The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-26
More British
Propaganda
WYE have frequently called public
w attention to the fact that the


~ British government has been
conducting enormous propaganda
for influencing. American public
opinion and poisoning it at its very
fountain head in the minds OF the
teachers of our youth.
To show, for the edifcation OF the
American people, including the
faculties Of colleges and teachers in
general, also the fathers and mothers
who have children in college or
who intend to send them to college,
which way the wind blows, we pub
lish the following extract from the
Parliamentary Debates of the House
Of Commons, dated July Fl last,
page 1890 in the official report:
"Mr. T. Thomson. Member of Parlia-
nent, asked the Prime Minister if he is
aware of the costly repast given at the
expense of the Governments Hospitality
Fund at the Savoy Hotel on Friday, 10th
July, to the Anglo-American profe ssors OF
history; il he will state cas actual cost
per guest entertained; whether he is aware
sidered the parade Of expensive. liquid
refreshments to be quite unnecessary, IN
view Of their national attitude on this
matter; and will he consider whether
greater economy can be exercised at AZ
hospitality functions in the future, in view
Of the urgent need for national economy?
Lieutenant Colonel Sir j. Gilmour flor
the First Commissioner of Works.: The
First Commissioner, who administers this
fund, is reluctant to publish cost sheets OF
Government entertainments, which vary IN
scale, character and cost; but he Is quite
willing to meet any honorable members
interested in the subject and explain the
actual outlays to them. The First Com
missioner does not share the opinion Of the
honorable member that the recent enter
tainment Of the Anglo-American professors
was extravagant.
"Mr. T. Thomson: Is the honorable and
gallant gentleman aware that the opinion
of extravaganza Is one formed by many OF
air. MacQuisten: Will the honorable
gentleman observe the statement that their
view was that the parade Of expensive
LIQUID refreshments was quite unnecessary
in view of their national attitude on this
matter? It says nothing about their per-
sonal attitude, and it is possible their
attitude may be that Of the Scottish magis-
trate, teetotaler, who was found drinking
champagne at q deputation, and said 1t was
purely local business" ..
We are glad to note that there
were some American professors who
sensed the indecency of the affair
and expressed their disapproval Of
it. But unfortunately the vanity of
man, which is as strong among pro-
fessors as among opera singers,
makes it certain that this elaborate
expenditure by the British govern
ment for the entertainment of
American professors of history was
not without its damaging influence
upon the impartial, disinterested
judicial poise of the student of his
tory.
There is no n9eaner and at the
same time more dangerous way of
overthrowing the independence of a
nation than by enslaving the preju-
dices of the teachers of its youth,
particularly the teachers of history.
A representative of The Times
some years ago, while student at
Harvard, took a course ip history
under a professor who WAS born
ander the British flag. That man
gave a lecture on the Sepoy rebel
lion. A more fragrant misrepresen-
tation, of truth would have been i'm
possible concerning historical
event than the version Of the rebel
lion given to, that large body of
students by this pro-British pro-
fessor.
He capped the climax of his
apostasy to the truth by attempting
to justify the British practice of
tying captured enemies over the
mouths of cannon and blowing them
into eternity in order that their
bodies might be terribly mutilated,
because large section Of the people
Of India at that time believed that
they would go to heaven if they