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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 30
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of te. Hes Deal form of -dictsrorship government. I ama’
Southerner by birth, tradition, ideals and standards: and, lik:
all tiue Scutherners, I regent Mré. Roosevelt's persistent |
nnd se mingly determined ¢fturts to choke the negro race dom
ovr thronte. We are tired 2 it. I do know that if I, as a
Lrdvebe citizen - poor in rorldly goods, obscure as to etere-
nanvecd rhommenehip - were to make inflammatory utterancer as
ton ero etueciity, their Ylrionary grievances eto., which the
Indy Cucve mentioned goes wut of her way to incorporate into
ber «1: itings und Breeches, Seemingly without regard for prepre
ity, «Lf-ot, or evidence tc buck ber statenents - I not only
would be eitopped by federal euthority but would suffer sever
junitube:ot besides. Especially, in this most criticol etrze
ef i: c1icap history. Iam 6% years of age: have had to Wurk
bert ct} the days of yy life, until now I am disabled and cann
eet % penny even if I could find the work: am starving (#ctur?’
oy fe Gcllare a month c:)ica a "state old-age pension": but
the United States government kas never done one singte ghirg
‘or re or ony Of my people- If we did not work, We had to...
attive. The U. 8 government has no intention Of even though!
of «ver nbeisting the needy ered, that is, the whites. sven F-
J uw t}d not be guilty of Hr«. Roosevelt's acts. Why ehould
che ¢-t voy end glory for tryc-sonatle utterances - when the
efte> follow would only get a crisen term? She knowe full we?"
Lhet vhe is etirring up unicst among the nefro race, when there
fe uc couce for it ak nor cxcuge at any tine, end especially r°
Efe
nt this mort eritiesl period in the tory of our nation.
{here vere enough Germanz ond pro-Gersens right here ir
"Lani to teke over this stutc any time rhe gete the ncgro rade
sufftichertly stirred up. Devubtless a similiar condition pi: -
vaide in eseh etate of the union.
het sould the British Farliement do if Gueen ilizaebeth
{lew eJL over the British posseselons bemoaning the "cond: tion
cf the kuct Indians and enccvraging them to "rise up" and...
-guecet their "rights" at this sritical timet They bave n0%-2 --
eaTnut sey special griviler.ct as yet, any more than the ie occ:
of Tr.
poeilicn to do something etoct thie, yr. Hoovere. Will you do
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It teens to a loyal Agerican citizen that you are in the 7
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