Subject
Patriotism; Loyalty; Iowa Council of National Defense; R.R. Taintor, Iowa; Russ, Jacob; Young, Lafayette; Liberty Bonds;
Description
This letter is in response to a letter from the Chairman of the Iowa Council of National Defense, Lafayette Young, dated November 9, 1917. Jacob Russ is responding to the accusation that he does not whole-heartedly support the United States Government during the war effort on the home front. He lists three points that support his reasoning for not buying a liberty bond. The first is that his actions are in alignment with his conscience, which, is guided but God