Eugene V. Debs letter to Frank P. O'Hare - March 6, 1922
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A letter from Eugene Debs. My dear Frank :-- I must tell you and Kate how thoroughly I appreciate, as do we all here, the masterly article by Kate in the Clark case, bringing out the essential facts and making them clear as pikestaffs. I read the article with rapt attention and was thrilled by some of its eloquent and stirring passages. How they can hold Clark in prison in the light of these facts is only explainable on the ground that they can hold anyone they want to and do anything they please. The defense of the I.W.W. and the clear light in which the organization is placed is courageously and admirably done, in a way to make it literature, and worthy of all commendation. The whole presentment is clear and strong, appealing and inspiring. It is one of Kate
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[page 2] of their hell-holes. I feel sense of guilt to be out while they are in. My heart has bled for Dorthy Clark, How brutally they have played their wanton game with her. Deceiving and betraying her and mocking at her misery. She has certainly been a heroine through it all and if there is not compensation in store for her there is something wrong with the moral order of the universe. We are all joining in greetings of good cheer and warmest wishes. Yours as ever, Eugene V. Debs.
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| Title | Eugene V. Debs letter to Frank P. O'Hare - March 6, 1922 |
| Creator | Debs, Eugene V. |
| Source | Debs, Eugene V. Letter to Frank P. O'Hare. 4 March 1922. 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 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Children's Crusade for Amnesty; International Workers of the World |
| Site Accession Number | A1152 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | March 6, 1922 |
| Language | English |