Jeanette Flitcraft Stetson to Jane Addams, August 12, 1927

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WESTERN UNION

CHICAGO ILL 1155 A AUGUST 12 1927

MISS JANE ADDAMS
HULLS COVE MAINE

WILL YOU TELEGRAPH ONCE TO PRESIDENT [COOLIDGE] SECRETARY KELLOGG ATTORNEY GENERAL SARGENT URGING RELEASE TO DEFENSE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES RELATING TO SACCO AND VANZETTI ON GROUNDS THAT UNTIL THESE FILES ARE MADE PUBLIC HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WORLD OVER WILL HAVE DOUBT AS TO JUSTICE OF VERDICT THIS IS LAST STEP IN EFFORT TO SAVE AMERICA SHAME OF EXECUTION OF TWO MEN BELIEVED TO BE VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION BECAUSE OF POLITICAL BELIEFS FORMER [illegible] AGENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN AFFIDAVITS DECLARE DEPARTMENT RECORDS CONTAIN PROOF OF THIS PERSECUTION PLEASE GET FRIENDS TO SEND SIMILAR MESSAGES SIGNED AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

JEANETTE STETSON

150 P