pense Of the Government.
This IS not all. The administration. by
defending Enslands action in this way, and
condemninz that of the Beers, has shown
again that its pTetensions TO neutrality IN
and that it really has ai;ed England from
ha hoo min