Show HOP PAUL JONES LETTER LETTERON ON PATRIOTISM Who Work Con- Con ose se e. e on Basis Entitled to toon Speak on Destruction at th the p people ople of or the United States opposed p sed to war Is the assertion of or op Paul J Jones Jonts n s of oC f the tho Episcopal 1 dlo- dlo Of ot Utah in a letter leller ho he has written H. H of this city This r is hi In reply to one 8 sent nt a n week by Mr to Bishop Jones Jones' sting g about a n. criticism the tho latter trade de e concerning the National Sety Saty Sety Se- Se ty league n his hili letter to Mr Ir Burlingame t op Jones aid fraid Uy q l' D Dear ar Mr Burlingame If IC the Itera tera touched upon in your our letter leller of or felt 10 were simply personal I should bother with a reply but Inasmuch yoU roil Teem litem em to misunderstand tand the point pointview view of or a treat man many people In this ntO on the subject of preparedness like to tl try to make that point clew somewhat clearer In tho the first place In order that you f I understand that I am not speaking pI ply from m my own Isolated Isola point of or orr r a n referendum was recently taken In Ing people whether the they wanted this t to P go o to war to enforce our Us its of or commerce In the war zone deil de- de eu L by Germany German Inc Inc- hundred thousand return post- post Js J. were sent pent out nut to all kinds of or pie pIt In both hoth rural and city districts Ithe recipients w were ro asked to malt mall Ir Ir answers to tn their congressmen The me result haMd hakl on Oil returns of oC ty congressmen from widely scat scat- CJ J d parts lutH of ot tin the country was on tho the mc rage o of six for Cor to one for While this question Is not quite came un a all as that of oC universal military lee yet et It 1 Is generally understood t l p pt are nrc apt to hold similar its of ot view upon them So much the people of or the thc United States I Inot Inot Inot not alone In m my attitude Further I have hac no desire to ques- ques I t I the patriotism of oC those who bc- bc ee e- e i e in military preparedness althon h the wl wisdom om o of their efforts but hut Insist that patriotism ma may be bo cx- cx I sed ed In other othel and higher terms or ur Instance the men and women i nr are giving ln 1 their lives II In the slums mr lur cities working with Ith newl newly nev ar- ar I 11 ig Immigrants helping them to It fit Ithe the life Ute here and making Amen Amen- out of ot th them m tho o who are acly acl acI ac- ac l I ly working out solutions of oC our so- so problems so su that the life of the na nanny nl na- m may he be and those that are arc areg g their Influence to remove remo the and m abu abuses ei that creep into civic life these the these m are the ones who hiving giving hin an nn exhibition of or re real 1 pa- pa lam Ism that t cannot be questioned a that Is worth wurth much more mono i t that which Ic la I conceived of simply arms erms rm of oC lags flags or puns guns uns I 1 refer to such h people as Miss lIss Lil- Lil Wald nM whose real service to her Ury you ou can read of oC in her House Henry Street and Miss Jane Ads AdIS Ad- Ad IS s whose contributions to American fixation I Is la chronicled in her Twenty rs fa at Hull HuIJ House Hous and to Paul U U. U I ogg edit editor Or of or the Sur e Survey the test ma magazine l In the world worM devoted dE' he improvement of oC social condl- condl 5 s. uch people and ami they are anI only la Ia conspicuous louR examples of those who ht lit b be named who are aro dally givinG r lives in real constructive c service heir country countr have I believe cHeve ly Iy proved their right rl to express I ht opinions on the subject of ot pa- pa Lim th they and most of oC tho those lc who are en- en eh J In similar r constructive work in country countr have o declared themselves opposed to the purpose of or National Security league learue When therefore it comes to form form- rn rry my opinion as na to patriotic enor ennor en- en nor vor I 1 feel that I shall be more mor like likely tt M c on the side of sound Round patriotism n I follow the tho lead of or people like liken T n who have i proved need their patriotism rard continuous valuable service i his reply to the foregoing Mr lr sal said In part Reverting back to the contents of oC oCr r r. communication where can you ou ouI I I an any parallel between asking peel pee peo- l If It they thew want this country countr to go to toto to enforce our rights of ot commerce ce the war zone and asking them If It ItI l y I would IJ be in ta favor vor of or restating resisting an tut islon ulon of ot this country countr by hy u IL foreign i ted ed d force torce This is 18 another exam exam- of or the wa way the pacifists evade the thc theu ie u t and tr try to ring In the plea of ot holy tt Again aln what I Is patriotism Au- Au including Webster tr say that Is 11 lovo love of IC countr country Could ft n. i II d who loves es his hilt mother stand idly and see JH ier r beaten h by a thug If were In informed In advance or if It any suggested Itself that such uch attempt would be he made to Imperil Imperils s elfare would you ou say pay a he ho loved It If t he did not take take some fome precaution precaution- measure to resist any attempt to toire toleO leO ire her r. r f It not logical to apply the j same ame soiling mini to the question of oC l' l If IC you love your our country countr Is 18 it your our duty to lend md either r your moral active thc 3 support or both to the prep- prep on of ot for defending your countr country's rights against the intrusion I of oC another The anI only logical n argument nt you OU can Justifiably use In ht support of an an opposition tion to the things for which the National Nation Nation- al Security league stands s is that there is no possibility of a n. foreign country countr Intruding on tho the rights of the United States If It the tho answer to that Is ls left to your our Innermost convictions you already believe belle as ns Ol C every supporter of or the preparedness pre pro s movement believes and your outer actions are arc at nt cross purposes to those convictions |