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FEDERAL: BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
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Upon 1l'l1'4B1'VlBII Rotated that while riding on the
M Cull h b she engaged a conve sation with another colored woman
Japs and Hitler were over here. Upon hear
stated that she was perfectly content with
regarding the colored race and upon that
sation ceased A eh rt r, while riding onite men remarked to hat an arts victory
would insule for the negro race far bet _ rea-nent than thev ever re-ceived from the white people of America Aga1n tated that
he was not interested in the conversation and Bu y old not answer
the white men, putting an end to the conversation.c oug us,
who stated that
ing these remarks,
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tated that that was the first time she ever heard of it and as
~ e 1s somewnat ac ive in negro associations and social and civic affairs,she was of the opinion that should such an orgarn it moot
surely would have been brought to her attenti n st is o '
ne noted, 15 a graduate of the Guadalupe College ms, and
qualified teacher and appeared to possess CO1lSJ.G¬13.bl¬ knowledge reg -
ing negro activities in San Antonio ohe further stem that she was of ~
the opinion that such an organizat..on, based on the tenants of the Nazi
F-rtv would have no =ppe-.1. for ....e regrc people In the Eviit any 1fuGi""
into her possession concrning the aforementioned organization
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negro people as the majority of thinking negroes are quite familiar withRoosevelt u nization has
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the Nazi Party,and the-position it adops regarding the negro race. '
v "A short time later after contacting his informants,wstated he was unable to find any indications oi the presence of e eanorRoosevelt Organization within the San Antonio Field Division. In the eventthe existence oi the organization cameto his attention, he would make an. _ ._'effort to determine the aims and -pu_rposes_and organizers and iurr~.ish§_t_he_lsame to this ofiice.; ~. - ' ' ' i ~ _.
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C3_ ELEANOR ROOSEVELT CLUB OF NEGRO WOMEN, INTERNAL SECURITY - I'Jackson;*'1*en.nessee. " ' ' ' ' ' "'5 - 7
Investigation based upon report by confidential in- _
formant that negneromen of Jackson, Tennessee were __
1'91-ming a club whose slogan was "not a. cook in the
kitchen bywchristmas" results negatively. Original
infomant states that there was no basis for such a '
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Investigation in this case is predicated upon information
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advised that infematien 1-ad been received by that LMQZ-'
mant to the effect that the negro women oi Jackson, Ten-
lt club. Membership was reported
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- Information obtained that ogro 0Austin, Texas was a saber or a club k.nnn_n _ _
as the Eleanor Club, but identity of In
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inquiry among Negro informants in Austin fails to
thi is active rcisoct that any orgainization such as o
in Austin at proaont, although it was thought that _-
ouch a group was qociating in Houston, Texan.
Rcport oi atod 9-8-£2,San Antonio, . _ . "
The title of thin can is bcing changed to reflect
other name by which tho organization is known, aameh,
The oanor Club and tho-Daughters of Eleanor.
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0. Nogro organization known as tho_E1eanor Qlub or
the Daughters of E1oar_1or,._'Iho|ie members nro
agitating working conditiomjmng the Negro domeaticc,
and-fthat "ho ma hoard that? §I'1e_1"o nan a chapter of this
organization in Auitin, tho mcxabcrq of which were
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! =1 d by the person receiving the call eere not satisfactory, and when Hitler
zero the Q921_te people mould he working i'or the Negros. It aas also said that
" -= -.3c this group was "A white noun in every kitchen before Christmas."
an organisation, writer contacted
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to 'iok cotton n es Texas, end tbs s =' - - no . e what her Qployes go pher address was although she had driven around Austin in an effort to locate her
residence address. '_ _ -' _ . .I The writer contacted _ mo intomedthat a negroi ' no longerewpied her he * **nt itch questioned
on the miter determined that thermrese such e.s-
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§,%sources in Austin in en effort toadvise these men to eontsct various
detemine mother there was any organization v
such as this in the city 0!!-ustillef - _. . '
later reported thst'his informants had nade continuious inquiw
p un November ll, 191,2 and had detsmined definite]; that there was no
organization such as the "Daughters et Eleanor", "The I-leaner Roosevelt Organization
Cl b in Austin although it had been rumored amng the Negro or the Eleanor u , _
*4 oeonle that there was such in org-intention in doc-s%-.:, T%Z£-is- u I - .
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This investigation was instituted es '0. result or the receipt or mm I
I rumors that en Eleanor Club had been organized among the nsgroes ot Jefferson
County, end thet such club was leading to rece trouble in this oountys
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I, he had made nunenous quiries throughout the oounty, both smo e negmes end I
the whites, concerning the existence of en Eleanor Club. Btitd 918$
-I he has resided in this vicinity ell his lite, was brought no:-oes end ,
I knOIa them as well es any white men cmld. He dli that s large prqnntggg qfd _
his patients ere negroee end that most ct then have the utmost confidence in him I
Q and kelp hg ndvised oi ell ectivities anon; the negmoes in the He hsd I
I 'asked many of than about the existence of en Eleanor Club
I discussed the mutter discreetly with the following negroee:I seor "e negro college, for theimam; n g I n llississigai;0 tho laboring class; end a Io:-ld War V I
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club ezgiete e£!er_son.- ount;','"'s1 II; e my hm been attempt: to - . . I
organize such s club} In his-opinion the negroes of this county are quite loyal "md -5 __n°1, ,:I.n eny ws;;;1=_=g¢=q:u9 U;=.i»¢_1¢1 equality with the orgy». he etated II Cumm cum .. .:n=-rmsbu comm 5- I I» nxmunr. smumn -u;;som.m1wqs
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that pet of the negroes at the college are regular]; buying ear bonds --
. -and-that they all are willing to assist in '-the war effort in any say
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a club girhich would demand equal rights Iith white workers. .':- ; --i . I ' -' - | "4' I' ' ' n Q hanitoln -um. th'ere.hed.been'not"
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end}-hat ill-any such!-git-etiop cropped up, he and other loyal ne3r00s- ' '1 .
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sure that there has been no agitation among -these nsgroes along the line
of telling them that the Japs are also of the colored race and are related
to the negnoes. The doctor stated that on every Friday at he,
treats negroes with venereal diseases and that he always engages then " "
in conversation and learns about their activities. In his opinion, not
one out_ of ten of the negnoes inthis county rant social equality, nor
iould one out of ten of them have anything to do with an organization '
such as the Eleanor Club. , From all of his cmtacts and inquiries, he
feels certain that such _a_club doesnet exist in Jefferson County.
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in Jefferson County. They have nede inquiries concerning this among
their negro informants throughout the county an feel that these '
informants are sincere in; stating that no such club has been organised.I--
advised that they and
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a.:.d that they are always on the elert for any agitation or the organization
of clubs among such negroes. From observation and inquiry nsds by then,
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produced negative informstion.
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that the negroes should not fight in this
the colored persons, name unknown, stated
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3 more negro soldiers to fight in this war,I ' ' person present, name unknown, stated that
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t 'i- rbanization or act ' " the Eleanor Club in Chattanooga past- l! .~onths. Continuingmfurther.stated that his maid, stated
1 in that the colored people in Chattanooga were not discussing the Eleanor Club
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, advised the reporting Agent that he has never eerd of the
Eleanor Club and feels sure he would have l Jere have been any attempt to _
organize one in Chattanooga. According t he has never heard remarks made
by the colored people that could be construed as subversive or sympathtic with the
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indication which would load one to be ieve the ,an_E1eanor Club exists in Chattanooga
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Dear Sir:
This case was received "°!9mbP 2°, 19h2 .
The source or complainant:
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio
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"Summary of Complaint:
ELEANOR CLUB is group of Negro women with potentially
subversive members and ideals. .
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list Bureau file number or refer to 8°nt'B PiP°F@-!
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in a deferred status. It will receive appropriate attentio£_¬ ..7immediately when personnel is available. 92s¢§i5-*
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Subgectz ' ELELNUR CLUB
Charleston, Fest Virginie
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Reference is made to your deferred etetue letter in the captioned
dated January 7, 1943. . e _
It is the Bu:-oeu'e desire thet you remove this matter from e de-
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may prominent neg'ro__'peopI|.e in to92'._end the-t,._to hie knowledge none at thn ._
ever mentioned the niajeot iii} "iii ii- iii $3-ii-1"1"= 1% ii iii °-"="'*=$1°He uma um. he"'thought' t.|=e__pu1=1.1c1tr;thst. has bun slwl W *1" °~-=*_h='wdI_ Athetnewepeper wee bed; md .tl_u.t_,1_.£--_the_r_e veerfelench organisations they would de 1 ch mm good £2;-_ the negro;-ceua_e4 rhen asked ebout =-Jepeneee and -;
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2-oquea'_ti_;1g fa-_auggcat..od statnmt auitablc 1'01 1nanam|ring a c
o-latter dated Deombor}-21,"l9l,2, from Hr. halter nite of the I , _.
National Ansociationrtor the advanccauxt. of Colored .°eo_~Il.e, concerning
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tho. the rumors or the oxiatmncc oi Eleanor Clubs" originzlted fzom . I-
Nasi aourcca'1'0r the purpose of canning d1ll92:n85.0nL Accordingly, _é "
in each inotance in 'nh1ch__.tbu~_o has been brought to attention a r _
report or _m-'a11agation -01" the existence of such a club, stops have
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purpose o.fAdet.emin.1.ng 9292h0_'thBra forces ixiimical to the bestdintereata _ 92-
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Defamation 'Oouncil',' 61.5-l8 Widener Building, has asked -
us for information to answer the statement made e s. '-
' recent meeting of the Playground and Recreation Associa-
92 tion oi Philadelphia by a1esding citizen of Philadelphia
to the effect that there is'e videepread organisation of
' "Eleanor" clubs in various-jaerts of the South, and perhaps
in the Iorth. Uould you be good enough to send Hr. Roths-
child e copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'e re-
port made after the investigation, which was requested by
_ lire. Hoose'r_elt, to prove that there his no truth in these
rumors! _ ,- V - '_ . . V. .----- . r. A - - --
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I svuonmos no-rs= Complainant advise de statement that ' I
he had definite kno an ELEANOR CLUB in west I
. Point, lesissippi. admitted in had been
repeating iii-t¬IT£ii;-E 6|. omri and had no '-"-o oiClub: existence. References furnished od
furnish no information. At West Point, . , efof Police, Sheriff, Postmaster, Sec. Chamber of Commerce,
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I stated tint he mu d immediately forward any that he might receive to
this office.
I Clay County,
II West Point, the existence of
I aw Negro clubs in West he es s result Iof his conversations vdth and aoth of Cede: I
Bluff, lssissippi. He anything *:. would indicate tlat
such clubs existed other than what he ind heard, but was oi the belie! they
I did, because of the reliability of the enove named individuals. He could not N
recall the above as ever definitely stating that such clubs.existed, or
thtt tho'}{%5!;os were receiving Any teachings of an un-American nature.i ' 1/ ,___ L___ - __ __ __.__ __ _ 1 ,l__ II t I.
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F, Cedar Bluff, advised that he knew of no
nesting other t religious meetings, being held by the Negroes. Re lcnew
of no clubs whatsoever and had never nade any stateuexts to ths effect that
such existed. He felt that the negroes were acre independent than they had
been in the past, and t.>=t their attitude =2.-t be doe to one outeide
influence. .
_ Cedar Bluff, stated he could feel a
change in the neg:-oes' att tude, but that he knerof no organisation among
than of any nature. He had heard ELEANOR CLUBS existed elsewhere in the
state, but 1-ad no knowledge of any in that vicinity. y
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lay County, advised he had investigated
every Punt! the en ca e o hia attention and was convinced there
were no Eleanor Clubs in Clay County. ' "
mu eed she ma several reliable
Ia negroes cnploy n t e Post Off ce and they had told her that there e no
such organization to their knowledge in the County. The negroes in Clay
County are all "Country neg:-oes" and cause very little trouble. They are
all willing to be drafted an! go without oblnplsirt. mere have been soae
disagreements as to Domestic labcr, but these are all individual problems,
and are not connected with any groups whatsoeve-
Dsi]; Time Leader,
advised he had or since tre original
complaint, and was of the opinion tlat the existence of such Clubs was
based on groundless rumors. .
-do-~d I M Mm ~=-ind -any mfomaH existence of 1;} ETEEANGFK ITLUF iiich could _
be verified. He oould not state definitely that there were no such slube
in Clay County but was of the opinion that there were none»
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Salk about ELEANOR CLUBS inasmuch as they eonstntly diacussed thee in ~=='.='-=.-=- -=~.'~**-
front of the Negro} Then when a Negro repeated some of the information
he had overheard, t_he white people were certain that sud: clubs were in
existiice. iii had never heard any oonorete information on the iatta
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; '_,f Clay County, the negroes appeared to be very well behaved, and not eubJecte' . __y I to any outside influence. There has been very little racial trouble'in*'¥.;j-1,-~ .5
LE" Clay County since the time the Red Cap Organization ceased being active. ""*-¬_'rj'.f-.'.,;i; y*1 i _ .-
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of any information regarding Negro agitation they would forward the tame
to the Jacleon Field Division. _
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DETAIIB: ~ This investigation is predicated upon infomation received
from confidential i_.n.fonna.nt '1-1 byeletter dated lug-ust 17, 191125 -It
ias stated in this letter that conversation was overheard between two
i negro women to the effect that the-negroes,-in the southvrest section oi ._ Goldsboro, N. c.', -which is'-Imown as _the924Qott0n" .or4_'If.tt1e Yhshingtcni had started a club known as the Roosevelt Club. lThat the aim of this1 club is to obtain equal rights oi_-.th_e colored race with the whites andI that periodic meetings are held. .2"ie.' 1 _ ' ' - _ ,I ' I. 1' . .1 I _-"'1-1 _v _ - , _ . I
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100-3156 of this office.* » . I - .
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' stated that he had lived in this part oi tom for 25 or 30 years and -.
had never heard oi the Roosevelt Club before and ii suc b did exist p '
in Goldsboro, N. 6., he would have known about it. u.rther~a.d-
vised that he _would gladly cooperate with "Agents of office and if
h h 'e eard of any such club or any other agitation among the neg:-oes he
wovld immediately report this to__ the Police Department or the FBI ini hCh-arlotte. . r " ." ' __ 92 V- -1-. . t -
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f he is closely connected '_1rith_the'pPo_l_i_ce Department in Golosboro, N. C.._. _ . . - t -
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he Io-new and contacted most of the colored people in Goldsboro, N. 6., .
and that there was no Roosevelt»_C1_u_b in _th_is ton-n.n - _ '.A ._ ,.. . . . t -.,~.__,. , . Pvery interested in assisting any Agent oi this of,-._fice in opts ng any i.n.f0I':ni.I.tiOn pertaining to the negro.-agitation in
Goldsboro North Carolin , a, and stated hewould imediateiy report aminformation he received to the Charlotte Office. ' -
had never heard of theadvised that he
aer any other tovm in '
that section of the country. urther. advised tkat he contacted
- in hiswork most of the in the sectionknorm as "Little
Washhrgton" and that they were all 100% American citizens. He also ad- _ p
vised that he could only speak for the colored people of his church and -
the community in which h lie ved and say thattthere were no un-A.merica.n "
activity among them. - e -t
' Police Department, Goldsboro, North Cazo- - -line, advise e a received rumors pertaining to the Roosevelt
Club existing in Goldsbo ro, N. c., and that he had his department conduct
an investi tiga on in regard to these rumors and no such club was found to . " t ..._exist C-olosboro, N. 0.. . I . " v ,-92.
. ' ' Goldsboro, was cm_- ;'_-:~-P "_ tacted and adv sed substantially 1 same as ' '
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.1;. F I negro maids. 'According to some informants. '
I purpose of clubs is to discontinue use of 3 = '
negroes as servants, while other informants
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_ families they serve. Hodcfinite-indication -
92 that such groups exist and stories apparently
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» _ r.i:'.e and himself that negroes were organizing "E1c3aIIC+i;CLLBS" whose motto
was "Ho colored maid in the kitchen by Christmas. The informant advised
that he aid not hhow whether these sources-were repeating rumors which
they had heard o ~- they bad definite_knowlcd;e of the existence of
such clubs. had told herI cthat a woman taking the "
school census ac mace so -
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DLLVBIthe-cluEs. '.'Iu.shingt0n, L. "6.-, anc. _
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. thai he had been impressed with the e
_-, to aHIE over a long period of tire. 'He.said that
- btaunton, Virginia and appeared to understand that
.she had secured the services of a physician'whenever ANNIE had_been ill _
= and had also had him look to her spiritual needs__iEespite,the iact that"
AELIE had received every attention fro s8S&ld,thB maid
_had become rebe *l- ' len and eventua y q t.- he advised that he
_learned through that ANNIE had been a member of a so-calledD _
. mus." us fl&D+9 to I1J.I'n1Sn En- Q 1" iniorma..ionwith regard to the matter, but suggested that'":ou.1d be able
to furnish complete details. .~ a -'"_ >r
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complaint the Bureau advised the Washington Field office un of_.
S e- " - t infor tion had ' ' om
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Hasnington. tad said
at the Radi ment
B aa member of this dkganization. ' -- A h.- - -1"L 4- &L_ n: _ -0%X1$bGuoc ul ahuu Q ULUU in bug ulty ul
that he heard through a fellowemployee
of the Naval Research Laboratory that a
fellow employee, had had a maid who_tas
' This information was to,the effect that the neighbor
lady told her maid to prepare'places for the evening dinner for four peo-been IBCEIVEG
through his wife,"v
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"*~nt that she could recall which night have.given rise to the story
;,that.n it; yours before she had employed'e negro boy mhose'name-;L whose prescut whereabouts she could not then recall, who had =-" -"' I" "-P,,,,-pme ".1!-itt }1BOp]E r'-ouldpermit him"to eat7ti_th the family. 5 -
advised that she had not believed the boy, whom_she knew to no an 3
ate liar, but»had.question ' ' the matter. he had replied
' *.vould_perm v top '_ _!nve'i.¬T _ _t a ;£anily' living next door to ' .
a eir servant. said;t. the ~_ _
".eat with thcm_es he-wasjnot employ s" " " t such was not the csse~dndfhid dismissed buv - ' freported byi .that she kner. tpa
"mind; ~She could not account for_the_story
1ose_ identity was_»not revealed!, ,unle.'-its it had" originated with . -_e incidentjust releted _fby"_"her. _ F ' '
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W.! reported
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who was not considered entirely.relieble,'.the members of the jso-celled l _
"H12-_eIIOR _CLL _5S" had agrez-:d'to quit their employment , if any of their
employers or their friends made val s_l1._zrring reference to either-the'Presi- -'
dent or his wife. This "informant was unable to give anyefurther in.forma- -
' th organizations, and no further investigation res tion with regard to e
conducted on the basis of _her_,eL_lle_gation, Z, _ormant , .. .
" It is also noted in the r pF Atlanta, Georgie, dated October.l6, 1942 in the case entitled
"Fn.¢..u""i0h UNIOH; HwiIEE.Iv's.L SECb?.I'i £! that a complaint see received stI.aGz-enge, Georgia that e. negro cook had quit her" job and stated that she l i
had been ordered to do" so by the "ELEANOR UNION" and that she had signed
a pledge in her own blood and that any negro who took her job would be
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as its having occurred at Ladrange, Georgia and that the story had appa- e
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I Iiah to call your attention to the second paragraph
on Page 2 of this report which roads as follows:
"The following colored people who are in the pro-
cess oi being nndc confidential inrorzante of this
olricc, were contacted with negative roe '
tione_ I an sure you realize that in accordance Iith instruc-
aet out in Section 13 of the National Defense Manual, such
a statement should never appear in an investigative report. This
. report did not receive proper consideration bexore you eigned it.
. Tollon WYou are etructed to call this latter to the attention- 1*-T* 6i+peciel Agentkand in the Iuturo I shall expect you to
- C|°IF.._§iue closer euperviaion to reporte emanating from your office.
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been on the loo ou or eanor Clubs in Hattiesburg for the past several months
because he has heard Idde spread rumcrs of existence ct such a Club, however
he has been unable to prove or disprove this rumor and has not founi anything
definite concerning the eocistenoe of such e Club in Forrest County.
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advised he has ar rumor oncer ng the existence of an Eleanor Club in
Forrest County but hasibeen unable to verily aw of them. He stated that all
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the corporate limits of I-lattiesblrg.
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made condential intormrt e, of this office, were oontected with negativeresults; / .
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the lookout for an Eleanor Club or any other subirli" M8" clubl in Hi-*»92'~l°5b'-lI8
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ca-we from New Orleans to organize the cola-ed people in Hattiesbu-g into
what he believes aret"'l'A'1HER DEVINE CLUBS". T o organizers preachracial equality among tin whites and mgr-oes. $ further states tintthere is an old store at 5th and Mobile Street w re e group at negmes,believed sv hi-» +1» 16- - ~F.wm ewe aets slmst =-.-s-..-;,- night. "-
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tr? existence of an Elesncr Club.
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iio specific evidence developed of the ezcistence of
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for social purposes has discussed on occasions what they felt would
eventually become a very serious problem, namely, the neg-m situation.
She could give no specific information as to why they felt this problem
I - would in the future become acute, but did relate that most of the
discussion was predicated upon incidents which have come to their atten-
I tion wherein there haw been difficulties arising on street care and
I cusses between the negros and the whites in Washington. Further discussion
I of this problem was predicated upon articler which various members oi
this neighborhood group had read in the Republican magazine relating to
5 episode lie his a few months
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negroes were going to have their day and in time become equal with the white
people. She could mrnish no further information as to where the expression
"Eleanor Club" originated or give aw definite information of up type of '
organization which had for its purpose the gaining of equality for the neg:-oee
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discussion was predicated upon the street car incidents above mentioned and .
that the problem was brought to her attention also in these neighborhood
group discussions. She too mentioned the magazine articles and stated that it
-was she who had hre-ughi. the an-=tielee_to the attention of the group and there?
more or less began the discussions. She Ind no information as to aw EILEANCB
CLUB or other negro
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years who was a very loyal and capable servant. She said rionally this
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white people. However, stated that there was no information
and indication given as organization which had for its purpose
retaining equality between the whites and negroes or t create aw riots or' uprising among the negmes and the whites. stated that it was
merely a rumor which had been discussed.
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January 2
Report of
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AT WASHINTON, D. C.
A review of the instant file discloses that
the investigation of this matter has been
completed and that there are no further
leads outstanding.
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as though some preeeure has been put upon the 1.3.1. not to dig into
these very deep because Mrs. T.D.R. issued a etatement that the ?.B.I
had inveetigated them and there was nothing to it.
Eleanor hen been playing ball with that crowd or negroee
that Congreeemen Diee accueee of being Communinte. We mean Mary
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had Just been organised there, and that
about bio-thirds of the cooks in that I
vicinity belonged, It was stated that I
the members were not to report for work before
8 Ml, were to enter by the front door, and
were to receive an increase in peg, Names or
organizers and menbers unknown. A mass meet-
ing was called by city authorities and neg:-oes
were ordered to straighten this matter out. Since
that time no indication of any club activities and
authorities tee]. certain organization not in
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is County and that it had been bnougbtabout by a statennnt made to the City
Marshal at Eupora, Mississippi, by a seleetee who had been arrested by the Marshal I
t dence to the Clerk of the Draft Board. According to the understanding of I
this negro had told the Marshal about an organization of negro I
o e er s and better . This ne no was later carried s r purpose oi bett hour pay g
over to the helta and has not been in this vicinity since,SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:
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this incident and that since that time things had been very quiet among_ ._/>4;/__,r r_ I e_ _ 77; ..:: =..~.o e z enn-ronwanotp /I _ Cannes ___ _ g °?,"° """"1" E§{" ! , , W , _ II.' I . _,." | - 1 _ . ' I r ~~
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in that bounty, inasmuch as they had hem ordered to straighten the latter
out themselves or else the whites would straighten it out for them. The
Sheriff suggested that the City llsrshal of Ehpors. would be able to give
the full story concerning this matter. g
P groeerymsn in Eupors, advised that heI92'Il A-> Q up nnnnleeni np {'1-up n.'l-user. pl.-n-seiknrl QI92nl.II-n'l> I-us . _Y WI ILIJUWQWMQW UBIIBWA Ml -IY -W ' W UB9, U
ewhi twhihefellof. he had attended the mass mating called by th tee, o c
the leaders among the negroes had been invited, and at this meeting the
negroes were told that it had been rumored that there was an organization
among them which they had better straighten out themselves or it uldbe handled by the whites in their onn my. The negmos be
cooperative and only one of hen, a negro by the name of
ix offered to make any statement whatever. However, he was owed to
do so and the negroes have said nothing about the mtter since that time,
of Empora, advised that the only
lmo s organization was what he had been told
by He felt that this organization, whatever it
was, was pure y a oc matter and that any ideas the negroes had for -
organizing they had obtained from reading negro newspapers obtained from
negro es who had gone north and had returned to the South and from negroes
who were soldiers and who had received more or less equal treatment with
white soldiers in the camps. He feels certain no one had been agitating
among the nogroes in that commnitgr or stirring them up in any nay. He _
eacpresied the opinion that the negroes in that County were very good and
he would put them up again.-at negroes anywhere. He feels that the City
Marshal now has the situation well in bend and that no organization is
now in existence,
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Approximately three or four months ago, one sat the local Craft Board celled him and told him that , a
negro selectee, had become impu she reprimand or appearingfive days late for induction. nested this negro, who told
him that an Eleanor Club had J o n organized in that vicinity and
tint about two-thirds of the cooks belonged to it, while the others
by the name of , Ibo left the same night with IrisW0 have nothing to do with it, To the best org recollection,had mentioned a few names, but the only one reme ex-oi ins a
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'-n..er by the "-+- door and ee:-e mt to ecrk unless they receivedso much pay. 4* had furnished this, informtion to the llayor,
who had imme a e y called e mes meeting of the white citizens of
Eupora, and had invited a tee ot the leaders amng the neg;-see. Lt
this meeting the negroee were told that this wee a white South and
I11]. rennin that as long as it exists, They were earned to etraigmtn
this matter out nong themeelvee or the whites would handle it their
owm wag, _ ;en they were escorted from town. As- told it to
Aeeorr!_1ng to, the negmee "really got right, arethose who did not ge ft gown", Since that time everythinghas been tranquil. ztated that he is well acquainted with
the situation and tee e certain that there was no foreign inspired
agitation involved. He is positive that no organization is now in
existence and that the organization mentioned above existed for only
about two weeks. He stated that he has some very reliable informants
among the neg:-oee who kept him advised on such mtters and that he
therefore knows that this olub nor any similar club is new not in
Q5 tenee in tide vicinit-ya He premised to adviee this office it Q
indication of such an organization again arose,
in the oft ce 0 oun y Agen , se with the exception of
the above incident, there is not new and has hem, no indication or an
Eleanor Club being formed in Webster County, and that there has been
no agitation among tin negroes in that County, '
In view of the above information, no !L1rther inveetigat_ien
is being oonducted in thie matter, and the case is being closed,
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INFUH.liAN'IS
Dear Sir: V i
Reference is made to Bureau letter dated Februa
27, l9h3 under the above caption, calli attention tosecoii paragraph of the report odated February L, l9h3 at c son, ss ss ppi, n
e case entitled, "Eleanor Club, Forrest County, liississippi;
Internal Security -'l!.", ivhich gave the names and addresses of
the above individuals, stating that they were in the process
of being made confidential informants of this office-
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ferred to the . copy of the
reference Bureau letter is being forwarded with copies of this
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ELEANOR UNION, also known as Eleanor Club, INTERNAL SECURITY C.
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On l-1-L3 the Jackson Field Division advised by letter
that the County Telfare Director at New Augusta, Hiss.,
states that there is an ELEANOR CLUB in Selma, Ala.;
that many negro employees at King Memorial Hospital,
Selma, Ala., said that they were going to quit their
jobs on l-l-L3. Investigation reflects four maids and
four male orderlies at this hospital and none have
given any trouble or indicated that they intended to
a quit. Head Nurse, Medical Director and Ofiioe manager
at Hospital state they heard rumor last summer that
Eleanor Clubs existed in Selma, but believed it to
he idle gossip as nothing speciiic ever developed.
Chief, Selma Iolice Department, advises subject organi
zation non-existent in Selma.
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I;FEiENCE: Letter from Jackson to Birmingham dated llh3.
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in referenced letter, which advised thatw.-1 Perry County, New Augusta, iiss. H60 staiii that she thought that there.-aa oi! ELEANOR cum in Selma, Alabama. advised that while she was
visiting her son at the King Memorial Ho a in Selma, Alabama, several months
<12, several of the nurses mentioned that many negro employees there said they
I 9 eoing to ouit their iobs on Januarv 1- l9a3- because thev beloneed to an i-I J U J I I J D_ Tl 1 ; _ _ _ V _ _ 1 .-___ '~ _ ._:: 7 7_ - _- -_'
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nurses frdn whom she obtained this inf0rmati0n..
AT sen.-.1. , Ame.-"u-m:
the ding Lemorial hospital
advised tha she is supervisor 0 a nursing activities; that none oi
the nurses on either the day or night shift had mentioned to her anye
thing relative to EIEAFGR CIUBS that any of the negro employees O1 th:
= hospital might belong to. She stated that as far as she knows these
clubs are not in existence in Selma and iurther that none of the negro
employees at the hospital have given any trouble or indicated thut
they intended to quit or strike for higher wages because they are
members of such clubs.
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j ' - n .- - - "s, »rospital, aovised=- a t e hOSHlt3l employs about elakt negrocs, four
of whom are male orderlies and four of when are naids; that none 01 them
have ever given any trouble whatsoever or indicated, as far as he knows,
to anyone that they intended to quit their jobs because they are members
of the subject organization. he advised that he heard rumor to the
effect that subject organization is in existence in Selma, but believes
to be more idle gossip as nothing specific has ever developed.
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ollohing jemorial
negroes: '
Fhe stated that none of the above named negroes has ever
eiven r trouble and have always tended to their jo s. According to
, none oi thum has ever indicated any dissatisfe '
that ELEAKOR CLUBS existed in Selma, but does not believe that this
rumor had any foundation in fact.
ma Iolice Dc; artment, advised
that ne has heard several rumors o" the existence of ELhAKun CLUBS in
the past; that during tic swmner of l9L2 he received numerous cmnplaints
to the effect that the negro maids and cooks were members oi this club.
He advised that both he and his Jen have made an exhaustive investi-
gation to determine if such clubs were in existence in Selma, but to
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ncsroes which might lcad him to believe that there is any such thing
as an E1EaOR CLUB in Selma. The Chief advised that in his opinion
the ELEANOR CLUBS have not advanced beyond the stage of idle rumor
and gossip. He states, homever, that he is constantly on the lookout
for any indication that anyone is trying to organize subject organiza-
tion in Selma.
- Inasmuch as investigation has failed to indicate.that SUbjnC§
organization is in existence in Sehna, or that the employees of the Kin
Nenorial Hospital are members of such an organization, no further inves-
tigation is bcing conducted and this case is being closoo upon the
authority of the Special Agent in Charge.
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of an organization of Negro women in Charleston,
Vat, knom es the ZliJQ£ CQI1-_.3 having
potentially subversive members and ideals.
Investigation does mt substantiate allegation-
File being closed.
DET.F.J_I.S: This investigation is predicated upon infonnation received92 Conde tial t T-1 to the effect that one Charleston, was vi:-em. a
arleswn, Jest Virginia an
organization of Negro women known as the ELEANOR CLUB, and that this Club had a
0 potentially subversive membership and ideals.
advised that some time
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emily paid very little this talk
her duties as a domestic servant satisfactorily.? stated that talking along the lines of equal rights oi
stated that she was not going to take orders any 1 ne co ored e
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discharged from her duties as domestic servant in
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Ftated that he had mm the name "summon
CLUB" mnt ne somewhere, and he believed it was in the capacity
1 _ of the titl f colored women s organization. I-ls mrther'3; stated thatad lub to mich she belonged on various occas s, and hought that this might bei i ' Q;- identical nth the He pointed out, however, that
he was not sure of this and, in fact, was not certain that he
» had eetnallv heard the ELEAQID11 CL ed by the
former domestic servant,
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Charleston, had or group of colored domestic
employees. I-ls that the purpose for which this club was
organized was for the betterment of colored domestic employees, '
and also for the purpose of s e orter hours and higher wagesfor such domestic employees. stated that he had no
lcnowledge of the name of tMs on but thought that it
might be the ELEANOR CLUB mentioned previously-
mentioned above, advised that her husband had advised her at he
had been interviewed relative to the existence of the ELE."=NOR CUJB
in Charleston, West Vir d she stated that he had told herthat he had indi gmqhad stated that she ed to a
club, thought by to the ELEANOR CLUB.pointed out that this vraTinaceu:|:-ate, and she Ed EiT"c'._'EhE""a "' '
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BLEJLNOR CLUB was not made by at all l
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out further that the only person that
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rather independent was mentioned. stated that she
had no knowledge of the existence or any club icnom as the .EAiTCR
CLUB in Charleston, West Virginia.
arm Buildin c todiane 1-them. e g us pa ,
United States Court House, Charleston, eet Virginia, colored ,
advised that while he is quite familiar with all clubs existing
for the Negro people in Charleston, Mast Virginia, he has never
heard of any organization calling themselves the '*.I~!0R CIUB orany name similar to the name ELEANOR ewe. £1.,e¢ to
check into the matter and did so. He Tue re-interviewed and again
stated that he has no knowledge of any organization known as the
ELEANOR CLUB. '
. Charleetcn Police Department,
Charleston, West Virginia, so that he has never heard of the
existence of any club of Negro women or, in fact, of any club in
Charleston, West Virginia knom as the ELEANOR CLUB.
Charleston, he has never heard of any
organi nation in
who is Manager of the Ferguson
Theatre on as g n r , eston, West Virginia, which
theatre is a colored theatre, advised that he is in rather close
contact with the colored situation in Charleston, West Virginia,inasmuch as the moving picture hous a.nages caters
exclusively w the colored wople. dvised that hehas never heard or the existence of any aulaom as the ELEANOR
CLUB.
harleston,
that during t e smmner of 19141, in her
of the Public Service Conmittee of the
ar es on .-¢.C.A., she was instrumental in organizing s
committee to investigate the living and wage conditions of
colored dome-at-is servants in the Cherleswn, West !irgir.ia area.pointed out that the work of this committee in no
way vo ve the formation of any organization of any sort and
stated that she herself has never heard of the existence of any
club known es the ELEANOR CLUB, although she stated that all of
her life she has been more or less interested in the Negro
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was, therefore, definitely a Southerner but stated further that in
her opinion the let of the Hegre was a rather ueenviahle ene. She
further stated that one of the purposes of the conmittee mentioned
above was to or anize a school in which un Ne ht train 8 Y0to perfect themselves as domestic servants. dvised
that the comittee passed out questionnaires s c rkers
requesting that they complete them, shoving the number or hours
worked, wages per day a week received, and generally, the living
conditions in the life of the verage colored domestic servant inthe Charleston area. Q pointed out that it had been
impossible to establish uuw s....oo.. in which young colored girls
could train for positions as domestic servants, inasmuch as the
wage level has risen in Charleston to such an extent that the
average individual who formerly marked as a domestic servant is now
employed in war plants. '
p Pinted out that as a result of the survey
conducted y er committee relative to this matter, all sorts of
rumors sprang up, and that she herself has received many bothersome
i-eobone cans as s result of her activities on this was-..ittsss -advised that there was definitely no organization formed
as the result oi the work of this committee, and to the best of her
knowledge no ELEANOR CLUB exists or ever did exist in the city of
Charleston.It is noted that Eappears to be a woman of
refinement and culture, and s s onn and highly respected in
the city of Charleston.
Inasmuch as the original information in this case appears
to have been based on inaccurate information, and inasmuch as there
is no indication from the investigation that any ELEANOR CLUB ests
in the city of Charleston, West Virginia, no further investigation
is anticipated in this matter, and the case is being closed.
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Investigation reveals no indication of Eleanor Club
operating in Forrest County, lliseiesippi. Those contacted
advised that there are no secret organization or any or;an-
ization among the colored having radical or subversive ten-
dencies in Forrest County, J-ii-'.1s., to their knowledge.
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Q, Hattiesburg Police Department, advised that
he had checked on umors regar ing existence of an Eleanor Club and that there
I was no indicetion of any type of subvrsive organization or indication that any
individuals with radical tendencies had come to Hattiesburg, liississippi to
_ organize the-colored gople. He stated that to the best of his knowledge there
was not, and had not been any 3-leaner Club organized in Forrest County, Mississ-
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II Forrest County, Hattiesburg, Mississippi,
stated that he had choc}-:e ou a rumors and that there was no indication
' at all that there was an Eleanor Club in Forrest County, llississippi. he
I advised that the colored folks in Hattiesburg were causing no trouble and did
not seem to be organized in any manner.
5 Hautiesg tliary rolice, advised I 6that he had checked,around and to locate any Eleanor Club in I
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organizations. He stated that the -I-leaner Club ms purely fiction created by
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positions nitn the white people ani had taken other Jobs in National ulfense
work. 1 The white people being unable to obtain help had accused the colored folks
of belonging to the nleanor Club but there was no such club to his knowledge.
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no organization auong the clilorsd havizg any radical or subversive tendencies
in rorrest County, Mississippi.
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that the negr_oes nho had cons from New Orleans to organize the colored people
in Hattiesburg into what he believed was called FATHER DEVINE CLUBS had only
remained one day then had left, destination unknown. He stated that he did not
know oi the existence oi an Eleanor Club in Hattiesburg or any other subversive
organizations among the negroes.
orrest County, Mississippi, advised
that as far as new there was no hleanor ub in Hattiesburg, 1-lississippie
He stated also that he had nsrer heard of a Father Uevine Ulub and did not
believe the negroes were organizing or holding any meetings to organize in town.
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Mr Piper
Mr. Quinn Tl|.:L__
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Miss Bcahm
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talked to a Miss Becker who wanted
Eleanor Clubs.rector's Qfice, I
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Miss Becker stated that in connection with
juvenile delinquency, they called the Childrens Bureau
and had been referred to the FBI1 she further stated
that friends oj'the Senator working with young juvenile
delinquents in questioning them, were told about some
regulations governing those who belonged to the Eleanor _
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learninc the head of the organization and securing copies
of their rules and regulations which she believed may have
been of such 0 nature that they might be responsible for
some of the juvenile delinquency.
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Your letter of rocnnt data in bafbrl no for ucknovlodgpnnt.
I appraciatn ur :1 ¢ 1adv£.. that hi. Burau7:. notl:':' ";V:1$§8 to no in this rnlrd but huntt . inquiry c°nta1n.d in our co pus on to conmnnt with refnrencn tn tn;I mmunication. The investigative activit I 3 - ' I Q§ r°° i 11 1°d ° h" 1"'°l¥1£lt1on; e! vielatisna af apecifia Féénfal-tatuten and rolnzga m;gg,g,_
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sincwrely yours,
John Idgnr Hoover
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This will acknowledge your ocmzzmzication of recent date.
with roforonco to the inquiry outlined in your letter, I mat.advise you that a.ny inform!-ion contained in tho files of this Bureauis confidential and ¢¢U'92Ot be released except upon the Qicprassedauthorization of the Attornoy General-
Iour interest, in writing as you did is app:-ooiatod and I trust,you will reel free to comuznicuta direot.i;; with the Fpzcial agent in ChargeOf OI-92r Savannah Field Division which is located LL 305 Bcnlty iluilding,$8-vnnoh, Georgia, in the event inform-ot.ion of interest to this Bu:-<:a.ucomes Lo your attention.
Sincerely yours,
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_ ttwo separate envelopes. This nateris} was turned over to the Boston Office by
L '*JUur Foatcr/' 1 I 5/ii 6 y- /Y 0~ /-1'/ /-- ¢ 0&9- ' - ' You are req rated to make inquiries in the vivinity of Ll92II'1, Visa-
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whether "Joe Hood" can be readily identified or is a fictitious person and
whether there is an unusual number of rapes occurring in that area at tho
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An extensive investigation is not desired but the Bureau should be
furnished any information concerning existing conditions which my result inan cxpiosiveyfation.
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Ttvo Jackson negroes late laid
night were lodged in city tail as
trey suspects in the brutal criminal
assault of a 22-year-old white girl
Monday night in Battlcitclci Park.
One of the negfolrs libled thtides:-.r:ptic,n given by the young we
rnaii lfler her brutal assault and
the other was said to closely answer
lier deacriptin._Ilo9292e92'cr, hhe'M-
arocs were not questioned last night.
They were returned Irom Meridian
where they had been arrested early
'l'ut-via!" rnorning on at drunk
charger Ti.-:~_v were not told I-hat
they resembled the fapists. The
two men are scheduled for I
thorough questioning this morning.
The girl was criminally assaulted
by two negroes at about 8:30 Mon- day as she hurried along a concrete__ . _ 92 __.___.
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walk through the unlighted park en
route to the General Electric Plant.
where she worked. The daughter oi
at prominent Mississippi family was
held captive for approximately 90
minutes and threatened with death
'.:5-- the ill-kept, st-caigerini rapists.
when she gained her freedom and
reported the crime to Jackson po-
lice an all-out hunt for the crimi-
nals was instigated.
The girl, hysterical and bruised.
early Tuesday morning. She scann-
ed the laces oi some 10 iica-roe: who
hld_bccn picked as ltlspects- Fail-]:-as taltcn to police headquarters
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lng to Identify hcr assailants amo-rigIt the group, the ncgroes were releas-' ed.
However during the'day other
isuspects were picked up in Jack-
son, Rankin County and other parts
oi the state. Home oi these gave
questionable answers and were
lioclted up in city jail tor further
interrogation.
Painstakingly combing the Battie-
lield Park area. Jackson's delec-
tive bureau round the iteen-edged
blade which the girl said ~the
negroes pressed to her throat dur-
;iii': the tour assaults.
They also found an army belt, be-
lieved to have been worn by one
of the negrocs, and a paper lack
co-ntainin two em it tshiske bob v K . p_. . 5.
ties. Both"the rapists had becn
drinking, the girl told police. The
victim; purse. containing 593 in
cash. including a 82 bill, It-aa found
it the lhruba.
lie law enforcement agents vow-
co their determination to locate the
rapists. Jackson Police Chief J. D.
,3-lolden issued a plea to law abiding
Degrees. He asked them to oo-
operate in every way with otticers
and report any rumor or clue.
Pointing out that it was their duty
as decent aiiE|Til':EfS of the oom-
irnuntty. Holden sairl their reports
-would be held confidential.
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tuegroes had concealed themselves
in the bu-shes tor some time before
their attack. The girl was late for
work and she was runnin! down
the w;l:iwg5rmn'%en_htheyd jumggg from e rt e rus an rear-tor her. She scresrned ind fled
through the park, but was overtak-
cn and ltnoclrod to the zround. One
or the negroes placed his hand over
;. her mouth and the other menace-d
H her with his knife. They dragged
her across the open space to theiold Civil War'battlei'ield trenches.
- Then each negro criminally assault-
'ec| her as the other gagged her
with a piece of cotton.
- Following the Ilra.t auauiia, the
two men debated whether to slay
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. I . . . . - f __ J. C. Heinne, 652 Winter Street. Bhe-' ~ ' was hysterical and her clothing* - _ - --.._92-as torn and muddy! Her lace bore
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I10, In Urlesns lime I8, Ill?
Director, FBI
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leferenoe is mde to qr Isnorendms dated by 1, 194'! requesting
that inquiries be oonduotod in the vicinity of Laurel, Iississippi with
rogsrd to the esptioned club. Inssnuoh es s reply does not epposr to
hsvo been received in this utter, you ere requested to give the desired
investigation your prompt IttIt1Oe
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; Rebulet May 1, IQL7, which transmitted to this office a copy of a
letter signed by "Joe Hodd of the Elenor Club" together with a news clipping
which were furnished the Boston Office by Mr. CHJICIC FOSTER, Yankee Network
news analyst .
F i uiry has been made in the vicinity of Laurel,
Resident Agent at that place, to determine
zazion Eln er o the one described in the letter to Er. rosrse
further to detenmine, if possible, the identity of "Jdbhood".
IMississippi by
if any organi-
existed, and
In this connection, you are advised that e check of current and
pest city and telephone directories fail to reveal that a person by the name
of Jdd HOOD resides in the city of Laurel, Mississippi. There are several
"H$CSS" listed in the city directory and it was determined through a general
inquiry that this is quite a common name in a section of rural Jones County.
In both instances these persons are of the white race» In neither instance was
tnere determined to be a member of the negro race by the name of JOE HOOD. It i
is pointed out, however, that no extensive investigation was conducted to deter-
mine the identity of the author of the letter to nr. FCSTER-
and Ioth! li 1!! c ete
erof Laurel, a l c a .ey ve no ea any rumor or rece-v any ,oncr
evidence to indicate the existence of one of the so-called Eleanor Clubs, or -. .3;
ofher organization or movement whose purported atms and purposes are similar to
the Eleanor Club. Neither did these officers have any information as to the exist-
ence of any group as described in the letter to lr. FOFTER. '
A representative number of reliable negro and white inforrnants and '
sources 0' . - .. .. -= 'ntacted for the same purpose as the contact with
. but the results were negative. All of these
..,- ..; ' . e .1 .~ a ear of rumors of ileanor Clubs in 1942 and 191+},W
but that they had never received any rumors that such an OIgal1J.ZeLiO1'1 existed in
tnis particular vicini ty. Those interviewed likewise stated that they had not
mt-eived any information or rumor as to any group whose purpose was 5l1'ILLl&I' to
that described in the Ft-GTEH letter»
From the interview with the above-named law enforcement officers andfrom a search of official ecords in Jones County, Mississippi, it was determined
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that no unusual number of rapes or related crimes have occurred in that
vicinity. Specifically, there has been but one rape case in recent years
r ubject was arumber of the negro race. This case involves one
who has been twice convicted of the rape of a white woman at
re , ssissippi. This case is pending for the second time on appeal to
the Supreme Court of Mississippi. This crime occurred in 1945. During IQL6
there were two rape cases in the vicinity of Laurel, but in each instance the
subject was a white man and in one case the victim was a fiveqyesrold negro
Y child. The subject of both these latter cases are presently in the penitentiary
following conviction on these charges;1
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' the past year, which is at this time unsolved.
In conclusion, it is pointed out that extensive investigation prev-
iously conducted in l9h3 by the Jackson Office failed to indicate the actual
existence of one of the Eleanor Clubs in this area, and current investigation
likewise failsio substantiate the existence of one; further, that current in-
vestiqation fails to indicate the existence of any racial condition of an ex-
plosive nature.
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The following information was received irom a
source who has furnished reliable information in the past:
on September 25, 1961, end eeteher 2, 9, 15, and
23, 1961, theJF1orida States Rights Party held meetings at
the address of the President of that group, JAIES~K£ITHLEY,
5318 u. w. 17th Avenue, Miami, Florida. _ 1
Discussed at these meetings was a convention
which is to be held in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 26,
1961, which has to do with the United Nations convention.
Mrs. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT is a scheduled speaker at this
convention on October 26. 1961. A nlan was formulated at
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of the Miami Beach Auditorium.
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to be carried by the picketers is as follows;
"Comrades, Mrs. Roosevelt, Russia, Red china"
"Eleanor S835; U! First, U5 Last" L
"Eleanor Roosevelt, Master 0! Deceit"
Source advised that the Florida States Rights
Party, the John Birch Society, and the Americans tor Action
Party would participate in the picket, and that they expected
25 to 50 persons from each group to participate in the picket
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proceed
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to the iami Beach Auditorium and start picketing
p.m.
Source advised that there has been no discussion
or designation as to which persons are to carry placards.
Source advised that the following persons from
the Florida States Rights Party have indicated they would
participate in the picket: _
entitled, "E1eanor's Red Record"Source advised that at the picket the pamphlet
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- I20 CITATIONS -
INCLUDING
EIGHTY-EIGHT
COMMUNIST-FRONT
AFFILIATIONS
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
A Founder and
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Every year around Ci'92ristr'ht:l5-tim,
the Gallup Poll conducts an Ctltl'|UCli pop-
Uliity ccntr-st, assigning reporters to
put this question to a cross-section at
the cr-nr»»icon puiiiic; "What woman
that you have hoard or rend about,
living today in any part of the world,
do you admire the most?"
last year, for the eleventh time,
tr-rs. Eleanor Roosevelt was a siroo-in
winner. What does this prove? Just
this: In a society where a pro-Com-
munist atheist and criminal sea:-pervert
like the late Caryl Chessman can he
built up into o great national hero and
an international martyr through the
power of the Communist-inept press, it
proves only that it is possible to build
up almost anyone as a public idol.
However, certain peculiar aciiviiios
of Mrs. Roosevelt deserve a great deal
more publicity than they have hereto-
fore receiver. lime otter time, she has
gone out of her way to endorse or to
give assistance to known Communists.
Take the case of her notorious endorse-
rrrnt of Alger I-tiss, in her column of
August l6, l94B' "$n1ea|-ing good peo-
ple like Alger His; and louchlin Currie
[both Soviet espionage agents} is, I
think, uniorgivaiaie. . . . inyorte know-
ing either Mr. Currie or M.-. I-liss, who
are two people vvhom I happen to
knew fairly well, would not need any
denial on their port to hnovv they are
Communists, Their records prove it,"
Eleanor Roosevelt is unmistakably
the vvheei-horse of the Democratic
Party. Without her aid, no aspirant to
the Democratic Presidential nomination
is supposed to stand a ghost at a
chance. Her political moves pivot from
a base centered within the organiza-
tion lcnown as Americans for Demo-
cratic Action ADA!. She was one of
the ADA's founders and is its honorary
chairman and one oi its supreme po-,._i 922'_-'-.-_..% ;_ ' 2 i
_ 3
tentotes. Knowing her long pro-Conn
munist record, it is inconceivable that
any of the sycophontic Democratic Pres-
idential aspirants currently clustering
around this Queen lee at the ADA
could be unaware of their public re-
sponsilsilty to repudiate her onslar'so-
meat.
OUIDEUNES FOR ACTION
I. Write your Congressman and urge
him to protest strongly against any
attempt to abolish House
Un-American Activities Committee
il'lUACl.
2. It you are o Democrat, write to the
Democratic National Committee and
inform than that you will not vote
for any Democratic Presidential
Candidate who does not eatogor-
ically repudiate the endorsement al
Bsanor Roosevelt.
I Challenge Eleanor loosevelfs phony
prestige and her led-generated
publicity wherever it appears - os-
peclally in the newspapers which
publish her oolumru. Write the.4I!1_.. ___J __ l.I_ -.Aa__aI_.- a_ L44-' "i GI QII IW l'T'|'|'|I'I I II.2-garolieied Cornnsunist-front reo-, as clonrnentosl in this issue
and In the tlassior "ll.EANOlS IEO
CORD.
4. ll the Democratic Presidential Can-
lclote you tavor has any taint ol
Roosevelt-endorsement, write him
and ask him to repudiate this en-
dorsement-or get out. This may be
W-tr last opportunity to cap a
Communist-Ironter out of the White
Rouse.
5. Spool: out now, and all through the
earning election campaign - espo-
clally prior to and during the Na-
tional Conventions at both parties
-- against any candidate who is
salt on Communism. Even the poi-
ltlcal opportunist! will bow to pub-
lic opinion = ii the public make:
its opinions crystal-clear.!
3I 2' L-' '
KE - I'D CITATIOHS
"Italians from I through B6:
NUHTIQQTQ 2 and 39 are the some organiza-
ll:-t but different citations, Number 34 iq_ de-
scribed in the sou-ce given in parentheses alter
It/t as a primarily pacifist endeavor; GCE which
reuroduced ti 2- FUC hearings - see citation I4-!
cited 34 as o "communist affiliation" on p. 42
Vol. I!. and ULC - see citation 3 cited 34 as
o "cornmunist front on p. 47 Part 1!.
Citation Number 6 may be properly de-
scribed as an enterprise which Eleanor Roosevelt
initiated with others and which was publicized
by the ACPFB citation 3!; 6 was also cited as
cornmunist by GCE and ULC see above!. Num-
ber 66 was cited in'the parenthetical source
after 66 as a pro-it tlrteatrical -enterprise"
which produced the party-line theatrical pro-
duction named. ' -
The primary sources for all citations foliow
immediately alter the non-e of theiorganisation.
enterprise or pvblicotionnomed;-the parentheti-
cal sources at the end of each citatinr. are the
go"-rernrnental national or state! or other offi-
cial publications which have named and cited
the communist-fronts listed. When no PQ'rert-
theses follow the citation, the source is the origi-
nal letterhead, release, newspaper clipping, etc,
and, the designation of the organization named
as a communist-front may be found below in
this explanation.
There are 49 separate and distinct organ-
izations, enterprises artcl publications named in
the list of 36 citations. The sources citing these
49 _ given below - opplw/equally, of course, to
the additional affiliations listed under many of
the citations, For example, under number I!
- the American Yon-tl|Cen5ress AVG! - which
lists the oariiest affiliation of Eleanor Roosevelt
with that organization, there are to be found
an additional fourteen affiliations or evidences
oi support by Eleanor Roosevelt of the AYC -
numbers I9 through 32 Q Ilsll"' in chronological
order.! Abbreviations used in the citation may
olsvays be traced Itacl to tltoprlglnol full title
in an earlier citation. '
In the major sources for the designation of4 "' 92t
a - hm i' ~ ~ "
each of the 49 organizations, etc., which are
named as communist-fronts listed below! the
use at an asterislc *! indicates that the organiza-
tion is on the Attorney Generol's list of subver-
,;v¢ 0|-gqnizqong, The full title of Appendix IX
IX! is given under citation number I. Guide G!
refers to the HUAC Guide to _SubversiV: O_r_Qft_It-
izations and Fubiications January 2, W57!.
Source ! means that the source Iised in paren-
theses after the citation also contains the desig-
nation of that particular organization as O
communist-iront.
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Finding Committee on U-Ameri A¢l5v5'
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after as W!.
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3! G
4! ULC and GCE
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6! IX
7! W, p. 7B
8! IX, indexed under title "Foster Parents Plan
for War Children"
0! IX
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2! G
3! G
4! W, p. 79
7! S
3! G
9! W, p. 79
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3! G ,.
4! HUAC frlearings Regarding Communist In-
filtration of Labor Unions. Part I, August
I949, p. 672.
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Citations Numbers 87 through I20:
These citations are representative of Eleanor
Roosevelt's brazen activities from 1927 to 1960,
0 sport of 33 years. The earliest is Number I3;
the latest is Number H7. Numbers B8 and H5
are cited communist-fronts" and should pt-Qp.
erly be added to the previous as "hard-core
tilltllli. mltlhg o total of 88, but have been
placed in the second category radical, socialist,
pacifist and "mixed-breed" organizations! be-
cause of the fact that their communist-Front"
complexion as cited - is little known, even ta
authorities. There are 28 separate and distinct
organizations, enterprises and publications rep.
resented in this list, which, when added to the
49 listed above. total 77 with which Eleanor
Roosevelt has been affiliated, or about two-
thlrds ol tho I20 citations listed in this report.See S under 74
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cmsnon ItO0SEVEl.T'5 "t-tAno-case" cmxttous
! All-Harlem Youth Conference - sent greet.
ings Daily Worlrer, 5/12/38 Appendix
IX. Special Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities, 1944, p. 313}
! American Committee in Aid of Chinese tn-
ctustrial Cooperatives INDUSCO, Il'|¢,! _
member advisory Board-November 19.50
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee,
Hearings, Institute of Pacific Relations,
Part. H, March .1952, p, .3794! ';
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eign Born - sponsor - Daily Worker,
10/21/'41, p. 4 Subversion ln Facial Un.
rest," Hearings, Louisiana Joint Legislative
Committee, 3/6,/57, Part 1, p. 51!
. . . sponsor of dinner -- program -
IO/27/46 lbid.}
. . . signer - New Year's A|IP'¢l *9 "' l'
dent Truman for Increased Immigration
Jan, I947 House Un-American Activities
Committee HUAC! Communist Political
Subversion," Part 2, Appelllm "-55- P-
773i!
. . . signer at Open letter to Commissioner
of Immigration and Naturalization Pro-
testing Against Attempted Terrorisation of
Yugoslav-Americans in Farrell, Pa. May-
June I947 lbid., p. 7732!
American Committee for Spanish Freedom
-~sent greetings-Daily Worlser, ll/234.'>.
p. 8 "Subversion In Racial Unrest," ULC,
p. .51!
American Committee for Yugoslav Raliet
- made cash contribution to Headlines
of ACYR, July i945, p. l lbid., l..ILC, p. Si!
. . . accepted honorary chairmanship -1
Daily Worker, 12/'21/45, p. 3 lbid-!
. _ . honorary chairman letterhead,
7/23,/48 llbid.!
. . . held press conference at headquar-
ters; sent letter out soliciting support for
ACYR Senate Internal Security Subcom-
mittee SISS! "United States Citizens Em-
ployed by the United Nations," 19.52,
p. 204!
l2! American Communications Association -
spealcer at annual convention Baltimore
Evening Sun, 4/to-"'40, p. B Special Cam-
mittee an Un-American Activities SCUAA
- Val. l3, i940, p. 7980: LJLC, p. 51!
3! American League for Peace and Democ-
4racy -- China Aid Council ~ sent donation
to CouncilDaily Wor "=,::r, 3.-'21,-'38 SCU-
AA, Executive Hearings, I940, Val. 5, p.
2390; ULC, p. $1!
! American Relief for Greets Democracy -
honorary chairman|etterhead, ll./l9_-'46
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and the NAACP," Vol. 2, Georgia Commis-
sion on Education, GCE, p. B5!
. . . speaker - New York Times, I2/24/46,
p. ll
. . . honorary chairman letterhead,
1/17/17
American Student Union - entertained
leader, Joseph P. lash, at White House,
Ii/30/39 -- Washington Times-Harald,
12/l/39 llJlC, p. 51!
American Youth Congress lAYC] - Na-
tional Council attended Council confer-
ence of delegates, was interviewed by
lhemNew York Herald Tribune, l/'26/36
. . . sent letter oi greeting to Milwaukee -
oiiicioi AYC program, 7/2-5/3} ii..iiC,
p. 51!
. . . speaker at City College ior New York
AYC Council: New York Stole Model Leg-
islature, I/29/38-Daily Worker, l/29,/38;
New Masses, 2/B,-'38 House Un-American
Activities Committee, Hearings Regarding
Jack McMichael, 7/53, opposite p. 2673!
. . . speaker at New York dinner -- Evening
Star, 3,/1.-'39 GCE, p. 8.5!
. . . speaker, New York AYC program,
7_"9/ 39 LJLC, p. 52!
. . accompanied Communist leaders of
AYC lo hearings before SCUAA an
ii/30,- 39 and entertained them at White
House the some clay -- Washington Times-
Herold, I2/i/39 SCUAA, Vol. 9, 1939,
p. 5616; American Mercury Cormunists
in The White House, February i953,
p. l0!
. ._ . defender of AYC before Council of
outhern Women-ivoning §lar, i/"i6/'46,
p. 4 LJLC, p. 52!
. . . defender of AYC in her column, My
Day, I/29./40
. . . invited Congressmen to White House
to meet AYC leaders - tI.'a:hington Post,
2/7/40, pages I. 7 lUlC p. 52!
. . . speaker, Washington AYC program,
2/'10-'10 HUAC, Hearings Regarding Jack
McMichael, p. 2723!i
. . . AYC speaker - Chicago, 4/I3/40
Appendix IX. p. 559!
. . . defender of AYC - liberty Magaline,
Why I Still Believe in the Youth Congress,"
4/20/40 l.Jl.C, p. 52!
. . . asked for dinner tor AYC loaders to
raise funds invitation by Edward J.
Flynn, Bronx, 5/8/40 Appendix IX, p.6I4;
American Mercury, Feb. "I953, p. 9!
. . . AYC speaker - Washington, D. C. -
Evening Star, 6/I5/40
China Aid Council - sponsor - undated
folder LJl.C, p. 52!
Christmas Amnesty Flea for Communists
Convicted Under The Smith Act signer of
petition to President Eisenhower urging
commutation at sentences and postpone-
ment oi trials-New York Times, ii/'2l/55,
p. 20 LJLC, p. 52!; Daily People's World,
l2/'22/55, p. I California Senate Investi-
gating Committee on Educotion_ ilth Re-
port, 'l956, pages 28-9!
Congress of American Women - [Interna-
tional Congress of Women, Paris, Ii/26 to
12/1,45, became the Congress of Amor-
ican Women in I947! - sent greetings ta
the 1945 International Congress {Cali-
fornia Senate Fact-Finding Committee on
Un-American Activities, 4th Report, I948,
p. 233i
Daughters at the American Depression -
sponsor - New York Times, 5/13/40 AP.
pendix IX, p. 684; ULC, p. 57!
End Jim Crew in laseliall Committee -
sponsor - release, 7/30/45 GCE, P, B5!
Foster Parents Plan tor Spanish Chiidren._
supporter - Eireion, Ocioieer i939 'LJlC,
p. $2!
INDUSCO, INC. See also citation number
2, some organization, earlier date! -
mernber of advisory board -~ letterhead,
April 'l95l ULC, p. 52! "
Highlander Folk School - endorser ofschogl -- New York Times, I2/I6/4¢,
p. 2 .
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undatcd pamphlet, "Let The World Know."
ULC, p. 52!
League of Women Shoppers - speaker,
New Yorlc Daily Worker, 12/9/36 IJLC,
P- 5?!
Nlotrr-poiit-tn Music 5Cl'tooI--advisory coun-
cil membercotaIo9, I953-54 ULC, p. 52!
. . . advisory council member - catalog.
1954-55 lbid.!
. . . advisory council member catalog,
1956-57 lbid.I
Midwest Student Victory Assembly -- sent
greetings, January 1943 HUAC Investi-
gation of Communist Activities in San Fran-
cisco Area, Port 3, p. 3272!
Pvtotion Picture Artists Committee = sent
olortation-Daily Worker, 3,'2l,'3B SCUAA,
Executive hearings, Vol. 5, I9-4'l_, p. 2390;
GCE. p. B6! '
National Citizens Emergency Relief Com-
mittee to lid Strikers Families -- member
of national board ~ Worlter, 3/I7,-'46,
p. 5 {GCE, p. B6!
National Citizens Political Action Commit-
tee - honorary guest - program, A/l2_/46
National Committee to Abolish the Pall Tax
-- sponsor - letterhead, 4,-'17,/43
. . . sponsor -- letterhead, 3'846 HUAC
Hearings, Testimony of Bishop G. Brornley
Oxnam, 7_'2l,-53, p. 3688!
National Committee for Peoples Rights -
oided campaign - Tapelta Daily Capital,
ll/27,19 SCUAA, Executive Hearings,
Vol. 4, 1940, P. trots!
ltlatianal Conference on the German Prob-
lem - sponsor official release, 3,'6 "47
ULC, p. 53l
National Council of American-Soviet
Friendship - Committee of women -- sent
greetings to Soviet women on Interna-
tionol Women's Day - Daily Worker,
4/4,/46, p. B GCE, p. 86!
. . . member of committee of Wgmgn -
press release -- 3,13-,'-17 LJLC, p. 53!
. . . sent greetings -- Woriteg Il,"I9;'44,
p. 2 ULC. P. 53!to _2%,!»Ii
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. . . sent greetings to rally Daily Worker,
tl/I 5/15, p. 3 LILC. p. 53!
Notional Council of Arts, Sciences and
Professions attended party at sculptor
Jo Davidson's home, I948, at which party
the announcement of the formation of the
Progressive Party to support Henry Wal-
lace for President was made HUAC Com-
munist Methods of Infiltration in Entertain-
ment, Part T, Hearings, t,/I3-18-54, p.
3869!
National Emergency Conference for Dema-
cratic llights - endorse-r of statement "A
Warning to America" folder, I940 Ap-
pendix tx, p. 1215!
National lawyers Guild attended NLG
Detroit convention and posed for piciures
with officials-Daily Worker, 2/2t /56, p. 5
National Negro Corgress speaker at
Philadelphia meeting Dolly Warlter,
2/I2,-'38 GCE, p. B6!
National Right-To-Work Congress--speaker
pragram, 6,7/39 Appendix IX, p. I307!
People: Front for Peace sent greetings -
Daily Worlrer, 8/30,-'37, p. 2 LJt.C, p. 53!
Protestant Digest -- writer of statement for
-- letterhead, I2,/2?,/3'? Appendix IX,
p. I519!
Rachel Productions -- praised its produc-
tion of The World of Shalom leichent,"
and recommended its Chicago company
even though I5 of the I7 members of the
company were party members or fronters
Coanterottaclc, 3/26/54, p. 3!
Russian War Relief - sent greetings -
Soviet Russia Today, I2/4!, p. 20 ULC,
p. 53!
Southern Conference Educational Fund -
signer of letter protesting Congressional
hearings on SCEF - 6/IO/.54 [I.Jl.C, p. 53!
Southern Conference for Human Welfare
- the predecessor of the SCEF - speaker ~
program, 1'I/20-23-38 {Appendix IX, p.
1591!
. . . speaker at convention. Cltttonooga -
program, 4/I6/40, 4/20/J0 Appendix
IX, pp. I598-9!
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... 1945 HUAC Investigation at Communist
Activities in the New York Area, Part I-
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. . . entertained Joseph S. Gelders, o Com-
munigt Pm-ty member and leader oi the
scttw, qt White House; prior to spwiio
for the SCHW SISS!, Hearings, Southern
Conference Educational Fund, l"¢-- 3/54.
p. 15!
Southern Negro Youth Congress - speaker
- 4,-'Z'B,r39 ULC, p. 54]
. . . attended conference in Tennessee.
summer I942 SISS, Hearings on SCEH $99
above, pages 105, I16!
Soviet Russia Today - contributor - $oviet
Russia Today, 6'/42. p. 6 Ulc. P- 54!
teachers Union, New York City Was Local
#5 of American Federation at Teachers
prior ta its expulsion by AFT in T940!
received annual award - Daily W'Ol'll8l.
4,"23/39 GCE, p. 85]
United American Spanish Aid Committee
... Uppgrtgr- AppEt'tdiX IX,
United States Arrangements Committee.
World Youth Conference - honorary pa-
tron - letterhead, 7,-'45 l.Jl.C_ p. 54!
United Student Peace Committee - en-
dorser of Peace Strike - Daily Worker,
4/20, 39 lGCE. p. 86!
Workers Alliance -- sponsored April i936
meeting, Washington, D. C. The Individ-
ualist, Lincoin, Nebraska, Vol. l, I933-9.
Topics No. 45, quoting Industrial Control
Reports, 4/TB.-'36!
. . Y speaker at convention, Washington,
D. C. New York Sun, 6/'7/39, p. l
Washington Committee for Aid to China --
attonded and supported WCAC at tea on
'l'2~ 15 40 lSCUAA, Executive Hearings,
Vol. 5, 19-ti, p. 2:62!
. . . honorary sponsor. Paul Robeson con-
cert, withdrew support only because at
procedural disagreement. 4,-"'25,/ll |bid.,
ppp. Z375-6!
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ing session .-- Vassar Coiiege, i/i6/iiI2
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ADDITIONAI CITATION!
! American Association for the United Na-
tions, Inc. The United Notions Fund
member of board of directors - letterhead
' ll/2t/50 solicited aid for over her signa-
ture! The AAUN was the suhic-ct at a Fre-
liminary Report", T955, American legion
Counter-Subversive Sm-tion]
B8! American Civil liberties Union - speaker
at rally for Chicago branch in April
I940 The individualist, lincoln, Nebraska,
4,/IB-A0 citing News and Views, Na. 54!
The ACLU has been cited as a "Commun-
ist-tront in the T948 California Un-Amer-
icon Activities Committee Report, p. 107-9!
I891 American Committee an Africa - member 92-'r
of national committee - letterhead,
6/10/SB and 6_"l9,/59 --- The .ACA has
been publicized by the Worker, 4'24,'6O,
which noted the ACAs opening of a South
Africa Emergency Fund; at least 40 of the
30 officers and national corn..'.it1er: mem-
bets have records! ' i
90! . . . South Africa Defense Fund - member
I91!
92!
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94!
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96!of sponsoring committee. for lurid, "set up
by the ACOA to help with__ic-gal aid for
tho L58 chorg-on with treason in_ South
Africa {Aica Today, Ma;-June, T957!
Americans for Democratic Action ADA! -
loundet - l-9,'47 Hearings House Se-
lect Committee on lobbying Activities, Part
6, p. l9, 7,"l1 SUP
. . . chairman ADA nominating committee
3-'29/47 ADA, its Origin, Aim! and
Character, issued by Staff of Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee, 4/T9/$5, [gig-
sued in 1957!
. . . signer - ADA pamphlet, Toward Total
Peace, 1947 tbSd,!
. . . chosen as ADA national honorary
chairman - éth annual ADA convention,
5/22_'53; 7th convention, 4/'9/$4; 8thicon-
vention 3/I9/55 lbid.!
. . . contributor ADA's Guide to Politics
Dial Press, i954! lbid.!
- . . honorary ADA chairman, I956, and
officer in 1952 and from l957 to date
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signed staten , America Needs A New
Foreign Policy," issued by AFSC's Clarence
E. Pickett New York limes, IO/to/58,
p. 40!Iureeu for intercultural Education start-
sor ii/25/46 letterhead At st
40 ol its sponsors and staff officials have
communist-front records. The California
Senate Investigating Committee on Educa-
tion noted this tact in its Bth, I951, Report,
9. I8!
Common Council for American Unity -
sponsor - letterhead, I /24/46; contributor
to letters from America campaign, and
sponsor in 1950 - folder The CCAU has
had an extensive number of Communist-
fronters and some party members asso-
ciated with It over the past two decodes}.
Encampment for Citizenship Sponsored by
American Ethical Union!. iOth Anniversary
-- honorary chairman and sponsor- letter-
head, 4/20/$6 the communist-front affili-
ations of sponsors of the EFC have been
listed in the American l.eglon's Reports,
Counter-Subversive Section, pages TA, 27;
its Firing line, 1954, No. 7, p. 3 and 1955,
p. 38 and I32}
Freedom Home Wendell Wlllhie Ildg,! -
launder -- I/22/42 The individualist,
ll/8/47, p. 3, 4; signer Declaration of
Freedom, 1952 pamphlet The Tenth Anni-
versary of Freedom House, p. 9!. Directors
Include fronters!
International ladies Garment Workers
Union David Dublnslsy! - donated serv-
ices broadcasting over Eugene V. Debs So-
cialist! Memorial Radio Station, WEVD, to
IKGWU, a left-socialist union -- Bally
Wetier, 4,/7/34.
international Student Service member
executive committee -- Jan. I942 Joe Lash
testimony, SCUAA, p. 2507!
league for industrial Democracy - penici-
pant In symposium 1945 Hearings, Spe-
cial Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt
Foundations and Comparable Organisa-
tions, port i, I954, p. 300!; speaker, Jlth
annual meeting ibid., p._762!. This com-05! The nation - speairer at its
, O6! National Association for the
i, 07! Nationoi_Consumers league ~ vice
- . . qando against thernittee ir_1' Jigated the [ID thoroughly
a sc " 1rgc|niztIliOn.!
5/25/52 Counterattaclt, 6/13/52, p.
cited as a "united front" affair.!
oi Colored People NAACP! -
board oi directors, i953 l..ll.C, p
spealrer - Afro-American, 4/20/35-
ber board of directors -e
2/lo/.56 the Communists . . . have
trated and are working through
NAACP" LJLC, Part 2, March
p, 'i55!
dent - letterhead, 1931, i936 headed
the Socialist, Florence Kelley. l93l, and
her son, Nicholas, I936!
I081 New Yorir Council for a Permanent F.I.i
honorary chairman New Yorlt
2/i8/46 letterhead; speaker lbid.!
dreds of communists and lrantcrs
narned as sponsors oi this rally!
109! Nationol issues Committee - _
I954 See source under 92! an
of the ADA!
H0! National Urban League - spcalrer
more Sun, I2/1 t /35! the extensive
of Communist affiliations oi NUL
is given in the Citizens Council,
publication of the CCA, January, I957!
I l ll New School for Social Research -
advisary board, I931 catalog
are extensive relcrenccs"to_ the role of
New_Schoo| and of its ollicials and
, members in aiding Soviet
_ agents like lflctnns Eisler to enter the
States - HUAC Hearings lle'g'ar'ding
Eisler, 9/47! - l
I12! National Women's Trade Union
entertained leaders of NWTUL at
House; named as member for many
. post - labor, 5, 12/36 "the
of the WTUL should be supported," -
Worker, 6/26/36! '
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Stoto Joint logisiativo Fact-Finding Gom-
minoo on Lin-.l_rne.r!oan _A_c_.ti92.ri!ies, Qné !e-
port, i948. p. 80!
III6! Progressivo Education Asoolation-spcaiu
ori I/24-5/33 now: roioaso, ll/I9/33!
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NEW YORK Just at this
time. when many of us
have felt that the inciivitiurtl
was losing many of his;-if;lits,
it is encouraging t ote thedecisions of the%ii1:reme
Cou_rt upholding the Constitu-
tio'r'tai»Iree-doms.
The Court-at least the ma-
jot-ity on it-- seems to have re-
nefinr-ri the ancient idea that
its function is to guard the
tights granted to our people
III the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights. This it has
rt--no in re92'et sir92g the ton-
tt-inpt conviction of John T.!¢-'l92'atl-tins, labor leader. and thefreeing of ve California
Cominu.nist leaders convir-it-ii
tt:1tl t the Smith Act and the
gt.-mting 01 a new trial I01"
nine others.
I also am glad that, after
his long fight. John Stewart
Service. former Foreign Serv-
.. e ot!ice|'. won a r992'ersal of
the judgment of the Court of
Appeals 9292']92it'lt in June, 1358,
held that Mr. Service had been
1-ightftiily dismissed as a se-curity risk. '
Wht-n-"'3-on-'study the way
am" N, Y, Mirror3-: I'm Clad. Over Recent
A High Court Decisions
the different Court justices
acted in reversing the Com-
munist ieader's convictions,
you find certain differences
in their reasoning.
For instance, two oi them,
Justices William Black and
William C. Douglas. felt that
the Smith Act is unconstitu-
tional. I have not the space to
discuss the legal points, but I
think it is well worth every-
one's time to read the varied
opinions.
I for one. am glad that
the Court has handed down a
decision which Iorever bars
any Smith Act indictment un-
rir-r the "organize" section.
The word "organize" was be-
ing construed in its narrow
sense. meaning that simply
bringing a Communist group
into being was found to be
cause tor indictment. _Thp
Court held the Communist
Party had been organized in
its present iorm by 1954 at
the latest and that. in 1951
when the Indictment was
brought against the leaders,
the three year stam.te-aLlim1-
tations had run out.Tolls? '1 2 _
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fne New iork Post of march ¢J, l9§7, reporteo that you
hso put into Hie recoru of CH9 benste Internal security
bubcomnittee a uocument ueuring the lcoei "Uniteu otstes
nepsrtment of Justice, Feueral nureeu of lnvestigotion".
The uocument contcineu the ioilowing statement referring
to the unuersignec in connection with the convention of
the Communist Barty held in reurusry:
The Communists boasteu of nsving iimpertisl
servers cover the convention. nowever,Ob-
most of these
soculieu 'mmpartiai' observers were nanupicneu uefore
the convention stnrteu unu were reporteoiy neudeo by
A.J. nuste, who has long fronteu for communists anu
recently CiFCUlut¬u a aM8SCj petition calling forwho
the
release 0T Communist leeuers convicteu under the Smith
Act. mus s report on the convention was as biaseu ascoulu E9/gfpecteo. on the other nsno, an observer whomthelgewty aid not hapid anu who was more objective,
tar nachlin, of the American tivii tioerties Union
has ststeo that the arguments for uemocrecy within
Barty were merely tactical snu cesigneu
public'".
So far as the record at my cispossl goes
that I have "long fronted for Communists" is
conoarstively very recent happenings: i! my
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capacity;
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Emitn Act and e suspension of prosecution in"observer" st the uommunist Party conv
my activity in getting others to serve in a sicikar
2! the fact that I helped to circulate a petition
sent to Presiuent Liscnhomer at Uhristmas time 1955
asked for amnesty for Communists convicteu unoer the
the C458 of other
accused unaer the smith act, penning a review of tne latter J.9
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to fool the
your allegation
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which the bupreme court of the United otctes was tnen prepar-
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basis but one which is directly and completely contrary
us uirector of the Rresbyterian Labor temple, Hen yorx,
national secretary of the christian pacifist rellouship-
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Not only was I not connected with any Communist fronts during
all these years but I toos a leading part as the executive of the
' F.U.R. in analyzing and exposing the uangerous and fraudulent char-
" acter of "united fronts" and in pGTSU&ui5 the z.U.h. groups both
**i here and in other countries not to take part in such activities as
other peace groups during those years was to the effect
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P¬cC¬ Petition, etc. that criticism there has been in pacifist ano
that I was
too "rigid" and perhaps "unreconciling" about sucn matters.
* The r.U.R. at the same time has stoutly defended the civil
of tommunists as well as all others, and of course with
approval. rrom tne beginning the national Council of
r.U.h. has opposed the bmith act and prosecutions under it as vio-
hhen r.O.h. or I personally have acted in this field of civil
liberties, however - as in a osenberg petition a fen years ago
- anu the bmith Act amnesty petition -- we have scrupulously avoided
acting through, or ultn organizations or committees that might be
suspecteu as "fronts", but have acted independently, making it clear
in each case tnat we were opposed
the riyhts_of those tith_5hom_3e
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carries more weight probably than
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/to Communism and were defending
disagreed, not of those with whom
against me and my record. You are
unuoubteoly aware of the fact that your word in such matters as this
that of any other person in our
country. I respectfully submit that you should immediately take out
of U16 recoru the allegation that I h've "long fronted for Communists"
1 turn now to the question of " l'artial observers" at the C.P.
convention. I am informed by Norma , homas, who, as he has told you,
was associated wiul me in approaching people to
' that according to mr. Nichols of your staff the
thinning that we were acting as a front in thisact as observers,
basis for the i.-.1.matter is_tnpttesuzeestion that iere be "observers" came from Mr. bimon H uerson
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.. I.. 1who was in charge of publicity at the u.P. convention. hr. Pnomas
in his letter to you has disposed of the charge that if the idea die
l originate with er. verson this made u "fronter" of any one who con-
however, the fact of the matter is that the iuea did not original
with Ar. derson or any other Communist. It was first mentioneu by one
»- of my fellow-pacifists in my own room. it was tentatively mentioned
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we known civil libertarians such as Norman Thomas and hoger N.
alowin in order to checs on the validity of the idea. binding thatthe idea seemed meritorfps, we proceeded.
If the idea that mr. derson originated the project was reported
to you as a fact by one of your agents or another person, the report
-- whether by design or unintentional error -- was false. If the
idea that mr. uerson was the originator was an inference, it was
completely erroneous.
%UiC persons were asneu if they wished to sit
U18 following: l! observers should be persons
known as opponents of Communism and as not identified with "united
fronts"; 2! they should also have some record of concern for civil
liberties of minority groups; 3! there was to be no veto by the C.P.
of anyone asked to be an observer; 4! observers were not in effect
to serve as reporters during the convention, since unfortunately re-
porters were not admitted to the sessions; but after the convention
all observers were to be completely free jointly or individually to
make any kind of reports, write any evaluations they saw fit, etc.,
with no censorship whatever.lne conditions on
in as "observers" were
to the Senate Internal Security
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not, is completely contrary toThe allegation in your statement
subcommittee that some observers were
which others such as hr. achlin were
fact. All persons were approached by hr. Thomas or myself directly
or through an intermediary. It should be put in the record that a
number of persons who were approached, who thought it a good idea,
=nd wished to participate, declined to do so because they feared ther~
might be precisely hie kind of comment which you have in fact made
and they did not wish to expose the institutions with which they were
connected to the embarrassment which this causes in the atmosphere
thich still too largely prevails in this country and which it is
presumably the duty of the department of Justice to combat. If the
Department is not in fact charged with the defense of the Constitu-tion/and in particular the dill of nights, what is its function?!
Among those who were contacted in the matter was mr. George//hundquist of the New York Civil Liberties Union. he indicated to
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HIme that he was looking for two or three board members of the N.Y.
t.L.U. to act as "observers" and a day or two before the Gonvention
reported to me that Mr. Carl Hachlin and hr, higdol were prepared to
serve. Mr. Bachlin and AT. Migdol received invitations by wire from
the National Committee of the Communist Party to whom I gave their
names and addresses in the same way precisely as anyone else who in-
dicated readiness to participate in the project.
Your statement about the difference between hr. hachlin's eval-
uation of the Convention and Unat of the eight observers, including
myself, who issued a Joint statement after ur. Rachlin's appearance
before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, is very vague. I
cannot but think that on second thought you will agree with me that
important government officials, if they speax on such matters at
all, should seek to be specific and scrupulously accurate. Your
statement gives the impression that the eight vouched for it that
the Communist Party bad become democratic. I am enclosing herewith
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a copy of the Statement of Eight Observers, which you may well not
have seen before you wrote your statement. You will note that we
report that the sessions we attended were democratically conducted
and we cited illustrations. We did also express the view that the
conflict wiuin U16 Party could not be dismissed -- to use Mr.
Eachlin's terminology =- as "merely tactical and designed to fool
the public". I may parenthetically record my personal opinion that,
in view of what has happened in recent months in the Communist
movement in Poland, Hungary, Russia itself, and for that matter in
the Communist ranks in U18 United states, for any one on serious
reflection to regard all this as an elaborately contrived stage
play he must be entirely incapaole of Judging political developments
or engaged in a calculated attempt to create a distorted impression.
However, the eight observers specifically stated that they sus-
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éh ' * " _ he - 'pended judgment as to whether the A had achieved ihdependeno
of mosgow and was movin* toward demogratic socialism. stated that
in ea view of the very admissions made by the Convention as to past
crimes and errors, only U18 actual behavior of Communists and the
Communist Party could furnish a basis for judging what was really
happening.It is difficult not to r:g¬éy'it as a gratuitous insult thié/,/
the impression should be given t that persons such as Dorothy ay
of the Catholic Worker, Georg Iillougnby, a briend and direct
of the entral Committee for Conscientious vbgectors, Alfre asslerhead l u1e literature department/6 e Fellowship of ReconciliationLyle Tatum, a mgmbr of the Stuff f t American Friends Service Committee, Boy i2;H'and oayard.$sti?£of the Ear nesisters League,Dr. Stringfellow arr, and Bernar" hosenberg would be participants
in anything which involved "handpicking". They are all persons known
for their integrity and independence of character. may I in particu-
ler call your attention to the fact that yr. hosenberg, one of the
editors of Dissent magazine, who was "picked" in exactly the same
way as everyone else, not only did not Join in the otatement of eight
Observers, but mess his 9Yil'1 Qlsslatrsttieh, §lrit1¢a_1 92 H11 .e<>sit1§>11, ina letter to the New York Post, something which he had every right to
do.
Probably ue most deplorable and ominous feature of your state-
ment is that an officenolder of your standing and prestige should
inferehtially attach the label of "fronting" for Communists to the
nearly fiftydistinguished AEETICEHS, known for their opposition to
Communism, ho in 1955 signed a petition relating to Communists con-
victed u er the Smith act. This means attaching this label to Mrs.
Flesnor ioosevelt, Norman Inomas, the dean of Union Rheological Sem-
inary, the dean of the Chapel at Columbia University, the dean of the
Boston University school of Theology and others listed in the brochur
enclosed herewith. I hope you will note carefully the contents of
the petition, including the dissenting opinions of distinguished
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United states, on which the
petition was largely based.
any citizen is, of course, entitleu'#uw criticize the signers of
such a petition but labelling them as "fronters" because they exer
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the right to petition, not to speah of labelling those who exercise
it as "fronters", seems to me a violation of trust and the kind of
action which gravely jeopardizes our democratic institutions.
This leads me, without any animosity toward you personally, Mr.
Hoover, to raise two questions. In the first place, I am under the
impression that according to your own btatements it is the function
of the Federal bureau of Investigation to gather information, not to
deliver judgments or to attempt to "give the party line , so to
speak, to congressional committees or the general public. Have you
not in this instance departed from this policy?
In the next place, if a person in your position is to speak at
all in such matters, should he not refrain from stigmatizing individ-
uals who are not on trial, who nave not even been charged with any
violation of law, and who obviously have no such access to channels
of oublicity as you have? lt is my impression that in recent years,
as the result of the reaction of countless citizens against the ex-
cesses and atrocities of acCarthyism, Congressional investigating
committees have been at some pains not to give out names of citizens
who were questioned at least until there was some basis for legal
charges against them. Po what pass have we come if a single individ-
ual -- and he the head of the F.u.I. presumably charged in a special
and delicate manner with the protection of citizens against attack
and the defense of our liberties -- can make charges against an in-
dividual in the casual manner that you have used in this case?
I raise this question not, except in a very minor degree, on my
own behalf. I do have some means of publicity and a long public
recorc of being open and above board in what I do, whatever views
people may hold as to my behavior. moreover, 1 have the inward pro-
tection of knowing that in what I have done and said in these matters
I have acted in accordance with the Christian faith and teaching
which I profess. he are taught in the bcriptures of that faith that
it is the business of those who have influence or power to be espec-
ially considerate of the wean and to "take care not to dlfend one of
these little ones". There are, alas, a good many people in this
country who have little if any means to defend themselves who have
been injured, materially and spiritually, by those who have power
and prestige.
It is necessary to add one final word about a matter which may
come up in subsequent discussion. During the past year and a half
I have been somewhat prominently involved in the process of promoting
untrammeled political discussion from which no tendencies, including
Communist Sp0k¬Sm¬D, are excluded. bometimes these discussions have
been under the auspices of the fellowship of neconciliation when they
have served a clear civil liberties purpose; sometimes not. I thins
that in insisting that all views should be publicly heard l am true
to one of the most basic of American traditions. I think that in
insisting on the other hand, as
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