The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-07
Would Remove Distrust
Implied in National Patri-
otism and Attempt Con-
scious Education in the
Psychology of Peace.

know one another, and only In 50
doing can we realize our dream OF
Pan-Americanism.
THE greatest sin against Pam
AmericHnism is the education we
give our children in the public
schools.
Instead of teaching them to be
broad minded we instil into them
a feeling OF distrust, OF something n
little less than contempt for those OF
not our own nation.
Patriotism carried TO the extreme
becomes serious social evil.
ut is imperative, therefore, that
we should modify this aspect Of our
public instruction. Let us sacrifice
Europe, " necessary, for her IN
fiueuce is Of less Importance TO us
today than a mutual knowledge OF
one another on the part Of Pan
America.
more International, more demo-
cratic-more willing to acknowledge
that humanity Is as wide and deep
as the interests and septiments OF
the human race.
End False Patriotism.
II we would live up to the princi-
pies OF progress so powerful and in
spiring. toIthe ideas undoubtedly des-
tined to exert a sim more powerful
influence on our common civilization.
we must translate them from terms
OF natIonalism into terms OF inter-
nationalism, according to Nine. de
Nelson.
Nine. de Nelson holds that II is
manifestly unfair to the child him
self to teach him that his own coun-
try Is better than any other and that
Il Is always right. Such teach
ing tends to place him In position
where he will he as an adult In
capable OF gaining the cooperation
of those of other nations. Further
more she holds that his narrowness
reacts uDon his own views OF his
own country.
HE Is the unit which forms part
OF the whole: II he Is taught that his
own country always comes out on
tor. the nation as'a whole Is placed
In the same position as the child
UNFIT will find itself unable to
grasp the great ADVANTAGES Whlch
come from international co-opera-
ton
To sweep away the barriers of false
patriotism. to esta blish a free and
frank interchange OF ideas between
the nations or the western heml-
sphere. to teach children TO respect
and reverence the ideals of the Pam
American countries must be the basis
for the realization of the real Pan
Americanism.
Belong To America.
Each nation teaches its children
to love and honor its own great men.
We must 20 further than this de-
ciares Nine. de Nelson, FOR all
the truly great men Of America De-
long to America as a whole, an much
as they belong to any individual ma
ton.
resent ideals peculiarly American
ideals for which we look In vain 10
Europe or the other lands which
bound our international shores"
This radical change In the educa-
tional system. Madame de nelson
holds, can be brought about only by
. Pan-American Congress called to-
cether for the special purpose. Fur
thermore she holds that. in addit,o on
10 the coordination OF the Pam
American educational systems and
the fitting of its needs to the ,Ameri-
cas-. efforts must be made to inn
prove and increase the sources or
knowledge necessary for the promo
ton OF the propaganda by the crea-
ton Of books suited to nculc"te in
the youth of the Americas the feel
ing of true internatlonalism
Both DIR. Nelson and his wife are
graduates of American colleges and
Mime. de Nelson hold the degree OF
doctor of philosophy