Frank P. O'Hare letter to Eugene V. Debs - February 28, 1918
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136 West 13th Street, New York, February 28, 1916. Eugene V. Debs Terre Haute, Indiana. Dear Comrade Debs:- Enclosed please find a copy of a letter which I received today from Comrade Carmer. At this writing a defense committee has been organized, and the final meeting to conclude the preliminary organization will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning. Charles W. Ervin will be the chairman of executive committee will be Helen Phelps Stokes, Theresa J. Malkiel, Frederick A. Blesson, Scott Nearing, and others of like type. Office space at the above mentioned address has been donated by Nearing. The purpose of the organization will be to raise the necessary funds and to promote the necessary publicity for the defense and succor of all the comrades who are being presecuted for the exercise of the rights of free speech, free assemblage and free press. When I get deeper into the problem here, I found that the support was so warm, universal and liberal that we could proceed to the support of all the comrades as well as of Kate; and at this writing I am glad to be able to say that the defense organization will be able to assume all of the expenses which have been advanced by Comrade Wagner in Kate
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[page 3] and explicit advice and comments, which I will await with eager interest. I hope that you are steadily improving in health strength and assure you that I am grateful to you for the many kindnesses that you have done me and mine. Yours fraternally, Frank FPH/ EN BSA AuU-12646
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| Title | Frank P. O'Hare letter to Eugene V. Debs - February 28, 1918 |
| Creator | O'Hare, Frank P. |
| Source | O'Hare, Frank P. Letter to Eugene V. Debs. 28 February 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 |
| Site Accession Number | A1152 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | February 28, 1918 |
| Language | English |