Show patriotism IS NOT A DOCTRINE george B D lockwood editorially takes issue in tho the canent number of the national republic with those who tell us that patriotism is narrow land and selfish in commenting on this growing habit of internationalists mr lockwood under the caption nationalism of internationalism in goes on to say with increasing frequency the american people are told that patriotism is a a narrow sentiment and that the really virtuous citizen loves other countries and the world in general as well As is he be does his own land the effect of his teaching is not to increase world patriotism to bo any great degree but it does tend to diminish love of country it is said that it was not difficult to teach tie the indian not to work on sunday but the trouble was to persuade him to work the remaining six days of the week the nation in which love of country has disappeared is on the road to ruin the attacks upon the love of of country are riot not manifestations of mental breadth but of inherent disloyalty why should not the american citizen love his country better than he loves any other country in the world it is the land of his birth usually the land of his fathers it protects mm him in his right of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness it represents the highest ideals the highest deaice of diffused popular well vell being the most practical plan of ordelee fic the world has yet developed why should lie he not love it cherish it and be willing if need be to protect the institutions and laws which protect him it is not usually t ue that the spirit of internationalism is born bom of any leal love of humanity in ill general it is not that the internationalist loves his countey mole moie only that lie he loves his own country less this nation was not founded it was not developed it has not been defended by internationalists it is a creation of patriots but for whom the le public would not have been born bom and but for whom it would not have on cn dried let no pacifist no mollycoddle no S secret crot or open enemy of your country make you ashamed barned as of your patriotism lincoln was not ashamed to fight for liis his country beside these giants of our history these later day assailants of the love of country are arc intellectual and moral pygmies when you are I 1 phoud of your patriotism you stand in the company of all men and women who have made this country countey the land of f liberty and of opportunity |