Jane Addams to William Edgar Borah, August 22, 1927

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WESTERN UNION

Received at 808 Sprague Ave., Spokane, Wash.

BAR HARBOR ME 10:13 A

1927 AUG 22 AM 7:40 [stamped]

HON WM E BORAH.
SPOKANE WASH.

NATIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE WIRES ME THAT YOU HAVE OFFERED TO AID IN DEFENSE OF SACCO VANZETTI SITUATION. MAY I CONGRATULATE YOU AND EXPRESS THE [EARNEST] HOPE THAT YOU CAN TODAY INDUCE THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS TO GRANT ANOTHER REPRIEVE THAT THE CONCRETE CASE MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLE.

JANE ADDAMS.