Includes a copy of the World Church Movement statement dated 2/17/1920 saying that such men as Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned for saying "Thou shalt not kill," are part of the movement the World Church Movement wants to create to "establish a firm...
Judges -- Indiana -- Terre Haute -- Portraits; Fortune, Charles M.; Municipal officials; Terre Haute (Ind.);
Photographic portrait of Charles M. Fortune, City Court Judge from 1905-07 and Vigo Circuit Court judge 1908-1914, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Sources indicate he was elected City Court Judge in January 1906, serving thirty-three monthes before...
Cooperation and socialism -- United States; Conscientious objection; Prisoners; Karsner, David, 1889-1941; Biography; Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902;
Letter to Eugene V. Debs on Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Constitutional Convention letterhead, 05/08/1920. Writes that since so many comrades around the world have failed to show solidarity against the war that he feels that he must call Eugene...
Publications; Letters; Prisoners; Socialist Party of the United States of America; Communism;
Letter to Theodore Debs on THE WORLD letterhead, 11/24/1920. Says that he was glad that Eugene V. Debs appreciated the birthday greetings that he sent because he did not know if Eugene V. Debs was allowed to receive mail from people outside of his...
Industrial Workers of the World; West Virginia; Strikes; Socialism;
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 07/?/1913. Writes that he has read Eugene V. Debs' article in the NEW YORK CALL about the West Virginia coal strike. Says that Eugene V. Debs has committed an grave injustice against the rank and file members of the...
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926; Activists; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Temperance;
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 04/16/1922. Says that she heard Debs speak to an audience of miners in Des Moines, Iowa. Asks that Debs consider speaking at an informal gathering hosted by her and Alexander Kingsgaila. Writes that she would like to...
Telegram to Theodore Debs, 03/24/1928. Asks that Debs chair a national committee against Polish fascism. Remarks that Victor Berger, Upton Sinclair, and Scott Nearing will all be serving as members of the committee.
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia; Pardon;
Letter to Calvin Coolidge on Office of the Attorney General letterhead, 02/01/1922. Informs Coolidge that after looking into Andrew Lee's case at the behest of Eugene V. Debs that he does not "see that anything can be properly done in behalf of...
Fans (Persons); Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926; World War, 1914-1918;
Letter to Theodore Debs, 6/4/15. Tells Theodore Debs that even though he and Eugene V. Debs disagree over the nature of the war in Europe that he still admires Eugene V. Debs. Says that he has been serving as a member of the Mayor's Committee in...
Civil liberties; Debs, Katherine Metzel; Political prisoners; Prison sentences;
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 3/9/26. Writes that "the popular notion that a conviction of crime carries with it loss of citizenship is widespread and by no means confined to laymen." Assures Eugene V. Debs that he cannot be barred from re-entering the...
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 -- Death and burial; Publications; Writing;
Article titled "Debs Memorial Should Be a Shrine," n.d. Writes that a fitting memorial for Eugene V. Debs would be in the form of a "library, a free and creedless hospital, or a home for orphan children." Concludes that "only by serving mankind"...
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 01/19/1925. Writes that he was delighted to receive an autographed copy of DEBS AND THE POETS. Says that it is to Eugene V. Debs that he owes his commitment to serving the cause of democracy.
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 2/28/1918. Writes that a defense committee has been organized with Charles W. Ervin as chair, Amos Pinchot as treasurer, and Roger Baldwin as secretary, with Helen Phelps Stokes, Theresa Serber Malkiel, Frederick A....
Letter from Eugene V. Debs, 6/25/1925. Tells Maurer that he would be willing to allow his name to be used only if the National Conference's purpose is to "consolidate or at least to combine the various labor defense bodies so as to constitute an...
