Show ENGLAND PLOTS TO REGAIN U S S. S I REPORT ClAIMS I New York Commissioner I Sees Grave Danger in Continued Use o of Many Histories Now in Schools I SEES MONEY POWER BEHIND PROPAGANDA Hirschfield Tells Mayor Hylan Many American Revolutionary Heroes Slandered in Text Books NEW YORK June Tune 4 By A. A P PA P.- P. A plot exists to regain the lost colonies for tor England and make the United States n part of ot the British Empire David S. S commissioner corn com missioner of ot accounts charted charged to today today today to- to day In a report to Mayor Hylan The word report gave the findings of oC Hirschfield following his investigation Into charges that many many- school histories are pro pro- British As a result of ot his Investigation gation gatlon he recommended that textbooks textbooks text test books be barred from New York schools The commissioner sees even en more behind the school histories than pro British propaganda AccordIng According According Accord- Accord ing to his report an international money power is behind the historians historians his his- whose real purpose us liS Hirschfield sees It it is to dominate the world through an Anglo Ameri can union based on British The histories condemned by Hirschfield are An American History by David Saville of ot Barnard college Columbia university History of or orthe the American People by Willis VIlUs Mason West esl former head of or the department of ot history University of ot Minnesota School History of ot the United States Statu by Albert Bushnell Bushnell Bushnell Bush- Bush nell Havard lIa university A History His His- tory of or the United States for tor Schools Andrew C. C McLaughlin University of ot Chicago and Claude IL lL Van Tyne University of ot Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan can Our United d States b by William Wil Wil- liam Backus Guitteau director of schools at Toledo Burkes Speech on Conciliation edited by O. O Hard H. H Ward ard Taft Tatt school Watertown Conn Short American History b by tirades Grades by Everett Barnes of ot Brooklyn American History for Grammar Grades also aiso by Barnes Evidence E e collected by Hirschfield in Sn his investigation the report states state indicates that the tho histories mentioned give gh-e a new and I less I patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- interpretation to the revolution re tion Uon and the war of 1812 and the commissioner protests against th the lack of ot reter reference nce in man many histories to Faneuil al all the mutiny act stamp act and the Boston massacre He lie declares that the martyrdom ol of Nathan athan Hale lisle is 1 largely ignored d and that Ethan Allen Alien Paul Revere ere and Betsy Ross Rosa are not mentioned in several of the books The alighting alighting alight ing Inc of ot the battle of ot New ew Orleans Oriean Saratoga and Ticonderoga is condemned con con- NEW ANGLES SEEN New York school chool children de declares declares de- de clares dares Hirschfield und under r the existing existing exist exist- ing Ing- sst system m of ot teaching history learn that 1 The Revolution was as merely a civil war 2 That John IIan Patrick k Henry and Samuel Adams were ta bIG characters 2 3 That Alexander Alexana r Hamilton called the tha people a a t. t 4 That Thomas Jefferson d. d deserved served the halter E. E That the Mexican war was a a. territorial grab crab 6 That the North saved SAnd th tM Union through England's support 7 That the war with Spain was wa won because England prevented Germany German and other ether European countries coun coon tries from taking sides against U MS us Hirschfield points to a number Dumber of 01 Influences encell which he says IS are paramount paramount paramount para para- mount in fn creating a pro-British pro sentiment ae in the United States State through a a. revision of ot the school histories Among Amon these are Cecil Rhodes Rhode scholarships Sons of ot St. St George SuI Sulgrave grave Institute P Pilgrim Pil grim society Church Peace National Security league English etc International master muter minds de declares declares de- de clares dares the commissioner hs harp gained dominance over oer American ambassadors senators congressmen congressmen congressmen congress congress- men of ot all parties whose advocacy ad of ot the world court league of ot na nations na- na and power four treaty is all a apart apart part pare of ot the plot Hirschfield at att attacked at- at t ticked tacked Frank A. A plan for tor forthe the conduct of foreign affairs through a II council of ot foreign nations as a part of tho the same conspiracy NEW YORK June 4 Pro British passages have o already been taken out of ot the tho Now New ow York school histories his his- tories Dr Bryan T J. J RIley lUley said loday to today today to- to day in answering the charges of ot Commissioner David Da S. S Hirschfield that pupils h here re were b being taught that the Revolutionary war TV was as as a a. mistake Mr Hirschfield is discussing a matter already settled Dr Rile Riley superintendent of a II Brooklyn school and of ot a a. historical com com- that a ear ago ordered the revision of ot a number of ot histories said ald lIe He is on the wrong track About a a. year ear ago alto our committee appointed appoint appoint- ed by the board of superintendents completed a thorough investigation of ot the tho histories mentioned Certain Changes were ordered The were approved provE d by the board hoard of ot The changes ba ge gere were re made There is no reason now for tor starting starling y tn Controversy J o i. i i t. t J |