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ake Washington, DeCe — ap greg gt ge = . D0 Rees :, "5 . Z f =o be 7; er ed Ey Coe WEE . ee gee “3 Thon . . a4 ve te, 7 ahs eet eee = “3 -: : Vy dear Krs, Roosevelts _ a Sha, It is strange that your letter should reach my desk at the moment I am preparing a memorandum for the President ve the ae ye om dealing with a criticism of the Federal Bureau of Investi- ~~ - ££: gation from an exactly opposite view point, ; Peo | I enclose the memorandum because it indicates to you... we boy, tare an the difficulty we are having, and I certainly agree with a you that*we do not want any Hitler methods in this country. . Some people are so hysterically frightened of subversive — movements that they. would resort. to methods oi. the destapo. I have had frequent complaints fron liberals of the methods of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and I have investigated each one with care. I believe I could denon- strate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the most ee restrained and careful organization in the field of law — - enforcement today. ‘That, of course, is not to say that | mistakes are not made. I know that they ask witnesses to ~~ ae go to their office and question them as to information which - fe they might be able to give. I have never learned that they . ee _ used any kind of force or imprisonment or any third degree 2:5 : _ methods. We could not put a witness on the stand in the eee: a to Bridges case or any other case and question. him without a -. Cle previous interview. No private lawyer would do that. One: . ee, would not know what to ask, nor ad he know whether the.” | oS ..-, witness was helpful or haraful. BE ey Pita ae ers ae fps ee, "oe eee era gt eS arte artes nie tats atet a . ' e home eo. , a In the Bridges case we must not overlook fact 70° _, that the witnesses have to be called from 4 hostile camp. >. o., Sera Pi othe. ee i pe hee. aa F: bert - : Py tees oo! SS 2 hr 6 eee e