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Al Capone — Part 19
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FRILATELIEIA DAILY KEYS
Rovem’er 24, 1939
What Have You to Say’
a .
The Philadelphia DAILY NEWA will not publish anonymous com
municotions, or ietlers aligned fictitionsty or with initials. The name
ane address of the writer must accompany the letter, dul only initials
wll be. weed Sf the communication te published, Write on one side of
the paper only and keep your letter: brief. Do not exceed 500 cords.
Re: Al Capone
IR: I reud in the paper of the
volivitude shown by federal
agents on bebalf of Al (Gang-
ater) Capone when newaspapermen
tried to interview bim at the sta-
wing ‘Teleass. from
n,
According to ope account, @ cam-
eraman who tried to take Capone's
‘| picture had bis camera smashed by
G-m and soother photograpber
; Aatrowly escaped a similar disaster.
‘On, top of thst newspapermen
; Were sboved around when they
\tried to have w
of ibis lea
re.
| question, viz:
, ster Capone hi
ae body guar:
{date law-abi
to beat and intimi-
ie and decent citl-
& person like yourselt
ed away to court and
:&lven short treat when we pass
i @ tral hie
tt alt comes back to the same
thing, that ouch tactics.
federal agents, or any law officers,
, only tende to exaggerate the impor-
‘tanve of tbere underworld rate and
to make heroes of them fn the even
of boys and impressionable young
o
-fers reapOmsible for
{
+ Fou my part, if I were head of| American flag.
the faxet 1¢@ reprimand the of-| ple are In favor of only one. “iam,”
this out-! Americantem.” .
ragcous Incident and give them =
practical lesson In distinguishing
between good cilizens and bad.
J. Edger Hoover cun't .be se
proud of what buppened. CL. T.
No Catspaw
SIR: L[ read ao letter to the -
DAILY NEWS which wan pertectly
outrageous, The nerve of some peo~
rying to convince us Americans
that we should fight for England,
‘This pereon stated. “It fa onr
centuries old obligation to the Brit-
(sh people to help them. and In this
case rid the world of Hitler.” .
It he don’t belipve me that Amer.
fea no longer belong.
» depreasion and & loss
which can never be repaid—the 1
of our young hors who fought “lo
make the world safe for democra- -
ey.”
Perhaps Engiand has bitten off
more than she can chew. I always
maintained, don't start a fight you
can’t finish, Furthermore, what io
that person doing? Why jen't be
ver on the other side under arma
nd figbling for his dear England?
It he ta too old, then be should
atop telllog us what to do thank
bis, Maker that he te a
The Americ
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