PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO FAVOR THE COMPANY BY CRITICISM AND SUGGESTION CONCERNING ITS SERVICE CLASS OF SERVICE This is a full-rate Telegram or Cable-gram unless its deferred character is indicated by a suitable sign above or preceding address. WESTERN UNION NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT J.C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT SIGNS DL = Day Letter NM = Night Message NL = Night Letter LCO = Deffered Cable NLT = Cable Letter WLT = Week-End Letter The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letter, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME. Received at 1932 MAR 13 PM 10 18 JNB 109 106 NL = DAYTONA BEACH FLO 13 HONORABLE DOYLE E CARLTON = GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE FLO = YOUR HONOR IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT ON THE TWENTY SECOND OF FEBRUARY 1932 FOUR NEGRO WOMEN CONVICTS WERE FORCED UNDER ARMED GUARD TO UNLOAD HEAVY TIMBER FROM A TRUCK IN THE STREETS OF JACKSONVILLE TO DIG POST HOLES AND PLANT POSTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS STOP THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AGAINST THE WOMANHOOD OF MY RACE AND I HEREBY REGISTER MY VIGOROUS PROTEST OF SUCH TREATMENT STOP I APPEAL TO YOUR SENSE OF JUSTICE AND YOUR PROTECTION OF THESE WOMEN CONVICTS AGAINST SUCH CONDITIONS STOP SUCH BARBAROUS TREATMENT SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO THE WOMEN OF ANY RACE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES = MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE. THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY TELEGRAM OR CABLE