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Page 2 ity? Unless such courts are established the tyrannies of capital and labor...one against the bther...will continue. As always, the victims of their tyrannies will be the publie and the workingman..." President Roosevelt: ayy my first térn, Thawte ‘proved myself a match for the pusingss leaders; in my second term, T will prové ttyself their master," President Rocgevelt to Robort Hannogan, Chairman of the Demo aratio Convention of 1944: "Clear everything with Sidney Hillman," This writer sent the following letter: 7 Moe, Jefferson Hotel ; Atlanta, Goorgia . January 3, 1945 10 THE HOUSE OF REPARSENTATIVES THE 79th .CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. In a press release of November 16th lest, the Political Action Committee of the Congress for Industrial Organization olaimed to have elaated 96 man to be mambars of your honerable hody. They were? Patrick and Raine of Alabama; Harless and fur dook af Arizona; Patterson, Havemer, Wouglas, Holifield, Miller, Healy, Do yle, Voorhis, Engle, Outland, Tolan, Treo and Bilson of Califomia; Koppelmann, Wodehouse, Geelan and Ryter of Connestiout; “Traynor of Delaware; T Tarlor, White of Idanc; Madaen and Ludlow _ of Indiana; Sabath & Kelly, Douglas, Resa ga and Prise of Illinocis; O'Neal, Chelf, Spence, Bates, Greory and Clements of ee Alesonére of Maryland; Lane and McCormack of Massachuse Dingell, snaceekt“Rebant, o'frien and Bailey, Lesinski and Rook of Mishizan; Starkey, Gallagher of Minnesota; Sullivan end Jayne of Missouri; Mansfigid of Montana; Werton and Hart of New Jersey; Ancerson and Fernandez of .ew Mexico; Marcantonio, Jenene und Powell of New York; Folger of Nortn Carolinas Kirwan, Thom, Sheehan, Crawrord, Gardner, “ichener, Bolton and Border of Chiao; Stigler, Stewart, 3oren, Monroney, Johnson and Wickersham of Oklohoma; Barrett, Granehon, Bradley, Sheriden, Green, McClinchcy apd Eberharter of Pennsylvania; Fogarty and Forand of Rhode Island; Granger and Robinson of Utah; Daughton of Virgindas Coffce and Savage of Washington Pennybacher, Bailoy, Hedrick, Kos and Neely of Wast Virginia; Biemiller and Wasielewski of Wisconsin. (Stewart, of Oxlshoma,: denied on the floor of the house that he was supported by the P.A.C.) It 1s a well kmown fant thot the P A C received a great deal of monoy from the ¢ I 0 which was used in the recent campaign. This was in violation of the. Smith- Connally Act which forbids contributions to political campaigns by labor unions. The above named mon wero elected i by the use of dpoticgesa money and for that renson alone should not be seated, During the early stages of the recent campaisn, Senator E. E. Moore of Cklishoma wrote a letter to Attorney General Biddle, asking for an opinion as to the lew relating to this matter, It had been the unbroken habit of the attorneys general not to give legal opinions on such a matter, However, after some delay Attoraey General Biddle did reply te the letter of Senator Moore and avt forth his opinion that up to that time the P A C had not violated the Federal Corrupt Practicas Act, nér the Hatch Act, nor the Smith-Connally Act. It is not acess sary for m: to point out that you are not bound by this opinion of Attorney Gonergl . Biddlo with which many cminent lawyers omphatlically disngrce. tot me cal your attention to the fact that many of tho aotivities and expenditurcs of the PAC woro aftor the dato of tho lotter of Mr. Biddla te Scnator Moores Eo ~lLA -Af Many millions of citizens believe that the ‘oonduct of the ¢ I O and the PAG in this entire matter wore in gross violation of the above mentioned threo statutes, and thay desire that you investigate this whole matter before you seat these 96 mon as national law makers. They should occrtainly be roquired to stato, and if possible, te prove that they arc not unduly favorabla in thoir convictions to the ¢ I O which is a small minority blos of our oitizons, thero boing about 5,000,000 and about 150,000,000 other citizcna, There proportionate share of the