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First Lady Won't Address Y onth Congress; _ Declines Bid of Group She Defended in 1940 By The Associated Presa, ‘ ! WASHINGTPN, Jan, 30—Mrs, | highest regard and affection for ‘ a \- er. } rranwlin Periean. Youth, on ‘That ashe Has not accepted our gress here & pear ago and detendéd invitation is undoubtedly due ta the . fact that ghe does not want to as- 4 ie7SRRInst charges of ‘'Communist domination,” has declined an invi- acciate herself with our opposition to the lend-lease bill and to other \ ‘ foo tation to speak at a gathering here , {oa™ ‘ next month sponsored by the con- measures which we believe are lead- | gress. ing this country deeper Into the war abroad and dictatorship at home.’ in disclosing this today, Joseph daen_-ex ecutive secreta After saying that the Presideng, oon, a that President Roose vie SidneyFHillman, associate de- Federa "We are sure that young peonte will be interested to Jearn that not! a aingle leading spokesman of the Administration’ ie desirous of put- ting its policies to the test of free discussion before the nation-wide | Town Meeting of Youth.” Presi@fnt and Mra. Roosevelt andj i Mr, Hillman and Mr. McNutt algo tense produ fon director; Paul V. had declined Invitations, Mr. Ca -| McNutt, curity Admin- istrator, and Phill Murray, presi- den added: dent of the C. I. Mero had de _— clined invitations , speak at the gathering. > Mr. Cadden said that Mrs. Roose- « velt had been asked to attend an open discussion of the Administra- tlon's leaselend bill at the first ses- sion of the Town Meeting of Youth on Feb, 7. “Mrs. Roosevelt was invited to speak to the town meeting,” he sald, ‘not only because the youth desire to hear her views on public affairs but alao because those of us who have had the privilege of f personally hav. Lewis, former head of the . -- spoke at the youth assem- y last ybat? “Mrs. Roosevelt algo helped in finding lodgings for the delegates in private homes, hotels ts and at Fort Myer. m7 The youth congress met last year in the government's Departmental Auditorfum. Next month's session will be held in a sports arena be- cause, Mra, Cadden sald, use of the government hall was refused his anization. pMaeErtairniaaate, oe? “yy “3 j- 3f7- Lape ‘ 4 Jo0-3587- A: - J. F. oe