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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 1

166 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 164 pages OCR'd
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' Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1953 PAn Arh hiriare pirmartrry BURGER MEV O-MERALL Published Every Evening {Except Saturc.y: and Sunday Merning by Panhandle Publishing Co., Inc.. Pubsshe-. Phone Borger 223i ' { | ; NRE Not Too Sacred By 3. ©. PHILLIPS ED!TOR'S NOTE: Your editor asked Mrs. Eleanar Romeeveh whether she would be willing for President Eisenhower to Immed- iately discharge from ihe federal pasrcd, chose Coomriun sts. pro. Communists, fellow travelers and secunty risks identified ae such hay the Feders] Bureau of Invesuogetuon, Here is her answar. is not quite clear. People fighting the Congressional Committees investigating Com- munism. and net these committees. are the ones aho are shaking the confidence of the people. So far it bo. unt been proven treat these : committers have injured any trule innoceat person. at es Just what she mecns br the qualification of “proper channels" { \ In the light of presen: developments involving Harry Dexter White. this letter from Mrs. Roosevelt is of particular interest. Beheving that our leaders, when they are doing something for us people communicated to them, your editer sent the telegram repro. ; duced below to beth President Eisenhower and Chairman Harold Sec elde. ae | Others should write or telegraph their feelings on the subject, - 4 You may not be able io do very much te help your country, but | / You can at least do this one thing. Let your nations] leaders know ‘that you are tired of the political chicanery which placed spies aad; “praliors on the federal psyroil—J, ¢. Phillipe} | “ dias aaah Mrs, Franklin D. Roovevels : 211 East 62nd Street " New York 21. N. ¥, ‘eis. Pains 7 a weeld ce be completely willing jo have President Eises- » Through the proper channels, dismiss ad Coramunist idee- , ‘ss such by the F.B.1. "$ @ think thal the methods used by the Congressional Investiga- ‘Commitives Investigating. Communism have been unfortuante jt: ty of thei ae and in many Instances mote they ne S segtreresaial Sees en, red Os & Communit ENCLOSURS' ‘that requires considerable courage, should have the support of the: nares October 27, 18953 have shaken the confidence ef the people in the fy
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