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OUNTERATY 1K 75 10 qanes communism EGUTERED IN THE UNITED STATED PATENT OFFICE 29 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 6, WEW YORE Yol. 9, No. ll - - - 4] - \ MRS. ROOSEVELT AND HER RECORD wz ; Ae Eleanor Noosevelt,-widow of the late Franklin D., has been called the "first lady" of\the world. When she speaks, a good part of the world ' @an be expected to listen. When she acts, a good part of the world may be expected to observe—and perhaps follow. | There are those who question what she says and the way she acts. They “are often dismissed as bitter or cynical, or both. And in truth, NWrs. Roose- valt often arouses more temperature than temperateness. What is the basis -‘ hsr fame? <A complete answer probably would be impossible now. Yet, as to one of the most controversial facets of all, there is now a clear and con- vincing illumination, This is the facet of whether or not she deserves the harsh description of "feliow traveler". It is a title not lightly to be conferred on the "first lady of the world." But is she? Does she and has she supported actual Con- muniet fronts? Has she done it through and beyond shifte in the line? Has she coutinued toy Support tuew after the 3 Beisiin bivukade which eveu the super— | tolerant publisher of the "New York Times" once described as a reasonable cut-off point, beyond which front membership meant serious fellow-traveling? Here is an actual, complete excerpt taken from one of Mrs. Roosevelt's newspaper columns as distributed within the past 30 days: "I returned yesterday to New York and was astonished to see in the paper that an organization to which for a long time I have subscribed $10 a vyear— the American Committee for the Frotection of the Foreign Born—is listed as giving help only to the members of the Communist Party. If this is true, I “" —~gm sure it will be a great surprise and shock to many people besides nyself. "I shall be interested to seo what the final judgment on this organiza~ tion will be,” That was Mrs, Roosevelt's word to the world on the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born. But other facts were already on record. if . . ‘ . ar cer ee, |