The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
wanted to Go to America.

vas prosecuted unueI INC "
realm act for sending to america ar
anpeal n~gains, the supply of munitions
for the use CT our army. lie was nneo
f25.
ct am not. however. sp' cially ron
earned with this man NNvbold. The
interest which attaches to his case ION
Germs a letter which, after very strenu-
Gus opposition, was produced at his trial
Here 1t is:
DEAR FATHER Events have taken
a dramatic turn. Snowden called me up
10 the House for Wednesday evening
and then pu, II off till to light. had
no time to ask him II lie thought i
should GO TO the United States,
He said, Would you lie 10 go to
America? II seems Mrs : has been
making things nov Tremendously.
She has been several Zines from New
York to Boston specially n see about
the book.
She and Nasmyth have got at pub
Fishers and professors ard the upshot
IL that Prof. johnson Of Columbia Uni
ve1si,y has told her tina. ] should go
over there and take my book with me
and also lecture there.
Mrs. s. Is very keen that I should
70 and there is no doubt that l shall
get lecturing. II seems there is great
need for my kind of work against
Roosevelt's preparations" campaign.
enowden says there 10 nothing for me
20 do here in my line.
Mrs. $. suggests that | should get
some OF the Quakers to pay my ex-
penses. Snowden, after We carefully
considered all the main obstacles. told
me to think 1t carefully over. but
recommended me to @ II I could. get
a. Il 49, Ltnr n ~
back If need be and Keep me there
for n little while.
l shall need a passport but he does
not anticipate that | shall nave any
difficulty. 1t should b. within six
weeks. lest conscription come. He
thinks II is coming, as 'tey want IL
regardless of the war. He would. and
% would Mrs. s., like me TO get out
before November 80 to New York. so
that Mrs. S. can help me before she
0ails homeward.
He read me n very significant pas
sage from one of her letters: "If
can get this book placed the visit over
here will have been quite we'll worth
while for that alone"
II l can get that ESQ I hope to be
out In ten days from now. ! I'm Won
dering how much you could n
me-whether f20 would be possible.
Charles H~ouldsworth's $40 should be
forthcoming n ! anticipate Rown-
trees assistance and possibly Cad
bury's.
MT. Snowden's Position.
eve ind Mr. Snowden calling up I,
the House q nan who has admitted,
(for he pleaded guilty. been engaged
IN an attempt to promote the Interests
Of our enemies In a neutral country.
w find that Mrs, s. 10 already II
that neutral country and il making
things move tremendously presumabl,
in the direction avowedly desired b,
Newbold. At any rate she Is very keen
that Newbold should Join her. and Mr.
Snowden approves of this idea an,
thinks that there will be little difficult!
In obtaining a passport.
Mote and ponder the next sentence
ut should be within six weeks lest con
scrtption come Thus we find Mr.. Snow
den. according TO this narrative, not onl,
trafhcking with a traitor but planning 4
get the man out of the country expressl,
lest he should be called upon to serv
the nation in arms.
These charges are a against MI
snowden. He has 20 cleared hfnsel
OF them or even denied them. Surel
before they begin regulating our drin
the Central Liquor Control Board nigh
At least regulate one Of the regulators.
Declaring that the French medical au
thorities In the Dardanelles attribute
the 1act that there In less sickness
among the French troops in Gallipo'
than among the British to the daily ra
zion OIL i'ght claret served out to tn
soldiers of the republic. shirley Ron,
NJ. r., has been trying 10 get the Wa
once to consent to the provision of sorn
etimulant to Tommy Atkins. Tn wa
once declines on the ground that suc
step would not commend itself to IN