Evening star., 1923-06-04
CITES 5 HISTORIES
AS ANT|-AMER|CAN
Muzzey's Text Included in
List New York Official
Urges Banned.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 4.--City au-
thorities are considering recommen-
dations Of City Commissioner of Ac-
counts Hirshf1eld that eight text
books on American history be ban
ned from the public schools on the
allegation that they disseminate
anti-American and pro-British prop.
aganda
The report. addressed to Mayor
Hylan and made public last night
was the result OF an investigation
by Commissioner Hirshfeld over a
period of year and a half. All of
the books complained against either
have been issued or revised since the
end of the world war. All are
branded by the commissioner as eft
only to be fed to the furnace"
Muxzey Ii Listed.
The books condemned by Commits
sioner Hirshfield and their authors
are:
IAN American History" 1920, by
David Saville Muzzey, professor of
history, Barnard College. Columbia
University
History of the American People"
of history, University of North Da-
kota.
school History of the United
States" revised 1920. by Albert Bush
nell Hart, professor OF history and
government. Harvard University.
"A History of the United States for
Schools" revised 1919; by Andrew
Cunningham Mclaughlin, professor of
Claude Halstead Van Tyne, professor
Of history University of Michigan.
Our United States" 1919; by Will
liam Bachus Guitteau. director of
schools. Toledo, Ohio. -.
"Burke's Speech on Cancellation"
School. Watertown, Conn.
short American History by
Grades" by Everett Barnes of Crook
lyn. and American History for Gram
mar Grades" Also by Mr.. Barnes.
Calls Works Pro-British.
"It would SEEM" said the commits
sioner. "as If these authors wanted to
convey the impression that our history.
cur government and everything else
American is all wrong and that the sole
hope for American progress lies In our
renouncing our American traditions,
surrendering our American spirit and
becoming again an integral part Of the
British empire
Individuals and societies criticized by
the commissioner for fostering propa-
ganda," include Andrew Carnegie, Elihu
Root, chairman Of the Carnegie coun-
Gil, the American History Teachers As
sociation; Sir Gilbert Parker, Lord
Northcliffe; Owen Wister, George Haven
Putnam, the English Speaking Union,
the Sons of st. George, John w. Davis,
"a lawyer for J. p. Morgan and the in
ternational banking interests - George
w. Wickersham. another Morgan law
yer, Prof Matthew Page Andrews of
another 'hands-across-the-se organ
ization composed of British and pro-
British - the Pilgrim Society. the
Church Peace Union, the World Alliance
for promoting international friendship
through the churches, Bishop Jamce
Cannon. DIR. Harry Emerson Fosdick.
DIR. Sidney l.. Gulick. Hamilton Holt,
the American Association for Interna-
tional Cooperation, the Magma Charta
Day Association, Lady Astor, and the
National Security League.
Lists Many Complaints.
The Commissioner said ne found.
during his lengthy investigation. that
school children were being taught
such Misrepresentation as the fol-
lowing:
That the American revolution was
merely a civil war between the Eng
lish people on both sides of the sea
and their German king.
That the Magma Charta is the real
source of our liberties, while the
no vital force. -
That such patriots as Samuel
Adams John Hancock and Patrick
Henry were mere disreputable char
terS.
THAT Thomas Jefferson deserved
q halter.
That Alexander Hamilton de-
nounced the people as a great beast
That the United States Constitu-
tfon and most of our free institutions
were borrowed from England.
That war of 1912 was a mistake
'disgraceful and unfortunate
That the Mexican war was a grab
of territory;
Sees Friendship Menaced.
THAT the north saved the Union
only through England's heroic sup
port
THAT our war with Spain was won
because England prevented Germany
and all Europe from taking sides
against u.s."
Faneuil Hall, "the cradle of liberty"
is of no consequence in the histories
condemned. the commissioner found. nor