Show PRO BRITISH BRITISH CHARGES MADE E Witness fitness Declares Propaganda Propaganda Propaganda ganda Seeks to Return U U. S. S to England CHICAGO t ct 20 O.-DY O. By The Associated Echoes Press Press Echoes of May May- Mayor Mayor or Thompsons Thompson's campaign slogans slogan With America first fist and Down King King George came camo bounding back yesterday at the board of education education tion trial of William McAndrew suspended a 8 u s 8 pen p o n d o 0 d superintendent of schools Testimony that aimed originally to show that Mr McAndrew was fostering taste rIng pro British teaching inthe In Inthe Inthe the Chicago schools was augment augment- augmented ed to lend substance to Mayor Thompsons Thompson's charges that a 8 care care- carefully carefully fully tully directed propaganda favorable to England and unfavorable to America is being carried on throughout the entire nation Frederick Bausman Dausman former su supreme supreme preme court justice of the state of ot Washington was WIS tho the witness and he be dealt almost entirely with the wide nationwide propaganda he said ex ex- fate At one point In the hearing bearing b he volunteered the Uie statement that he knew nothing about your local school books Mr Bausman said that the Cecil Rhodes trust fund has as one of its ita objects the return of the Unit Unit- United United United ed States to the British crown and that this is the apparent origin of tho the overseas propaganda GAVE UP SUPREMACY The Tho United States influenced by British propaganda gave up supremacy over oyer the seas Mr Baus Daus- Bausman Dausman Bausman man said because it was foolish to sink part of tho navy at Eng Eng- England's England's England's lands land's suggestion The witness said that American colonies in England and France are toadying to France and England that every member of the English speaking union favors debt cancel cancel- cancellation cancellation lation and that George Locke until recently president of tho the American Library association is a Canadian and was England's wartime war time director tor director or of propaganda The American Library association tion he said has been an agency for the alleged pro British propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda the tho literary habits of America while acting as an agency of propaganda distribution This propaganda is not a 8 neb neb- nebulous nebulous ulous thing said Mr Bausman It is the deliberate work of human hu hu- human human man minds aided by financiers of England who seek first the full cancellation of England's war debt to the United States and second the placing of the tho Union Jack wherever where lies flies the too Stars and Stripes RAPS SOCIAL CLIMBERS Social climbers In America with marriageable daughters have hue sick sick- sickeningly sickeningly aided England's cause the witness said England maintains In New York an English bureau of information which sends out an amazing amount of literature all nil political Mr Bausman testified England fears tears that if America gets to know England was a guilty party in the causes for the world orld war Americans nb no longer will fawn Jawn awn at her feet teet as some somo do Only one newspaper In Eng Eng- England England land the London Spectator deals fairly with with- us All AH the rest hold ua ps in the lowest contempt There was an Indirect reference to the McAndrew charges when the witness was asked his exper exper- experience experience fence with books written by Co Co- Columbia ColumbIa Columbia lumbia university professors Mr Bausman replied that the wealthy classes of Europe have a tremendous ous Influence at Columbia and Princeton The hearing is to be resumed Monday Nonday |