Kate R. O'Hare letter to Phil Wagner - March 2, 1918
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Copy Erie [Pennsylvania] [March] 2 1918 Dear Phil:- I just got your letter of [February] 26 yesterday and with all the excitement and strain that I am undergoing, I had to smile at its very masculine at attitude. I know just as well as you do that what is important to the S R is circulation, but what is more important to me is that I shall be able to
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personally I wanted you to have credit , you with whom I have worked so many storms, But you could not get the point, and I was helpless to make you see. God knows I tried with all my might. The big thing before me now is my fight for liberty. It is going to be waged with every weapon that I can bring to bear. I will serve the S R and you, to the best of my ability, but I will fight for my life and my childrens future first. If you will only have faith in me I can pull us both through. But you must consider my opinions and my wishes and take my word for the things that I know from long and hard experience. I can
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to look after circulation. That must come later and as a secondary thing. If you will have faith in me we can weather the storm, but if not, then I don
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| Title | Kate R. O'Hare letter to Phil Wagner - March 2, 1918 |
| Creator | O'Hare, Kate R. |
| Source | O'Hare, Kate P. Letter to Phil Wagner. 2 March 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 | March 2, 1918 |
| Language | English |