In between July 25 ,1940, when France surrendered, and June 22, 1941, when the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, Britain was effectively alone.

During this time Jones, as well as his fellow Ohio congressmen Charles H. Elston and William E. Hess campaigned heavily in favor of giving Britain any aid we could.

Jones explicitly advocated entering the war on the British side throughout this time period.

[1] His appointment provoked controversy after it was revealed that he'd become a member of the Black Legion in the 1930s in exchange for being elected the local county prosecutor.

[2] He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and died in Olney, Maryland, on June 22, 1968.