Evening journal., 1921-09-17
BY EDw. f. MSWEENEY,
Chairman knights of Columbus Ma
tionaI American History Com
mission

mission
NEW YORK-Foreign propaganda
is making war on America. There
is evidence OF this in the common
run Of history textbooks being used
in many of the schools of the United
States
do not mean TO say that vio-
lence is being done the truth, al
though insidious deprecation and
what Is well-termed 'interpretative
MISREPRESENTATION" are vi o
enough in their consequences when
as they often do, they rob Americas
youth Of its birthright, the respect
that leads to emulation Of American
revolutionary heroism.
Unless we insist on historical
truth in our American history text
hooks we shall find a future genera
tion believing, as in some textbooks
IL is taught, that Henry Clay was
gambler" a "bluffer"; that POLK
was a ''blusterer," Blaine, super
hctal'' and "a blatant hawker after
votes and Cleveland guilty OF un-
pardonable rudeness and precipit-
ancy in the Venezuela incident
We shall have our children believing
that the Monroe Doctrine originated
in Europe and not in America.
In short, we shall have them
growing up internatonalists rather
than simon-pure Americans II the
onslaught on American historical
truth is not checked
81, 900, 900 Campaign
The Knights Of Columbus IN
throwing the full force of its I'M
mense organization Of 100000 men
hack Of the movement for $1,000
600 propaganda-proof American his
tory. are aiming their lance at no
nation; they are aiming 1t for one
nation-the United States.
Propaganda is the forerunner OF
war rather than the advocate Of
peace-the special pleading Of ma
tional jealousy rather than the con-
science call for international jus
tice. II is a danger not only to
America but to the countries that
practice it in America
We have seen how fruitless the
indefatigable German propaganda in
this country turned out to be.
England, Japan and other coun-
tries maintain elaborate propaganda
bureaus in this country. Only the
other day Peter Wright, an English
labor leader, called for the institu-
ton OF a world tribunal to pass upon
J history textbooks.
Are we incapable of teaching our
, own children their country's his
: tory? Must we submit to "interpre.
I \.
can deliberately demean our greai
national figures? / do not believe
that enters into the scheme o.
Americanism.
! $500 in Prizes.
! The Knights OF Columbus hav'
offered $500 in prizes for the bes
4 articles on American history writ
ten from original sources. We wan
such subjects as:
Characteristics Of the Colonia
Charters.
Commercial Monopolies IN tn
Colonial Period.
The American Colonies. Assets o
Liabilities?
Colonial Contributions in Mer
Supplies, and Money to the Euro
pean Wars Of the Eighteent Ger
tury.
History OF Imperial Taxation i
the Colonial Period.
Conflicts etween Colonial Assem-
bues and the Royal Governors an
Proprietors.
The Secession Movements Unt
the Hartford Convention.
The Philosopher and Guide or TN
Colonists, Benjamin Franklin
The Radicals of the Revolution
Thomas Paine, etc.
The Torch Of the Revolution: Sar
Adams Forty-year Fight for Ser
aration.
Morning Guns" Of the America
Revolution.
The Orators of the Revolution
Patrick Henry, James Otis, etc
The Diplomatic History Of n
Civil War.
Our Diplomatic Relations wit
Russia.
Our Diplomatic Relations wit
China.
Our Diplomatic Relations wit
Japan