Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
DIR. BUNDY'S OPEN LETTER
August 9Th. 1918


,Encloscd Is copy Of an omen
letter to Mossrs. Studin and Shillaly,
OF the N. ~. a. G. p. in answer TO
the statement Of the withdrawal OF
the association from my case. It Is
highly proper and right that the pub
TIC should know the truth. Hence,
injustice TO me, the man that's down.
earnestly request that the en-.
closed open. letter will be published
in It's entirety by your paper. Thank
ing you in advance for this favor
and FOR many past kindnesscs, I beg
to remain yours,
L. M. BUNDY.
TO Mcssrs. Studin and Shillady,
n. y. a. c. p, 70 Fifth Ave-,
New York, N. Y.
Gentlemcn:-
1t is with great pain and heart.
felt regret that / read your pub.
lished statement which misrepresent
cd me and threatened to do damage
to my great and sacred cause. For
tho life of nc l could see no justin-
cation OF your unlsindly act. What
puzzled me more it was difficult for
me to discover your motive.
First, either Intentionally or un-
intentionally Q sincerely hope the
latter) you greatly miserepresented
mo and conveyed to the general
public, upon which 1 am much de-
pendent at this time, false notion
as to my conduct, inserting state
ments which I did not make to you
or anybody lese. While your public
statement contained some of my
words, as a whole it seriously mis-
represented me.
Second, you accuse me OF not pro
perly reporting to you as reproson-
tatiyes Of the N. A. A. C. p. on one
hnad and on tho other hand, claim
ed to you and claim now that I was
under no obligations to report to
you, however true it might be that
l should report to those under whom
I operated. l am certainly grateful
to the N. A. A. c. p. for whatever
interest 1t took in me and whatever
help it afforded me (I am persuaded
that your association did aid me to
q good degree) but I know as we'll
as you know that at a most critical
time in my case while I was still in
prison there arose in my Judgment
critical moment, a veritable crisis
in my affairs, when in my Judgment
very rapid and formidable action was
necessary, which rapid action was
not being taken by your organiza.
ton, and after repeated appeals to
officials Of your association which
brought me no response, I deemed
il absolutely necessary to seek aid
elsewhere. I found q group OF
friendly spirits in the State OF ILL
nois and Missouri, to whom I COM
mitted my interest and there met
with speedy and ready response,
whom to the day Of my death shall
always appreciate. For it is entirely
duo to this group OF friends that I
enjoy my temporary liberty. From
that time until this I have been oper-
ating under those auspices Of newly
that time until hits 7 have been oper-
organized friends to whom I have
been reporting and shall in the flu
ture report.
It was this group OF friends that
arose to the measure Of. my neces-
Stiles in this crisis. II the condi-
tons, circumstances and crisis,
through which am now passing and
must soon pass permitted, would be
glad to go into all the details at
tending the development OF my case
and explain to the fullest my every
movement. Every dictation of COM
mon sense demands that for the time
being 7 forego this pleasure and
await the opportune moment, which
l hope is not far distant, when I
can make full breast in the most