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a of war teken by the ovpressed neorle apainst any enemy or saure gerer or oprresser to remain their freedom and liberty «ans to mive life to their children and neorle, It is therefore the directive ¢ this eourt that before anv form of negotiations for the release ¢ the subject rrossner be amnitiated, that an action of gocd faith be snovn on the rart of the Hearst family te allow the Court and the oprressed veople of this world and this nation to ascértain as to tne real interests and coonerative attitude of the Nearst familv, and, in so doing, show some form of renentence for the murder and sufferinry they have aided and profited from, Ans this good faith gesture is to be in tho form cf a token gesture to the opmressed neonle who the Hearsts aid the cornorate state in robbing an! removing their rights to freedom end liberty. This gesture is te be in the frm of food to the needy and the unemployed, distributed according to our instructions, In closing and speaking personally for myself as a father eof six children, I wish to say to Mr. Hearst and iirs, Hearst that I, as well as the forces under my command by the authority of the Court of the People, are not savage kiliers and madmen and we io hold a high moral value to life. #e value life very deerly and with all the sririt that we as human beings can orirns forth in our hearts, Speaking as a father, I am ouite willing to lose my children, if by that action, I could save thousanus cf “hite, Black, Yellow and Red children froma life of suffer- ing and exploitation and murder, and I am therefore ouite will- ing to carry out the execution of your daughter to save the lito of starving men, women and children of every race. I am also, along with the loyal women and men of many races who love lc people, quite willing to sive our lives to free the peoplo at any cost. And if, as you and others so naively believe that w will lose, let it be known thet even in death we will win, for the very ashes of this fascist nation will mark our very graves,