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WESTERN
SIGNS
THE SENDER
DL = Day Letter
OF THIS
NM = Night Message
MESSAGE
NL = Night Letter
authorizes us
UNIO N
LCO = Deferred Cable
to say that a
CLT = Cable Letter
TELEGRAPHIC reply
is desired
WLT = Week-End Letter
I
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
J. c. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
viay
WESTERN UNION
the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME.
3938
G110CC 5C 136 NL PCTNS CTD XU
WD NE WYORK NY MAY 21 1928
H H BARKER
CARE UNITEDSTATES RADIUM CORP 535 PEARL ST NEWYORK NY
AN ACUTE SOCIAL PROBLEM OF EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC INTEREST PRESENTS
ITSELF IN THE CASE OF FIVE VICTIMS OF RAD IUM POISONING ALLEGEDLY
CONTRACTED WHILE EMPLOYED IN THE PLANT OF THE UNITEDSTATES RAD1UM
CORPORATION AT ORANGE, NJ, OF WHICH YOU ARE LISTED AS AN OFFICIAL,
ST OP WE WOULD LIKE FOR PUBLICATION YOUR OPINION AS TO WHETHER THE
POLICY OF THE CORPORATION TOWARDS THESE CASES IS JUSTIFIED FROM THE
STANDPOINT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND WHETHER YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING COULD
OR SHOULD BE DONE BY THE CORPORATI ON TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITION OF THE
VICTIMS WHO ACCORDING TO EMINENT MEDICAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ONLY A
SHORT TIME TO LIVE. PLEASE WIRE US COLLECT UP TO TWO HUNDRED WORDS
OR SEND A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE CITY EDITOR OR IF YOU DESIRE A
REPORTER WILL BE SENT TO INTERVIEW YOU
CITY EDITOR THE WORLD
235A MAY 22
RECEIVED
MAY 211928
RADIN
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