Evening journal., 1910-02-15
SCORES The
HEROESOF l776
English Tory Writes a Book
Defending the American
LOyaliStS
HARVARD'S PRESIDENT
LAUGHS ABOUT THE MATTER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON. Feb. 15-If advertising was
what James Henry Stark wanted when
he wrote his book, The Loyalists of
Massachusetts, and the other Side Of
the American Revolution. in which he
characterizes Samuel Adams and John
Hancock as defaulters and thieves,
Patrick Henry as the most unreliable
man that had lived up to that time and
a bankrupt at %, after having failed
as storekeeper. farmer and shop
keeper, and Benjamin Franklin as a
postoffice thief. who was dismissed
from his job as postmaster OF Boston,
he got all that he wished. He has
stirred up a discussion that promises
TO be fully as enlivening as was tho
recent boycott on meat and placing the
blame for the high cost Of living.
Singularly enough it is not the real
members Of patriotic societies that are
most interested in the Stark book. For
the most part they consider the book
the joke of the season and admit that
some of the structures cast by Stark on
the heroes OF i776' are points well
taken, whether they assist in clearing
the reputation of his Tory friends to
Stark says and enjoy Il and admit that
American history will probably survive
the assault even Of the Stark book.
But Stark has attained more than
local fame and that satisfies Boston
anyhow. Stark is weil-known I'm New
England. having lived here since his
parents brought him here from London
at the age of nine. His home is IN
sraNa A.
British Charitable Society: vice -presi-
dent of the Victorian Club. and mem
ber of the New England Historical
Genealogical Society.
DROPS INTO SARCASM
That tho book is accepted as dis.
tinct acquisition to the literature OF
New England is shown by the publica,
ton Of n letter written by a descend
ant OF James Otis. whose battle cr1
'No taxation without representation
was the rallylng cry Of the Revolution
airy Army. He dropped a note 10 His
toriau Stark as follows;
Sure! put me down for a. hook 7
that upstart of mine. James otis hai
only been hung in 1850 We might 81
have been dukes in the family by thl
time, instead Of miserable Unite
EttNta tlNl1tNo. itTfiule lllttAhes IN
e revolution as any one who has live
D IN England must appreciate. Eve
yours
/ Down Trodden. Graft Goverene
I American"
+ President Abbott Lawrence Lowell o
, Harvard. laughed heartily when tn
, matter was broached to him Why O
course We at Harvard know all abou
John Hancock and his connection Wit
the university. The complete story O
his connection with the university a
I its treasurer may be found in the his
tory of Harvard written by Joseph a
Quincy. an early president in 1926
I guess the facts as stated by Mr.. STAR
coincide with the book"-and the note
educator smiled again
But everyone does not take the mat
ter in "A humorous light and the,
severely criticise the author of "histor
, up to date as ii should be-" Ono q
these is Samuel A. Green. a forme
mayor Of Boston and historian Of IN
Massachusetts Historical Society. II
said:
Il am not at all in sympathy with
{ man who casts reflections upon any q
4 all Of our patriots. II cheapens tn
, heroic sacrifice OF those who mad
t, the republic possible But the autho
is a man of English birth and / sup
pose looks at things in little differen
. light than perhaps Americans do"