Show r EPISCOPAL BISHOP SCORES SECURITY LEAGUE f i- i Purposes 0 of 0 Organization Questioned by Prelate t Paul Jones I h g In declining an nn Invitation to become R a member of or tho tho Utah branch of oC the National Security Paul league Bishop Jones of or tho the Episcopal diocese of oC Utah condemns the purposes of that organ organ- r His Ills I letter was Wa addressed ed to toi to i i 1 Dean VV p IT n. L Leary of the league and andi i though It criticises es tho the campaign for preparedness nes the letter contains paT pa- pa 7 1 T sentiments I- I A Tho The letter la hi as follows S ily 1 Dear Dean Lear Leary In Jn th thanking you ou for your our invitation i 1 to fo Join the National Sc Security league ue Inc and at nt tho the same alne time declining t r to take talet any part in that or organization ma may I add a wor word of DC explanation First t I would like to point out that your our organization is founded on premises premises premises prem prem- the soundness of oC which man many people pee peo pie question You ou assume In your our letter letter letter let let- ter that tho the absence of a strong army and na navy constitutes a national menace menace men men- ace and also that If IC we can enn get het such an nn army and navy that fact would f rr make our fla flap flag respected in ht every CIT t quarter of the world It ma may bo be an old fashioned idea but Lut I had always been tau taught ht to be believe believe believe be- be lieve that our fla flag would be respected on only I In proportion as OR our country lived up to Ideals of or righteousness in hor her dealings at home and with the world 0 rill and that if It we should seek to tomake tomake tomake make ourselves feared on account of our military strength we wo would merely be placing ourselves In the position of ot the tho bully who would gain the fear perhaps but al also o the contempt and disdain of decent citizens never citizens never their respect My Iy own respect for m my country country country coun coun- try Is too J great Teat to want her to occupy such a position as t that hl 1 In the the- second place you fI assume ume that anyone who vho is patriotic will bo be I I anxious to forward your O program of oC military preparedness ss M ll v 1 I I rv r I you of or the tho presence of ot thousands of or men in this country countr HH N patriotic anal ana u. u anxious to work for tho the welfare of or their of or the members country countr as any my of or the league who ho yet ct believe that that I welfare will b best ct ho bo served by a n policy quite different from that which you u n advocate Wo We have reached the tho point in this country where we c can feel that both Republicans and antl Democrats although differing ra radically a as to policy ma may yet be bo equally patriotic in their alm alms Surely you ou do not think that the best national Interests are tiro going to be oe served b by so to narrow a policy 1 as that of or tr trying to capture c the word patriotism patriotism patriot ism for simply the militaristic point of or view Mr III Henry A. A Wise AVise 1 c wood tho the father of or your our organization has recently characterized the movement against his fa favorite policy polley as being damnably treasonable Such a narrow spirit of Intolerance on the part of one ono In whom his po position of or leadership ought to In Induce Induce induce In- In duce calmness does not augur well for forthe forthe forthe the kind of patriotism that the tho league wit wilt promote l Faithfully yours ours PAUL JONES Bishop of or Utah Ulah |