The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-12-14

: higher educational institutions are in.
tested with parlor socialists and sup
ler-educated Missionaries who look up.
on all matters Of history, civics. eco
2 Monies and sociology from the inter
national viewpoint, in fact from al
most every viewpoint except that OF
a patriotic American who has a pride
in the achievements Of the heroes and
statesmen Of the past"
Taking up a specific case. Mr.. Con-
ner cites the History of the Ameri-
can People" by Willis Mason West,
former professor of history in the Uni
versity of Minnesota used as a text
book in the Boise public schools He
points out that the author evidently
lacks the national viewpoint, is strong
ly inclined toward socialism, and has
no pride in the achievements Of the
founders and defenders of the repub-
lie. Summarizing some of the more
glazing Misrepresentation and flase
statements contained in this so-called
history Mr.. Conner says:
The whole Revolutionary period is
very sketchingly treated. The tories
are stated to have represented respect
ability and refinement, leaving the in
ference that the fathers who fought
for the liberties we now enjoy were
neither respectable nor refined. The
book refers to those who took part in
the stamp act protests and the Bos-
ton tea party as 'mobs The colon
lists who resented the tyranny of
Great Britain are referred to as rad
icals No reference is made to the
battle of Bunker Hill. The inspiring
story of Lexington and Concord is dis
missed with only Al words, and the
ride Of Paul Revere is not even men
toned The author enlarges upon
Washington's temper and his ability
to swear He refers TO some of the !
active spirits Of the time as patriots !
but ironically encloses the word in |
quotation marks. The engagements of /
the continental army in 1916, which |
lililUutA " uNIiIElOI > mastery re- /
treat from Long Island and through |
New Jersey the brilliant capture of |
Trenton and the decisive victory at
Princeton, are disposed of in seven
lines-57 words The battle of Sara
toga and the surrender of Burgoyne,
which broke the back of the British
plan to split the colonies, has two
lines devoted to it-but line is given
10 Monmouth. The war in the south,
~owpens and King Mountain. are dis
missed with a mere mention and the
which resulted in the sur
render of CORVALLIS and capture OF
Yorktown receives the magnificent
ribute of but eight words.
"The treatment of the war of 1912
S on par with the foregoing This
20 called history excuses Great Brit
lin and accuses the United States.
jefferson and Madison are said to
rave been undecisive and unsuited to
he tasks before them. We are accus-
ID of picking the wrong foe. and ar
aging ourselves on the side of des-
,otism and fighting against European
reedom.
Coming down to a later period. this
'ook excuses the south for its dis
raceul treatment of Union prisoners
n military PRISONS states that Rob
rt f. Lee ranks among the noblest
gures in American history and
ractically accuses Grant of being in
olusion with the whisky ring Let
he son or grandson of a Union SOL
Ter read this line quoted from page
for man. in marching and
ghting the seutherner was far more
nan a match for the man of the
ORTIZ
THE discussion of controversial
objects has no place in history. Tht
lthor of this book is quite evidently
free trader, and his misrepresenta- i
ons, for they can be considered as Il
1thing else. present very warped, h
lfair and one-sided view of the tar
question. Again, on the labor ques-
on. he exceeds the proper province "
the historian. He defends Eugene )e
Debs: and makes the statement e
at a non union man is a traitor. {,
mparable to a deserter in time of =
lr His advocacy of socialism is
ry thinly yelled He devotes more IN
ace in his book to extolling LaFol- lilo
tie, Hiram Johnson and the almost rel
-gotten William Uren of Oregon. as ~,
of the direct primary. and
ether dehat2hie questions, than nc W.
votes to the entire military history
the revolutionary war. He presents COZ
ong argument in favor of the direct ma
mary the initiative. the referendum -,
a the recall both of executive officers
a of the Judiciary. and shows him. n"
f enthusiastically and unequivocal- ial
in favor of all of these He in
ges in a very bitter, partisan and 6
Just criticism Of President Taft; a
I in discussing the effect OF the Il
atty Of Versailles strongly intimates a
t this country made a mistake in e
joining the league of nations and q