Show SS ii World patriotism is now nowa nowr r a common topic While we jJ Americans Ame cans Do D Not ma may credit many any with sin sincerity sin sin- i PractIce Patriotism ty blessI blessing g the spirit I which actuates actuate them we B By y Robert A. A Caldwell St. St Paul MinD Minn cannot but think of those others who are lre selfishly riding riding rid rid- f ing in thus this bandwagon of popularity Patriotism means love and loyalty How then can Ican our bank bankers rs and business men climb aboard this bandwagon bandl bandwagon band band- l I wagon and dare to hope that the eyes of the people will fail to penetrate their veneer of hypocrisy To send millions of dollars to Europe to prolong a war though as a ar r direct result thousands of ot Americans starve is t to be bea a world patr patriot ot t when those Americans are the actual producers of this wealth The pity of it Real charity and real patriotism begin at home Can we accept the L kt'S sermon termon on brotherhood and love from a man who we know has the habit M f of beating his wife and family Or is it possible to listen with patience I t r 5 to talk of world patriotism from men who are not even mediocre patriots f of the United States ii o i r For four months I have been canvassing shops looking for work as asa machinist but in vain I find r a 8 the for force e employed to b be mostly foreigners for- for s' s eigners feigners who understand but little English and in many cases none at all l. l born American-born citizens whose forefathers fought and d died ed for the thep p 1 United States are allowed to walk the streets and starve Let us hope the near future may see a radical change in patriotism as it is practiced at home |