Evening star., 1935-12-27
CITIZENS PROBE
OF REDS FORECAST
George E. Sullivan Tells OF
Communistic Propaganda
in Radio Address.

An lnVeStlgaLlOn Dy the feueratloIl
OF Citizens Associations to ascertain
whether there Is "a concerted effort
throughout our Nation to pollute all
educational systems" with communis-
tic propaganda was forecast last night.
This development was disclosed in
an address over Station WMAL by
George E. Sullivan. chairman Of the
federation's special committee inves-
tigating the alleged teaching Of Com
munism in the public schools.
Hits "Tirade of Abuse"
Referring to a report on the COM
mittees findings. which was submitted
to school officials, Sullivan said:
This federations courteous presen-
tation of this subject matter to the
Board of Education was followed by
an extensive and evidently well-plan-
ned TRADE of abuse leveled against
the federation by an array of college
professors, text book authors and
others located in a large number of
States.
THE nature and extent Of this til
rade imposed upon us the further duty
of ascertaining, if possible, whether
there is in existence concerted ef-
fort throughout our Nation to pollute
all educational systems, public and
private, with this kind of matter"
Declaring his purpose in making the
address was to present clear and
fair" picture Of the federation's at
titude in this matter from the begin
ming, Sullivan emphasized that those
who discountenance patriotism IN our
Republic are either ignorantly or cor
ruptly undermining our fundamental
institutions and jeopardizing our
priceless heritage"
He pointed out that the Declaration
of Independence establishes a car
dinal principale Of civilized society
that governments derive their just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned" This same principle. he add
ed, is clearly recognized in the Federal
Constitution.
Points to Constitution.
Pointing out that the Constitution
provides adequate methods of amend
ment and for popular suffrage, he
said:
Thus the people can continue tc
secure the blessings of liberty to our
selves and our posterity' by merely ex-
ercising their powers recognized in oul
Constitution and without renouncins
the power Of the people in favor o.
that constituted, autocratic anc
unscrupulous governing body in Sovie
Russia, known as the Bolsheviks, which
reduces everybody. but themselves, t.
hopeless and helpless bondage.
an a word, our great republic is thu
safest and best harbor of refuge fol
oppressed mankind ever devised. Rus
sian Communism, on the other hand
is the worlds worst oppressor OF man
kind throughout all history, CONSTANT!
seeking to extend its OPPRESSION to al
nations and sll peoples
Sullivan then told how the investi'
cation of alleged communiStic teach
ings in public schools was begun:
Almost Immediately the federation
discovered three school textbooks usec
here which contained very objection
able and anti-patriotic matter, &C
cording to the views Of the fedora
ton"
These findings, he added, wert
promptly submitted to the Board oi
Education, with the request from the
federation that all such textbooks i'm
mediately be eliminated from the pub
lie school system and that response
bility for the original selection of such
books be fixed and dealt with.
Quotes From Writings.
In his radio address Sullivan die
not name the three textbooks nor thu
authors. However, he quoted othel
writings by these men in an attemp,
to show they leaned toward COM
munism. One OF these was: "Ane
now, in our day, the first act OF tnt
social revolution, accompanied ane
sustained by the Communist faitn
has Just been staged in Russia."
Sullivan also quoted the IolIoWlll
sentence from a book by the othel
author: "The story Of degradation On
this country can be traced primarn!
to the theory and practice OF Govern
ment set up by our fathers"
Sullivan previously had namet
Drs. Harold E. Rugg and Carl Beckel
as authors of the text books to which
the federation objected.
Sullivan quoted excerpts from
book entitled "Dare the School Buil'
New Social Order?" These ex
cerpts, he said, show the author "no
only suggests the violent overthrow
OF our Nation, but the substitution o
q strange perversion Of democracy
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