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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 7
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June 23, 1940
itor, Clevelond Press:
In her nevap-per column of last Friday bleanor Roosovelt
comploine against anyon. acting hastily or losing his tenper in declinr with thoge
who are dangerous to our country *aS groups or individuais,® even (I quote her)
if these persons are puilty.
She pleads furthor arcainst the deportation of Harry Bridges,
Australian tronkleeo2ker and aveved communist.
La esnor Roosevult is remombere! as the woman who sheltered
the Jounr comiunists antl mide every effort to hamper and onborrasa the bies Couditte
investicatin7y un-fmericunisn. Mer stand toward commnists anl uliois is well known.
In a mara ine article in Liberty sho mem urged that tho United States cive the
rirhts of citigonship to ALL alfens nov hure, oven those who onterud the country
iliecally. |
“ heesovelt, you Locin to undorstanud, is willincs ‘a
rive tho shirt off ZOU: back to Lofriond sono poor unhop,y comunist.
‘e@ acm a country are threatened with ware “a have 4 million
unenatur.liged «liens in this country. The countries of suro.o heave for yerrs
required soso fora of fvortific-stion fron residents living in those cuintfioes, but
that proccution was nat tufficdunt to Gave Trance cond Poland and jorvay and Denmar':
eh Pelpdua and Uolland Sroa boinc wipad out by enaales outside and traitora inside.
"eo din the United Ctates wlll uaoi to te uuch nore allesecing thon they were if
ne Khotp Proa falling in tLe olsie oyysse
For many joarc sane Americans have knorm thot & We os a
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eoun.ry heve becn overrun with gangsters, many of then aliens, many of thom conmuni.tet
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who prove undesirable. Such men oo J. iigcr oover and Colonel Brehon 3B. Sonerveil,
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TePai, adminintrator for Now York City,aro handling this eaergoncy onlmly and c2pcbly.
Is it too mich to ask that the President's wife show her
Loyalty to tho American people by helping sush necessary and patriotic activities, ‘
instead of punishing 130 million ‘mericans to brfriend aliens ard comunists? :
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