SIR,—Mr. Wiener's article is very disquieting, especially in view of
what he and Professor Brogan say about the contribution of the schoolmasters to the fall of France. I will take one point only. He says that a text- book used in "a great many schools" is full of socialist propaganda, and that among other things it demands "the abolition of the British Empire." At this time, when the value to the world of the British Empire is fre- quently insisted upon by our statesmen, and has never been more widely or more gratefully recognised abroad, we are instilling this poisonous doctrine into the minds of British children in the name and under the guise of education. If this text-book is being used in schools maintained out of public funds, what action does the Minister of Education propose to take?—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
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