Charles E. Allen letter to Champ Clark - April 26, 1917
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Harrisonville, Missouri April 26, 1917. Hon. Champ Clark, Speaker, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:- I admire your stand on “conscription”. We seem to be drifting toward “Militarism” pretty fast. I see it is stated it will take $2,000,000. to pay the expense of advertising the War Loan. This is pure graft? We get offers every day from brokers to furnish us all we want without commission. They dont need any advertising. With best wishes, I am, Yours for Liberty, Chas E Allen
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| Title | Charles E. Allen letter to Champ Clark - April 26, 1917 |
| Creator | Allen, Charles E. |
| Source | Allen, Charles E. Letter to Champ Clark. 26 April 1917. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 26, 1917, letter to Champ Clark, Charles E. Allen of Harrisonville, Missouri discussed the War Loan and his support for Clark's anti-conscription stance. Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--United States; Draft; Liberty bonds |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Conscription |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 26, 1917 |
| Language | English |