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we Federal Bureau of Investigation “| a, United States Aepartment of Justice 4 Philadelpnia, Pennsylvania March 7, 1941 ALL INFORM: ATION CONTAINED i Director, — mecmrinte tS UINSL ACSEELCD Federal Bureau of Investigation, ThLicvatis 6 = — ° DATE fies Bees yn - “we r=—Be: MOTHERS OF PENNSYLVANIA; : ae eee 4 = Ae ee, ie ge mn a oo, Enclosed herewith ig a com] of t the highlights of , Le . the speech of former Senator Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, rn which was made on February 27, 1941, before the mass meeting tr of the Mothers of Pennsylvania Branch of the Mothers of America. "Madem Chairman, Mrs. Good end Pellow Americans: I am glad to come to the city that is known as the Cradle of Inde- pendence because I am fearful that if we pass the Lend-Lease Bill, I have come from a city that is the graveyard of American Independence, And I am glad to speak to the Mothers of Penn- aye . sylvania. I realize that Walter Winchell has said (Boos) (Yells) te that we should be careful of those who use the title of "Mother! 7 in their neme and I want to say‘there is more patriotism and more ye Americanism in one drop of blood in the Mothers of Pennsylvania al than there is in the entire body of Walter Winchell, but I have more important things to talk about than Mr. Winchell. RECORDED & INDEX EDY "I want to say that the new foreign poli by our President is a complete departure from the DERAE RE SEF WwisTAD! : : American history. We should refuse to take a new! course. we change our course, we should be sure of the coprBe WAR & 194} substituting. The present legislation, which I chl) the Loose- ind Bill, has as its purpose to take our country pldleSrcDRRARHACAT OF JUSTICE . In my opinion we are actually in the war and the i ,people want none of it. (Aponlause). I realize t serious charge, but not since the first dey of th there been a’steo on the part of the Administration in Washing- ° ton to take us away from war--instead they have been dragging kb y) é. us closer and closer to that very precipice where we shall be a plunged to the destruction of my country and yours. Tht is why ET object. And I know that the President of the United ‘ ) States has discussed with individuals in the White House the | EXCL € an os sy . f A OG6PIES DESTROYED \9 “NM \ " 85a 2 97 a X