| Show Im I'm Going to Mars Marsand Marsand Marsand and Organize Canal Workers in i n I. I W. W W. W Ws W.'s 19 Joseph Hillstrom's Hillstrom s 's Last Message to His Friends When He Thought He Was to Die Tomorrow Tomor Tomor- row Tells of His Views of the Hereafter When Joseph Hillstrom got out his writing paper and his pen this morning he thought it was to be his last chance to communicate com corn with his friends So he wrote rote several farewell letters to fellow workers in the I. I V. W. W W. or organization The Thc following message to his friends in Cleveland shows pretty well Hillstrom's mental attitude when he thought his last day on earth had arrived and nd w was was s rapidly slipping away away Utah State Stale Prison Sept 30 1915 Den Ben Williams Hamilton avenue Cleveland Ohio care caro Solidarity Dear Friends aud and F F. John Ys W's Ws John Law has haa given me his last and final order to get oft off the earth and stay off ott He lie has told mo that lots Jots of or times limes before but this time it seems as if It he is meaning business I havo have said time and again that I was going to got get et a new trial or die trying I J have told It to my friends it lt has hns been printed In the tho newspapers and andI I dont don't seo see why I should eat cat my own crow Just because 1 happen tobe to tobe tobe be up against st a firing squad I I have stated my position plainly to everybody every every- everybody body and J 1 wont won't budge an Inch because I know I am In the right Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow To- To To To- morrow I t expect to take a trip to the planet llanet Mars and If It so BO will Immediately immediately Imme commence to organize the Mars canal workers into the I I. I W W. W W. and we wc will sing the good old songs Bongs so 80 loud Joud that the learned star gazers gazers' on earth will once and for tor all get positive proofs that the planet Mars really Is 18 Inhabited In the meantime I hope you'll keep the ball a rolling hero You are op on op tho right track and you are ore bound to get there I have havo nothing to Bay Say about myself only that I have always always' tried to do what little I 1 could to mako make this earth a n little better for the great grent producing pro producing class and I can pass off Into the great unknown with tho the pleasure of ot knowing that I have never In my life double crossed a man woman or child With ith h a last fond farewell to all true rebels and hearty thanks for tor forthe forthe the noble support you have sl given en me In this unequal fight I remain yours for International solidarity JOE JOB HILL p s. s S.-I S. I have written down for tor publication the facts about tho case as aa I 1 know them 1 want you OU to get the truth JOE JOK |
