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- i - Page #3 ; , Mra. Franklin D. Roosevelt. . ganuary 9, 1941 Se t of R. % Hinve ndustria niser for the Unt . j iizimtinl Packing and ifiies Workers of Azerica, OP + Prior to the presidential election, Wr. Hiamaugh and his wife were active on behalf of Wilkie. Himmaugh was scheduled to te s witness at Labor Foard hearings set for Noveaber 6 and 7, On Movember 5 Himsaugh, his wife, and landlady were arrested and held in jail for about three hours, charged | with fifth column activities, Himmaugh end hie wife are natives of Heaphis aod Rimsaugh is an ex-service san. It was only through pressure brought to bear by the Labor foard Fepresentative that the Himmaughs were released, ; Threate to me. R. Henderson, business agent, Inland Soa teen's Divist on of o Nations rit Union, ¢ i Sometine in re Je UW, odley, an official of the Legion and staff eurgeon at the Baptist Wencrial Hospitel, gent Henderson meseaze to the effect that be wuld get his neok broken if be did not get out of the CIO “while the going was possible.” Dr. Bodiey's message also stated that the American Legion was opposed to the CIO and that the police would be ready to clean it out of Memphis efter Janusry first. a 6 ee ee ha The various attacks on Geor re Ease, representative of the United Rubber Workers organising in the Pirestone Plant at ¥eaphis, and : the failure of police to give him protection, hea been reported before, i Recently, just prior to » lator frard election at the Firestone Plant, I woderstand that police officers circulated constantly around the hones of 1 the workers for the purpose of intimidating the CIO menbers,. - : It is the opinion of everyone with whom I talked in Weaphis that the local FSI and the U. 3. District Attorney are completely wer Crazp!s i domination and will do nothing to protect CIO representatives. We still hope oa) that the Departaent of Justice will have an investigation made by persons ar sent from Nashington and completely independent of the Crusp political - feo +) gagis-zc If you oan belp in any way, I am Sure you will?” = Pred SECRETE 2 ™ Sincerely yours, i MS ee ee eee ore gore ae SS ne’ ; : oo ee ee tenes Me a id