F: Aug. 1914; Apr.-Sept. 15, 1915

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL UNION OF FOREST AND LUMBER WORKERS 5807-5-ave.N.E. SEATTLE, WASH.

Seattle.Wash. Aug. 1st.1914

To-

Hon. William Spry Governor-State_Utah

Sir-

The state of Utah at this time holds in its clutches, and under sentence of death, a member of the above organization, and who on September 4th, will be shot, unless you as Governor of the state of Utah puts a stop to this murder.

The member we have reference to at this time is one JOE HILL who was so sentenced on the most flimsiest kind of circumstancial evidence on the charge of murder.

This case is well known to the state without going into detail at this time, and hope you will take the matter up with the prosecuting Attorney, at Salt Lake City, Utah at once in order to save his life pending an appeal to a higher Court.

We desire no delay in this case, because we know Joe Hill has not been fairly dealt with at the hands of the State, which is the opinion of thousands of wageworkers, in this country, and in other parts of the world, of which he is well known.

Hoping this will receive your prompt attention I am yours very respectfully,

J. M. Foss GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD I.W.W.

(Voluteer work by unemployed man)

Phone

HEADQUARTERS OF UNEMPLOYED LEAGUE OF DETROIT Sibley & Woodward Ave.

B. F. BOYLE Chairman

A. C. CHRIST Treas.

SOL BROMBERG Fin. Sec.

Detroit, Mich. April 3 1915

To Gov. Wm. Spry

Salt Lake City, Utah.

We, the unemployed league of Detroit, Mich., numbering 788 members send an earnest and emphatic protest against what we have reason to believe is to be a judicial murder of Joe Hill on very flimsy circumstancial evidence. It appears to every working man and woman that he is to be made a victim of the greed of the capitalistic class. We petition you to stay the hands of those paid executioners who are ready to spill more innocent blood on the soil of that state, already soaked with the blood of those innocent victims at Mountain Meadow, who have since been avenged; and that rude cross, with the inscription "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. I will repay." need not again be raised by the union labor sympathizers in this country.

Respectfully Yours. E. Ford Secretary.

Seattle Wash. Juli 18th 1915

His Excelency To the Governor of Utah

Sir: As a citisen of Seattle I hereby protest against the exeqution of Joe Hill

hoping that Justice will not be outraged

I remain yours

F. S. Fisher

INDUSTRIAL UNION

No. 57

BRANCH Nos. 1 & 2

Secretary's Address B. H. Fletcher 1932 Montrose St. Phila. Penna.

1932 Montrose St.

Phila. Pa. 8/[?]-15.

Governor Spry of Utah State House Salt Lake City, Utah. Honorable Sir:

Per instructions I am writing you as follows, We two hundred wageworkers, members of the Local Industrial Union #57 of the Industrial Workers of the World in Special meeting assembled do hereby protest against the arrest, imprisonment, trial and conviction of Jos. Hillstrom and urged the Governor of Utah to use the power invested in him and set fellow worker Hillstrom free.

Whereas the Prosecutor of Salt Lake City, Utah whom has prosecuted Jos. Hillstrom failed to submit any evidence except the flimsiest kind of circumstancial, but showed throughout the trial that he relied on prejudice for conviction against the organization of which the accused was a member. Resolved, that the Gov. of Utah attention be directed to this.

Respectfully yours B. H. Fletcher

Please acknowledge

Mr. B. H. Fletcher 1932 Montrose Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Sir:

Your communication, written on behalf of Joseph Hillstrom, has been by the Governor, filed with the State Board of Pardons, which board, under the laws of Utah, acts upon application for pardon and commutation.

In order that you may be correctly informed as to the facts entering into the appeal of this case to the Supreme Court of Utah, I am enclosing a copy of the decision of the Court for your perusal.

Very respectfully.

Secretary to Governor.