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y of letter dated March 21, 1942 from the Bureau ay ccarepeemaceh Chicago, Illinois, indicated that a newspaper clipping en ppeasers Boo F.D.R. and Allies in Meeting Here" was forwarded to .. the Bureau by public school teacher, Chicago, Illinois. A photo- 7 “ stat was made o. ping from the *Chicago Daily News" dated February 14,” ‘- 1942, This newspaper article reports a meeting of the Citizens Committee, heade “by WILLIAM G. GRACE, was held at 32 West Randolph Street, Chicago, I1linois, on the night of February 13, 1942./ The article stated that this Citizens Committee was formerly called "The Citizens Committee to Keep America out of War" and was reorganized after Pearl Harbor. This article relates that the’ * Principal speaker was GERALD L. KJ SMITH, who referred to himself as "the chajrman of a committee of 9 mill#pn. Mentioned by the speakers were CHARLES NDBERGH, Col. ROBERT R#. McCORMICK the Chicago Tribune, genator . : NDJBROOKS, the latg Sehator HUEY PS LONG, Senator GERALD PJ NYE, eB oe Representative CLARENCW DAY and "America First,® with cheers frm the audience. * _ SMITH was reported in £his article to have made slurring references ta the a President and Mrs. ROUSEVELT and to have referred to HUEY LONG as "the Lincoln re of the South." SMITE stated that he wanted victory for a "Christian America® _ -"Eand requested the women in the audience who had sons about’ to go into the arny ‘o-raise their hands and give their namea'to the Count thee officials. 80. that ney Sould receive copi 4,08 another speech by him. 7 a] Wh