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oo JOHN EDGAR HOOVER Federal Bureau of investigation Vnited States Department af Justice | Washington, D. C. | Tif Bebruary 12,1942 | manos #0 HEREIN 1S URCLASSIFIE “DATEM 2-38 3 me{vashingtox Post for Thursdey, February 12, 1942 carried an article entitled®'Fair Enough" by Weetbrooxfregler,' earrying the subhead A"Mrs. Roosevelt's Private Life". This article was a direct attack upon Mre. Roosevelt, the wife of the President and accuced her of meddling in sae ewepeoer ae Guild, which Pegler stated wes a Communist orgen zation. = aw aes He then stated that Mre. Roosevelt, in commercializing her office as wife of the President had forfeited the respect ts people are accustomed. to giving one of her position and in so ~ doing she had left hereelf open for the eame criticiem he would — give any other private citizen. ; : He further stated Mrs. Roosevelt had been plecing her personal friends in Government employ for some time and that the Dies Committee had commented concerning this but had to speak softly less Mre. HKoosevelt exert her influence to have its appropriation discontinued. He then commented upon the fact that we, Roosevelt aS had named one actor, one dancer, and one secretary from her private peyroll, to paid positions in the Office of Civilian Defense. He aleo accused her of appointing one unnamed youth, who was formerly associated in the Communist front. This person was formerly married to "a young campus cutie who had been infected with the Moecow principles" and who celebrated her marriage with a piece in a Muecovite paper entitled, “My . at Father Was a Liar". He was also stated to ‘be on Mre. Rooeevelt's private payroll of moniee derived from her commercialization Pot \or the Presidential Office. It is rete, that this person || Feferred to was Soeeph P. Legh. { ae memorandum for your informetion. nip ma off Respectfully, 2 FEB 21180 A BY R. B. Yadon, dr., : mH ee, OF Tepe Sng | yNFORMIATION CONTAINED. —— a SS. RECORDED COPY FILED IN C2- “AS Be L]