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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 10

47 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 19, 1943 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 47 pages OCR'd
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ROYALISTS SOVERN Or: ) CLOSES” DOWN See NATIONAL Sate MU} UAL cece mane AID : ae ae ies Set ant - ad ° Py “pee sere Bo sae wytn 7 the Greek overmun sh ie aa rsestented » wave ot torrer, tat stoned down tho es tad Athens Offies of the RATIOMAL MOTUA of GREECR. The millicas of denceratic roo peoole of Gregor, who geen | oppored + m the Rereliet-Tancin Fegine, have leat quiz’ pour e Pe OMaL MUTT. popular) encen o8 the, TEER. OF Guide” "y has been drast leelly eurbed in ite efterke hed Hn theme The NATIONAL MUTUAL AID ce GREECE, founted during the" early days wf res ences? ts had a mubership of 3,000,000 people of all walks of life, 212 reli tieal views and 2 religious beliefs. But, beesuse of its glorious and magnificent record of render ing ald to the visting of the Pasolst terrar, its doors have been elosed--ite - philanthropie werk has been interrupted. I¢ een ne Longer: openty asd we Prowse oH iF ot =e ef vietina of terrar . reesution, tapriconnens en4 eziie... The following letter from a wosan whe has recent ly been sent tate exile wes -- > received by a maber of eur Beards It Le the story of many Wousands of patrictie Greeks, throughout Oreeees s who are tedey struggling for shete vere oxtetenees - 3 wes arrested on August 22nd, ond a yesterday 7 first etepped upon the island 40 whieh I have been exiled for one years (nenever, 2 fear it sill be for auch longer) There are six others from all eornere of Greces. At 2 . erensfer station in Athens and Piraeus, E set peasant irle - from Macedonia, Theesaly ant from all overe I mtold mm and young men, prissts and children, ail going inte exile. . and wert yt dow--hungrys » verefoot, med, tortured ay ime ~ Privenaent, their Imnds swollen by hanteuffe,.. elo “Em other Lelindgy the exiled leek even chelter, me ene | beacuse they are desert islands, They live under the lateness 2°04 =~: glare of the sua and suffer from continual rata. Where I amy yt life le soushow liveable, if you bave soney, We also found . @ but to live ing Many ef ws wlll leave our bones here for == 3 ~- the fishes ¢o eat. We are beginning te look like the akeletons of Dachau, - eg get! . . : . ae Our lives depend on you who are friends, relatives, gee Rencerate. We saw in the papers that american Relief for Greek te Denceraey nas recently formd te aid the Greek dencorate, endue ‘2: me ae are g1] placing cur hopes is you sho have boundless faith im eur — "write tom etten ‘beseuse, rr “ta aes cote aty " write for obvious reseone and especially tit “sr economies, In — exile, o friently letter is peahireg wry Freelouss Regards ee. bahay all eur friends in Aver ies, |: rn eat Se eyhagie he Py ae Seine oe Fae "Pri days Septendor W¢h--2:00 P.M. in Athens, the peltece ‘Telded the brane of. 2-SeNy. Bational Mitual ald at Menendrow 498 and arrested "alt eleiters present, It breagad *é "= 7, them te gensral besdquarters of She Security Felice and ecufiacated the Boeke of the." crgenieetion. Until the evening, the office was wed as 5 traps The polices were s..; “23. . hidden behiag she dora Tiny sould cates unsuspecsing sisisens she had t¢ ge to “ark s, Na+{onel Mutuel Aid fer helps dmong the arrested vee Bronch Seoretary, Aggeies 5;-: Manjusekis whe was detained without authorization fer cas week, sbile” the enpl .. a Stevres Amiros, Le e811] being told for reasons mht eh have not heen diseloseds eharaoterirtie that while hy eltee besp the eo $8 the Feet thet theiy raté ae @urriad out o8 ordere af the é agriat’ ‘etharsef tks qured brutesiy sad with ot the distriet attoruese! s sae Povsiaeet’ tree Tashingtes ys pains Seoretary of state fe Byraeny tou; D.Ca? WE XEMIED TOU AGAIN 70 SEND YOUR PROFEST SF ONCE, THIS ‘PRERCOTION HUEY Bore SESE a SRE fe AID 20 FAR Gree BRT etree re | te
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