Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, August 13, 1927

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WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAM

Received at BAR HARBOR, ME.

BOSTON MASS AUG 13 1927

JANE ADDAMS
HULLS COVE BAR HABOR ME

WILL YOU JOIN ME IN SIGNING AND SENDING OUT FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR SIGNATURES "IF BY AUG 22 FINAL EFFORTS SECURE NEW TRIAL SACCO AND VANZETTI HAVE PROVED FRUITLESS THEY WILL BE PUT TO DEATH UNLESS GOVERNOR FULLER OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENES MASSACHUSETTS PROCEDURE UNLIKE THAT OF MANY JURISDICTIONS AND MAY AGAIN CONSTRAIN ITS SUPREME COURT TO REFUSE CONSIDER EVIDENCE AS WELL AS LAW SUCH OUTCOME WOULD AUGMENT RATHER THAN [page 2] ALLY SOBER THOUGHTS OF WORLD AS TO GUILT THESE MEN AND FAIRNESS OUR TREATMENT OF THEM IT WILL BE REMEMBERED THAT DREYFUS WAS DECLARED GUILTY BY BOTH MILITARY CIVIL TRIBUNALS FRANCE ONLY TO HAVE INNOCENCE PROVED LATER NO SIMILAR REDRESS POSSIBLE ONCE THESE MEN EXECUTED TO KEEP THAT DOOR OPEN WILL YOU JOIN OTHER RESPONSIBLE MEN WOMEN BELIEVERS IN AMERICA IN ELEVENTH HOUR PLEA FOR STAY EXECUTION OR COMMUTATION SENTENCE UNTIL ALL DOUBTS ARE RESOLVED AND JUSTICE ACHIEVE WIRE US YES WIRE GOVERNOR FULLER DIRECT GET YOUR FRIENDS TO WIRE" TELEGRAPH ANSWER BELLEVUE HOTEL BOSTON

PAUL U KELLOGG

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