Hayes, Sara Smith 1921-05-23

Description:	Letter to Eugene V. Debs on Beltrami County, Minnesota letterhead, 5/23/21. Writes that she appreciates the note Eugene V. Debs sent her through Theodore Debs. Says that more than anything she would like a photograph of Eugene V. Debs. Mentions that her husband saw Eugene V. Debs speak in Bemidji, Minnesota. Says that so much has happened in Bemidji, Minnesota since Eugene V. Debs visit. Tells Eugene V. Debs that Dave Miller-the man who asked him while he was in Bemidji, Minnesota how long it would take before capitalism relinquished its hold over the workers-declared that after the Bemidgi Riots in 1918 that he was going to take his family to Russia or some place where it was civilized. Mentions that Miller now owns a lumber company who has an advertisement that says, Lie makers wanted: No one buts I. W. W.s need apply. Writes that E. W. Hanna gave a scab a hard time when he came into his second-hand store to buy some fishing line. Explains that she recently had a conversation with a recent Polish immigrant about Padeviski and the fact that he is no good for the common people. Tells Eugene V. Debs that she recently finished reading the book ANNE OF GREEN GABLES which she greatly enjoyed. Says that it is a shame Eugene V. Debs is in prison. Writes that she wonders what Eugene V. Debs thinks about what William Haywood is going through. Mentions that she heard Haywood speak back in 1912 during the textile workers strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Origin:	1921-05-23
Source:	http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/evdc/id/3963
Collection:	Eugene V. Debs Correspondence
Subjects:	Fans (Persons) Salutations Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928 Industrial Workers of the World Bemidji (Minn.) Lawrence (Mass.) Riots Strikes Famous Hoosiers Labor

Further information on this record can be found at its source.