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at copy of o py Port au Prince Haiti June 26th eae Honorable Tene he Tellace Vice President of the Untted States of America Washir ton, 0. fC. UsGehe COuey] DuLTisL oe . ae Dear Sirs . ' - ; wes In a recent issue of the New York Nlerald Tribune r notices thet 3 your attention has been drayvm to the apparent abuse by certain congressmen of their "franklin" privileces, and in that connection I think the following Statement may be of interest. Ho or three months ago I received a franked envelope bearin; the none of Ja.es C. Oliver, Conyressman, enclosinz long reprints of the testirony of Charles A. “Lindbergh before a Committee of the u. §. ‘Senate. ho: _ di had never heard of Mr. Oliver and was at a loss to know how he happened’ _ to have my name and address. I noticed that the post mark was New York.’ ~ “not Wasidn>ton and thet the address was by “sticker" such as is used by © publications to which one subscribes. My name and address were correct but the exniry date did not seen to correspond with any publication to which I subscribe regularly, After lookiny over my checks in payment of my subrcriptions I found that this sticker was normally attached tocopies of the "Comumtctor", wien Lowell Thomas was editor of this magazine I was a subscriber, but when it was taken over by Scribner and I: found that | it was pro-llazi, I told them to discontinue sending copies’ to” me. ‘SIts te . would appear, therefore, that these franked envelopes were turned’ over’ 7 | «°- unaddressed to the “Commentator and that they used the nailing list of their subscribers to spread the doctrines of Lindberyh and his kind. i have been tol) that when the "Commentator" changed hands, Lindbergh was the prime mover and that it was understood that the paper would be a mecium for airing his views and those other ant Americans whose superior wisdon and imowled,c make about 905 of their fellow countrymen ignoramses, Azcordin,; te then. Leln; Vritish, I do not love LindberJh and threw the reprints of his testirony in the waste basket. I have marked thic letter "confidential" as Ido not wich to have my name mentioned but the subject matter is at your dirposal. I may say that I an Auditor of an fncrican Company here. I an wi y ta ae Joe a7 oan) & hed re ab-- “ie sist e — - _—- ‘ - . id a rg ae _. og —, id . “os a -* r “OF _ T+. : oe aw. or | ily * wy ear ote ie . = ~ ad la 4 ran - gen pt " Pe 7 I / a? « ae! ~~ ~*~ *. aa ~ - * 6 . “.