Evening star., 1922-02-14
CITIZENS SCORE
MUzzEY'S HISTORY
Association Believes School
Text Book Tends to "Spread
Class Hatred"

Resolutions condemning Muzzey's
History of the United States, text
| book used in the local high schools.
as wholly lacking to inspire patri-
otism in the young and tending to
spread class hatred in America
were unanimously adopted by the
Piney Branch Citizens Association at
it's monthly meeting last night
Embodied in the resolutions which
were presented by Clinton r. Thomp-
son, chairman of the committee on
schools and schoolhouses, was a re-
quest that the board of education
withdraw the history from the pub
lie schools of the District.
Attacks Contents of Book.
Mr.. Thompson attacked the con-
tents of the book. copy Of which
he had with him, and declared that
its seeming apology for the Ameri-
can revolution. together with the
outright teachings of socialism, were
most nauseating to any red-blooded
that, included in the 500 pages of the
volume, only seventeen pages were
devoted to the American revolution.
land these only in the most casual
way"
1.-The name of Nathan Hale" he said.
, the outstanding figures in our fight
for liberty. does not appear in the
book at all. nor is any mention made
of such patriots as Marion. Sumter,
Pickens. Mad Anthony Wayne and
Light Horse Harry Lee. One SEN
tence is devoted to John Paul Jones.
while paragraph is sufficient to deal
with the battles of Brandywine. Ger
mantown and the winter at Valley
Forge. The battle of Bennington is
ignored entirely, and Bunker Hill is
dismissed in one sentence"
Objectionable Paragraph.
Mr.. Thompson read several para
graphs from the book in which the
Congress of the United States was al
luded to as "a monopolistic. money
grabbing body. ruled and controlled
absolutely by Wall street. and had
ministration." He pointed further to
certain sections of the work in which
free trade was advocated as the only
solution of the country's troubles. Il
am a republican myself" said he.
end while I am strenuously opposed
to any mention of such things in
work of its kind. I do think that as
long as free trade is touched on some
protective tariff"
at the conclusion of his address.
Business Transacted.
Edgar B. Henderson presided and,
on securing approval of the associa-
tion. announced that he would ap-
point special committee on Zoning,
to oppose any changes in the coming
laws of the Piney branch section
without the aquiescence of it's citi-
ZenS.
The association adopted resolu-
tion, presented by S. r. Cameron. in
dorsing the Zihlman bill. recently in
troduced in the House, to provide an
increased supply of water in the
District. The resolution criticised
the present system as wholly in
adequate to supply the needs Of the
District when maintained at full ca
pacity: that the constant use of the
present conduit is essential to main
tain the daily supply demanded by
the District, and that such conduit
cannot be even temporarily emptied
for inspection and repairs without
cutting off the essential water sup
ply of the city"
Mr.. Cameron also introduced a res
ing Senate bill 5000. providing for
a greater parking system. The as
sociation especially urged develop
ment of the Klingle Road-Valley
Park tract and the Piney Branch
Valley Park tract. which, it was
claimed, "are in danger of being en-
croached upon by buildings and other
private enterprises"
A resolution urging erection of a
suitable memorial to H. B. F. Mac
farland, former District Commission
er. as suggested by the Georgetown