VOL I, NO. 12 Box 618. ALTON, ILLINOIS 62002 JULY 1968 THE TRUTH BEHIND "EAGLES" WARREN'S RESIGNATION W ILL MEET IN The deal by which Earl Warren resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court MIAMI in order to permit Lyndon Johnson to name the new Chief Justice was the ultimate betrayal of the Republican Party by a man who has received the All donors to the Eagle Trust Fund highest honors the Party has to give. News reports make it clear that Warren and their friends are cordially invited deliberately resigned in order to prevent a new Republican President, especial- to meet in Miami during the week ly Richard Nixon, from naming the next Chief Justice. of the Republican National Conven- Earl Warren was elected Governor of California, was the Republican tion. Phyllis Schlafly will be hostess nominee for Vice President in 1948, and received the highest appointment in the Eagle Hospitality Suite at the President Eisenhower had to give during his eight years in the White House. Hotel Deauville in Miami Beach from After receiving favors from the Republican Party all his life, Warren stuck August 4 through 8. This is a rare opportunity for conservative Republi- a knife into die Party by making a deal with LBJ which will permit him — and not the winner of the November election — to control the Court for years cans from 50 states to get together, exchange ideas and information, and to come. make new friends. HOW THE RESIGNATION HAPPENED You are invited to send any refresh- ments, special products from your Nobody in Washington believes that Warren is quitting because of his state, or decorations, which can be advancing years. He enjoys robust health and the prestige of his office, and used in this Hospitality Suite. By do- would like to continue under a liberal President. ing so, you can help entertain and Warrens resignation was precipitated on June 5 when he learned that refresh the weary “eagles” who are California Republicans had nominated Max Rafferty for the U.S. Senate, there- fighting the political battle for you by terminating the political career of Senator Thomas Kuchel. This upset at the Republican 'National Conven- victory sent shivers down Warren’s spine and destroyed his faith in polls (which tion. Send your “care” packages to: had predicted that Kuchel would win). Rafferty is a conservative who has said he would not have voted to con- MRS. PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY firm a single Justice on the present Supreme Court. Kuchel is a longtime protege of Warren. When Governor of California, Warren plucked Kuchel H otel Dea uvill e from obscurity and made him state comptroller. Then, Warren appointed M ia m i Bea c h , F lorida Kuchel to fill the Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Nixon to become Vice President of the United States. Kuchel has reciprocated by and time them for arrival between slavish adherence to the Warren brand of liberalism. July 30 and August 5. Be sure to in- Warren became agitated for fear that a conservative tide was rising clude a card with your name and which would elect Republicans, possibly Nixon, against whom Warren carries address so those who enjoy your a grudge. Warrens animosity toward Nixon is so longstanding and so petty goodies will know who sent them. that in 1957 when the American Bar Association held its annual Convention Messages and greetings will be post- in London, Warren agreed to attend only after being promised by ABA olh- ed on the Message Board. cials that Nixon would not attend (because Nixon as Vice President would have outranked Warren as Supreme Court Chief Justice at the formal func- The Hospitality Suite will be form- tions arranged by British lawyers for visiting dignitaries). ally opened at noon on Sunday, Aug- Here is the sequence of events which preceded the public announcement ust 4 and will remain open through of Warren’s resignation, as revealed by the Chicago Tribune and its great re- the final day of the Convention. How- porter Willard Edwards. ever, the Suite will be open informal- Earl Warren confided to Lyndon Johnson his fears that a Republican ly beginning July 29. You are urged President might change the liberal lineup of the Supreme Court. With time to call as soon as you arrive and ad- (Continued on Page 2) vise us of your Miami residence. The Truth Behind Warren's Resignation (Continued) running out to “save” the Court from Earl Warren, who cherished the illu- court decisions in the fields of crim- this fate, the President was informed sion that Taft and Eisenhower would inal law, internal security, prayer in by Warren that he was prepared to deadlock at the Convention and the the schools, and election of represent- resign, thereby permitting Johnson to nomination would fall to him as a atives. This is why it is important to fill the vacancy. Warren hinted that compromise. Warren had falsely led have Delegates who know what is go- he might even be able to prevail up- the Taft supporters to believe that he ing on at National Conventions and on one or two of the older Justices was secretly friendly to Taft. who are not pawns in the hands of to join him in this sacrificial act in The kingmaker forces, led by their Governor or other state boss. order to prevent a new Republican Thomas Dewey, Sherman Adams, What kind of hidden deals will President from appointing conserva- Herbert Brownell, and Henry Cabot there be at the Republican National tives to the Court. Lodge, then came up with the per- Convention of 1968? The stakes are What occurred was a real horse- fect lure to bring Warren into line. tremendous, and the mantle of re- trading session between two unscrup- They said to Warren: Keep your sponsibility falls on your Delegates. ulous politicians who know how to California Delegates pledged to War- secure the maximum for their quid ren for President, but vote with us to LBJ Turns On The Pressure pro quo. Warren agreed to Johnson’s throw out the contested Taft Dele- elevation of his close friend and per- gates and seat the Eisenhower Dele- On June 26 President Johnson an- sonal lawyer, Abe Fortas, to the Chief gates, and also vote with us on the nounced the appointment of two old Justiceship. A tentative bargain was change we want in the Convention cronies to the Supreme Court: Abe reached to “take care o f’ lame duck rules. In return for this crucial favor, Fortas to be elevated to the Chief Thomas Kuchel by an appointment to the Dewey forces promised Warren Justiceship, and Homer Thomberry the Circuit Court of Appeals. Kuchel the first vacancy on the Supreme to the vacancy. By nightfall, 18 Re- has so little legal experience that he Court. publican Senators had signed a peti- lacks any rating in die official Cali- tion circulated by Senator Robert As a result, on the two decisive fornia listing of lawyers, but this is Griffin of Michigan and Senator votes of the Convention, the large unlikely to deter Johnson. George Murphy of California to op- California delegation voted not on the pose confirmation of these lame duck According to o n e Congressional merits of the issues, not after hear- source: “Warren took Kuchel’s defeat appointments even if it required a ing the evidence, but as instructed by as a personal affront. He wanted filibuster. Earl Warren. Newspapers on the revenge on both California Republi- street proclaimed Warren’s announce- The appointments of Fortas a n d cans and the Party as a whole. He ment of how his state would vote Thomberry are the last word in gov- could not tolerate the prospect of even before the Credentials Commit- ernment by crony. Fortas was the Nixon as President. President John- tee had finished hearing the testi- personal lawyer to whom Johnson son did not agree with these gloomy mony on the contested delegations. turned first when his protege, Bobby views of a Democratic defeat. But Baker, got into trouble. After Walter he could not reject this marvelous The votes on the change in rules Jenkins was arrested in the Washing- farewell gift in the closing months of and on the contested Delegates were ton, D. C. YMCA men’s room, Fortas his administration.” what defeated Taft and gave the was sent by Johnson to local editors nomination to Eisenhower. to try to keep the fact of this arrest How Warren Got The first vacancy on the Supreme out of the newspapers. Thomberry On The Court Court was the death of Chief Justice was LBJ’s own Congressman, whose Fred Vinson. By this time, President career has been notable only as a Political deals involving the Su- Eisenhower had been apprised of the 100% supporter of the President. preme Court are nothing new to Earl deal which had been made in his be- Warren. That is how he got where The Griffin-Murphy drive against half. President Eisenhower dispatch- confirmation was gaining momentum he is today. He certainly did not win ed Attorney General Herbert Brow- rapidly — and then LBJ turned on the his appointment to the Supreme nell to California to tell Warren that White House pressure. Senator Grif- Court by merit or experience. He got he could have a seat on the Court, fin received a telephone call from “a it because of a dishonest political but another Justice would be elevat- highly placed person” in the Ford deal he made at the Republican ed to Chief. Warren is reported to Motor Company recommending that National Convention of 1952. Here have staged a tantrum, insisting that he drop his fight to block LBJ’s ap- is how it happened. he was promised the first vacancy, pointments. Ford is one of the larg- As the Republican National Con- and that, despite his complete lack est Government contractors in Michi- vention of 1952 approached, the ma- of judicial experience, he was entitled gan. Griffin said that other Senators jority of Delegates favored Senator under the deal to the Chief Justice- had been receiving similar “telephone Robert A. Taft. But the New York ship. So, Eisenhower appointed War- calls from the heads of corporations kingmakers had decreed that Taft ren. doing business with the Government.” must be defeated at all costs and Most of the California Delegates Griffin added, “The White House is Dwight Eisenhower nominated in- had no idea that, by voting as War- pulling out all the stops.” stead. The pressure-and-propaganda ren instructed them, they were sim- Another Republican Senator pledg- tactics of the kingmakers accelerated ply feathering Warren’s own nest for ed to assist Griffin in his fight re- and, as the Convention opened, every a personal payoff, or that as Supreme ceived a phone call from a Justice vote was important. Court Justice he would be responsi- Department lobbyist. T h e Senator The 70 votes of California were ble for decisions which are contrary was reminded that he is sponsoring pledged to the candidacy of Governor to all American history and prior (Continued on Page 4) Rockefeller Promotes Eaton Joins Rockefellers Trade With Reds T o Spur T rade With Reds The Rockefeller Blitz continues at full blast with full-page newspaper ads and television spots. Reproduc- ed on the right-hand side of this page, however, is a Cleveland and New York skeleton in his closet which Rockefeller is not featuring Financiers to SetUp an in any of his advertisements. On January 16, 1967, the East-West Exchange front page of The New York Times carried the sensational story of an “alliance” to promote trade with the Reds be- By ROBERT E. BEDINGFIELD tween a corporation organized by Governor Nelson Rock- An alliance of family fortunes efeller and a corporation controlled by the Cyrus Eatons. linking Wall Street and the Midwest is going to try to build Read the beginning of the article in the box to the right, economic bridges between the which is an exact reproduction from The New York Times. free world and Communist Europe. Those who know Governor Rockefeller say that he The International Basic Econ- omy Corporation, controlled by was furious when this news story appeared because he the Rockefeller brothers, and felt it would be hurtful to his chances of being elected Tower International, Inc., head- ed by Cyrus S. Eaton Jr., Cleve- President. And indeed it is hurtful. Who wants to elect land financier, plan to cooperate as President a man who is making profits out of trade in promoting trade between the Iron Curtain countries, includ- with Communist countries which in turn are sending arms ing the Soviet Union, and the and supplies to Vietnam to kill American boys? United States, Canada and Latin America. The I.B.E.C. was organized in The lengthy New York Times article continued: “The 1947 under the principal direc- joint effort contemplated by International Basic Economy tion of Nelson A. Rockefeller, now New York’s Governor. It [the Rockefeller company] and Tower [the Eaton com- was organized as an invest*^ pany] is seen as combining the investment skills and re- company special^*- prises i- THE NEW YORK TIMES sources of the Rockefellers and the special entree to Soviet-bloc officialdom that Tower enjoys, largely as a Jan. 16, 1967 result of contacts cultivated over the last 15 years by Cyrus S. Eaton, Sr. The elder Eaton has been an out- spoken advocate of closer ties between the United States and the Soviet Union. He has backed his convictions by visiting Russia and entertaining high Soviet leaders — including former Premier Khrushchev.”

The Communist “contacts” of Cyrus S. Eaton, Sr. can also be seen in the picture reproduced at the bottom of this page taken during his May 1968 visit with Castro.

The New York Times article of January 16, 1967 quot- ed Cyrus Eaton, Jr. as describing the Rockefeller-Eaton alliance as a “50-50 partnership.” He said he had “firm inquiries” from five Eastern European countries, includ- ing the Soviet Union, for the construction of 10 rubber- goods plants, including two synthetic rubber plants. An- other project which Eaton said he expects to complete this year is the construction of a $50-million aluminum- producing plant in Yugoslavia.

Your local public library should be able to secure for you a copy of this front-page article from The New York Times with its carryover on page 67. Get it, and Cleveland Financier Visits Castro present copies to any of your Delegates who may have CYRUS S. EATON (left), got the ottontion of Eaton u id Castro's popularity among Cubans succumbed to Rockefeller’s full-page ads. In one eastern Cuban Pramiar Fidel Castro during a visit by has incraasod bacauso of US. policies in Viat- tha 84-year-old Cleveland financier to Havana. nam.—{AP Photo.) H a y l 4 # 19 6 8 state, a slate of Nixon Delegates scored a surprising up- set victory over a slate of Rockefeller Delegates when voters at the State Republican Convention were each supplied with this remarkable New York Times article. Bobbie Âmes Elected National THIS IS RONALD REAGAN Committeewoman What He Thinks Where He Stands Mrs. Bobbie Ames was elected Ala- bama National Committeewoman in a What He Says spirited contest at the Alabama Republican RONALD State Convention held on June 29 in Mo- bile. Bobbie was formerly the President REAGAN In this $2.00 easy - to - of the Alabama Federation of Republican read book. California’s Women and has been a dedicated Repub- dynamic governor speaks lican volunteer for many years. out on the issues plagu- ing the American peo- This was the first time that the Re- ple. Among the subjects probed, the questions publican women of Alabama really chose asked and answered are: their National Committeewoman. All too often this is merely a prestige post given by the men to one who will vote as she • CRIME, 1968 — What Can Be Done is instructed, or to a large financial con- • RACE RELATIONS AND THE GHETTO f \ tributor, or as a reward for support in the • HOW SICK IS MEDICARE? primary. The National Committeewoman • THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KNOW should be the choice of the women. The . PERPETUATING POVERTY women are entitled to have a leader who • THE PRICE OF PEACE represents them — and, besides, women • GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER are a great deal more discerning than men when it comes to judging other • THE GENERATION GAP women. . OUR POLLUTED AIR, WATER AND LAND

The Republican Party and the State of Alabama are fortunate that a THE CREATIVE SOCIETY woman of such high character and principle was willing to campaign state- by Ronald Reagan wide against formidable odds for the post of National Committeewoman, and now is willing to undertake the full responsibilities of serving in that position. "We stand here on the Such leadership and dedication are rare in politics. They should be cherished only island of freedom that is left in the whole and supported wherever we find diem. world. There is no place to flee to . . . no place to escape to. We defend freedom here or it is THE TRUTH BEHIND WARREN’S RESIGNATION gone! There is no place for us to run, only to (Continued from Page 2) make a stand. And if we fail, 1 think we face a prominent lawyer in his state for a in November, a new administration telling our children, and Federal court vacancy, and the caller will take place. None of us knows our children’s children what it was we found hinted that the President would find which political party will direct that more precious than free- it difficult to make the appointment administration. I suggest this is a dom. ” if the Senator persisted in aiding the most appropriate time for the Senate For the first time in any book, Ronald Griffin-Murphy effort. Other Sena- to record its extreme reluctance to see Reagan tells in his own words why he be- tors likewise received veiled threats recess appointments made to the Su- lieves government must be given back to of retaliation. preme Com4.” the people. Here is the full measure of the man whose programs, plans, and ideas have been sweeping like a fresh sea wind across The Strange Inconsistency The same Democrats who voted for the state of California. this Resolution in 1960 to prevent On August 29, 1960, the Senate President Eisenhower from making THE DEVIN-ADAIR COMPANY passed a Resolution sponsored by Supreme Court appointments during 23 East 26th Street, New York, N.Y. 10010 Senator Philip Hart (Democrat) and the last half year of his term, are now Please send me______copies of THE CREATIVE supported by the then Majority Lead- pressing hard for confirmation of the SOCIETY at $2.00 each. I enclose $______er Lyndon Johnson, Mike Mansfield deal which will give Lyndon Johnson Name______(now Majority Leader), and Russell control of the Supreme Court for Address.______’.... .______Long (now Majority Whip), which years after he departs from the White expressed the sense of the Senate that House. It isn’t merely the Fortas and The Phyllis Schlafly Report President Eisenhower, who had only Thornberry appointments at stake — five more months to serve, should if these are confirmed, three more Box 618, Alton, Illinois 62002 not make appointments to the Su- Justices may resign before the end of Published monthly by Phyllis Schlaf- preme Court in the remaining months ly, Fairm ount, Alton, Illinois 62002. 1968 thus enabling LBJ to stack the Application to mail at Second Class of his term. All 48 Senators who vot- Court for years to come. Postage Rates pending at Alton, Illi- ed for this Resolution were Demo- nois. crats. Subscription Price: For donors to the Senators Griffin and Murphy de- Eagle Trust Fund — $5 yearly (includ- In urging passage of his Resolution, ed in annual contribution). Extra cop- serve our support for their valiant ies available: 15< each; 8 copies $1; Senator Hart said: “Whatever th e efforts to prevent this from happen- SO copies $4. outcome of the Presidential election ing.