R. T. Herrick telegram to Champ Clark - August 22, 1918
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[telegram] RECEIVED AT 260WVV55 BLUE WX OTTAWA [Kansas] [August] 22 [1918] 1030AM HON CHAMP CLARK CONGRESS HOTEL [Washington, D.C.] IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS I SOLEMNLY PROTEST THE PROPOSED DRAFT OF EIGHTEEN NINETEEN BOYS IF NOTHING BETTER USE INFLUENCE FOR AMENDMENT IF THE EXECUTIVE AND CONGRESS WILL PERMIT JAMPNESE INTERVENTION THRO SIBERIA THE WAR WILL BE OVER IN NINE MONTHS AND WE WILL AVOID THE UNSPEAKABLE ATROCITY OF DRAFTING THESE BOYS R T HERRICK 958 PM.
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| Title | R. T. Herrick telegram to Champ Clark - August 22, 1918 |
| Creator | Herrick, R.T. |
| Source | Herrick, R.T. Telegram to Champ Clark. 22 August 1918. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this August 22, 1918 telegram to Champ Clark, R.T. Herrick protested the draft and discussed Japanese intervention through Serbia. Champ 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--Japan; World War, 1914-1918--Serbia; Draft |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act; Conscription |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 22, 1918 |
| Language | English |