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kKOOM 208 ~ * COMMITIEE OF SPONSORS (Partial Us) ' ais Adamit . ww, ee ne Aect fathach ed } “per e esd btn / Jacques J, Brortenbr, Beorge W. Be. a ! Walter §. Cocnoa — Wiiliem F. Cochran ap Faq 35. Cohen. fred E. Cohn Albert § Soraaue c H eondos i] | George s. Counts - Kenneth Crawlord . ‘ | rothy Oetter t | Joha Dos Passos / / | David Dubimiy : may Stephen Duggan . Sherwood Eddy : . Jobs Fingrty \ t ; t. i Abroham Flesrer Christion Gauss Harry D. Gideota Frank P. Graham le Tam Greea Leroy A. Halbert - Albert Wi. Hamilion Jghs Hdyset Holmet “ 1once here 4 Sidew “ot Cha-les H. Heton ~——Oulneyf Howe Harotd L. Ickes Mordecai W. Johrson Rules M. Jones , Fract Kingdon af Freda Kirchwey Harry W, Laidler . - “Hanry Smith Leiper ~ Rubin Levia . Alfred Saket Lews Algia webs Leo, Loeb anny \: Archibald Macleish aw hesjemin C. March Kenneth Maiilaichs 7 dol ph : Bicebelt Brasdun Ravshenbuth a an F. E. Relesig . hiss, Freattia D7 |. Leverett Sattoustelt VALTURAL A deh hla LU EER PER HUET Bye eye 1410 H STEEET, WASHINGTON, cb. an “7 DR, EDUARD ATL. De oo. Lae Kattorgl Chairma- | ou K MRS. aed Washi a Chai February ms BR mee Jw Lae - el AY Caprar Pear Friend: vee os * In the rush of war activities end the cries of labor - shortege on the farm many of us may think the sherecroppers no longer need our eid. Actually tnis is not Boo no , The war situation has “not improved ‘the sherecroppers' . plight. Though thousands of their young men are wearing the uniform of our country, most of the sharecroppers are still . bound to the land, ‘The rising cost of staple comnoditics has # more than negated the slight rise in prices they are receiving © for their products. Their efforts for 4 political voice in our Goverrmgnt have been blocked so far in seven stetos by the - ~ recent defeat of the Poll Tax repeal bill. . - =. ° te tee wee” > - Througt their organization of Negro and {faite share- croppers, th Southern Tenant Farmers Union, the sharecroppers ere working for the kind of program which they know can best holp nin It moans soil consorvation, cooperative farm projects, esottlement of families on tho lend, and social rehabilitation Frojects. They ask for the ebolition of the poll tax, for anti-lynching legislation and the stamping out of illitergcy. ee I ask your eid in this task. Your cont Ton of $100 will help us to reach thousends of sharecropperd, with fhis: prac: tical program of aid. It will enable thousands fof, Americans, ~ ‘through en organized effort, to raiso cubstantidtly: thelr. ela standards of life to something approaching & decént-Americen ' jevel. Such a gift is an investment in American democracy.” I hope very much thet you will help as auch ¢ as } you can. - peaaRiinn” we OP got gn rags