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Show TEN MILLIONS FOR SCHOOL PROPAGANDA An effort is to be made to brea down American nationalism hrough the schools, according to the National Republic, which in .he current issue, quotes a speaker at the recent convention in Wash-ngton Wash-ngton of the National Educational association, as declaring that a und of ten million dollars is being raised to teach school children n America and throughout the world that nationalism means war md internationalism means peace. The National Republic) continues: con-tinues: MAn excess of the national spirit has not led this nation into my one of the wars in which it has been engaged, although the lack ) it has more than once brought about a degree of military and laval unpreparedness which has invited attack and endangered the country when war has been forced upon us. There is no reason to relieve that outside influences will be permitted to carry on political propaganda in the schools of any country other than the United itates, so that this highly financed, internationalist program, in the opinion of many, will only mean an effort to denationalize the Jnited States. Who is willing to contribute ten million dollars to ise the schools of America as a means of denationalization, and ,vhy? How is this money to be spent? Not in the purchase of text oooks, not in1 the employment of teachers or in meeting any of the other ordinary expenses of operating the schools. Is it the idea to influence the preparation of text books? Already some history text books are in use in the schools in which the achievements of American patriots in behalf of their country are minimized, and the idea is held forth that the loyalty of the citizen is due to the world n general rather than first to his own country. Is it the idea to influence the attitude of the teachers themselves? Already they are 'he targets of many denationalizing influences. Is love of country a dangerous influence,, in the United States? Is it too strongly impressed im-pressed upon school children as matters now stand? Has any private pri-vate orgainzation the right to spend ten million dollars forcing internationalism in-ternationalism upon school children through the schools, which belong be-long to all the people and under our form of government are within .he control of states and smaller political units? This suggestion of the expenditure of ten million dollars to make the schools agencie" of what is called "internationalism" under the utterly untenable theory that such internationalism means peace, is significant of the magnitude of the movement to break down American nationalism.' |