Because of repeated repoerts that this food would not be
permitted to enter the strike area the following telegram was sort
to the authorities: 4
" The undersigned group are bringing into Kentucky several
` truckloads of food and milk for the starving striking miners,
their wives and babies. lt is prop had at the same time to exer~
‘cise the elemental rights of free sye=ch and free assembly which 1;
~”it is alleged have been abrogated in reliance of the consititution
ef Kentucky and the Unite; Statest The tragic starving conditior.
` _ of these miners Los aroused the sympathy of the entirevnation.
A The right to offer this relief and to exercise these basic civil
rights are certainly beyond question. We are,therefore, inform`;*
you of our plans in order that those officials whose responsibi;Q;
it is to uphold the State and Federal constitutions ·.‘.‘ ill see to A
it that the constitutional rights of the strikers and of our
committee will not be violated and this food which we have
bought and are bringing with us will not be molested."
This telegraniwas sighned by adl the memmers of this
committee. `
\One truckload of food will be taken into La Follette
Tenn. by this deeggation on Tuesday, Feb. 9th and delivered at t
Fair Gnnunds. @;&hp7gbuww;qj;2 _4_,