Evening star., 1923-02-20
MUzzEY'S HISTORY
SCORED BY RUSSELL
Speaker Urges Washington
Lead in 0usting Texts
"Perverting Patriotism"

Calling upon the District to lead
schools of the country all pernicious
histories of the United States which
aim to pervert patriotism, Charles
Edward Russell of New York assailed
Muzzey's American History" used in
the local high schools, In an address
at todays meeting Of the Institute OF
Government, in session at the New
Willard Hotel.
"Un-American, unpatriotic, incor-
rect" were terms hurled at the Muz-
zey history by Mr.. Russell, who de-
clared that "if Mr.. Muzzey wants to
destroy Americanism in this country
let him come out into the open" The
Muzzey volume has been under the
fire of the Piney Branch Citizens AS
sociation and other organizations here
for the past two years.
Opposes "sneakinx In.''
IT object to Muzzey sneaking in al
the back door of the public schools
and ridiculing the war for inde-
pendence." said Mr.. Russell He is
an incompetent. inaccurate historian
The mans mind is so illogical that he
gives more space to trifiing political
upon which this government is
based"
Mr.. Russell charged that power
full influences are at work to put ar
entirely new list of histories in the
schools of America, a sinister, maligr
interest that can work while we
ems America, he continued, is from
within. Revelations will come from
New York shortly, he told the con.
vention, that will astonish the coun.
try.
"Poisoned Texts" Spring Up.
During the last decade. Mr.. Russell
said, poisoned text books" have
sprung up in the schools Of the coun-
try. striking at the history Of the
United States, "the most precious
possession we have" He branded
them as "so-calIed histories, in which
every effort seems to be made to be-
little the struggle for independence,
and in which no attention Is called
to the heroism OF the men and women
Of the revolution. but odium cast
upon them"
Il am appalled, at the prospect" Mr..
than SO many square miles of land
This country achieved its nationality
at the cost of self-sacriflce, but in
these histories the men who achieved
1t are held up to contumely, described
as smugglers. sneered at, many not
mentioned at all.
Revolution in Nine Pages.
There is not a mention made that
the speaker asserted, instancing page
80 Of Muzzey's history and quoting
a passage labelling the conflict as "a
debatable question" Mr.. Russell de-
clared that such a statement is cen
tirely spurious" since back of all was
a profound difference in social con-
Struction between the American coll
onies and monarchism in England
1T protest that this is a worthless
history, when blind to such funda-
mental facts" Mr.. Russell said. He
said the Muzzey history, on page 81
spoke of 1.-The mob, in reference to
those who ob;ectaI to the stamp act
gave the whole history of the Ievo-
luton in nine pages. Jumping the
battle of Lexington off in one SEN
tence, and falling entirely to men,
tion such heroes as Putnam, Sulli-
van, Wayne. Marion. Light Horse
Harry Lee and Nathan Halo.
History Says States May secede.
"Take down the Bunker Hill monu-
ment. IL our children are to visit it
and not know what 1t stands forl" de-
clared Mr. Russell "If the story of
Nathan Hale is not worth being told,
7 40 not know anything."