Eugene V. Debs letter to Frank P. O'Hare - April 1, 1918
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April 1st., 1918 Dear Frank:- Your circular letter in behalf of the Liberty Defense Union with your appreciative personal note attached is with me. I congratulate you upon this evidently splendid piece of work and can only regret that I have so insignificant part in it. You certainly have succeeded in presenting a formidable array of revolutionary and progressive men and women to the country, and if their appeal is not fruitful of results it would be vain for any others to try in the name of the same worthy cause. There are millions and millions for war and destruction, including the destruction of liberty, but pennies only and few and far between for defense. It
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Let me suggest that you send a copy of this circular letter, if you have not already done so, as I suppose you have, to Phil and ask him to reproduce it in full in the R.S., M.P. and Paladin. I can and will comment on it editorially. If you have any suggestions please let me have them. I hope you and Kate are holding up and not venturing too near the brink of over-doing and risking the grave consequences I have had to suffer to bring me to my senses. Socialists have less sense than any others I know about keeping within the bounds of their physical capacity and endurance. They simply do not think about it until something breaks and then when they lie helpless in a heap they wonder how it happened to happen. Kate and you have both had a sample of the real thing and let me warn you, especially Kate, to keep your eye on the speedometer often enough to avoid the inevitable disaster. It doesn
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| Title | Eugene V. Debs letter to Frank P. O'Hare - April 1, 1918 |
| Creator | Debs, Eugene V. |
| Source | Debs, Eugene V. Letter to Frank P. O'Hare. 1 April 1918. Frank P. O'Hare Papers, 1850-1960. A1152. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | In 1912, Frank O'Hare became editor of the Rip-Saw, a socialist monthly issued from St. Louis. He was married to the prominent socialist Kate Richards O'Hare, who was imprisoned during World War I (April 1919 |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Socialism--United States--Periodicals; Political prisoners--Government policy--United States; Political prisoners--United States; Espionage, American; Sedition--United States; Women prisoners--Abuse of |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Children's Crusade for Amnesty; Llano del Rio Colony; Rip-Saw; Liberty Defense Fund |
| Site Accession Number | A1152 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 1, 1918 |
| Language | English |