The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-01
T ALONE CAN SAVE u.s., WRITES SACCO

sentiment against the injustice of the
Sacco-Vanzetti sentence is so strong,
the letter says, that there is wide
spread sentiment for the strike.
That Nine. Curie, famous French
scientist and publicist, may join
Dreyfus and the well-known French
attorney Torres in the French Sacco-
Vanzetti delegation to this country
! is also announced.
The letter from Sacco warning
| sympathisers against undue optim-
ism and the letter from H. S. Van
VaIkenburgh which provoked it fol-
lows in full:
Letter To SaccO.
MY Dear Nicola:
Isn't it warm these June days
The poor slaves in the factories and
sweat shops are wishing winter were
here In the winter they wish for
summer. 1t reminds me of a song
that ends something like this: Men
are never satisfied; when it's cold
they want it hot, always wanting
what is not We don't know what
suffering is, we on the outside; we
are forever plying ourselves.
"You must not despair, dear Nico-
la, for, though the suffering be long
and weary, it is soon to end in free
dom. We are sure of this. They
won't dare carry out their plans. Be
sure of this, Nicola; you are coming
out among men and loved ones
again. Your comrades are working
tirelessly and they won't stop till the
doors open wide"
Letter From Sacco.
Sacco replied, at a date not indi-
Gated
"My Dear Comrade:
II have your last letter. Pardon,
dear comrade, but you quote an old
legend of nonsense. Men are not
satisfied because they are always
working for progress and the joy of
better living. They are always
reaching out for something better in
science, industry and social con-
facts. They pursue this conquest
for their own well-being because
they develop needs, and they seek
to satisfy them even though they
are sometimes deprived of their just
rewards.
"As l wrote you before l repeat
again today, only an international
clamor-a protest-can free us, And
yet, while we are so near the tomb,
your letter amazes me with it's I'M
warranted optimism, saying, You
must not despair, dear Nicola, for,
though the suffering be long and
weary, it is soon to end in freedom!
Life Not Monuments.
How you are deluded! This is not
even common sense, coming from
you. I would say nothing if such
talk came from a man in the moon,
'nae 9rUa 5ue., S.RR axe ala. in the,
struggle for liberty, this is too much.
Do you not know the ends to which
the defenders of this decrepit old So
ciety will go? Under the circum-
stances it pains me to see such blind
optimism in a comrade. Are you
waiting to see them kill US first so
that you can build US a monument?
"And it is most certain that they
will kill us if the voice of our COM
rades and friends does not become a
mighty one and is not backed with
the will to do whatever is necessary
to achieve the victory. I have al
ways had faith in the men who toll
for their bread, but they are often
slow to see real danger and some
times need urging. 1t is cowardice
to face danger from a safe distance
and not shoulder ones share of re-
sponsibility.
Force the Enemy's Hand.
aside from the fate that stares
Bart and me in the face, | would not
care to know that labor has not the
courage to face the battle with a
showing Of solidarity that will force
the hand Of the implacable enemy to
desist from what it plans to do. 1t is
not to scold you nor to say that we
do not appreciate what the friends
have already done for us, oh, no, not
at ALL
Gut you must not forget that the
enemy does not fight fair, that it will
stoop to any infamy and it already
has. 1t isn't safe to be optimistic
with such scoundrels to deal with. l
only hope for a demonstration that
will brighten them and prevent such
crime as they have done to us ever
again being committed upon some
one else.