Robins, Lucy 1920-09-10
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Letter to Theodore Debs on Central Labor Bodies Conference for Amnesty for Political Prisoners, 9/10/1920. Writes that she hopes that her inquiry into statements made to the press has not aggravated either Eugene V. Debs or Theodore Debs. Says that this morning she read in the NEW YORK CALL about the denial of a letter sent from Eugene V. Debs to Theodore Debs. Tells Theodore Debs that her nerves are frayed from constant work and trying to keep her amnesty coalition together. Explains that she was tempted to hurt the Socialist Party campaign because of a couple of irresponsible people who are doing harm to her work to free political prisoners. Informs Theodore Debs that there are socialists purposely, deliberately, and ignorantly spoiling every event she has planned for her amnesty campaign. Says that their attempt to organize their own socialist committee and replicate work that is currently being done by her organization is going to bring no good for anyone. Tells Theodore Debs that she can understand why the socialists want to work towards amnesty but that she does not know why they cannot do so through her organization because even a skeptic could feel a hundred percent satisfied with the propaganda that we are carrying on. Writes that to give Theodore Debs an idea of the work that the Central Labor Bodies Conference for Amnesty for Political Prisoners has done she is enclosing copies of telegrams sent to A. Mitchell Palmer, minutes from the convention of the Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, and correspondence with labor leaders. Assures Theodore Debs that from her organizations work there are 40,000 local unions discussing amnesty. Tells Theodore Debs that if there is anything that she can do for him that it would be her pleasure. |
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| Origin: | 1920-09-10 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/evdc/id/8262 |
| Collection: |
Eugene V. Debs Correspondence |
| Subjects: |
Socialism Political prisoners Famous Hoosiers Labor |
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