Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-07-14
HOLT'S RBNIARKABLE LETTER.
Writes Wife Concerning Plans for
"StODping Slaughter i'm EurODe"

0. f. Sensabaugh, father-in-law of
Frank Holt, made public the letter
written by Holt, apparently while he
was on his way from Washington to
New York, TO mis- wife here in which
Holt outlined his plans to wreck the
Senate chamber in Washington, at
tacking ]. p. Morgan and destroy a
steamship leaving New York July 3.
Text of HOlt's Letter.
The letter, which is headed "En
Route and undated, follows:
My Dear Darling: You are the
only one | can and must trust and
entrust with this news. I know you
are strong in your faith in God and
love for your fellowman and do
| therefore approve Of my action. The
| fact that it should strike our family
| instead of John Smiths may seem
hard, but can't be helped. One hun
dred times ] said like Jonah, Lord,
send somebody else but | got only
one answer Nobody else seems to
be available. l have prayed and
trembled and doubted and lain
awake at night, and thought and
thought, but there is no way out of
it. The slaughter in Europe must
be stopped, and America must stop
sending ammunition. If it goes on
| cannot live, for / am responsible,
insofar that | do not stop it when |
can. SO | will trv
"FirSt-R. P"arce. of Washing
ton. That is my appeal. 1t is a
starter and may do some good. Let
us pray that the people may wake UP
to the crime they are committing by
allowing the slaughter to go on.
'Second-The steamer leaving
New York for Liverpool on July Sd.
should sink, God willing, on the 7th;
think it is the Philadelphia or Sax
onia, but am not quite sure, as ac-
cording to schedule these two left
the third. con the margin was writ
ten, Tear this off till after it hap
pens.D
Ihlrd-1 need a powerful assist
ant and have chosen J. Pierpont Nor
gan, of Glen Cove, Long Island. By
, The time you get this it will be all
over. | shall either be dead or in
prison with the the Morgan family in
their residence in Glen Cove, while
Mr.. Morgan will go to all manufactu-
rers of ammunitions and persuade
them to stop sending them. If he
does not. he must forfeit his family
and OF course, my poor wife and
babies, also their husband and fa-
ther.
sss"M My dear. believe me, have
many proofs that God is guiding me
in this work and that He has an
swered my prayer for guidance.
should not wonder if some people
will say that | was mistaken, be-
cause the results for my family are
so severe. But what about the hun
dreds Of thousands Of fathers and
husbands who are forced to do the
very thing | am attempting: Saving
my country from moral ruin. The
path of duty is hard, but it must be
trod, and to gain life, we must offer
our life.
''If the rich of this country wish
to get richer by the Eurolean horror,
they must also be ready to partici
pate in the horrc9.
"They say, if the Germans could
buy here and ship safely they would
do so. Yes-but that is no excuse
for our selling them any munitions,
no more than the allies. We must
stop it!
Il asked the Blosers to deposit
rent at the First National Bank.
They owe $1O.75, July, and $3.50
for August.
This is my last letter before the
Glen Cove affair. My heart is with
YOU and my babies and all the FAM
lily in Dallas. | am sorry if a great
blow should fall on all Of you, but
hope that God will avert it. He
knows best. | cannot do otherwise
Il see that at 11.3O last night |
heard right. Let us pray that it was
not in vain. Am SO glad it cost no
lives Did not know anybody would
be on the upper floor at night.
"Well, goodbye, my sweet darling.
Bring up our children in the love of
God and man and be strong and
kind. Your affectionate Frank"
Moo England Philosophy i'm Brief.