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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 7

41 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Jan 10, 1950 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 41 pages OCR'd
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Per ee ee nee en Le Oe re a neti i cl Reams, BE ~* . ; Gy Qittsbure, California ™ Tele —L \ 7 | Porch 28, 1950 : na i . Fhe _ ., ~., Hon. J. Edgar lloover Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington 25, D. ©. Ct! ona ALNSD ALL TEE MIG. - Dear ir. Hoover: In regards to the profs into the State Department, for communistic minde Los and the charges made by the Hon. Senator McCarthy, we ‘do not understand the fé@eistboy .. handed down by you and the Attorney General McGrath. Certainly, we know thaj “YOU »..... ir, Hoover, have reasons, far beyond the statements given on the air. Surely,” air the records of Government employees public is not Unamerican. aoe “ f In this day and age, Mr, Hoover, every American is either fully aware oF We oming “ avere, that the Nation is pock-marxed with subversive activities. Thousands of peoples allegiance to the Communist Party. Killions of people have sworn all egi arfae “ uo Pa ee ere oe Lees. a F ao _ [Saki icmee-t tetera? to labor. These allegiance, Mr, Hoover, are believed by us to be Unamerican and we believe, that before many -.cnths have passed ,that this Great Nation wiil have to suffer, The lust for power has become a vile and evil thing. The method of atteck being the paycheck, which is an illusion. The people know that a great evil exists but the a pro) azanda is so pr@at that they have not yet been able to clear up their confused minds, 2 Do you think, Kr. Hocver, that by "white washing" the Repbblican Party and our very erest Americun Men, such as: the Hon. senator, MeCarthy, Senator Taft, and Senator Tit 7 Views thie seast wevea 11 nfiiainan? Vin Unaware Fra i 4 EPiages, Welw FPCLASVS Cals Breau OVETaan CONLUSLAON I ke Liew oa g Biber Viewing the Charges made by Senator McCarthy, after listéning to the answers, the radio commentators, and considering the Pr<sident's views, I cannot help but believe, with all my heart, that Senator !icCarthy is right. I also believe that it is Unamerican to keep the file of the FBI closed at this time. There can be no more half-way business now. Either we are _ Americans fighting for the American way of life, which is freedom all the way, or we are not Americans, fighting for power in a setretive, underhanded, subversive way designed kill the Amzrican way of life. AG 7 Pee pe. Oto ThE, a y ma Any If I were in the State Department, or in any Governm rganization of importance, I would demand that | record be made public to the people. » As an American citizen my: record stands open to the world. I am proud of my passed record, of my honesty in dealing with my fellow men, I am proud of my deep concern regarding the confusion and - ‘the fear that is so preyalent today, among the people. I am proud of the Americm blood b ad ears in th that is in my veins, I am greatly perturbed about the decisions and the bickering that goes on in the Capitol of this Nation. hk subversive : ee 4 nat If there is anything/in the files »against any of these men, I believe it should be inade public, and the employees should be dismissed from their jobs imnediately. No one in thig Nation is indispensable unless, perhaps, it is you, #r. Hoovers because you head the greatest department in our Nation, your job has been } ndled ra rse. have become the bulwark of the people. I kmow that you know, how nJegehe we, element is, how strong they have become and how hard they are wk ng for their cause. only hope that the decision you have made in holding back these, Cites ~yiAl the right decision. Way God Bless You. ny a a a ee
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