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Title	Putnam, Frank 1918-03-08
Abstract	Letter to Theodore Debs on Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company letterhead, 3/8/1918. Writes that nobody who ever knew Eugene V. Debs could fail to love him. Says that he thought Eugene V. Debs might be interested in reading about Victor Berger's platform and so he is sending a copy of it for Eugene V. Debs. Remarks that he has been out of touch with the socialist movement for a long time but when he heard that Victor Berger was running for office that he helped him draft his platform because "his candidacy offered an opportunity to present the issue stripped of passion, in practical, blunt terms of American interest." Tells Eugene V. Debs that he does not believe that America can bring salvation to Europe and Germany through war. Writes that some people say Victor Berger has a real chance to win the election. Mentions that Victor Berger's election will serve as a test of public sentiment towards American involvement in the war.
Author	Putnam, Frank
Recipient	Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926
Repository	Special Collections Department. Indiana State University Library, Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809.
Date digital	2009-04-27
Date original	1918-03-08
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Vigo County -- Terre Haute -- 1874-1977
Subject	Berger, Victor L., 1860-1929 Socialism
WV3 Subject	Famous Hoosiers Labor
Provenance	Cooper, Marguerite Debs
Type	text
Material Type	Correspondence
Technical Metadata	Image/tiff; Epson GT-20000; Adobe Photoshop CS2 8.0; 300 ppi;
Copyright	Digital image (c) 2010 Indiana State University Library, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Item ID	evd-lettersp-00307.tif;

Putnam, Frank 1918-03-08

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