Show Artie Harte carte Replies Dear Editor Editor Editor- Because I believe belie the present war Is Isan Isan isan an Imperialist t war and not a n. war for Democracy Mr Turner In a letter dated December 3rd attacks me furiously The best answer I know to the Mr Turners of tho the United States was given givena a n. long time timo ago In a Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurs Arthur's Court by Mark Twain You see my kind of or loyalty was loyalty to ones one's country not DOt to Its In Institutions in- in institutions or Its office holders The In-I In country Is Js the real thing the substantial I thing the eternal thing It Is the thing I Ito to watch over and care for and be loyal to to Institutions are extraneous they are Its mere mero clothing and clothing can wear out become ragged cease to be comfortable com com- comfortable cease to protect the body from winter disease death To be loyal to rags to shout for rags to worship rags rags rags- that is loyalty to unreason it is pure animal It belongs to monarchy was In Invented In- In Invented invented vented by monarchy let monarchy keep keepIt It I was from Connecticut whose con con- constitution constitution constitution declares that all political power is inherent In the people and all allfree allfree allfree free governments are founded on their authority and Instituted for their bene bene- benefit benefit benefit fit and that they have at all times an undeniable and right to alter their form of pf government in such manner as they may think expedient Under that gospel go pel the citizen who thinks that he sees that the common common- commonwealths commonwealth's commonwealths commonwealth's commonwealths commonwealth's wealth's political clothes are worn out and yet holds his peace and does not agitate for a 0 new suit is disloyal he is isa Isn isa a n traitor That he may be the only one who thinks he sees this decay docs does not excuse him it Is his duty to agitate anyway and ond It is the duty of others to vote him down If they do not see the matter as he does Evidently from Mr Turners Turner's letter he Is not eligible for this peace time conscription and I wonder if he would see it any differently If It he were I As I am the tho MOTHER of two healthy sons both of conscription age I am wondering If It democracy will be benefited any more from this present war than It was twenty five years ago ARTIE HARTE Park City Utah December 14 1940 |