Show Alleged Tainted Texts Condemned By y Chicago ag Mayo History acI Books A Asserted t to toBe toBe Be Anti American toBe to toBe toBe Be Burned on Lake Shore CHICAGO Oct Oct 22 AP AP Fire AP Fire and fireworks actual and figurative figurative figurative figura figura- tive lent light and repercussion I to Mayor Thompsons Thompson's crusade against again British tainted British tainted literature today The fire fhe Is in prospect not y jet et accomplished but definitely prom prom- It is to be on omi the shores of Lake Michigan and the time fuel will t be public library books which the mayor finds tainted with anti anti- AmericanIsm The fireworks were vero set off yes jes- yesterday esterday es when Professor David of ot Columbia university 1 writer of ot history texts filed lIed tim the praecipe of a damage sui suit In mm federal court h here re The Ti-me suit i It directed against John J. J Gorman Gormar former forme Illinois congressman who acting as Mayor Thompsons Thompson's made charges that tim the text use used 1 In Chicago schools is pro-British pro in its treatment treat ment nent of ot many events and personages personages person person- ages iges of American history ACCEPTS Mr 11 Gorman German was not hot slow sio In Ia ac accepting the time def lawsuit will not stifle my fly voice said Mr Gorman in a statement to the time press a few hour hons after the time damage suit praecipe iva was filed hod It shall be heard again nex next Monday when I return to to return my testimonY testimony mony nony- before the oaid of ot education In Inthe in fl the time trial ia WillIam McAndrew school superintendent d nt on charge charges of or f fostering fostering- pro-British pro teaching it In Inthe the he schools My voice shall be heard in talIn taking tak tal ing In- ng up the time vicious history his hs- tory Ory and telling Chicago taxpayers how ow their school teachers sent to tc toa toa a class cias at at- atthe the University of Chicago by I Superintendent McAndrew 1 V re rebelled rt- rt belled dIed against the tho pro-British pro Utterances ut utterances Ut- Ut of that author The Time place for to pleadis plead his is case Is before the taxpayers c cf ci Chicago The whole nation is tunIng tuning tun tun- ing rig In and would like to hear zey's eys s s sonorous voice defending his pro British re-Br re tish version of ot American history The Ti people would like to hear him im explain his ims reasons for minimizing mini mini- minimizing mizing and disparaging the ti-mo heroes of f the Revolutionary Re war and their achievements AIDS lOS The Time cudgel for tor l Professor was as taken up by former Jud Judge e eStephen Stephen A. A Foster who filed th the praecipe The Tho suit suitS ho said will viii charge marge that mat statements in Dr Im zey's mys zes book were distorted and maliciously ma mn misconstrued In the time Gorman Gorman Goran Gor Gor- man an report to the time mayor maor following an a Investigation of Chicago school text books The report was twisted said Mr 11 Foster to make n-make it appear that Prossor Pro Pro- Professor fessor held toward the time colonists colonists col col- rusts and George George- Washington the sentiments which In the book ac actually actually ac- ac ally are arc ascribing to King George eorge IlL II Mr Foster said sallI Professor zey's ty Americanism is h- h Continued on page 5 Alleged Tainted Texts Condemned By Chicago Mayor Continued from page 1 1 able and that he I is descended from a long line Un of American pa pa- pa Meanwhile l the work of gathering together the book fuel for tor the pr prom promised m- m public bonfire on the tile Ute shore went vent forward under the tho di direction direction direction di- di of U. U.- J. J Sport Herrmann chosen by Mayor Thompson to rid 1111 the tile public library ot books branded with pro British leanings MEETING CALLED A meeting of library directors has been called for Monday to speed plans as Mr Herrmann oud for getting rid of these poisonous books As fast as we so get them we will take the books to the tile lake front in Grant Park and there at a public ceremony burn them In a big oon- oon fire Several suspicious books were found yesterday by Charles Grant Miller who several se years ago wis W quoted as declaring declaring- that an in 11 campaign is under way to mold public opinion in favor of canceling the tile British debt All AU tho the suspected books hooks were classed as histories One f was b by Professor C. C II Vantyne of the University of Michigan It is en entitled entitled entitled en- en titled The Causes of the tile War of Independence Another was by hy Professor Albert Bushnell Hart formerly of Harvard and is entitled National Ideals Historically Traced A third book was the Book of American Wars by Helen Heien Nicolay Cart Carl B. B Roden head librarian will return to the city in time to join in the tile investigation THOROUGH JOB Mr Herrmann said the tile purging of the library will be a job To me said Mr tl Herrmann books bools of the type under suspicion are ale like a foul growth that will wil slowly but surely eat Its way into the tile soul soui of this nation if it toler toler- ate d. d 1 Mayor or Thompson added his comment com com- ment merit to the days day's developments with witha a a. a declaration that before McAndrew MeAn Mo- Mo An Andrew rew gets through he will lea learn lean n that the arrogance he has Is played will wili not be tolerated in American schools least of all by Chicago It was the tIle McAndrew l case on which the tile investigation of history instruction and texts ts was bas based I. the mayor maor campaigning campaigning- on an America First platform which called for the removal from office c cof of Superintendent McAndrew beCause because because be be- cause of the latter's hatters alleged pra- pra British sympathies and teachings |