Theodore Debs letter to Mary D. Brite - May 11, 1922
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May 11th., 1922. Mary D. Brite, Washington, D.C. Dear Comrade : Your telegram to my brother has just been received. If it were at all possible he would respond to your appeal and give it preference over all others. But his physical condition makes it absolutely impossible. He has been on the verge of utter nervous exhaustion and has no chance to rest or be quiet as repeatedly ordered by his doctor on account of the urgent and insistent demands of all kinds that are made upon him every day. My brother and I and all of us here are intensely interested in the Children's Crusade and there is nothing we would not gladly do to assist you comrades who are at the front. But our situation just at this time when there is serious illness in the family including my brother
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| Title | Theodore Debs letter to Mary D. Brite - May 11, 1922 |
| Creator | Debs, Theodore |
| Source | Debs, Theodore. Letter to Mary D. Brite. 11 May 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; Rip-Saw |
| Site Accession Number | A1152 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | May 11, 1922 |
| Language | English |