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° Sot pene weoe 4 ~ 4¥vObedOlL Ol -f OFS eR_ pero 23 West 26th St. “Feu York 10, N, Y. «7% Texts of messages ceived for the NN 58th anniversary of the dodication of the Etatus of Liberty - October 28, 1944 ~ ‘ \ er from VIGE~PRESTIGNT HENRY ,\WALLIACE cf " t “Jo me the Statue cf Liberty is just as important a memorial as the Wash- ington Monuncnt, Those who have become American citizens because they believe _— in the Awcrican way of life and deliborately chose it in preference to the Fe-- ’ therland will fight for liberty with a patriotic fervor fully equal to that ef the native born, Wherever I go I am deeply impressed with the deep faith ant (po See Pee oe a which the foreign born have in “America, t an glad, therefore, that the Ameri- can Committee for Protection of Foreign Born is sponsoring this special cele- bration at the Statue of Literty on Bodloe's Island,® from GENGRAL DVIGHT D M21 SENEOVER “As this message is being written, in response to your recent letter, the ad United Nations' forces are advancing along a great linc acroes Franco against Nazi hordes, It is my fervent hope that soon the armies of the onemy shall have been driven completely from the soil of the country whcse gencrosity made possible the statuc on Bedlne'ts Tsland, I can think cf no more fitting site thane fn where froe men could gather in this momentous hour to rededicate themselves to a unified effort in the cause of human freedom and all these principles which are gymbolized by the Statue of Liborty.® - a \ from S:CRETARY OF TH! INTERIOR HAROLD LNICKES "This anniversary of the Statue of Liberty is perhaps one of the most sig- nificant since its dedication fifty-eight years ago as a symbol of Francc— American friendship and cf devotion to freedom of the human spirit. It is par- ticularly fitting that the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born should choose the statue as a rallying point, for it has been the lodestone drawing millions to these shores ag a haven from the turbulent racial prejudices af «zh a...3 2 eam lsaceqcr OL Vac 014 World, I ap uuappy that the Goddess of Libor ty has been able to con- tinuc to hold high her torch while France, whose inspired conception she was, Was under @ cloud of bestial indignities from which she is now triumphantly emerging, § eu from ELEANOR MOO SEVELE I; r yoo 7 d f & Bw. “a . fe “7 a eraciszet "Ty em iad be Teen Weaeek BL peck eee ee ens a a ss Sm fina to KNOW aoout : ial coromoniss which the Auer ican Cogan bog tee for Protection of Foreign Born will hold on October 28th to cdlébrate the S€th annivereary of the dedication of the Statue cf Liberty, I believe that this nation will always live up to its tradition and work for freedom and jus- ,bice for ali," ‘Vel .. ‘ bpwe/nd ait . -_ c Via