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lle"r Gonora.l CWI>Illings:

Thank you for the courtee;y of your letter of December 26, trans­ '"itting the lnviU..tion of the Jackson !ley Dinner C<>mdttea of the nlatrlct of Columbia.

I would ba glad to have you 8IJII, in reply to the kind message of the President, that I regret that I •ill be unable to participate 1n the bospita.llt,y of tho great Ce=crat:lc Partg bec&llSe of the tra­ ditional. functions of this dinner, and uv bigb regard for the institution of p&rt¥ responsibil:lt,y 1n the American !)Olitical e;yste2.

• Sincerel,y yours,

\li'a.rren k. .'~us tin

Honoruble HoMr S, Cu.~lllings , Chtdrman, Jaekaon Dey ~inner Co~ulttee , Suite 76f National Press Building, f.uehington, D. 0. / ~>>Pi~\ ,. ~ ..~ .. THE WHITE HOUSE ' " ,j.!• .~ WA.tiHINGTON \) { Vv

Jem>al'Y ' · 1940·

I(D((lRAl(OOll FOR 'l'IIE PRESID!ll'l':

Senator J~ Byrnes phoned and eaid that the Republicans al'IRly& put tbair chine out, and you bit •em a alllll.sh that registers a lcnoek..out - and you d.id that today. He said that remark or yours, 11You can't bAve your cake and eat it", was the high point or one of your

groateat apoeohea.

~. E.1o1.11. Senator Cut'fey JUGt t elephoned me to sa.y ho would ciiocuaa t he Wood1r8J"Cl llflt t er after he saw fOUJ that "l'he Presi dent is k1ck1Dg 110 1n the pe.nts 1D sever al places and r am not 1n a !'riendly a tti tude•. 9~(( J. H. R,

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MeFOrttndUJl For Geparal ).atson.

llereiD 1a tho story on SBDator Gurttry

before he oeea tbe President. This 1e con­ tidonUal and, or co.;,.sa, Gutroy should not

jH.J<. J'amt:tG Rowe . 1r. ~ ·Y' THE: WHITE: House: WASHINGTON

January 41 1940 Memorandum Fo~ !he President: ------Senator Guffoy

i'orster told me you ITimtecl me to ask Senator Guffey not to oppose on the floor the reappointment of Toe \'loodr.ard as Mar itime Co==iss1oner1 hinting at the o~ time that you ttere t hlnkiog of re­ appointinc Ouffoy1s hrothor-in-law, Carroll IO!ller, to the Inter st.:l.t.e Commerce Coumi3sion.

General Watson says Senator Guffey is ~Jing to see you to­ aorrO'II' (Friday).

Guffey, after several tal.ka, telephoned ""' today that he wUl probnbl,y co along on l'loodmLrd and wUl give ""' e definite ensoer to­ aorrow.

Guttey ie after bie&er gmre than Woodward O..'>d wants to use him for tradlnt: purposes . Hero 1a the story:

;;oodm>rd. His opposition to Wooduord is two-fold : 1 . He says ll'oodward 1e only usefulnoso is to vote with I.alld and 'l'rllitt, forming a majority. lie beUevos tho ID!Ijority be.s done aueh to discredit tho Mmin- 1strat1on and that ifoodwnr.~it.ime Bill, i'o~ generol counsel recently, o.nd thon ran out whon th ~ Tlhite !louoe (et tlto request of Jerry Land} backed tho prouent Cenorel Couosol.

Biddl~ . The Oepnrtoent of Justtce ti.:>Ped ""' off today that Gu!'foy told Senator llughoo, ChOirman of the Conllllittee consider ing to®;(' s appointr.~Gntu, to hold up Biddle on the grow1d that he had not been consulted 1 nnd "wuoro t going to ba kicked arowtd11 • W.ddle is r eported to hnva a toted, publicly or privntely, that the Democrat ic Party should naver rel1olllinat " Guffey !'or Sona tor.

Biddl.. • c V11enney. GW'tey nlso told me he would not stand i'or "nny l:m ochool pro1'esaora11 repl ucing Biddle but li'Unted •o:neone to help the Psrty. Thoro h<•S, of co~ae, been gossip tbGt you ..ould select Dean Coodrich of Nnneylvnnin Law School to replace Biddle, but he ITMted n tn:~n wilo could hC:lp tho l':l.rty in Ponnnylvunia .

Beaidu the J.'act of Carroll L!lllor' s r eappointment, tho Senator proeWilably lcnor1 a he ia vncy we<>Jc in Pennsylvania oocause all tho leaders 11r0 lliCiinOt hiDo , l bollieve 8everol CongreSSl080 have recant~• told General 04t son tlhlre la no hoptO for Guffey in tl'.o Pr!Jr.aries. ., jNI\ !WJ:e3 RoJu , Jr. r(, - !9'1o 1-6-40

WEKORANDUK FOR THE PRESIDENT: I spoke to Senator King. He said he agrees with you fully that the matter should be confirmed and gotten out of the way imme­ diately. He thcught that a Justice of the Supreme Court acting 1n an executive capacity on a matter that would be brought to the Supreme Court, after he had been noll1inated, and surely after confirmation, would be ex­ tremely inadvisable. -

Bon. Franklln D. Roos8YIIl.t, President of tbe United states, The White Bouse, w~, D. c. Dear Jtr. Presidenta

Let me sq I ll!l writinB just to acknowled&e receipt of JOUr letter. I JIJiq write rou more ~ on this subject later.

I regret to sq tbat I take a 11111ob 1110re serious T.l.ew of tbe m.atter tban 10U appear to do. I reall;r tlrlnk there ie a good deal of dynatite in tbe situation. However, I do not knaw.

I am very gratetuJ. for 70UT inT.I.ta­ tion to calla to see 70U and I intend to an.il. "'78elt • of 'the firet opportunity. I 110uld ask for an appoint­ ment at anoe, lmt for the tact tbat I am to see a surgeon todq llitb a view to a superficial. operation. ' Co~ yours, .,. __.,.

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Hon . Franklin D. Roosevelt, The President of the United states, The White .House, 'Washington, D. c.

Dear Mr . President•

ell December 24th, I received a wire from the Rev, Rufus W. Weaver, Chairman of the Committee of t he Southern Baptiet Convention on Publlc Relations, of 'flhioh Committee I am a member, asking me if I 'IIDuld advise a protest against the action of the President in appointing »r. TSO'lor to repres~t the President at the Vatican, I did. not respord to this inquiry because I did not have the facts,

I had read 1n more t han one newspaper statenents to the effect that you had appointed lAr, Taylor as your envoy to the Vatican with the rank of Alnbassad.or, but I did not belleve that this was accurate,

I am sure you are advertent to the attitude of Baptists and. others on the subject of official recognition of liis Holiness, the Pope of Rome , I do not think objection could be made to your sending a messenger or representative t o the Vatican in order to keep in touch with t he Head of the Catholic Church because of his extraordinary position and the possibiU.ty that he may be the means of restori.J'l8 peace, but serious objection 110uld be made to the appointment of an envoy to the Vatican by the President with the status of Alnbassador. I am sure there is no reason why I should now undert ake to state the grounds for such objection, as doubtless you are just as familiar with thel!l as I am ,

1!80' we not expect that you will clear this matter by a simple stat... ent that Mr. Taylor has been designated by you to go to Rane and get 1n touch witb the Pope by way of expressing the profoUIXi interest of the President and this country in restoring pe~~lv.and that he 1.8 being sent 'llholl,y by reason of the e:xtrao ry opportunity 'flhich it is thought the Pope m80' have, either now or later, in instituting negoti~ tions? I t hink our people would be able to make the distinction as between a personal messenger under the circumstenoes and any­ thing like offioiel recognition of the temporal power of the Pope,

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-2- The PreBident or t he United States.

This letter is forwarded not by way ot protest, but by way of Ul'ldertaldng to be helptul in a rather delicate situation.

1fith f1VBJ7 good wish tor your happiness, I am,

CordiaJ.l.y yours,

J'KB/a 1 For ori~tnal dratto of tbio letter ~ ' · ( . Seo•lli• o Speeahee and Radio Addr••••• Boz 1-lHO

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Col., ll4w1n 11. lfat eon, Secretary to the Prellident, l'he 11h1te House, 't'allbington, D. o,

Dear ColoneJ. Wat1011 1 l. ... · j 1 I - ccl.oslna ~';' pereonal. md oontl.dent.ial. ...-.anieation t or tha Preei.

With all good 'ldehes,

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Bon. l'rmklin D. Rooaeftl.t, President of the UDited States, Tbe 'lb1tt Houae, 'l'aabinjrton, D. c.

Dear Mr. P:reaidenta

Pro~ the procedure 1e 111111.8Ul, bat I • encloaine beredn a oppt ~ t.en'IMPX taken ,...ter- dq Oft the wbject. or tile ~ o&ect,illla to tbe &PP01n'g qf Jlr. Paul R.~ii ll.ectoJo of CUitau 1tise~ oiaoo. t • ao a becauee Senator DomeT brousl>t 1er1oua aoauatiSIIR ap1n6t ;youreelf aa Preaident, I refer 70U to pop •1Ft, elao peea e~.

Ql pop eigbteen, I undertook to -n.se the ooapleint of Senator no.mq 'bT tromng t., 1aeuea and you !dll eee that senator lbwnq ff1d that :t bed 111111e a proper atataaent of hi.a oue.

I a not euggeating that you reapond in ~ ~ and thia letter 1e cSIINdent1al., lly aotion in eeocl-- 1ng the record to you 1a peraonal. and there 1lil.l be no dia­ cJ.oiNl"e hola ae for the reason that llllr dieclosure lli&ht tend to put you in an eabarraeaing position. I am sure :you underatand that I u aoting wbolq beoaw~e 1: tbinlc thet )'Ou ougbt to have notice ot a utter of this sort 1n order thet )'011 aq take any step that s-a ad'liNl>l.e to 70U• I think I am sare 1n as;r1ng that thara ia no l1.QJ.jJlOOd that the Sellata w.1ll austain Senatol' Dolllley in reapeot to the first isaue aon.oarning )'Ouraelf, 1: do not know what will ooour oonoeming the second iseue u there are no at&Ddarda to guide ua 1n forecaating the a ot1Dn or the a-te in oaeaa of peraonal obnoxiousness. It baa been said of the wind that • it bl.owath where 1t llateth•. No leu u:r be said of the Senate,

With all good 'Wiahea,

l're vin 1 Bill lfOMINATION OF PAUL R, Ll!!AKE Paul R. ·Leake, of Woodland, Cal1fornie, to be oolleo- tor of customs for customs collection d1atr1ct num- • bared 28, v1th headquarters at. san Preno1Bco, Call­ fornia, in place of Charles o. Dunbar, decae11ed. (Mr. Laska 1s now serving under tempora17 commission issued during the reoaaa of the Senate).

Monday, Janua17 15, 1940 United States Senate, Subcommittee or the Committee on F1nsnce, I Washington, D. c.

The committee met, pursuant to call, at 11 e . m., 1n room 310, Senate Offios Building, Senator /Osiah w. Bailey, presiding, \ Present: Senators Josiah W. Bailey (chairman), Edvin C• .Tohns!XI, (Colorado), and John G. Townsend, Jr. Senator Bailey: The committee. vill come to order • The nom1Ds!1on of Paul R. Leake of Woodland, California, to be Collector of Customs tor the Customs Collection District I No. 28, headquarters at San Prano1aco, California, having bean sent to the Senate, referred to the Finance CCIIIIIII1ttee, and b:y the chairmen of the Finance Committee to a auboom- mittea oona111ting of Sena.tora Baile,-, Johneco, and !l'OII'DIIand, 2

41117 at an Janua1'7 15, 1940.

It appearing that the ohe11'm.an or the P1nanoe O~ttH I he4 in regular oouree 1ntol'llllld Senator Johnean ot 0111ro:rn1a and Senator .Dovne;r ot Oaltrornie or the n01111Dat1an, Senator Johnean hu reported u tollove•

"Paul R. Leake 1e e tine oheracter, preaent1ng eve1'7

qual1fioet1on tor any ottice to whioh be aepil'ea. Wat­ rlthetanding the manner ot hie eeleotian, end 11110h u I

NgNt end •ant the treatment or m:r oolleesue in the B&­ lect1on or en appointee to th1a ottioe, I could not do other­

Yiae then reo0111111end Mr. Leake. " I Senator Dovney, in response to the letter or the oheil'­ man, inrormtng him ot the no~ation, replied aa rollore t

"Thankll tor the oppor tunity to aa7 thet Mr. Leake U peraonall:r obnOJtioue to me. Por many 7881"8 hie nevepeper, at Woodland, Oal1torn1e , hes been t1.1led v1th talu end

detmator:r atetemante oanoerning 1118. For the inr01'118t1on or

the oOUIIII.ittee, I enoloa1ng a t;rp1oal editorial tr0111 Mr.

t.ake • a paper, So percent or vh1oh 1a vholl7 untrue." The editorial 11 as tollova•

"Where Wee Mr, Dovney? I "Like the sound ot an e~ty tl"e1ght train so!na over a bl"i.dge, the voioe ot Sheridan Downey, 00Jl81'8n1onel oanc11- date, bocmed torth here lest night. "In raot, there vu ecmetb.tng p1t1rul and pethet1o in

.. h1Js talk t o the 'l'ovneend.itee - the apeotaol e or a br1pt man using hie bile ina teed or hie breina t o beg t or votes. t "The abeurdity or it all defeated hia attempt to arouae the emotione and paea1ona or hie 11stenere.

"Wl1le Mr. Dovney again profaned a atr0118 friendship . . tor Preaident Rooaavelt, be forgot to. explain his ovn pro­ round ailenoe during the 'l'Oimaend oonventi cn in Cleveland vben Rev. Alphabet Smith, a disgruntled aelt-eeektng, po-

llt1oal preaaher, v1th broken dovn al'chaa t~ to stand

1n the ahadov ot Ruey Long, joined vith eelt-eetiet1ed

Father Coughlin in villifying and 1orucitying' the Praaident. "It vae Gomer Smith, vice president or the 'l'ovneend national organi.llt.ion end Not Mr . Dovnay, who al'oae gallantly

to defend the President vben his defamers obal'aoterized him

as a '11al'•, a ' betrayer• and a 'double aroeaer. • Bvan in a me eting or Communists or avowed Reds, auoh en attack vould have met vitb a etol'm ot indignation and protut, and pr obably an S. O. S. for the poliaa oar. ror "For exal'oieing hie right ot tree apeoob and_raply1ng to this unbecoming abuse or tba head or our govax-nment, Gomer Smith, i .t Dl'. 'l'ovnaand bad hsd his way, v ould have bean read I out ot tba old-age tax organization. 1Gomer Slllith ia no

10118er a lUmbar or our sroup, • aboutad Dl'. 'l'ovnaend.

"And while this ant1- AIIIerioan demonstration vaa 1n J)l'og- rasa, where vaa Sheridan Ilolrne71' "Did ODe vol'd c!.Pop trCill his 11pa 1n defense or his 'tl'iend' - tbe President or the United Stet.. , 1 "Be was et the oonvent1cm mwe prosperoua looJdD8 than e d1voroe laV7er 1n Reno, «1 persuaeive al' an autCillob1le

aalllallll!lll vith e ni!IV proapeot and bua1er then a tiok em a turtlll. But th1e 'devoted ed:m118r• or Mzo. Rooeevelt never made e s1ngb move to atop the diagreoetul attaok.

"In aUeno1ng OCIIIIer Sm1th, Dto. 'l'ovneend, an advocate ot pure and unadulterated demooreo,-, vaa h1mselt, praotiotns eutoorao;r with an iron bend.

~ut cUd Mr. Dovne;r objeotf Rot on ;your lite. 1 "would the former Epio leader and apoatle ot upton S1n­ olair risk losing that veekl;r tee aa the law,-er tor Dr.

Tovnaend to support hie 1 friend n - the Prelident?

"In beb.alt ot Mr. Rooaevai t, Hr. Dome;r 1n Cleveland vas aa ueeleaa aa a 'buated' relative.

"Be has eloquenoe and talent as a apaalcer. lle could have joined vith Gomer Smith and stopped that ab.ametul dem: ooatratim age1nat the President tha m1nuta 1t atarted, but

a1vual1dng anl;r his tee and the Tovneend votes he might get tor Congreaa he remained aa unemotional aa a veter1nar1.an l pull1ng a dog's tooth.

"The opportun1t;r tor lltr. Dolme;y attOl'ded a t ..t ot h11

proclaimed tr1and1h1p t or the man vbo baa alresd7 daM acre

tor the aged and the poor and the cUstreHed 'han an;r 11.1-

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5 Uanal leader 1n th1a generation, but be tailed to rupand.

Ria na e oeae ot tear and Jitters, rea11•~ tbet he 1111gbt

be pour1ng gold out ot b1a ovn pooketll 1t be dared to def7

Dr. 'l'ameand and the aaaa1lsnte ot the President. When

•silence ia golden • depend upon it that Mr . Downer v1ll hold hie tongue.

~Mr . Dovne:r vu mora oooupied 1n Cleveland than Oballd1

a lapping at mosqu1toea1 ao arucb so, 1n tact, he couldn •t

t1nd time to uttar a single word 1n condemnaticm ot the pe1r

of speakers vho debauched their ovn standing a a •man ot the oloth. •

"And yet this is the man vho proteesas to be a t ,rue 1 Democrat, a trisnd or the President.

"Congre ssman Clarence Lea and Frank Buck vill not otter

$200 a mcmth, or &ll:f other aum, of other people •a money r or • votes. They have vary frankly expressed the belief that it ia folly to take from those vho earn to give to those

not 1n need or to others greatly 1n exceaa of their need.

"Mr. Dovne:r, vho pays no more ettemtion to facta then a rabbit does to birth control, is not so much canoarnad about the aged sa he is their ballots.

1 "Probably least daaerving ot recognition leat night vas

the Bp1o d1ac1ple • e charge that e ll chelllbera of c011111er ce ere supporting Mr. Buok end one ot the t1rat plaoea the Ccmgreaa­

man rlll v111t vhen he oc:ae to Woodland 1a the 0. ot 0 . 6

qu.azotera. Seorete17 Ven 'l'C~Dgeren bad a good lauab to h1lll­ Mlt, u 111'. Buck baa not been 1.na14e th8 c. ot o. aenotUII th1a )'ear end he and 'Van 1 have never bed the pleaeUl'l ot meettns eeoh other.

•suoh m1satatemants mean nothing to the oonso1enoe ot

the oratt:r attorney vho seeks to pull the vool over the e711 of' the deorepi t .

"In l eat night'• talk, he vaa aa tuttle aa a robin

serenading a riveter vben he told hov ba bed &P\ll"Ded $15,000 worth ot f'1.nano1ng tor hie campaign beoauee h8 •will not

plaoe 1n jeopardy my pol1t1olll liberty. 1 It 18 u 1'8Uonable to tall tor t hat hokum as 1t 1a to believe the f'ellov vho

~nrcnoe he never loat a collsr button end never dropped the cap ott a tube of' tootbpaate.

"Tovnund political oan41date a v1ll get novhere b7 abua- 1ng and l:rins about their opponents. 'l'he1r tellolt'lr8 rill • • accomplish nothing tor the cause ot old age t ax pene1ana, by tol erating deoe1t and m1arepreaentet1an tram the1.r spokesmen.

~th'· e rmore, it the Tovnaend old-age tax plan 1a as good u they aay it i a , the Tovnaend people must be ea good

sports aa they vent ever:ybod7 alae t o be, Editorial 41s- ouaa1an end oauat1o criticism vill not hurt it,

"JPcno 78111'1 the eloquant but erratic Mr. Dame:r baa been going around 1n oirolea like a gol 4t11h, and he 11 a till 7

do1Dg it - end vith hie mouth vide open, too, apout1Dg t11h stor1e• and trrtng hard to get tnto the pol1t1oel wrtm.• (Reproduced b7 photoatet tr0111 Woodland Democrat, date B-4-•,6, p. 6 o. 1. Date reproduced 12-27-,9. Cal1torn1e State Librarr).

I'D edd1t1an, Senetor Dovner vrcte Senetor Jlerr11Cil, ohli=en or the o01111111ttee, aa tollon, under date or .Tanuer,. 81

"I have been 1ntormed the atetement hila been mede

that the Prea1dent did not appoint the 1nd1v1duel rec~ded

b7 me aa Collector or Cuatoma because he vaa a disbarred attorner.

"Thera ie no truth or foundation to th1a statement. 'J'ha man I have reo0111111ended is not an attorner, and ao tar ae I know bears e moat excellent reputation. I ottered r h1a name because the pol1t1oal leaders 1n hie d1atr1ct

thought he vas entitled to the position, a.nd reported to 11111 he had the vary beat or reputation.

"Likevisa, I vas told that th1B gentlemen, Cal Cook, had bean the roommate or Juatioe Douglas ih college, end

h1a close friend. I intarvieved Justice Douglas oonoerntng

the qual1tioatiorur or Mr. Cook, Jle stated to 111e that Mr-. Cook's reputation and cheracter vere or ,the ver,. beet. "The atate11811h ea to 1117 having reo-nded ec.M l.aVJ"8l' who hae bean d1ebal'l'lld are ev1dentlJ made tor the purpoae 8 of oontui1Jia the 1nue.

"'!'he Prea1dent at no t1111e ocnaulted vith • about th1a ' - appointment, and gave ma no int1111at1an or advanoe notloe that he intended to appoint a personal ene1117 of 1111ne, re­

ooaaen~d b;r ex- Senator MoAdoo.

~It I oan give ;rou an;r .t'urthltr 1ntol"'llllt1an an tine aub- jeot please oell upon me.

~Again thanks tor ,-our men,- oourtee1ea to u.

"8inoeral;r, 8her1~n Dovne;r. •

I have oortein other oommun1oationa vinoh v1ll be put in later 1t the oommtttee thinks proper. Meant1111e, I auggeat that ve hear Mr. Dovne;r.

Senator Dovne;r, 'l'hllnk ;rou, &tlllltor Ba1le;r. Let m.e aa;r in the first plaoe, that 1117 personal aana1b111t1es are

not really involved in my roa111t1ng the approval of Ml'. Leake's appointment. I oona1der 1t a rather grave aootal 1aaue. I believe upon l'ather credible 1ntol"'llllt1an that Prell1dent Roosevelt bas been actuated -1n making tine ep- potntlllent b;r resentment against me, f:trst because I de­ feated Senator MoAdoo, vhenhe vent out to Oal1torn1a to

a~port h1mJ and, aeoondly, end more 1mmed1ately beoauae I ree1ate4 ver;r v1.gol'ouely the Prea1dent•a reoent program on neutrality. JJorever tina appointllll!lt vas eooCIIIP11ebed, it d1d reeult in p1oking out ot the approxtmetel7 6 atllion

people in the Stete ot Oa11tarnta, almost the onl7 11a11 I 9 vould have aa1d viii obnoxtoua to me.

I have bean var7 aot1valy 1n pol1t1oa 1n Oa11torn1a tozo - about 10 7aara, and during moat ot that time, moat ot the navapapara ot the etata have oppoaad both m'J aoonom1o 1daaa and have opposed me po11t1oally. I oennot 117 that the neve­ papers 'ot the atata vera a l vaya parreot in their treatment, but at l aaat I oannot reoall a single navepapar that ever vu ebua1va or engaged in bitter peraonalltiea ap1nat me

axoept th1a one navapapar run by Mr. Lean 1n Woodland. Jill' .

laeke Npaatedly 1n h1a oolumns or hie paper aau11ed me 1n · vary ohaap, vulgar, abusive language. The edit oriel, Senatoll' - Tovnsend, that you hold in your hand 1s typioal or 10 (f'l' 15 - otbara that I oan aubm1t . Not alone vera Mr. Leake's ed1tor1ala vary abullive and very UDhappy 1n their language and their peraonal aapaota,

but generally they ven entirely r a1sa. To ahov hov tabe that part1oular editorial 1a -- Senator Ba ila7t (interposing) Do you vent a oopy ot 1t before you?

Senator Dovneyt No. I t relates pr1no1pally to an aoouaation tlult I vee very oovardly and th1nk1ng or oertdn

at torna7 1a reaa and oartain monies vhen, 1n the Tovnaand national convention prior to the laat Preaidantllll alaotion, 1t 1a alleged that I believe Pather CongbJ1n and Gerald

Bllith and Jill'. Lemke vary bittarlr aaaa1lad Praddent Rooaa- 10

velt and tbat I ' did not darend h1m beoauae I vu uldng 111CIIl87 out or the 'l'OI(Uslllld move11111nt.

- Xov, u a utter or raot, in thet part1oular oanvan- - t1an, Senator Belley, there vera aoma very great apaeohea ~~~~~ and soma very abusive apeeohes. Pather Coughlin

b1tterlr easa1led Pranklin Roosevelt in a very tremendous ph1111pio against him, and th1a obap Gerald Slalth, vho 1a

a very pover.t'ul rabble r ouaer did too, and Mr. Lamlce and 1101111 other people. 001118r Sm1th, vho vaa reoantlr dereetad in Oklahoma, t ook the pletrorm attar thoae apeeohea nre over and immediatelr derendad President Roosevelt in s varr - • oroua speeoh. I spoke tvo or three times in the oonven­ - t1on and expreaaad 1111 ragret and resentment at the verr

vioious and terrible ettaoka tbat had been ude upon Preai- dent Roosevelt. As a Dllltter or raot, I very strongl7 de- • tended President Roosevelt, aD1 aa a r esult or 1117 attitude

1n that convention, Dr. Townsend and I vh11e preserving

t.ria.ndlr paiJD!lel relations, vent dirterent vars1 in other

vorda, because ot the t'aot that I did not t ollor Dr. 1'ovn- aand'a lead 1n h1s attitude tovard President Roosevelt at - that pa.rtioular tillla, 1111 r elet1auh1p such sa 1t vaa v1th the • Townsend organintion vee broken, vh1oh 1'8BU1~ in a V81'7

unhaPP7 pol1t1oal aitustion t or me. I do not ••1 thet the eleot1an vould have resulted verr d1t'terantl7, but I vu

at that time r•mn1ng against Mr. Buok t or CongraiJ out j,n 11

OUl' OOI18NII81cma l c11atr1ot --

Senator Be1le:rt (1nterpoa1ng) What ,..ar vaa thatt

Mr. Buokt (Member o~ Cangresa, 'rei Ca1Uorn1a D1a­ tr1ot) Don't say that, please.

SeMtor Ba1le;rt Let h1m say anything he pleuea, and

vhen the time 0011111 8 ~or ocmtra41ot1cm, ve Yill bear :rou.

Senator Dovnayt I am very glad to bear h1m nov. Sell4t01' Ba1leyt ll'o. Plaaee go em.

Sllll4t01' Dovneyt I vee l'Uilll1ng ~or the Delll0al'et1o n011l1.­

ll4t1cn ~or Ccmgnas 1n the 41,8tr1ot ill vh1oh I live, an4 Mr.

Buok vaa tba enoumbent and I vas opposing him. !l'hllt 18 - oorraot, ian•t it? Thousands o~ Tovnsend1taa 1n that dis­ trict telephcmed me, and many or them vrote t o me t hat t he7

believed that I bad 1118de a serious miatake 1ll the ocmv8llticm ill '1117 speeohes, and told me they vould not &o to tba polls • 8lld vote ~or me . Ill ad41t1on to that, sa!ie or Mr. Buok'e strongest supportel's spread this ss,me story that Mr. Leake

spread here ill41oattng that I bad bean agaillet Mr. Roosevelt,

and I lost a lot or labol' and Roosevelt votes that I other­ ·. viae vould have bad. I don't oare vhat Ill'. Buok ears, but

the labor leadel's " and the Tovnsendites told me this per­ - soll4ll1. I do not 887 that the eleoticm v oul d have been any dU~erant1 t hat 18 total~ 1mlllater1al. Ml'. Buok 1s

not at all reepone1ble ~or tbat. I bave n ot the aupteat

auggaat,1cn ot 11n7 orit1o11m ot lifo. Buok tol' an;rtb1n8 that l2

ever ooourNd 1n our oaJ11P4i8114. Be vaa alva,_ va17 tr1aD41T

and ftl'J tair. All I IIlii tr,.ins to aay ie that thie edt- t orial ia 80 peroent untrue, and vee ot oour.. put out 1n

order to atteot me d1aadvantaseoualy 1n that pol1t1oal oa~~~­ pa1gn. All that 7ou vill have to do ia to rNd that edi­ torial to ... the ohara oter ot tba 1111111 vh0111 the Preddant .. 1.1 appointins to th1e ottioe. I have 15 or 20 tTPioal

ed1tor1ale 111i:e that 1n 1117 ottioe vh1oh I rtll be glad to eubmlt.

Senator Johnecma Were all ot them written prior to thet eleotion? Were any ot these bitter editorlale 70U - apeak ot written attar your eleotion? - Senator Dovneya What eleotion ere you Nterrins to? Senator J'ohneona Your eleotion to the Vnited 8tatee

Senator DOVD&71 I don 1t knOll'. Attar I defeated

Senator MoAdoo, Mr. Leake publ1ehed 1n his paper eaae ""l'J

bitter attaoka upon me taken tram other nevepepera, and he did not support me in my oempaig11.

Senator J'ohneona (Colorado) Attar the pr1mary1 Senator Dovneys Attar the pltDary. - Senator Bailey 1 'W'eren• t you the Demooratio nOIIIineef Senator DDII'Deys Yea, I vee. ~ Senator Baileys WeN you the n01111nee ot any otbar pertTf

Senato~ Dovne71 I think I did reoeive the Prosre111ve )

and !ovn1end1te and - I don't knov. Perbapa ICIII6 other• •

In CalUornia, ,-ou oan get t1ve or a1x• nOIDinationa. - Stllllltor Ba1la;rt You oan get both the Demooratio and the Republican?

Senator Dovneyt Yea . Se11.11tor Johnson did that the laat time, I think. Mr. Buok baa done tbat l'ight alODg.

Be baa been auoo eaetul in getting both n om1nat1ona, Repub- lican and Democrat. In fact, ganerall,- I th1nlc he baa run

better in the Republican Part,- than the Damooratio Part,.. Senator Johnaont (Colorado) Do I understand that Mr. Leeke supported ,-our Republican opponent etter the MoAddo-Dovney primary eleotion?

Senator Dovneyt Mr. Johnson, I have not epe o1t1cally enlll1ned the colllllllla eince then. All I can aay is this, that I remember reeding hia co1UIIIIl8 betveen the primary end • the eleotl.an, epd he had r eprinted from other pepera, other Republl.can papers, very strong attacks upon =7 eoonomic and

politl.cal ideas. I understand tbat 141'. Leake •a olaim nov is that those art1olee did not expl'tlaa hl.a ovn ideea, but he merely republished them from other papers for the in- - formatl.on of the voters. I believe tbat ia hia oleim. - Senator Johnaont (Colorado) I am trying to •Ice e

diatinctl.on bet1reen hia attitude a!'ter the pr~l')' elec­ tion end befol'tl the primar:r eleot1on.

~Senator Dovne,-, ve:n, •• I aa,-, Se11.11tor .Jolmaon, I dan'~ ..

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lm01r that attar the pr1ma1'7 be 081118 out vith 8.1IT fUOh abu.-

11ft ad1tor1.all a1 tb11, but be d1d HJ)1"1nt 1n b11 ~per ftl'7 darropto1'7 eent1mellta oonoarn1ng 1117 pollt1oll end aoancaio 1deae, vb1ob of oouree atly oould have burt me

va1'7 Sl'eatly 1n tha oount:r vbere that paper o1roulatae, Let me expreae tb1e, - Yolo Oount:r 1.1 juat aoro11

the l'iver trCID Ssol'lmento County. In the eleot1at, I osl"1"1ad Se oremento County b;r a ver:r aubate.nt1el 111 jor1ty, and at tha other aide, Yolo Count;r, vhere th11 paper o1rou- letea, I loat, and I think one ot the r eaaana I lo1t 1t 11

beoauae ot the publlo1t;r ot Mr. X.eke 1n h1a neYap~r.

I am not evacUng vhet you are saying. Mlo. Leake did re­

print 1n hh paper betveen the p;-i.mar;r and the eleot1an, derroget017 art1olea to me, but I understand he olailu that

thoae d1d not expreaa b1e 11antiments, but be 11181'117 1'1Pl'1nted

f!hem t ram the other papera, and he hea vr1 ttan that );boa a

Hpr1nts ~1d not e:r:preaa h111 opinion ot me betvaen the pr1- mar:r and ·the eleot1on.

Senator Johnaan: (Colorado) What 1.11 hill oleiiiJ that he d1d eupport ;you after you v11:re nom1natadT

Senator Dovnay s I em sure that ha does not uke that - ola1m. Aa tar a a I know, there vee not one vol'd ot IUPPort ot 1117 oandidao;r after the p:dma ey, I aaked ICIDIODI to eaaroh

the paper, end tbe7 oould not find anytb.ing 1n h11 oolU~ma .aupporttna .. . 1118. attar the priul'Y, I lint not para011all7 ex- I

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a!!Wied the paper and I do not knov. M1'. Buok 111117 knor and

have the ~~atertal.

Senator Johnaona (Colorado) Did Senator NoAdoo end President Roosevelt support rou attar the MoAdoo primarr conteatt

senetor Dovnera or course, Senator McAdoo did not. AI e metter or raot, Senator McAdoo continued t o oppoee me. I cannot recall that Preeident Rooeevelt expreeaed h1mae1t attar the primer)' and before the election ae t o rq oendidao:r,

but he mar have in aame or hie formal appeals t or the Damooratic oandidatea, he mer have, senator Johnson, but I don'tknor.

Senator Johllaona (Colorado) Aa I recall it, he did aend a telagrSJII or a Clllethillg endorsing rou aaa progNasive.

Se~or Downer• Perhaps he did; perhaps he did. I don't knov.

Selll!tor Banera It made no illlpruaion 0111 :rour lllind it he did?

Selll!tor Dovne:ra No , Senator Bailer, 1t did not. .And,

sentlBIIIIIn, I vould like the committee to olearl:r get rq vievpoint. The 01117 reason I om here ia bsoauee I think there i e a question or illlportent publlo pollq involved in - that iaaue, aa to vhether a President or the United States lhould utilize the pover or appointment to ohaaten and dia­ oipline a lJnj.ted Statu Senator beoau.. he eitbar per­

aaraall:r dou not like hill or beoauee ha doe• not auppo~ t~ ' I • ' ' • 16

~sidatton tbat tba Prea1dellt lt.kaa. And I atata tbat I ' am t11'11117 ot the opinion that th1a appo1ntlllent 11 the out­ Sl'orth ot tba cSea1ra on the part ot Pree1dent Rooaavelt and Senator McAdoo and other people 1n Oe l1torn1a to puniah me tor not baing vbat I 1111Sht ter111 a goo4 rubber etallp. It hall been 1ntilllated. to me eeveral times that 1t I ratbar bond tha lmaa to Mr. Rooeavelt on h1a 41ttarant 1•81•- lat1on and tbaae 41tterent mattara, 1117 va,- v ould be ve17 11111oh eae1er 1n Waahtnston 1n a sreat man,- 41ttarant ,.,.. • I

oame to Washington to t1Sht oarta1n eoonca1o bettlee and

thoaa thtnsa are eo muoh greater 1n 1DQ>ortanoa to 111!1 than th1a q1111st1on or patroness, tbat 1t does not oount 11'1th 1118 at all, and I vont be unhapp,- vbataver ma,- avelltuate out ot th1e matter.

Sanator 'l'ownaenda You ssy 1n your l etter tbat tha men you raoommended vaa not an attorney?

Senator Davneya lfo, he vas not an' attorney, and to take you down 1nto the rater unhappy and eubterranean ohannela ot Daaaooretio pol1t1oa, vh11e I na not 1n CaUrorn1a attar' I had presented Mr. Cal Cook, Mr. George Oreal met v1th oar- - ta1n ot my vall-known supporters out 1n OaUtornia and ror eome strange reason that Mr. Creal oould perhapa explain, ~ 1118D1pulated that Sl'OU.P 1!10 tbat tbat Sl'QIIP agreed tbat I, the UD1ted Statea Senator, ahould reoommand th1a disbarred attorne:y, and apperentl,- 1n eome va,- 1t ••• sift!l out tbat 17

I had N OCIIIIIHnded b.1m b,- Mr. Creel, end appeNntl7 1t vee

g19'11n out t'rom the llb.1te llouae that the N81CID the Pred­ dent vould not appoint ths person tb.at I had Noaaended

vas· beoausa he vee a d111bal'l'lld attorne,-. Bzaot17 vhel'e the

viNe vera oroaaed, I dan 1 t knov, beoauae I n e9'111' d1d N cOI!Delld this gentleman and navel' OCIDIIidered, reoc..ending

bim, and navel' r ec-nded anfbod,-l but HI' . Cal Cook, 'lbo 111 not a lav,-er 1111 tar 1111 I knov , hila a vel'1 tine Nputa t1an

end char acter, and vas okared by Mr. Bill Douglaa, ane ot the men vhom appal'ently the President ot the United States hila greet oantidanoe 1n. And so the President, I c oan hllrdl,- think, vould have turned dovn Mr . Cook's ap­ pointment, beoauae Mr . Cook had been a roOllllllllte ot Juatioe

Douglas, I believe, 1n lev school, and i a h1gbl7 regal'ded by h1m aa to hie. ohll1'aote1' • senator 'l'ownaandt Whst 111 the lllllll 1 a name that they ola1m ,-ou N commendad?

Senator Downe,-t Cl1ttan Hildebrand, vho vas a lav,-or 1n Oakland, Oalit'orn1a.

Senatol' Tovnsendt You did not Ncommend him at all? c Senator Dovnay: No, I did not, Sanatol' Townsend. Perhaps thel'e vee 11 trap aet t o!' thll juniol' Senator tl'om Celltorn1a and it ne expected tllt he vould tall into the trap end l'ec-nd thh gentle!DIIn, and the gantl81MD en- ., ·- ... 18

t1o1,peted the ol oaing or tiM trap. The;y, in otlwr word.l, nnted to gj:ve tbe Preaident or the United Statu tbe u-

tor, but I did n ot do it, Senetor 'l'ovnaend. And I never thought or doing it. There ns not anr letter or enr in­ dioatian or it.

Senator Bailer• Ia that elU

Senator Dovne;ya That 11 aU I have to sar.

Senator Bailer• IJov, you r est rour one an tvo pointe, - one, your allel!lltian that thia appointment ill peracmaUr

obnoxious to rou because 1t 111 an appointment in whioh the President ia undertaking t o disoipline you tor not going along vith him; is that oorraot? Senetor Dornaya That ia oareot.

Senetor Bailey1 Your aeoand point 1a that ·this aP- pointment 1a perscmally obnoxious to ;you, beoauae tha ep- pointee has oantinually abused you 1n the ed1to1'111l ool11111na

or hia papal' and hall printed othel' abuaive things tl'CIII othal' nav11pepara J is that ool'l'aot?

SenatOl' Dorney ! That 18 OOrl'aat.

Senator Bailer• Will rou have en;ything 11101'8 to aaTf Senator Dorner• lfo, not nov. Ma;y I remain bere7 Senator Bailer• Oh, oel'tainly. IJO'II' 1 Ml'. Buolc, r ou have

told ID8 that )'OU vhh to ba beard. Ml'. Jl'l'ank H. Buolc1 (Representing tha 'l'd OCII:I8Nn­ ion&l D1stl'1ot or Oalirornia}. Oentlemen, I do w1ah to be ' 19

heard. I should like to preface 11r7 M118rlce, Ill'. Chairman and Senator Jobneon and '1'0\lneend, Y1th t he etateiDitnt that

while Hr. Downer and I have been political opponents - he • na tvioa a candidate tor the Demoorat1o n<1111nat1an ~~BSinat

1118 end or oouree ve had prattr hot batt lee during that time -

I hava no personal an1mositr asainst Mr. DOirneJ, and I ·

think that he reallan that ha haa gottan alang t'airlr nll

and eatiat'aotor1lr ainoe he has been eleotad Senat or t'POIII Callt'ol'Dia.

! qu.stion, Kr. Cha1l'lllan, vhethar thare 111 8DJ ques­ tion about Mr. Laalce•a t'itneas, ab1lltr or integr1tJ, and

I do n ot knov and oould not understand t'rom Mr . DOVDeJ ' B remarks whether he wished t o rai s e that queetion or not. SIIII.IItor Bailer• He did not rataa it. Kr. Buok1 It' he doaa, I vent to go into that tully. Senator Beiler • No, he did not raiaa it.

Kr. Buck• All right. Than ve vill aimplr take it for granted that ae fer ea ability and 1ntagr1tr and ohar­ aoter are oonoerned, that Mr. Leake 1e capable or tilling this ott1oe.

Senator Beiler• I v111 settle that right nov 1n Mr.

Downer'• preaenoa. You did not ra1ae any question aa to the character or the quallt1oat1ane ot Ill'. IMr:e tor the ott'1oe'

SIIII.IItor Dovnart llo, Senator Bally, I did n ot raiM that qu.st1on, but let 1M point this out t o you. ~re 1a 20

a queat1an ot nether or not a man vho Yould Y1'1te. auoh an editorial aa introduced hera 1n evidanoe 1a a Mn that the Senate ot the Un1te.d Statee ought to be11en ought to be appointed to euoh an ottioe. I juet eubmit the edlto:rid an thlt. The 'editorial 'epealce tor iteelt. Senator Bailer 1 Vall, but rou are raattns rour oua en personal obnoxiouaneee and not an the man•e qual1tioat1ona tor the ott1ce?

Sanator Dovne71 That 1a correct. Mr. Buok1 lll:lder thoae oircUIIIlltanoe a, I ahlll not take anr Sl'&at length ot time, Senators, to go into Mr. Leake'a ohll'llcter. He 1a a 1118n who 1a 1n his 4o •a, a greduate ot the Santa Clara Un1vara1tr, and educated, vall-read, and has bean active 1n Demoorat1o pollt1oa out there durtna h1a entll-8 lltatime. Ria tether,. I mar add, vaa Colle ctor ot the Port at Sen Prano1aoo under VoodrQv Vilaon, and it ia possible that soma ot rou whose political experience goes ' back that tar may have known him. At anr rate, he baa Ill- vera bean active 1n support. Be 1s now, among other thinge, vice president ot the Oal1torn1a State Aeeoo1et1on ot Neva- '· papers, and tor vhat the oOIDIDittea 11181 vent to do v1th them, I yould llka to aublllit to rou gentleman a number ot ed1- tor1ala endorsing the appo1ntmant ot Mr. Leake ae an en- oouragement to Calit ornia, and ao forth.

Senator Bailer• 'l'o put them 1n the record' 21

Ill'. Buokt I don 1 t lcnov . I~ you Yant to l ook thea

over or put them 1n the reool'd - I vould l1lce to put thea in.

Senator J ohns aru (Colorado) Are you aak1ng ua to put them 1n the reoord?

Hr. Buck• I o~fa r them ~or the record, Senator. Senator J'ohnaon t (Colorado) Do they afford any evi­ dence perta1n1ng t o the issues t hat Senator Downer baa raised here?

M1'. Buck• The;r all deel vith the question of M1'. J?ov­ ne;r•a oppoa1t1on to Mr. Leake. (. Senator Bailey• we can examina them and determine later whether or not tha;r should go 1n.

Senator Johnaont (Col orado) If the;y are pertinent to the i aaues vh1ch Senator Dovna;y haa raised, I think the;r

should so 1n the record.

Mr. Buck• I oan read one of them, and, Senator Baile,-, you can look them over. It i s all right if ;you reject those that do not deal v1th the issues.

Nov, vith reference to the ad1tor1al that t he Senator baa submitted to ;you, I vent t o osll your attention t o ( thia faot. In 1936, there vaa a var,- bitter primer,- cam­

paign 1n the Demoorat1c part,-. The Senator 1n the earl7 part of the ,.ear Yaa representing tr. 'l'ovnaend baok heN

u hia attorner before the House 1nnat1pt1ng ca.S.tt.. ,

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and the Senator caM to me one da7 end he aaid that he

thO\IIht that he vee gotns to have to lllake the nce t~

CQII81'8 .. asainat me, a.nd I told him quJ.te pol1tel7 that 1t he did, that I vould defeat h1111, but he vent ahead IIDJ'V87

and he had the !'ovnaend suppOI't. · I have never heard unttl toda7 that he ever lost en;y ot 1t attar the Cleveland

convant1an. It 11117 be that he lost a tev votea. .At 8117

rete, the battle vn tought an that 1nue, solel;y an the

qu.. t1on ot vhether or not, ae I have been known to be opposed d8t1n1tel;y to the Tovnaend leg1alat1on, Wbetber ~ not I should be reeleotad or the Senator elected,

Mr. Leake vas one ot 'f1l7 ardent eupportera; Be WDte a number ot editorials during the oouraa ot tha OIIJIIPaign, 'l'ha7

vere Yl'ittan 1.n the heat ot e ve1'7 hot campe1gn, I vant to ear, and perhaps 1n one 01' tvo respects he might have even

stepped over the bounds, but vhan the CIIDIPa1gn Wll over - I am 11ure the Senator v1ll reollll th1a - t .hat at tha State Convention, I came up to him and ve ahook handa and I aa1d

"!'hill var 1a over. Are J'OU going to 8\IPPOI't the Prea1d8nt?" Beoauae Dr. Tovnsand had mov11d ott the ra11ervat1on and vae datin1tal7 oppostns the Predd11nt, And the SanatOI' N1d, ( "Yea. " At a later data he al11 o met Ml'. Laake and the7 ax­ ohanpd - vhether th117 11hook banda or not I dcm't lmov, but th87 exchanged the aama aort ot aeauranoea that th1a 111atter vaa a dead hOI'ae. .. •

lfov, I think t'rankly, thAt th1a editorial ahould be

regarded by you gentlemen ea a~ly a polit~aal editorial

nitten 1n s hot osmpaign. I lmav tbllt Mr. Leske --

Senator Baileyt (interpos~) Let me ask you, Mr.

Buok , 11 qu1111t1an. In the oourse of' the editorial, 1t being

entitled "Where vsa Mr. Oovney?" I round th111 paragraph!

"~ovnaend politiosl oandidat1111 v1ll get novhar11 by abua1ng

and lying about thsir opponents. Their !ollwera Yill ao­

oomplillh nothing tor the oause or old-age tv: panaiana by

tolerating deoeit and llliarepreaantation t'rom their apoke1- men . " l l'lov, d o you 1n reading thAt editor1al, 11Qrute to it the 1nnuendo that Mr. Oovney vas lying in the oempaign?

Mr. Buokt 'llell, Senator, I vould hArdly say thAt. I

think that both Mr. Oovney and oerta1nl:r s011111 or hie ardent auppatera 1118da allegatione vith reference to me that vera

unquestionably distortions or !sot, and those statements vera made in politiosl speeches.

sen11tor Bailey! 'l'hia editor uses the vord "lied". A

lie ia not 11 distortion or the truth. A lie il a tal1111 ltllte­

ment lll!llioioualy lll!lde vith the intention to do injury. That ( il my aanaeption or 11 lie.

Mr. Buak 1 I vould not demean myself' by trying to say

thAt the Senator eftr lied about me. J1:r reoord Yes an open reoor.. --

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Senator Ba1le:ra ~terpoeing) 'l'bere 11 th1e ODe pere­

grapb - I am not eay1ng that he 11111ent to refer to )lzo . IJome:r. It 11 a seneralieatiOD.

Mr. Buok1 You v1ll recall, Senator, there vee mere then one TovneeniU.te candidate r1mn1ng around that d1etriot. In tha first IU.atriot, there vee also a very bitter fight being made againet Olarnoe Lea at tbl!t t1mll.

Senator Ba1ley1 \/bat I am getting at 1a, do :rou oOD- oeive that th1e vee an innuendo or even a IU.reot allagatiOD'

Mr. Buoka I v ould not eo OODoeiva it 11171elt. Senetor Bailaya That Mr. Dowuey vas lying in the oam-

Mr. Buoka I vould not so oonoeive it.

Senator Bailey: There are 11111.ny telae atatemente made

1n political oaJIIPIIigne, but frequently the;y ere made 1n good telth.

Mr. Bucka One of the isaues in that OllJlU)IIign wae ex- actly vbat Senator Dovne;y expreesed ~ere a minute ago, ae to whether he vas or vee :oot going to be a aupparter ot Pl'esident Roosevelt, end I vas r,nn1ng on a straight ad- ministration program, and of courae ve vera tr;ring to bring h011111 to the people the faot that ve IU.d not belJwe the Senatol' would be an adm1nistraticn supporter, and I don't knOll 1t Y8 were not right about that, but neftr m1nd that, Senat~ Ba1le:r1... \/bat ie the date ot that eiU.tor1aU 25

Mr. Buokt Ausuat 4th, 1936. The prl.me17 or Ausuat, 1936.

Senator Bailey• It vee 1n your fight?

Mr. Buokt Yes, 1t vas 1n mr tight, and had nothing to

do vith tha 8enator•a late oa~pa1gn.

I vant tD say th1a muoh, that Mr. Leake probably dirtera

frail the Senator .tunda!Mntally on eoona!lio prin~lea . HAl has not bean tor the BJ>io plan on vhioh the Senator onoe

ran, he vas not for the Tovneend plan, he vaa not tor the

Ha~ and Egg plan, and maybe he vas behind the eight ball,

Senator, vhen you vere nominated thera, but I know this muoh or mr own faote, that he never wrote an editorial OP­

posing you after you vera nominated 1n the 1938 primary.

Senator Ba1layt Do you mean to say that he supported Mr. Downey at the ballot box?

Mr. Buokt I- had no idea hov he voted; I oou14 not tell • S'OU that.

Senator Johnaont (Colorado) Did he support him 1n hie papar, or did he just drop the mattar?

Mr. Buokt He dropped the matter, senator. '·

Senator Johnaont (Oolol'lldo) Naithar supported nor opposed him?

Mr. Buokt lfe1ther IIUPParted nor oppoaad him. I think

1t I lll1ght reed to you a peregraph trca a latter that liP.

Lean vrote one ot your oo~ague!' 1n the Banata, ot vh1oh he

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26 eent me e carbon ccpy, so I presume I am entitled to uee 1t1

".Arter Senator Dovney•s announcement tbat he 1e OJ>-

poeed to me beoauee I am pereanally obnoxioue to hill, I am

1'rank to ear that I cannot aee en,- grounde \IPQn Whtoh he oen baee thie objection. It he had said tbat I wu per­ sonally antipathetic to him, I oould readily underatand tbat. The tel'lll 'obnox1o11s' implies either that I haw

de~M scaeth1ng or en unfell- or unatlrl.oal n&1ra in m,.- OP­

position to h1lll in suppol'ting Congressman Buok, or vhen Jlr. Dovney ran against h1111 tol' Ccngress 1n 1936, or tbat I have bean guilty or aomath1ng involving moral turpitude or other­ viae which vould justify this ob jection. I oan aeeure you

tbat I have dona neither. A OBI'arul exsm1nsticm ot the tiles

ot the woodland Democl'Bt v1ll disclose that I did not et

en,..t1me deal unfairly v1th Senator Dovney. While the Wood- • land Demoorat1o bitterly opposed l'fr. Davnay 1n h1a primary tight, just as it opposed Senator Dovna,.- 1n the primary right against Senator McAdoo, neverthelase its newe end ed1toria columns treated Senator Dovney v1th absolute fair· nese."

And might I add to tbat, that during the os11Qla1gn I had t o oall up Mr. Laska several t1mee end tell h1lll that he vas giving the Senator too much space in his nne columne , that he vae not, in m,.- op1n1an, treating Brother Buok fairly

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27 Senator Johnaant (Colorado) That 1a attar the pri- mary election in 19,8?

Jllr. Buoka Ro, I 1111 talking about this vbole editorial • vhioh the Senator 11etera to, vhioh o!lllle out in our primary t ight in 19,6. As he aaid, I also obtained the Republican

nCIIIinatian at that time, and I thought be vaa givtng Mr .

Downey too muoh publioity in h1a col~a.

Sanatol! Jahnaont (Colorado) Than you vera objeot1ng

to h1a opposing Senator Dovney so ~oualy?

Mr. Buokt I vas objecting to his giving ao much apace to Senator Dovney in the neva oolumns. He vas au,pporting me. • Senator Bailsyt Hov do you reoonoile Mr. Leake's atate­ me.nt you have just quoted vith the language 1n this editorial? Mr. Leake says that he had not ecoused Senator Dovney ot anything touching oriavolving moral turpitude. Let me read thiat

"In last night' a talk" that is Senator Dovney• a taU

''he vas 8 tut1ls ee a robbin serenading 8 riveter vhsn he

told hov he had spurned $15,000 vorth ot t1nancing tor his

oempe1gn beosus~ he 1v1ll not plaos 1n jeopardy my po­ ' litical liberty•. It 1a aa reasonable to tall tor that lio­ lrulll ta a 1 ia to believe 1n the tallov w'ho avore he never loat a collAir button and never dropped the oap ott ot a tube ot toothpaste. 28

"Tovnaand pol1tioel oendidltes v1ll getDI!rhel'e b7 ebue-

1ng and lying about theil' opponents. 'l!he1~ rollover• rlll a IOOOIIIPlllh t or the oeu•e or old-age tax pene1.01111 bf tolera­

ting daoe1t and m1al'epl'laentat1on tl'om the~ apokeam.n."

IJOir, do you aay thet tbat does not auggeat at a.D7 rata

end even diraotly aoouaea Senator Downey or lJing and mo~l tUl'p1tu4a? '!lhat vould :rou aa:r about 1t?

Mr. Buoka Sonator, I 1181'e1y Jll'811t vhet I al1d betol'e,

- ed1t01'1ala or tha1: ldnd are to be read 1n the 11S)lt or the heat or a oampeign. In the tirat:Ptaoe, I don't lmov

an:rth1ng about any $15,000 thet the Sonetor 111117 bava spurned. I I do lmov th1e, that at evel':r 'lovnaend olub meeting durinS' that campaign, a oo11eotion vaa taken up tor the PUl'POIIe.a ot defeati ng Representative Buok. I do. knov that the:r vent baok 1n 1938 and did the same thing, and at the asme time

the:r vrote a song "Give Buok to Beet Buok". !hie 111 ell 1n the reoOl'd on the 5oo1a1 Soour1ty bill, so I have no hee1teno7 1n repeating 1t.

And the 'fovnaend1tea, whether the SanatOl' vee 1nvobed

1n 1t or not I dan•t lmov, - heve naval' eooounted tol' one oent ot the t mone7, 1n apita of the ettol't I ot the '11878 and Maana Committee t o get auoh an aooount1ng, or the Olark or the Rouee, under the Oorrupt Praotioes Aot .

Sona~ol' Ba1left ll'as tbe 'f01rnaand moVIIIent tbel'e 1n the tom of 8 pol1t1oal ))art7 or 1n the tol'lll ot a faot1on rltb1n the primal'}', underteldng to get the Dsmooretic n01111nation

tor Jlr. Dovne:r? I don't quite understand. Senator Dorneya It vee a taction.

Mr. Buoka The Senator ia right. It vee a taction or

whatever you vent to celt it, - en element 1n the party. I

11111 just quothlg tram tba ott1c1e l record. 'l'lla 'l'ovnaend

party itaelt vaa not orgenized 1n Cal1torn1e unti l the 19'8 el eot!cm. In 1936 it operated vJbin tba party. Senator B3ile:ra It is nov a party?

Mr. Bucks It !a nov a par ty called the 'l'ovnaend Party. Senator Bailoya In Cal!torn!a, you can be a member ot tvo parties at one time?

Mr. Buck a l'fo, you can only be a member ot one part7, but you can run on as 11111ny tickets aa you pay the tiling tee for.

Senator Bailey a I do not suppose you knov vhioh party Senator Dovna:r l:Dlonga to?

~. Bucks Senator Dovne:y - I taka it - I think he vaa

nominated as a Democrat. I think that is ocrreot, 1an•t it?

· Senator Dovne:ya Yea, that !a correct. Mr. Chairman, me:r I aa:r thla? I Senator Bs1le:ra Yea, I v ould lik.e to knov about that. You ere a member ot the Townsend Party?

Senator Dovneya lfo, ve have tba Prohibition Party, tl»

Tovnaand Party, the Oommuniet Pert:y, the Demooret1o Pert:r, • 30 the. Bepubliollll Pert;r - Mr. Buok baa been perhaps the moat euooeaa.f'ul. one 1ll l'llllning on tvo parties, beoeuaa be uni-

torml;r baa run on both the Damooratio end the Bepuhlioen tioketa, and hie beat support haa bean in the Bepubl ioan Pert;r.

Mr. Buoks One moment, Senator. I Yill give :you the

tiguree, and the:y ahov --

Senator DO¥ne:ys (inter posing) I will vithdrev the

remark.

Mr. Buok: I got 72-1/2 peroant ot the Demooratio pr1-

mar;y 1n 1938, and 60 peroant ot the Bepubl1oen. S8118tor Dovne;rs Yes, but :you recall that you aub­

atant1ally bast Senator Ingalls (?) on that ohsin ator a

issue. The oha~ atore issue has bean very strong out 1n

Cal1f'orn1a and 1n that part1oular .osii!Psign aa in other oam­

pa1gna, I vas of'f'ered the sum of' $10,000 by the ohain store ' . lobbyists tor osmpa1gn purposes for that particular osii!Paign.

I understand 1t vas offered to almost all the oandidetea, and that aoma of them took tt.

Mr. Bu.ok s It vas not '·offered to me. Senator Dovney: It vas of'f'ared to some ot them. And • I retusad it. It vas not $15,000, but 1t vee $10,000, end I am ver;y happy to substantiate that otter to th111 .oO!DIIIittee 1f' 1t 1s ot any importance. I never partioularl:y made any

point ot that. I have bean ottered large 11\111111 of' mone7 b:y }1

di..rterent groups and orgen11:at1ana for oa~lgn purpo1es

end I refused them. In 11011111 vay it oa11111 out 1n 1f1f1 oampaign. I I never 1111de any oharge that Mr. Buok reaved eny money · trCD the oha1n 11torea. But when Mr. Leake 11aya that I lied

about that, that ill ab11olutely telae, beoauae it vee a true

statement. It vas not $15,000, but it vee $10,000.

Also, Mr. Che irlle.n , if I llllght make th1a o-nt - I

di.d want to burden th111 o01111111.ttee rtth readi.ng thue at\1-

torial11, but I have 10 or 15 editorl11ls extending over 11

series ot years or very muoh that same tenor, eooualng me

of deoeit end falsehood, end that my politloal eotivitiell

vera actuated by desire to get money out or the Townsend

movement, end so forth. In thla oampelgn that Mr. Buok has

spoken of, I did not have one peDny of contribution from

eny or the 'l'avnsend olubs. As a matter or raot, I vent around

and made epeeohes and I paid all or my ovn expeneee. I di.d not make one penny or them.

Mr . Buoks Some or them vera getting the money that they were oolleoting.

Senator Baileys Mr. Buok, you have not f1n1ehed, have you'/ • Hr. Buoks No. I vent to make e few more observatiane when you are reedy to hear me. I do ,.not vent to interrupt any ot tblt other 11pealcere. Senator Baileys I th1nk that we hed better f1n1sh rlth you, beoauaa I vent to sale Sen.tar Do!rney about tvo or

thl'ea 11111ttera an thil editorial. r th1nlc I v1U ulc you -- l Ml'. Buokt (1D.tel'l)Oa1D$) Let me aay th1e DNoh about the editorial, that I navel' had a oopy ot that ed1tol'iel

1n '1111 l)Oaaaeeion until the othe~ day vhen I eav it 1D. JOIIl' hands.

Senatol' Baileyt 'l'he ed1t01'1al atatea 1D. l)81't, "'1'he Olll>Ol'tunity tol' M1' . Dovney artorded a teat or h1e PJ'OOla1me4 tl'1andllh1p tor the man vho hse all'eadydone mare tor the aged

and the poOl' and ths diatl'eaaed then any national leadu 1n th1a generation, but he tailed to respond." That is Mr. Dovney - •tailed to respond, me Yll a oaaa o£ tear and jittera, realizing that he might be poul'ing gold out ot h1a ovn pooketa it he dared to defy Dr. '1'ovn- send and the aaaailanta or the PreeJ.dant. When •e!lanoe

111 golden' , depend upon it tba t M1' . Dovney vill hold h11

tongue. n

That is the statement.

Mr. Buok: I believe the fear and the j1ttel'll and the ailenoe !a golden, is a oonolua1on or the editorial vritel'. As far aa the Cleveland situation ia oonoarned, r aooapt • the Senator's statement thst theaa attaoka - I know the Senator Yill verify that - that the attaoka vera IUde ve1'7

bitterly upon the Prellidant, and Ml'. Dovney, e1 Mr . Leeks

laid did not gat up or aay an~ about them at that ttme, • Later on M1' . Dovne:y sa:ya the t he did make aome o 0111pl1lllenter:y'' l'llllllrka about the President baf'ol'll the convention adjourned, and I acoept that as a fact, but the point 1a that I think M1'. Leake made a perfectly truthful statement there about vbet actually happened, that on the dey the attaok vas lll4de an the Prell1dent in Cleveland et that Cleveland convention, and the other statements :you raad are merely an editorial rethar than e oonoluaion as to what had happened.

Senat or Ba1la:y1 He dravs the oonoluaion that Mr . Downey vas aotuatad b:y -- Senator Johnson 1 (interposing) B:y gold. t Mr. Buck1 I merel.:y call :your attention to the tact that th1a vas a vary hea ted ca~ign , and things vere said that

could very vall be forgotten. I am sorry tlie Senator vanted it revived and publish this editorial again. The raot vas that he vas on Dr. Tovnsend's payroll as h:ts attorney all during the months preceding, end as. far as I lcnov, at the t:tme or the convention, and unt:tl he just dieola:tmed :tt. I elva:ye assumed that he had been throughout the entire po­ l1t1oal oampaign. I take his vord as to vhen the employment tel'lllina ted • • Senator Baile:y1 What do :you say aa to this in the editorial'

"Be bee eloquence and tele.nt as a apeaker. "

Mr. Buok1 I agree with that. ,, Senator Bailer: (oanttnuill.g) "He oould bne joilled

vitb G0111er !IIIith end stopped tbat abametul da11anetlret1an 1 .asetnat the Praeidant tba 1111nute it started, but viauel11-

ing anl7 biB tee e.nd the Tovnaend votes he might get to:l'

"Congress, he rDJ~U~tned 1111 unemotional ee e veter1nllr1en

pulling e dog1a tooth."

Senator Dovner: I v1eh rou vould reed a 0111e ot tba reat or it tor the oditioetton ot tho press. I t 1a reell 7 -­ senator Bailer: (interposing) I em not reedtng 1t tor the ed1t1oetion or tha press. I am reading it nor in Oll'der

to get at tho aubatenoe ot th1a matter. He sere Senator Dovner vas v1all8liz1ng e fee and tbat vas hie 1nduoement to be llilent. What does ho mean? Was there anr tee tnvolvedt

Mr. Buokt The Sonetor oan anever that better tbllJl I oen. • Senator Dovner: I vent to mslce e statemant - -

Mr. Buok: (interposing) Either the aenetor vee em- plo:yed - as 1'ar as I knov, and I think 1t vas o011111an knorledge, that he vee represent1ng Dr. 'l'ovnsend here. I don' t Ialor what the terms vore or enyth1ng ot that ld.nd - that ie e mstter tol' h1m to 61vulge, it he oeroe to. The point I

vent to make '!Dtol'e tho oCII!Z!l1.ttee, end I vill oanolude 11%-

cept t or anr questions rou oere to ask, 1a tvo potntst In the t1rat pl.aoe, that Leake is a tine man, QP8ble

ot holdtng dolin t h1a position, end there are involved in t hia }5

position certain responsibilities vh1ch require • men ot

cona1dereble cherecter. I suggest thet vh1le the Senators heve the question before them ot the ocmsideratian ot thi.a partiouler appointment, in viev ot the statement Senator Dovney made, tbat the oandidete that be bad suggested is not a ctl.aberred attorney end tbat there vas s0111e error ebout that, I vould suggest thet tbll Senator inqu1.re ot the Bureau ot Internal Revenue vbo bed previously investigated that gentlemen's applioetion to become s deputy collector ot

internal revenue end vas turned dovn because ot oerte1n ir- regularities, - I don • t knov vbatber the Sene tor knovs tbat - but such is tbe 011s11.

Nov, Mr. Leake is fit by the edm1as1on of practically everybody 1n Cel1torn1e, end oerta1nly should be by demo- orstio standards U this 1s a po11tioal position. Be baa

been. II lUelong demooret, end suppooted the party, vith the exoeption perhaps ot Senator Downey 's oamp111gn tor Senator,

but as I say, be vee beb1nd the e~gbt bell, he vea opposed

to hBm' end eggs, end the Senator vas running on e hem and r. eggs platform, and he vas opposed to oerta1n philosophies

he bad, and he ctl.d not eupport him, but he did not oppose him.

Ae to these ed1.tor1ela, I vent you to remember that they vera yr1tten 1n the heat or the os111P8ign . I have had scm. Yl'1tten about me that I vee aabaautd to telce hcae end I vu uha11111d to ahov them t o 1117 v1fa and aeoretar;r. But I laughed them ott, end I th1nk the Senator ought to laUSh 1 thaaa ott. Senator Ba1laya Who vas the gentleiii8Il you mentioned ea to the i rregularities?

Jb'. Buoka Cook.

Senator B!l1leya Do 70u th1llk the oalll!l1.ttaa should in- ve atigata h1111t

Mr. Buokt Jle is not before you.

Senator Ba1leya No, he is not before ua at ell.

Jfov, Mr . Downey, you said juat1101r that you rlah4!d to make a atetalll8nt?

Senatpr J ohnson: (Colorado) Mey I ask Mr. Buok a quaa- tion before he oonoludee?

Senator Btlay t Surely. Senator J ohnaont (Colorado) You havemt touoh&d upon the other issue that Senator Downey raised as to juat hw

Ml'. L&ak:e did receive hie appointment. Do :rou know hov he received hia eppointlll9nt? Wae that a spite eppointmantt

Mr. Buok: It the Senator has en:r quarrel vith the Presi dent of the United States, that ie his quarrel end not

mine. I endorsed Mr . leaks tor the appointment. I called

the Senator1 a offi oa, and be vee 1n Cal1forn1a, Yhen I f ound ,;. . out that 141' . leeke vas desirous of obta1n1ng this appointmernt. 111' . Leake had bean e party v orker for a long tilllll, end va bad endeavored. to get him en appointment 1n 19}}, but be-

oeuae my d.1at~1ot vas not aurt1o1ently large end. populOUI'

to gat tvo appointments, I had to be oontent to getting the

'Ol:11ted. States marshelah1p the~e, but Mr . Leake had. been

hoping, I v1ll say, to~ soma reoogn1t1on ot hie aer v1oea .

When I round. out that ha vaa 1nte~aated. 1n thb, I illlme-

d.1ately vent to the bet v1th vhat 11m1ta~ ab1Uty I have

to try to get the end.oraament to~ him.

Senato~ Johnson: (Colorado) D1.d tha Prsa1d.ent or an;r­

one hers 1n Washington ask ;rou to get aot1ve tor Mr. Leake?

Mr. Buok 1 Mr . Leaked. eakad me hilllselt. I v1ll be

glad. to 1nae~t 1n the ~ecord. his letter, 1f 1t 1a ot 1nte~-

eat to a~bod;r.

Senator Johnson: (Colorado) But you ve~e not asked by the Administration?

Mr. Buok: I vas not asked by the Adm1n1st~at1on, and

I vas not asked by the p~eeent Senator's pred.eoeeaor 1n

oft1oe, as ta~ as that 1s concerned.

Senato~ Bailey: Nov, Mr . Downey?

Seneto~ Dovney: ~. Oha1~en, there are only three or tour pointe that I vent to oov~r very b~1etly .

In the t1ret plaoa, let me say tbat I am very oontid.ent that I never used an;r barab language aga1n.at Mr. Buok 1n any ot our oampeigna. I di.rter very greatly trom. lill'. Buok

1n aoonomio 1d.eaa. I think that hie 1d.eaa era oCIQiletal7 at var1anoe vith mine an pension refol'lll, end Mr. Buok boeata

ot that privatelr, ao oerte1nl7 tbst vee not anr oharge .. ase1net biJII, rn none of 1117 oampaisna have I ever 1ndulaed 1n anr abuse or peraonal1tiea. Tbtatatemant that I d1a-

torted the faota ~~~ just not true.

In the aeoond plaoe, I have been repreaentinS the '!'or.n- aend orgenizetion and Dr. '!'ovnaend 1n lesel matter tor per- haps tvo 7eara before there vee the 'favnaend 1nveat1ptiCil here before the oommittea of the ll'ouae ot Repreaedlti'l'ea, and

I a~oae that I had put 1n several months ot vork on the

various lll!lttera end I never had ohargad them or oolle~ted

one dollllr trom them. In addition to thet, I traveled ell over the state of Calltornie, and vh1l.e oolleotione veN

taken up, I alva;ya pe1d 1117 avn ~UPenaes and reoeived not one dollar of Tavnaeu mone7 aver. Dr. Tovnaend hav1ng appeared befor e tbia oOIIIIittee tor

aeveral.veeka baok here 1n Weah1ngton, he vented 11111 to OCIIIIII baok to represent him. I vas very heev1ly indebted per-

aonell7, and e large part ot 1117 1noome still going to 1117 oreditora, and hila been tor several 711Bra, and I told Mr.

Tovnaend that I oould not abandon 1113 Oal1torn1a ottioe

and oome here. F1nall71 ve oaloulated vhat it would ooat to run 1117 ott1oe, tvo atenographera and a laY7er aJI Se ore­ mento, and the expenses of the otti oe, and it oa11111 to .250 a veak. I reoeivad that $250 a veak perhapa t or tvo or tbl'ea montha, Yhioh lett me vith a very det1n1ta lou. ll'or, I

8lll not oarta1nJ but I believe thet that entire oontraot - r or 811Pl~nt ea attorne;y back hare vaa abroapd baflre thil Cleveland convention. I am not aura ot th1a, but at least, Mr . ChairiDen, I oen aa;y thia v1th entire con1'idence, thet I never took another dollar ot attorne;r•a teea trca Dr. 'lovnaend or the 'l'ovnaend organb ation attar the Cleve­

land convention, because verr der1n1tel;y I v ould not involve m;raelt 1n the OlllllPe1gn that Dr. 'l'ovnaand than veey a1noarel7 and boneatly took on to baat Franklin Roosevelt ror Preai- dent ot the United Statea. It vas not an7 t1nanc1el aaori- tice t or me, beoeuae I do not belleve that I vaa c1reY1nS

an;r attorney's tees at that time, but it I vaa, I took the aaortioie and oaaaed to meke it.

Alao, Mr. Cbail'mlln, I vould llke to aay thia, - it J.a • rather unfortunate that in the newspapers of' Amerioe, and I

8lll not orit1cb1ng tb8 papers tor it, but U 7ou abuae a

man or attack h1.m or castigate h1.m, ;you get great baadllnea,

and vhen Mr. Lemk8 and Father Coughlin and Gerald Smith

roundly attacked and abused Presi dent Roosevelt 1n moat unmeeaured end terrible language that you could imagine,

there vera banner headlines all over the United States. !be

111111e day tha;y !llllde those ohargea, Oc:mer SIU.th arose to re-

pl7 r or President Roosevelt, and be oastigatad Oerald Smith

and Huer Long - Oereld Smith had bean the a1de- de-oaJIIP of' Ruey Long, and he outigated l'ather CongbUn in just aa vi.o1ent and abusive language ee they had uaed to Praaidant - Roosevelt, and they took banner headlines. lfw, I am not a very good pol1tio1an, beoauae When I took my turn to reply to Patber Oougblin and

the next day, I spoke ot tolerance and k1ndne88 and de-

oenoy and ta1rneee, that ve must not involve oureelves 1n these tremendous controversies that ve should not uee euoh

language, that ve should not eJ~~Ploy, hate, tire and ~ . I expressed myself as standing tor President Roosevelt at that time, end I expreaasd myselr very emphat1oally against ~ the terrible etteoks that hsd been made upon hilll. But I Md 1t tolerably end ld.ndly, and I think justly, and I llli.ght say that at ·the oonohllion ot that oonvent1cn hundrede ot Tovnsend1tes oeme to me end told me that the)' vera happy . ' that I had struok that nota, but vhere the great banner heedl1nea vera given the men that had used the abusive len- guage, I got e little paragraph on the fourth or titth page

and it is possible that Mr. Leake d1d not knotr that I had '· defended President Roosevelt. I parted rrom Dr. Tovneend

at least tor a year or tvo ee the result ot 1t, but I oen assure the oommittee v1th the utmost oonrtdanoe that at

lea.st So percent ot tbt editorial 1a not anl,- detautol'J

but it i.e telae, and I have n or 15 other editoriab that 'trill take ua b::lura to d1eouaa the ia.aues involved, that I 41

'rill be glad to preeent.

Senator Be1le71 I do not understand that J'OU have - taken the position that you would epJ)l~ the objection or personal obnoxiousness aga1net the neweJ)eper J)ublilher who vrote even .telae reJ)reaontatiO!lB or editorials oonoern1.ng ~ou . That is not ~our position, is it? .. Sonatozo Dovnoya Well, I osnnot quite ~~~~~ that, Sena­

tor BoUe~. I take the poa1tion against him beoauea I think the President ot tho United States has seleoted e 11111n

vho would be moat peraonall~ obnoxious to 11111, beoeuee he bad vr1tten theeo editorials.

Senator Bs1leya You think the Preeident knev about these editorials?

Senator Dovneyt Mr . Chairmen, I oan onl;r tell ;you vhat

I knov b;r hoarsa;r. Geozoge Creel told me lang before Mr.

Buok made the r eoommend8t1cm he speaks or that Paul Laake

had called him Ul> f'rom Woodland and told him t:Jat Senator Mc.Adoo at that time vas book 1n washingtcm, and that Senator Mo.Adoo had telephone him, Paul Leake, that he, Senator • McAdoo, vas arranging the appointment ot Paul Laska tozo this c position. '1'h18 is vhet George Creel told me 1n San Pranoiao o, and hie 1n.tormaticm turned out to be oorreot that he had been apJ)ointed, so I suppose it vas oorreot, and that

Mr. Creel told me that Mr. Laslce and Mr. JlloAd4o end the

President vera anxious to knotr vhst v ould be 1117 attitude 42

011 Leaa 1n view ot hie opposition t o 111e, and Ill', Creel o8M

to aee me to tf.nd out t or Ml'. Lltaka, Mr. llloAdoo and the - Preaidant, wbat would ba my attitude t01rarde thie man mo had bean my political anam:r. That ia mare hearear on the quaati on --

Senator Bailey• (interposing) Di d you atata then what your attitude vee?

Sanatol' Domeyr I told Mr. Oreal th1a, that until the

Preddant ot the United States h1lllllalt did me the oourteay

to 1nt01'111 me vhat he intended to do, that I yould IIIIIP no OODIIIant. It the Pl'eeidant ot the United Statu vented to

knov vhat vas my attitude toward any appointee, I y ould be

varr glad to oall ~on the President and tell h1111.

And I 1111ght a lao say, just to shov you - my bl'othar ie

verr praminent in the Soout movement in Calltomia, and Ml-.

Leake 1e too. Inetead ot the Pl'eeidant ot the United States

or Ml'. Buok or Senator MoAdoo asld.ng 11111 about vhat I thought

about or h1B appointment, Mr. Leake goee to a triand or

my brother 1 a and tells h1m tllllt the President 1B oonaidering appotntlllant or h1lll and eeking vllllt would be my attitude. Wall, I have the deapeat atteotion tor my brother, and I

add to h1m that I vould oonaider it an inappropriate thing

to expreaa any op1n1an about the appo1ntlllllnt o! any oandi­

det e until the Prea1dant or the United States baa told 111e

that he vas oontemplat1ng auoh an appof.ntiDant and uld.ng lie vtult uy attitude vee. !he President ot the United States had - I hate and deapiae these mettera ot patronege so much, but nevertbeleea I believe that I vee entitled to that ccurteay.

Ml'. Bucka In viev ot that last atat8111!tnt, I should like to ask your indulgence tor a brief minute here. When

Mr. Leake vrota to me, I immediately oelled Senator Dovney 1a otti oe and I got in touch Yith hia secretary and asked him it he had any candidate tor thia poait1on, and Jill'. Slllith, Senator Dovnoy•a aeoretary, said that they did not have, that the Senator vee then in Calltornia. I said, "What vould be your procedura in oonneotion v1th the utter?"

Be aa1d, I think, that the senator v1ll look over the liat ot oandidatea vh1le he is in Calltornia. I did not tell Ml'. Smith whom my candi date vas, but there vas no use in going further, because Mr. Smith had no authority to et and Mr. Dovney vas absent 1n California. Senator Baileyt Let me ask you a question, Seutor Dovney. This appointment is not peoulielr to the oitizena ot Oalitorn1a, is it?

Senator Dovney 1 No.

Senator Beileya The President might l!l ppo1nt a Oolleo­ tor ot Cuatoma tor the Colleot1on District No. 28 vith bead- quarters et San Francisco, a citizen ot Nev York, or ot

,orth carolina, could he notf Senatol' Dolme71 I eaaume that hoi oould.

S~m~~tor Ba1le71 Al'e 70u tald.ng the po81t1on that tM - Prealdent 01red to :you oonl1derat1an and oonaultat1cm and advice o~ a peraOIUil oharaoter oanoeming an appoint•nt ot

a man who lllight have been appointed to an . o~~1oa 'll'hloh a

o1tban o~ lfev York might be appointed?

Senator D01rne7t Mr. Ohelrman, I would not want to ~k

an that. 'l'llat ia a queet1on ~or thta oaatttea and ~or

the Senate ot the United States to deo1da. I am total17

1nu:perianoed in these matters o~ petrOIUige, and Wbate•r

thia oa!llll1ttee ~oea or the 88IUite does, o~ . oourae I will

be veey b.!lpp:y about it.

SeiUitor Ba1le:y1 'alere is no precedent to guide the

SeiUite 1n these matters o~ pereOIUil obnoxJ.ouaneu. 8011111tt.a the:y are auatatned and aometlmss the:y are not. It is not

aut011111t1o and has not been eut011111tic ~or '0 or 40 ,..ars. Senator Dovne:y1 I understand thet eveey oaae might

present d1tterent faota and ~arent oan«uui1C11111, Mr. Ohail'III!ID, but I oa:y that I OlllllOt ooDII!ent on :your queet1<1l, beoauae I do not have the experience to. All that I oan aa:y c 1a that he baa bean m:y bitter psraanal enemy, that he ia obnoxJ.oua to me, and I think he va ~ probably aeleoted tor

th.1a appotntmant tor tbat reuan.

Senator Bail871 It 70u vera assured that he wee not

'~~aoted tor the purpoee ot humiliattng 70u or attronttns 45

:rou, vould thll t ollange :rour ettitu .de?

Senator D01m1171 !lot it I vera aaaured - i t I knew 1t, - Ml-. Chail'llllln, but there 1e no vay that I would mow it. Mr. Buok• Let me aaeure ;you that m;y endorsement or Itt'.

Leake bad no purpose in pnaenting an obnoltioua 11111n. Mr . I.eake na r eoODIIIended b;y me beoause or h1a persCZial s el'Vioes to the pert;y end to the Prea1dent and to J1118elt tor man:r yeara peat.

Se.u.ator Dovne:r• I vas juat going to sa;y - Mr. Buok

vill reall;y toroe th1a oomment upon me. or oouree, 1n cau - tornia and 1n other states, 1t ia ge1111rall;y considered that the Representatives have oerta1n patronage on oerta1n joba, and 1n the larger positions, the Senators have.

Mr. Buok1 I h~pe the Senator r ealizes vhllt I said, that

I oalled your o!f1oe and you vere 1n Cal1torn1a, and I talked to ;your aeoretar;y, and he said that ;you people bad no oand1dete. And I f'8lt free to go aheed attar that. I

have recommended PeOple tor ofti.oes bef'ore man;y times. 'J'he

register of' the land off1oe 1n Seorament o and ot her a. s enator Dovnay1 I vitbdrav m;y remarks. Senator Bailey• Whiob remark?

Senator Dovne;y1 Tbe laat remarkll regarding Mr. Buok.

Senator Jahnaon• (Colorado) I vant to uk Ml- . Buok

1t be ~aad this appointment ca Utornia patronage. Beoauae

be 01111111 f'rom ;your d1str1ot 1 did ;you t1gure that 7oubad III.CIN 116

1"1Shta than aome other 0011gl'ealllllsn or a Oaogl'eaaJUn tl'CB

acae other state t o ID81ce reocpeendationat

Mr. Buolca Only t o this extant, Senetor, that I th1nlc

it would be rather odd it a Representative tl'om Loa Anplee

or San Die go made 11 oma endorsement or a ma.n vho we 1 going to

rill a pollition 1.ll San Pranoieoo, 1.ll the northam part or

the state. Aa r ar a s I 11111 oonoemed, I have never a18Jled e

petition or endorsed anybody tozo a poaition that , .. to be

bltld 1n the IIOUthel'D par t or Calit~a. beoeuae I don•t

lcnor enoup about t he matter 1.ll the ~at plaoe, and 1n the

aeoand plaoe I th1nlc it 1s none or my buainaaeJ but 1t any c ot these positions baoome vaoant 1n the northern part or the state, I have never had any hedtanoy nor hall 1t ev.r beenobjeoted to about endor sing anybody.

Senetor Jobnacxu (Colorado) !'he reuon t or rq quea- tion ia that Senator Bailey's question to Senator Downey would

il!lply that M1' . Dovney bad no more interest 1n this appoillt­ ment than any other Senator ot the United States, end you ee11111

to th1.1lk that a11 a Congreaaman, you have 111ore 1.1ltereat 1n it than anyone alee. I just wondel'8d.

Mr. Buolca I v ould not aay that. I tb.1.1lk Mr. Lee or anybody elae aro1111d there m1Sht have had juat 18 IIIUOh inter-

eat, Ml'. Lea hu endoraed Mr. Leake, too.

senator JohnaOill (Ool Ol"'l dO) llell, has I 00Dgl'ellmm

tJ:c:a lfft' York, t ozo inetanoe' • • • Mr. Buok1 Well, let WI look et tbat thoupt ot the

S.lllltor•a. I reoell tbat in 1894, Preaidant Olenland aP­ pointed a cU.atr1ct judp 1n aoutbern OalUornie and eent a

111111 tran 'l'e:raa out there. '!'bat 1111gbt be oonaidered Oal1-

torn1a patrOJlllge 1 I don •t know. I know it baa been dona, and I presume tran the thought that tbe Senator expreued, tbat this particular position probablJ could be tilled by

somebo~ avaJ tran there, tran l'lew York or llorth Carolina or even bJ the elevation ot aomebodf in the oiv11 aerv1oe there.

SBlllltOr Johnaor11 (Colorado) Res it evar baan tilled c bJ anyone except 11 Calitornia resident? Mr. Buck• I never heard or it having been tilled by anJone other tban a Oal1torn1n1an, but I hava no recorda tbat go back ot the Wilson Adm1n1strat1on• • Senator Bailey: I put the question, becaWJe in th1nk-

1ng the matter ovar, 1t ooo\ll'red to 1111t tbat th1a waa en ottice to vhioh any oiticen or the United Statea might be appointed. I don •t th1nk the lev requires that th111 Collector llhsll baa roa1dant or a oit1cen or Oalitorn1a. Mr. Buok1 You are correct in r that. Senator Bailey• Whether that atteota this oontronra:r

1a another question, end ve can resolve that question in the ligbt ot tbe tact that notrttatandtng a citiHn ot sane

other state llligbt ban bean appointed, in tact a o1t1aan

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or Oa11torn1a wee appointed. You bave to look at it 1D both aepaota.

Are there ~ other witneeaea to be heal'd?

Ill'. Buok1 I bave none to put on.

Senator Ba1le71 I bave a note heN trca the ottioe

or Senator .Johnson ot OalltOl'nia. Tbt ottioe ot Senator

.Johneon, h1a aeorete17, telephoned • th1a m111'111ns to NJ

that it the aubo01111111ttee should want Ml'. Leekll to o- be-

toH it, Senator Johnson vould get hill to Vallh1ngton ~­ d1atelT• 'lhat ia a matter for the alibo01111111ttea.

Mr. Buok1 I may say, Senator, tbat I reoeivad a 00111- c mun1oat1on trCIDI Hr. Leake saying tbat he vould be va17 hiiPP7 to oome on it the aubo01111111ttee dea1red to bear hill 1n par- eon.

Senator Bs1ley1 Do ;rou hsve anything to ear about that, Senator Dovne;r?

Senator Dovne;r1 I did not understand the laet atat-t,

Mr. Ohdrman.

Senator Ba1ley1 All to vhetbar Ye should 1nv1te Hr. Leake to OCIDI.e.

Senator Dovney: I have no thought on it.

Senator Bailey: It is a prett:r good idea to bear the

other aide and give e man a ohanoe. I Yould be 1nol1nad to

aey that it Mr. I.e aka Yiahea to 001116, the oCiaittaa oould bal'dly rea1at. . ' ------

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SeDtor Dovne,-1 Yes, I would agree with that. I YOUld l1lce marel7 to make ane request 1n ocmneoti.on with that.

( :U Kr. Z.ke should oane, I Yould l1ke the opportunit7 to

question him, not only upon this editorial. that I have

1ntroduoed, but the others that ere 1n 'lilT poeeallltcm 1t that vould be aat1eteotol'J'.

Senator Bdl.e7t Clh, surel,-. You vould have the tull- eat opportun1t7.

' senetor DOIIlleTI Yes, I vouldrether l.1ke Mr. le8ke to oome here.

Senator Be1leyt Mr. Buck bas expressed h1maelt 1n that c va,-. Is the committee reec:l7 to do an,-th1ng about 1tf What do ,-ou eey, Senator Tovnsen

Senetor T01msen

ot Me. Buok end the Sr!>al!tor, I think he should oane.

Senator Be1le,-: Whet do you sa,-, Seneto~ Jobnecm?

Senator Johnson: (Colorado) I vould like to heve 1111'.

Leake oome. I vould 11ke to have Senator Dovney eak him

quest1cms freely, too. I vould like to hear his eniiVera

to them. ~

Mr. Buokt I em sure he vould be ve1'7 heppy- to en!IVer any questions.

Se~etor B81le,-s He 18 going to oane at h1a cvn ex-

penae, I 8811\lllla 'i'

Mr. Buoks I 811 aura that he yould•

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8cuttor Jobnaont (Colorado) I th1Dk 111'. Leaa probllbl:r 11 the ODl;y- cne that oould oleer up the 11eue thet 11 :re1.. d

b:r lflo, Dome:r ae to just bow be sot h1a appo1Atment, wbt­ ther it 1a a 11pite appointment or whether 1t 111 not.

lflo. Buokt I oan tell :rou ott tba l'loord. (Ott tbe reoord).

Seiultor llome:rt Mr. Cba11'man, while .,. al'l oo. tbat, m.:r I 1111b one o-nt. or oourse, Senator Jlo.Adoo, who I assume aeoured tba appointment, lr:n9'1' or oourae w'hat was tba

attitude or Mr. Leake t01JIIrd me, oerte1Aly, end 1r tbll P1'111~

dent of' the United States 1B goi:og to 11aten to the 1'100111- c 11111Ildet1on or a Senator who baa been defeated upon euoh reoOIIIIIendationa, or oourae the Pre81dent vould eJ::Peot that

the ex-senator vould reo-nd eomebod:r vho waa personally

objeotionable to the ourrent Sen«tOl', I 111ean, an1bod7 would f IJ::PIIOt it.

senator Baile:r a I have a letter here tr0111 Senator

MoAdoo. I have questioned vbather I vould otter it .tor

the reoord, I will quote tran hie ·letter 1

"801118 nevapaper items have appeard 1n the Cal1torn1a c press to the etteot that Senator Dovna:r has IJ::Pl'&IBed op­ poe1t1cn to lflo. Leake•a oont11'111tt1cn and baa rahed an

iuue bet'l'een him and me ea to the d18tr1but1on or Ca11-

f'omia patronage. '!hess repOl'tl are wholl:r untrue. I oertdnl:r' have no desire to d1atr1buta.. looel Oal1f'Ol'll1a 51

petrOIUige, end I have been th•nk1ng Ood ever e1noe I lett

the Senete that thet burden ball been tek11n floOD 117 ehouldere. •

I th1.nk that 111 probably 11nough It thie ts.- to put 1n the record, but 11' the oCIIIIDittee Y111hee to oCI111der the

11111 tter turthe:r, the letter 111 here.

!low, I think 1t 111 egreed b;r the o~ttee thet we ' Bball not1ty tbe ott1oe ot Senator 3ohneon ot 011l1tornia

thet tbe oamm1 ttee 1.11 :re11d;r to hur Rr. Le11ke, end 111Doe C11lltol'Dia 111 quite 11 long dJ.etanoe ne:r, we w1ll hen to eeoerte1n vhen he oen o011111 before ve oan el"l'lln8'11 another meeting ot the oomm1 ttee. c senatol' 'l'OWDaench Very vell, MI.'. Che1l'llll!n. Senator Ba1leys I v1ll a11k MI.'. JohnaCil, the ooaatttH clerk, to tell h1.m that ve Y111h the matter to be t 1n1sbed

as aoon as poae1ble. M:r. Leake 1a to oaue et hie OW'D elt- PIIJl&e, and ve v111 shov h1.m when he comes hel'e e oavr ot

what has been 11ubm1tted. I think ve Olin have th1e r eoOI.'d pr1.nted up to th1s point.

Nov, It!.' . Buck, you are at l east e tJo1 ~~nd ot MI.'. Leelce 1e, and I suppose that you v111 not1ty h1m by v1re that we r v111 place e oppy ot this taeti.mCily 1.n his hands or 1n the bends ot eny tr111nd here, tomorr011r or the neJtt dey. Kr. Bucks IUght I euggeet, Senator, thet that oavr be delivered to • et rq ott1oe 1n the Houee Ott1oe Bu1141ng,

end 1t rtll be here netting h11 err1ql, end bl oen so crnr • it. '1'he teat1mCID1 baa not been ao 1QD8 that 1w oaJU1Qt :PMd. it 1n • 8hort t11H.

8ezultor BaUera With • view to thet, I 1111 soin8 to

file th1a •d1torial tor the reoord., I th1nk, Senator

Downer, rou tiled it tor the 1ntormat1an ot tba oa.littee.

I don't low that rou vould objeot to pl'1ntin8 it 1n tba

Senator Domera No. I am vel'f hapPJ - not baPPJ - but nll aetiatied to heve it so 1n. Senator Bailerz It ears a lot ot thin8a. !hat w111 so

1n tha reoord. We will hold 1n abe;vanoe tbltae otbar ed1tor1aliJ ·they are not illlpol'tant nO!f .

I rlll otter th1a letter t'l'CIII Mr. Clarenoe I.ea, vho 1a a member ot the Rouse. (The aame is a a tollowaa)

CONG1IESS ap '1'liE UKI!'IW S'l'ATBS

Rouse ot Representatives • Washinston, D. c.

Januel'J 1}, 191JO

~on, Josiah w. Bailey c u. s. senate 'lfaahinst

I underatand thet tblt nllll1nat1an ot Jlr, Paul I.eake tor Oolleotor ot the Port.. . ot san Pranoilloo 11 pend1nsl:e1'or... .. fOUl' 5' ccmaittee. I have known Mr . Leelce t or 11111111 reere. I have

the hi~eet reprd tor hilll es e 1118n end citiaen. B18 repu­ tation tor 1ntegr1ty end ebillty end ell those qualltiee

that lUke up a well r eapeoted c1t1&en ere well known. I unhaltat1ngly aey that his appointment to e poeittan ot responai b111ty, would reflect credit on the appointing

pover. I would have no doubt thet he vould pertol'lll hie

8erv1cea with d111genoe, fidelity, and ~rtlel1ty , vith

ored1t t o the Oovel'll.lllent. Sincerely ,.aura,

(Signed) Clarence P. Lea. c Senator Balleyr I have 8 telegram here trom the Yolo County Central Democretic Commit tee by Lloyd Lovrey,Cheirlll8n. Th18 18 favorable to Mr. Leake. Ia there any objection to putting th1a 1n the record? • (lfo response).

(The aame 1a aa tollovar)

Woodland Cal1t orn1e - Jenua1'7 ~1~0 Ron J. W. Ba iley Senate ott1oe Bldg

The Demccratic Cent ral Oammlttee or Yolo county Calltornla

~artily endorsee Pa ul R. Leake ot Yolo County an ardent

aubatantlel fighting Democrat tor the position ot Collector

ot Cuetau ot the Port or Sen Prenc1eco. Cc.Uttee teela rrc:a • pereonal and pertr standpoint that there 1e no one 54

better qualified 1n northe:m Ca1Uol'Z11a.

Yolo County Demool'atio Central Committee by LlOJd

Senator Baile71 I elao llave a telegram tl'CIII the

Mariposa County Demooratio Central OIDIDittee by OeOl'ge

Jl. Spark, President and Levie '1'. !Ulburn, Cheil'!llan r01' tbe reool'd. (Same ia as rollova)

Mariposa Cal1rol'Z11a - Januaey 14, 1940 Ron.J. w. Bailey Member or the u.s. Senate, Washington, D. c.

Omo o0111111ittee endorsee the appointment or Paul R. Leake ae United States Collector or Cuatoms and Truats the appoint- ment will be oonrirmed.

Mariposa County Demool'atio oentrel Cammitte~ b! 0e01'ge

M. Spark President By Levis '!'. Milburn Chsirmen.

Senator Ba11eyr I also have a telegram rrom J. G.

Bruton, Superior Judge or Yolo County, CalUornia, vh1oh may go into the raoord. (The same ie as rollovs1) '· Woodland, Callrornil!l - January 13, 1,940 Senator G. w. Bailey U. -s. Senate, Washington, D. C.

I Yillh to endorse ~. Paul Laake ror Collector or Ouatom8 for San ll'l'ano1aoo I have knovn him ror 40 ,ear. and am glad 55

to vouch trll' both hie abilit;r and intesrit;r. Be ejo;ye the truet and oontidenoa ot th1e o01111111ln1 t;r.

J. o. Bruloon- Superirll' Judge, Yclo Oount7, Oalit. SenatOl' Ba1le71 I will be glad it the olerk will

notit;r tbeae people that •Ye have Hoeived the11' vil'ea e4

that the;r are plaoed 1n the l'eoord.

Bare 1e a letter f'l.'ca Min Beatrioe Oobb ot lfrll'th

0a1'011nl. She 111 the w01111n 1111111ber ot the Demooretio !fa-

tional OOIIIIII1ttee tl'om m;y etete. Sbe 111 bereelt ed1t01' ot

en iJIIportent paper 1n !forth Oarolinll, and a V81'7 exoell.ent

VODan. She nitea to 11111 and aol1o1ta m;y &lll'nsat oanllidera­ r t1on, and attsohes s vire tram Ro;r A. Bl'Dirn, 11'ho hae a paper oonneot1on. I th1nk I shall otter them. You do not objeot, do ;rou7

Senator Downeyz No, indeed.

('l'be 11111!18 lll'e liB tollOVIII)

Morgentan, lf.C.

Senator J'oe1ah W. Ba.1le7, senate Ottioe Bu1ld1ng, Yallh!ngton, D. C. Dear S11natrll' BsUe71 . Bnoloaed 1e II oop;r ot a tel&Sl'lllll reoe1vad th11 110l'J11ng

tl'om a nev11paper tr1and 1n Cal1t01'n!a, a -bar ot the boel'd 56

ot dil'eotora ot the National Editorial Aaaooiat1CIIl 1 1n Yhioh

Ol'Silll11aat1cm I have knovn and worked v1th h1111.

Ot oourae, you knov that I have only lang-diatanoe aoqua1ntanoe with the political situation 1n CelitOl'Dia,

but I do knar that tha sender ot this telegram and thlt lllllll

1118ntioned 1n it as being interested 81'8 dependable leaders ' . 1n that state. Ml'. Craemer na fol'lllarly aaol'Btaey to e Cal1rorn1a goval"'lor and ia or muoh tha 881118 type a8 our

Santol'd Rl!lrt1n. Both ha and Roy Bl'CIIIIl publ1ah exoellant

nevapapel's. Ml'. Long 1s executive aeol'etaey or the Cal1-

1'om1a nevapapel' organization. Paraaally I vould be vU11ng to aooept the11' l'aoOIIIIIIandation on any IIIBttal' arraat1ng

their atata.

'l'heae al'e the facts as I knov them. Beoauae thaaa men

are good fl'iends or mlne I vould appreo1ate veey muoh your

aameat oonaiderat1on of' their appeal. 'When 1111'. Craeiii81' 1B

ail' letter 00111811 I shall rorval'd that to you.

Vith kind l'egal'da and bast wishes, S1noerely, (Signed) Beatrice Cobb.

(Atteohlllent) TELEGRAM

JH.sa Baa trios Cobb, llorganton, Jlorth Cal'ol1na.

J'uatua Craner John Lang and all California navapaper trianda

yould apprao111i ta :rour oontaot1ng at cmoa Senator Bailey 1n 57

l~e'Nlt tor ouatc:aa oolleotor port ot Ban l'l'co11oo etop t.ake 11 betDg oppoaed by Senator Downer ot Oe11torDia

etop Doney 1a en V~CIIl 81no111r Bp1o and 11 1dent1t1ed with blllll and esser• and rad1oal el.elllents stop Leakll 11 an out­

atand1ng Dalloont supported by CMel and dl s oUd DnooMtto

groaps 1top J\atua 11 sendlng detdl• 1n sir utl lettezo 1top oaattte,e be1r1Dg t o tllkll pleoe JloDde7 Seutor Bll1le7

o~ ot o~ttee atop tbllnkl atop Mgardl.

Rot A. BROWlf

Senator Beiler• I think that 111 ell exoept Xr.

1 lloAdoo 1 letter. I have quoted the pertinent per18l'lph t1"CIIII

that, end then n will h old theae edttortela 1n e~ano e .

I 8111 I Ul'e that 'J'OU would not 1nl1at that they put 1n here pnl 1m1narU7T

Ill'. Buokt I 1111 not 1nltet1ng. !'hat 111 t or the oa.­ m:tttee t o dao1de . I would like 7ou to look et theiD and ex­ em1.ne ~. and I th1.Dk you Yill receive a letter, 1t 1011 have n ot elreed;r, trom other Repreaentet1vea 1n the BOUle, f!ld 1t that io received, I vould 111ce to have that put 1n

~ record, Repreaentettve Shepherd.

Senator 8a1leyt You can aend that ovel'. 'l'be cmly object1CIIl I oan 1ee t o these edttortele 18 tbllt th11 gentte.an, Xr. Leake, 11 en editor, and we 6ould pt •

~t .u17 editorh~~ t1"CIIII Oel1t01'nia paper• and n would '. not like e great big reoord. We oen print a tw and tban get 11 tev tl'om ed1tors who have endorsed him. M:to. Buokt You oan usa :your own judgment, ot oOUl'lle,. about that.

Senator Ba~le;rt 'l'he olerk tdls me that a greet men:r telegrelllll have been reoeived,end ve oan aleo 1111tke a atatlllllllnt that telegram~~ vera received tram the tollov1ng persons - the olerk ot the o CIIIIIDi.ttee tells me that he has hundreds.

I th1n.k: that these telegrams f'l'om the Demoorat1o OOIII­ m1ttees should go 1n and Miss Cobb's letter and eo torth, but I do not vent to make a greet big reoord. (Whereupon, at 12t25 o•olook p. m. the hearing vas recessed subject to turther oall). The President made mention o!' the death or SenAtor

Borah over the Radio before hi a Radio Address of

January 19, 1940-Children 1n Democracy.

For original Reading Copy--See :Speech Box of the o.bove date.

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,. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

January 22, 1940

:>onctor Eo.ilcy o!' l~orth Cttroli::a pr..or.ed

1:14 to pleaao explc.in to you -,ru:.t he \"iaS :::>:!ins;

rooc! prorrota in hla o!':rortc to )move Sc;--.a.tor

Dor:nuy or C<>.litomio mthd.ra.r hie o:.jections

to Loo.ko u Collector or CUotoJ:tS ~ Sen ?ro.n-

o'iseo. t.hilo ho col.lld not prom1$e succc.ss, ho

oo1u ,thu oitunt1on looked GOOd at tho mor.~nt .

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHIHcn"'N

IWIORA!/0011 FOR TliK PRESIDFll'l':

Bob Reynolds phoned me fro11

the Senate 8lld steted that tho finest

thing that has happened to you in the

lAst o1x months was John L. Lewis

condng out ngo.inst you toda7. He sa75

1\o has gotton many messages reiterating this oentiment.

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.. COPY United St&teo Senate lruhington, D. C. JanUAry 25, 1940 N/K

My dear ll.r. President:

I &lit ~ery- oorry to learn that you ha~e changed your mind and ha~ decided to issue an order transferring tho Forest Service from tho Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior. I shall not go into detailo, because at tho con• ference whfch,.. recently held I expressed quito fully my ideas on tho subject. I want to make one last auggestion and that is that the entire matter might be settl ed satie­ factoril y by making Mr . Ickes Secretary of Wor,

l appreciate the fact that Mr. Ickes• re~ inter­ est is in conservation. In tho War Department, ho 'II'Ould have a wonder 1\tl opportunity to do a real service in carrying out your ideas of conservation. He possesses the peculiar qualities that fit him admi~ably for this work, and as I- have pointed out to you several times the War Department through some of its agencies has not been in humony with -your awn policy of conservation. As I soo it, there io no other person who could more satisfactorily per­ form this job than llr. Ickes.

Sill,eerely yours.

G. W. Norrie

The Honorable, Franklin D, Roosevelt President of tho Vnited States The White House,

For the original or t~is letter See:lckes-Drawor l-1940 (Letters on Forestry Service} I . . •

lleln0ra.n4um tor W.aa Lo Rand:

The Pree1dent•a letter to Key Pittman of

~oh 2lat 1e the one you asked tor.

The others I have attached tor the Prea1dent' a 1ntorzat1on aa they are on the same aubjeot .

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P.s. 'I'Me, ot courae , a!lould oot be u• ""' 1o "''I' ~ until tbo Reorp.nia..Uon lll.ll ie r tn-tl,y c!Upond ot i n both 00UIIU and bu beea aot.od OD i:!r •I KEY PJTTMAH Wlnul 151'A1'1U ··-Y'(I" .TATSOf'jll~

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WA8H t HOTOH. 0 . C . llarch 21, 1939.

~ dear 14r, President•

I have your pereon&1 note of !.!arch 21st. 19391 ae a memorandum of your et&tement to me over the phone thie morning.

I am very ple&aed to have you atate that the Forestry Bureau will not be transferred to the Interior Department becauae, for near:cy 40 :years, the Forestry Service hae progressed, improved in its service, and reached a perfect understandi.ng with atock growers 11hi1e operating under the Department of Agriculture. I agree with you that it i.a advisable, it not alJnost necessary, that the Secretary of Agriculture, having jurisdiction over gruing on the forest lends, and the Secretar;y of the Interior, having jurisdiction over grazing on the other public land&, cooperate. I take it that, when you a~, "I think that working along these lines for aoee time to COIII4 will produce reaulte without e.n:y drutic change in organaation, • you do not intend to mataridlJ' change the fUnctions of the Forest Bureau. I a~ thie becauae I will be r~uired at ea~~e time to interpret that sentence in :your letter to me. Unless thie interpretation is correct, it will be "''I duty to the livestock induetr;y of Nevada, which constitutee the second primar:y industry, to vote apinst the pending reorgt.niu.tion act. I was ' committed at last Seaeion to such a position, and I am ao committed now. I know that you do not desire that I should violste such commitlr.e.nte.

With axpres!Jione ot the hishest eate... end r eprd, I am,

Sineere:cy, r The Preeident, The White House, Washington, D. c. ~ ' . I . I4 ·~ ~

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: THE WHITE HOUSE WMHINGTON

February 6, 1940

W lORAIIWV FOR Tlll'l I'R£SID~l't

Jack XeUey from PhUedolphia called me on lcnj; dhtanoe and indated tht>t 1 tell you ot thio situation:

llo, Kclley, cannot support Guffey as a candidate tor Sonetor . He •e::r• Guffey will bo tho woret beaten man t~t Ponns,yl~a has over had fo r a candidate ~ public office. Kelley oayo further that evon if the Pr esident runs ho oannot drag Guffey with hiJ:l beoe.uso Guffoy ia oo unpopular that people will vote acainet tho Prealdont just to get even v4th Gut fey. Kelley • aya that Gutfoy lost the con­ vention to Chicago yoatord~ . Thia ie, of QOurae, Jaolc Kolloy'• opinion.

JMk further oto.tea t hat he iG r,oillJ; t o rooi11J1 from nny further participation i n politics ro.thor bho.n stomach Guffey. --

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

UElJ(IIIJJlllll!( FllR '!'HE I'RI!SIIE!I'l': Hersrlth 1.a the voting recorsl pf Senator Wheeler sa prepared bf loliss Blackburn in the Office of Oovernment Reports. '!'hill does not tell the complotG story bOcnuse of tho ereat number of meaauros passed without a record vote or on mich Sonator 'liheeler was recorded as •not votin;:" . AccorcH.ngly, lliss Blackburn w1ll prepare t\ further di,gest to show the po~ition taken by the Senator on questions where there was no record vote or upon ,·,nich he did not vote.

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VOTOO RECORD OF SENATOR B!JR!'ON K. wHkK! x P, '

l9:l3-l939 •/ ' VOTING RECORD OJ' Sl!:!IATOR BIJRl'ON K, WIII!:EL!R

GOld Reserve Aot Yea Secur 1 tiee l'lltobange Act No record vote Stock Exchange Bill Yee • Taritr Bill Yes Public H18)1wa;ya Aot No record Tote CODmUDice.t iono Act (Waga.er- Yea Rattield Amea.clmont) National Houaillg Aot Yea Rail road limployeu• Retirement No record vote Act :rerm Bankl'\lptcy Bill Yea Ra ilroad Labor Diaputea Act No racord Yote I '· I I ' ' I. I

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VOTlNO RECORD 07 SENATOJ! BOR'roN X. \'llll!l!Ll!l!

~ Labor Di1put ea Bill Ye a Social Seour1t7 Act Yee Neutw.J.it7 Act Yea Work Rel1et Yee Public OtUU:y HoldiAg Compan;r 'Yea Act

.ill! Soil Conserrat1on and Domeetlc Paired tor Allotment Act Rural l!!lectriticaUon Act Yea (.A:enllment a u\horiU ns certain expenditiU"ee ) Coaaodit:r Bzcb&Dge Regulation Yea (Amende Grain 7Utureo Act) 'l'reneport ot ~strikebreeJr:ere• No record Tote Ship SUbsidy Aot (oeto Up u.s. No record Tote Wkritt.e Oaoaiaaion) Ship Snl>eiq .Ame1141ent (Steiwer Not TOtins ..,.ndmltnt) Gonn..nt Contraota Not Toting

Spanieh Noutralit:y Not Tottns Diaeeter Loan Corporation Act No record Tote (7lood Relief) 81tuminoua Coal Act Yea KarlcetiAg ~amente Aot No record TOte coo (extension or CCO) Yea Bankhead 1onae Fera Tenant Act NO record vote Housing Bill Not vottns Bonnnllle n.m No record vote

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VOTINQ. RECORD OJI' SmATOR BORTON X. li!!El!:IER

.ill!! JI'IU'm Act (Seta up new AAA) Yea Venereal Ditoaoe Control Yeo (t&rollette Amanlbent to 0011111. Amenlbent to 2d Deficiency Appropriation Bill) Natural Q.eo •Aot No record vote Bankruptcy Revision Act No record Tote Chll Aeronautics Act No record vote Jl'llir labor Standarde Act Yea

Nomillat1on ot lllrph;r Yeo llo:1net1on ot Bopkille Not VOUDg Rellet Incroaee (lolc:Xellar Amenlbent to Rel1et Appropriation) Yea Nomia&tion Dietrict 7u~ Roberta No National Detente Yes Reorp.nhation lllired tor Strategio Jat•riala (Lo~ No Amendment) strategic Wateriale (Byrnea No Amoadmant) Strategi c L!&teriala Bill Yeo Nomination Douglao Not voting Reliet ( Pltpper Amendment) Yo. SOil Ooneerntioo (Millar Not voting Amendment) .!'lorida CenaJ. No NaYal Appropriation Yea Tranaportotioo Bill Yes 'NA (Norrie Amendment) Yea l!ouaiog (Taft Amell4meot) Not vot1Dg u.s. Houeiog (Am&oda u.s. Not voting Housing Act ot 193?) Dol lor DoYillue tioo (Adlll!la Amand­ Yes JUGnt to Stabilization lund .Bill) Stabilization lund Uoe (Thomas General pair Amendment) Reliet Yea Librarian or Coogroee (oonttrma­ Not voting t1on ot A. L(acteiab) Social Security (Amending Social Yea Security Act) .Bloolc Boolciog Yea

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.!1!!! (coat. ) Truth in hbrioa Bill Yea Ratification of P&Dim& Treaty Yee Len41118 Y•• CiY1l Libertiee Yea

• H.R-.377

In the Hou•e of Repre8tintatioa, U. S., February 7, 1940. Resolved, That Honorable Sam Rayburn, a Representative from Ute State of Texas, be, and he is hereby, elected Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker. Resolved, That the President and the Sellllte be notified by the Olerk of the election of Honomb1e Sam Rayburn as Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker. / Attest: ~ ~~--:-:;-ler.-:-k.· - -

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ., .t...- February-- lJ,- 1940

Here is n gore extenden statement of tho voting record of ~>e_nator _!•l!!el,et:...J:9.3J..l9.39, prepered in the ()l'J:'lce of 110verlllllen t Raporrs:- - It eupple~:ents and replaces th& preliminary report 11bicb I auboaitted to you lA&t week. a further oXBAinotioo of the CoQgressionaJ. i!ecord, l am iDforaed by Lo•ell Uellett•& office, show• th"t .W.oat without exception on ..,asures ~here there was no record vote or iD which 5ena tor ~beeler votea •no•, he kept still, taking ~os t no pert 1n the d.ebe.te. I

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS

WASHINGTON. D. C.

VOTING Rl!CX>RD 011' Si!i.lTOR IIU!iTON L l1IIDUl!

~ through .!ill i uss 'IS4 Oo!!§1'!...... ,- l.a~ ...oion

EmorgollOJ Bank1Jl8 Aot BR 1491 (extenoion ot ...rsenoy power &l­ ree.d)' giyen Preoident o,er banll>­ .lng field)

Rotoreota~ion Aot No reoord YO,\ • ( toreat compa •ployment meaeure - later known e.a CCC) • • ~edaral Emerson•1 Rel1at Act Not YOt1Jl8 s 598 - PI. 115 (proYidea $500,000,000 out ot RFC tunds tor granta to ate.tea)

TVA Yea BR 5081 PI. 17 SeouriUea Act No record Yah (tirat legislative step toward a.ove~nt reQQgnitian_!!! 11oOuriti011) Intro rd vote s 510 PI. 30 (paooed e.o e. oo:ral.le.17 to the rel1ot 1118aouroa - est• up national •plo:r• ...,nt a70t101 1n ooopare.tion with tho ate.toe)

Hilma Owners • t.oe.n Aot No record wto BR 5240 PI. 43 (Wheeler • o ~k• in debate indicate hio oppoe1.tion)

Cle.aa Be.nk1Jl8 Reform Act No rooord vote (prsnnted uee at l!'odo""l ReearYo credit in apocule.ticn, praTidad atriotsr ""gule.tion ot banking pre.cticeo, and proYidaa dopoait inaure.nco)

AM. No BR 3835 PI. 10

rntlati on.: Amonl!ment to AM. Yea BR 3835 PL 10 (permits President to arrangs open­ market purohe.aoa by Federal RessrYo Banke to proYide credit intle.tion) U 33 (Con\ 1 4) 734 Congreaa, l et aeaeio»

Yeo hrm Credit Act No record Yote HR ~790 PL 7l5 (oombiJIU l"o4eral tam lo&JI a•enciee wi t h rnolYLng tund or $20,000, 000 - ouppl•ente AM)

Eoon01111 Act Not Yotlng 8R 281!10 PI. 2 (errecung •~o . ooo , ooo eoon01111, aut horized Proe14ent to oot up aow pena l 'D eye tem)

Repeal or Gol4 Clauu Yea Rr Reo, 192 PI. 10

Independent Offlceo Appropr1ot1one No Wltb Votol'IJio Cute L1JD1tat1ono BR 0~ PL 78 19~ 7M Congru-a, 2d ..uton

Cold Reeern Act ot 1934 Tea BR 6976 PL 67 (Senator Wheeler ortored an omend­ IIIO!It to purobeae silver, 1/26/34, and on l/27/34 said •I hope nothing I may eay or do with reterenoe to the pending ea0udment will be oou­ atruad ea u attempt in any wa,y to Under tho Preaident • a progl'JO." p. 1449, Coug, Reo. 19~) . Amendment rejected 4!>-43

SeauriUea Exohllllge Act Yea liR 9323 PL 291 (aete up Securities E

Stock E

Reciprocal Tarift Bill Yea liR 8687 PL 316 (amende Title III ot Taritt Aot to g ive President discretionary powera)

Communications Aet 1\o reoord vote s 3285 (creates Fedarel ColiJilunicati on& Com­ misaion to regulate foreign and inter­ • state oammunieatione oervicea)

National Housing Act Yea !IR 9620

Fel1!1 Bankruptcy Aet Yea (t ~ conference s 3!580 report) (prov!doa tor creditor eettlement tllrough a court or bankruptcy) Railroad Labor Diaputea Aat No record vote SJ Rea 143 st. Lawrance Waterway Ratitloatlon Yee

Philippine Independence Bill Not TOtl!ll< liR ~73 liM (Collt 0 4) 7~ eo!jiiia, 24 aaaaioa

HOLC BoD4 Gual'IUltU 9 2111111 PL 178

Loca to Ill4uatl'1 No raoor4 wte s :1487

SilTer Puroha.. .lot y .. HR 97411 P!. 438 (authorize• Saore~ to purOhaaa aUTar 1D U>Ount a &4Tct88"oua to publio 1oteree~)

Dopoait lll8Ul'&lloe NO reoor4 wta S :!0215 PL ~~~ (auD4a J'a4er&l Re.. ne Aot to ~ T14a tor oontimlalloa ot io.lllrsnoa , 1D t•pom.rr twa4 until 1Ul11, lllSIS, ato. )

Trade ZODll Aot lio raoor4 TOta liR 11322 l"a4er&l hJ:m wortps• Corporation No reoor4 TOta BR 6670 PL ee C7ll AJip!OprlaHon Bill BR 71127 Cuuiq $4,ooo,ooo,ooo AIMa.,._t Yaa tor l!aliat BR '11127 tarollatta ~D48ant $1, 500,000,000 Belief ' Yea BR '152'1

Bouaiq Bill BR 96li0

'· 19lll! 74'b Oo..p;i, lat I I U101l

Social Seourity Aot Too liR 7260 PL 271

JJ.J. AllltiU!MIIto (-A4• AM in Teo li~t ot Sup~ court deo1o1on bol4iq NJ1A UII OOIIIdtUUOIII.l) liR M92 PL SilO Teo

Pllbl1o U'tU1tr Bold1116 CamPlJQ' Aot s 2796 PL :S:Sll Work Reliet .Appropriation ($4,880,000,000) Teo BJ' Rea, 117 J'R 11

Ra1lro&4 Reorp.nl.sation Aot senator llbuler nbmittl4 Bou•• bU.l liR 8:587 (BR 858'1) tor vote with -IU!M•t to section 77 ot the B&nkruptcrAot.

NliA Enenaicn SJ' Roo W PR 26

.Americen T & 'I' ~nia*tion s a ...tor 'lbeelor introduced 1'110lud011 (authorise• 1nvlot1;at1on b)' t or roc 1nvlotlgat1on ot A! & 'I' federal Com.un1cat1one Co.ioo1on) SJ' a... o& 6 J'R 8 Gutre,...Snyder Coal Aot TU !I!! 9100

le.rm L!ortsas• Ll:>rat or 111111 NO 1'1 cord 1'0tl s 3002 Reatoration ot 8panbb l* r Peuiona Yeo liR G990 B. 269

Mot or Carrier Aot Se111tor Wheeler introduced tbe bU.l. vote s 1G29 PL 85~ No record

Orop Prodllotion to1.11a No record 'OOte liR 3U7 PL U

NLRB Tee S 19~8 PL 198

: 19311 (OOD.1'4) 7U h ooyr!i8,"""tat aeuiou

Bill pro•141D.g LoUJO to .ra.-ra 1D. No reoord w h Drousht StriokeD. A:eea HR 3U7

RegulatioD. ot 7oo4, Druca, & eo ...tioa Not • otiD.s s I!

BoD.ua y.. HR l!896

!IIUWr • • BOIU Col'l)Ont.UoD. Bill Yea s 2367

BukiD.g Aot !lo reoord wte ID! 7617 PL :!01! (Sell&tor Wheeler '00h4 Tee to N)'e -~t otteriD.s aubatituh tor Title II: ot BukiD.s BUl, - rejeohcl)

\ • l9l!e 7'1h Oo !4!!~2d eeeaion

Neutrality !ztenaion Jlc) record TOte - R1 Rea. ' 91 PR 74 Whee1er not preaent

Sb1p Subaid7 Aot No r ecord •ote aR esoo PL 83CI (Wheeler, 1n debate, binta bo i a ( oots up u.s. b!aritimo Comm1eeiCil'l) opposed, p. 9335)

GoYer~a.ent contr&oh 110 record YOte s 30ZIS

Rel1er- Der1cienoy Appropriation Yeo ( ~2,1!7:5. 281,000) 1m l261Wo

FloOd Control No record TOte aR M5:5 PL 738

C ~ditf bob&Dge Regul.at1on Yeo (aaonde 0r&1n li'Ut uree Aot) liR &172 PL 671!

Rural &leotr1t1cation No record wu (eetabl1aboa Ru.r&1 JO.aotr1t1cat1on MID1n1a t.r& Uon) S 348:1 PL 60:5

Hou•J.:aa Tee S Ull4 ('llasner low-coat houaJ.:aa) Soi l oonaol"''ation Act Paired tor S 3780 Pl 461 (•>;P&llde eo1l oouaenation aot or 19lll5) • Bonua Paired tor HR 9870 PI. 4 20 (Alao YOted yeo over Preoident1al nto) (autboriua p431aent or World Ifill' A.djueted Certitioatee) •

19&7 78th Ooa§r!ii, l ot lll l iOn

Spanioh Noutrel1ty Not TOting s1 a... s PI! 1 (a=en~t to Neutrality Aot to prohibit aru ezporto to Spain)

D1eaater Loan Corporation Aot No rooord TOte S l -i39 PL II

8itUID1DOUI Coal Aot Yea HR -'9815 Pl. •e

Hl.rket1ng Agreements Aot No reoord yota I!R 5722

Ezteuaion ot CCC Yo a Sl!lO~I!R 6551 PL 163

Bankhead-J'onea J'am 'l'eDI.llt Aot No recor d Yote S 106-l!R 71162 PL 210

BOUI1JI8 Bill Not TOting S 16811 PL U2

8011111Yilla Dam No record 10te S 2092>-!!R 7M2 Pl. 329

ra1r Labor Standude Aot Yea S U7tl PL 718

Child Labor • Yea (J'ohuoon ameD

Small clDployor EX~tion No (Reynolds a=elli1llwlnt to S lll?5, Fair Labor Standards Aot) ezompt1JI8 ea,ployere or ten or mora amplo,eee.

CompatitiYo Importo No McCarran emen411\ont to S, 2-'711, Labor Standards Aot, barrins compet1Uu toroisu iasporta

Farm Produota Rxea,ption No D1o tor1ob amendment to s . 24711 - Labor Standards Aot, ezea,ptins perhhe.ble agri­ cult~l pro4ucta• 1nduetr1oo during barYoeting aoaeon • 19:!17 (Ccmt•4) 75th Oo~a, lot oooaion

Vetorau • Ili~Ura~~oe Yeo 11R M78 PL 127 (On 0Tirrid1ng Preoidont•o TOt O or bil l nteding pr1T1loge or renewing oxpir­ ing ntor&no • pol1o1oo)

Farm IDtoroot Veto Too IIR 6763 PL 8)9 (on onrr141ng Preai4ont• • TOto or bill «

Trodo Treaty E:ittouion y.. a1 Roo, 96 P Roo, 10

SUp,._. court ReU..-a•t Bill Yo a 11R 2518 PL 10

Sit-Down Striteo Too (declaring ait-down atrlkeo are illogo.l.) s, Ccm, Roo, 7

'rVA lunda Yeo (.,..nc!Bont t o BR 67ll0 - Second Doticieno1 Appropriation)

E:ittenaion ot CCC Yea BR 6&51 PL 16&

r, 19~8 76th Oanr;reu , 'f.f""'ind M aeaeiona

Roliot llct voting HJ Roo 696 P Roe 90 (authorioin& ~dditional appropriation of $260, 000, 000)

Bailey amendment to HJ Roo 696, Relief llot voting Appropriation Bill, roquirtn& mandatory minimum cont ribution ot 20% by oom:mmities tor projoote.

Bono amondm.ont to HJ Roe 596, Roliof Appropriation Bill, to tnoroaoo ~unt from $250,000, 000 to $.00, 000, 000. Paired for

Confirmation of Robert H. Jaokaon ae Yo a Solloitor• Gonore.l

Civil SeZTioo Rovidon Yes 17aloh e:nelldlllent to s. ~31 , Oovernm«>t Reorr;anioat1on Bill, etriking out ooction providin& tor a atns,lo Civil Sorvioo Administrator 1D place of a ~man CCEI!llillion,

Whoolor emondaent to s. 3331, Gavornmant Yea Roorr;Anioation Bill, roquirins Congressional approval or all Proeidontial roorganioation orders.

!!ouotnc Bill !lo llR 8730 (conference report) Farm Bill Yes llR 8605 (oonteronco report)

Byrd amondmont , to S 3331, (;ovorillll

Government Roorr;ani:ation Bill No s 3331

Old-Ago Benotito Tax No (L<><~Go amondmont to llR 9692 , Revenue Bill, to roduoe tho tax rate for old- aso bonofita undor tho Soo ial Soourity Act) 2. (1938 oont. )

LaFollette ~en~nt to UR 9682, Revenue Yeo Bill, to inoreaoe ourtnxeo on peroonal inoornee .

Tax Exompt Fedoral Seour1tiea Yes (Borah ~ndmcnt to UR 9682, Revenue Bill, t o remove tax exemption 1'rcm Government Soouritieo} • Tax Exempt Seouritieo Yes (Clark amendment to HR 9682, Revenue Bill, to remove the t ax exemption an Federal, State, and munioipal bonds , )

!laval Bxpana1on Paired &~;ainot IIR 9218 PL 528

Rooourooo Committee Fundo llo (Committee amend=ont to BJ Roe 679, Relief­ Recovery Appropriation Bill, increasing funde tor llt.tional Reoouroeo COG;dttee 1'r0111 $250, 000 to $760, 000,

Surpluo Caomodit1eo Yes O>J Res 679 Jmendment to Relief- Recovery Appropriation Bill, t.llooat~ $50, 000, 000 to Surpluo Co=mod1t1es Corporation f or puror~oe end diatr ibution of &&rioultural and fish products to relief clients)

l!inilllu:m Relief Vfagoe Yes (Thomas Amendment to Rolio£-Reoovory Appropriation Bil l , HJ Rca 679 , settinG a minill\l.QII wa&• or $40 a month tor workers em roliet projeoto)

Roliot Appropriation Yeo BJ Roo 679 P Roe 122

Vcnoroal Diooaoo Control Yes (LaFollette omcn&aont t o committee amendment to Sooond Dotioienoy Appropriation Bill, HR 10861, to inoreaso to e3, 000, 000 tunds to bo nva11ar lo for oontrol of voner.t disease)

Venoroal Diocaao Control Aot No record vote S 3290 PL 540

Flood Control You Ia! 10616 PL 761 (oouteronoe report)

., s. (1938 oont. )

Ro11of-neoovory ~propr1at 1on Yeo P Roo 122 HJ Roo 679

Naturnl Ge.o Aot No record vote llR 6686 PL 608

Civil Aor one.utioa Ao't No record vote S 3845 PL 700

FIU"IIl Aot Yes S 2787 PL 430 ( acto up now AM ) l!ouoi.D,g Aot Yeo (Amondins tho National l!oueing Aot, ER 8730 PL 426, to further atimulato hoce oonatruot1on) 1939 , 76th CongNii; t.t aeaaion

Ncm:Ln&tion ot At torney Ooneralllurpb,y Yeo Nomination of Seorotary Hopkins Not Yoting

Nomination of Diotriot Judge Roberto No National Dotonoo llR 3791 PL 18

Reor&llDiution Paired tor IIR 4426 PL 19

Nomination ot J.eeooiato Juotioo Douglas Not rooorded

Stratogio lo!atorialo Bill Yeo S 572 PL 117 {to provide tor oammon dofanaa by acquisition of etrategio materiels for u.oo 1n war ....,rgoncy)

Lodge ~nd:!ent to S 672, Stratogio llatoriola, llo roqueating Proaident to negotiate with debtor natiana tor atratogio matoriala 1n rop~ont or indobteclneaa .

Byrnea JmeiiCbant to s 572, strateg1o !.!ater iala, l!o llJUting purohaaea under thia o.uthority to $10, 000, 000 o.nnually.

Florid& C&llAl No s 1100 (to ocorol'Oto C&llAl)

Jla'O'al Appropriation Yea llR 614.9 PL 90

Gonoral Trnnoportation Bill Yea s 2009 Con!'imation. of Librario.n of Oongroaa MaoLeish Not rooorded Blook Booking Yea .. s 280 Truth 1n Fabrioo Yeo s 162

Ratification ot Panama TroatY Yes Cirll Libertioo Yea S Rea 126 ( $50, 000 additional for Education and Labor aubocmaittee inYeati&&tion of oiYil libortioa, ) 2. 1939 {coat, )

Stabilisatioll Not reoordod HR 3325 PL 166 {conforonoo report)

Aclam.s ame11dmont to HR 3325, Stabiliutioll Yea Funcl, depriving Preei dent of author:Lty to devalue the gold dollar but COlltilluillg to 1941 t he powe.r t o issue silver certificates and ooin silver.

Thomas amendment ·to Stabilization Fund Bill; General pair tre.noforring $1, 500, 000,000 of stabilitaUoll fund to ge110ral fulld of Treuury.

Lending Bill Yes s 2864

O• !.fahoney a>nelldment to S 2864, Lending Bill, No providing that loans chall not b e made to public projects in competition with private enterprise unless offer is made to b"¥" the latter and is refused.

Social Security Amendments Yes HR 6635 PL 379

Housing Aot Amendments Not voting s 591 PL 111

Ta1't omendment to S 591, Housing, decreasing !lot voting all otments and authorities for bond i ssuance from $800, 000, 000 to $400, 000,000 and' • subsidies fron $45,000,000 to $30, 000, 000.

TVA Bonds Yes S 1'1:96 PL 224

Relief Bill Yes HJ Res 326 P Roe 24

Agriculture Appropriation Bill Yes ;:a 5269

Soil CollServation !lot voting (Miller atlendmont to Agriculture Appropriation Bill, addins a bout $2, 000, 000 to soil conservation work)

Rail court Bill ~lo record voto

Rail Reorganization Bill Yes COPY ' '

THE WHITE HOUSE WABHINOTOH February 21, 1940- . ·- Personal

:.:E!:O!WIIllr.-l FOR n!IC PI!!:Sl llF.Nr Re1 A Jaokaon Day Incident

Chapman t ol d mo a story of t he Jackson Day Dinner in Denver that n:ay intorest you. .!lwl§T -• tho chief ""eaker an~ nado what was interpreted as a stronr. plea for hie own candidacy end barely mentioned you. Yfhoroupon tho Chairman, Philip Rornbein, threw away hie oroparod opooch, deliver ed a atirr ing eulogy of you, and ended up With a atate~ent that to s how its grntitude Col orado must dre't you for a third term, Thl e brought tho five hundred diner s to thei r feet cheering and, aocordin& to Chapman , loft~eoler considerably diaoomfitod.

Lauohlin. Currie •

For or l~ l n al memo-See Currie-Adodnietrativo Asato folder- Drawer l - 1 940 '

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TELEGRAM lOWUD2l

SN Washington DC 207pm Kabob 4 1940 The President The White House In offering Anniversary congratulations I must say that the people need you t oday juat ae they d1d 1n 1933. James F. Byrne a.

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\ ' - DEPARTMENT OF STATE ~/;?' , THE SECRETARY\'P'~ ' March a, 1940

MEMORANDUM roR THE PRESIDENT

I su'I:ID1t hereV1 tl1 dratt ot reply to Senator Vandenberg tor your consideration, The original ot the Senator's in­ coming letter was returned to Mr , Early under date ot February 2?, 1940,

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l!lf:NA.t.T'I" roR PRIVA'Tr U8l TO AVOIO THE: WHITE HOUSE: fiiAVMtNT Or I"'aTAGC ·~ 00 OI"'P'ICIAI. DUIIHEII

The Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg, Uni ted States Senate, Waah1ngton, D. C. .; '"V(,

Tl11!: WI'IITI!: 110U91!:' WMI'IINGTON

J.!y dear Senator Vand.enb&rg: I have received your letter ot February 16 in which you suggest that Under Secretary of State Welles, while on his present mission to Europe, be requested to urge the German Government to cooperate as in­ timately as possible with Polish- American relief !)lana. The Department ot State has been intimately asso­ ciated with Polish-American relief plans. It has tol­ I lol~ed closely and has aided the negotiations conducted by the Commission tor Polish Relief with the authori­ ties of the German Government in Berlin and has trans­ :nitted many of their communications to and from Berlin. The Department directed our Embassy in Berlin to make representations to the German Government independently of any of the relief org~nizat i one and in fact without their knowledge 1n an effort to obtain assurances that the Commission for Polish Relief would be given ade­ quate facilities to supervise distribution of relief in Poland, and that the relief extended would reaoh the persons for wnom it was intended. The Department has been or assistance to and has counseled not only the Commission for Polish Relief but the Red Crose, , t he American Joint Jewish Distribution Committee, and various of the other organizations licensed under our laws for the purpose of carrying relief to the die­ tressed people of Poland. The Department has also made representations to the British Government for the purpose of assuring that supplies shipped from the United Stat es would reaoh without delay the ter~•i toriea of the stricken areas. Had you made inquiry of the Secretary of State

The Honorab1e Arthur H. Vandenberg, United States Senate. )

he would gladly have told you of the steps that were being taken and you probably would not have t'elt in­ clined to take the very unusual step, at which I am muoh surprised, of d1eouss1ng d1reotly With the German Embe.ssy a matter of our 1'oreign affairs then under discussion by the appropriate agency of this Govern­ men t with the German and British Governments. Very sincerely yours,

;• Jlepurhnent of IJtute

IUIIII.AU I SD . ' 01\'111011 t;N('J,OSURE Ttl

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AIUI\Ct-.,_•t.:::n:u T O Stephen Early Seoy to Pree1dent The Wh1 te House

··--·-...·-- ' -· ..._..WP'ICIIM._...-eA.,...'I'O nlCAII:II.,-A"'f M ft"A'R - · ·- ...., .. c.. v~ ' DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON ' In reply reter to SD 840.48/3304 Fcbt·uary 27, 1940

My dear Kr, Earl7: I rater to your oo.mmun1oat1on ot February 17, 1940 torward1ng to this Department tor preparation ot repl7, a

letter dated February 16, 1940 addressed to the Pree ~dent by the Honorable ·Arthur H. Vandenberg, United States Senate, requesting that the German authorities be urge to cooperate with Pol.ieh-Amerioan re.liet plane, I enclose a draft reply which I suggest the Preside. sign and have forwarded to Senator Vandenberg, I return herewith Senator Vandenberg's letter, Sinoerely yours, '

Enclosure: From Senator Vandenberg,

The Honorable Stephe.n Early, Secretary to the President, The White House. ,

C:OMMITTSK ON P1HANC11

Feb~ l6, 1940

Honorable Franlcl~ D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, The White House.

~ dear Mr. President:

I take the liberty of respoc t~ suggesting to you that when Under Secretary· of State Welles makes his contemplated trip to Europe for a general survey of war conditions, it would be highly desirable and .,..OJ wdoubtedly o! great helpfulness if be could be requested to urge the German Government to·cooperate as intimately as possible with Polish­ 0 American relief plans. •

You are familiar with the fact that the Polish-American Relief Colll­ mittee bas been requesting permission for representatives of the Committee to enter the Polish areas for which the relief is intended and to either supervise the distribution or to cooperate with the German Red Oross in this connection.. At the request of the Polisn­ funerican Relief Conwdttee, I bavo discussed this UUltter informally with the German imbnsey and ·1!\l' last reports Ytere that some progress !las been made in developing these highly essential arrangements. It is to be greatly hoped that completely effective and satisfactory arrange~ents can be concluded without much more dolay ~ecause the dolay is in turn retarding the ~ximuo collection o! Polish relief fundg in the United States. This latter moveJGent cannot hope to get fully into stride untU there ia co•aplete assurance that these Polish relief contributions reach t hoir intended destination and arc adequately disbursed in keeping witb our American expectations.

It JllUSt be of JDtttual interest t o all concerned that an udequnte ond satisfactory plan should be developed ilithout further delay to permit American relief in Poland. I am hopeful that Mr. Welles may bavo these neceogitios in mind and may find a way to serve them if and when he visits GerJJIIU1Y on his contemplated mission.

With senti••ents of great respect, I bog to remain

Cordially and !aithfully,

Ci#;-a ..':) ..4'> 7 • ..

'•bru&rT 17, 1940

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, 8iU6iH URLI' Saoratuy to tbe Praoid8nt. ,. Letter tl'0111 Sen • .lrtllllr H. Vaod1111berg, 2/16/40 to t ba President. Suggeata tbit wliin iJiider Searetary of State Wellea lllakea Ilia conteapleted trip to Europe far a general aurvey of war conditione, tllat it would be highly deairable undoubtedly of great llelpf'llneee it lle could be requested to urge the Ooraan Oovel'DIMDt to cooperate as intimately ea poeeible wit h Polieb-Americen relief plana. ..

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into the C-- &Ad Toted tor the folleT ...olati .. J &Ad ... no el't'crt to set the rMolatl- tebl.. .

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DEPAR. TMENT OF STATE WASHI NGTON

!larch 12, 1940, My dear General: - Will you please say to the President that I de­ l ivered his message to Senator Pittman? The Senator states that his speeoh was garbled by some or the press and that probably the garbled portion of i t was that

printed ln ~aria. The correcti on was mads ln the Con­ graaalonal Record of yesterday, on page 4058. I am attaching a marked copy. The copies of the telegrams wbJ.oh the President handed to me have been returned to the file room in the Department.

Enclosure: Marked copy of page 4058, Congressional Record of March 11, 1940.

General Edwin M. Watson, Secretary to t he President, The Whi te House. i

4058 CONGRESSIOlf.AI; RECORD-SENATE we obould do, &Dd OM or tbe th1np we ril h&,. lb dO, ril be 10 nd""" drutlcol4' milCh more than .. haft PtOVldod lor bJ ....,.to UJ> to uu.o ume, u.. bouro or J.- or our ~10 wtt.hout reduem., the ..,... lmd 1D tbo end. IUCb action on the s-It ot Lbe conareu to meet t.M aJtuatlora, 10 tu u SheJ have Jurlad.Jc:Uon under the Conatttutloo, wnu. lt woUld not brl.na about entlre)y the reUef we teet ot ~t:. It would reduce unemptonaent or men and women to a Wlt7 Ileal extent, 10 much 10 that Jt. would 10 a ~ W&)' toward eolvinl the unemployment problem &ad brtna:lna abOUt prooperll;y, • Mr. ~dent, I do not beUeve we can tully meet the al\ua• cJon unt.U we lave dono aomeuunr such u I have br1etiT ou.t.l.lned, or Jta equJv&lent. to meet t.be UDe1JlJ)J07mmt problem. ADDlESS IT AXA1'01l PXUXAJI' OK WOilloD AnAD.I Mr. Pn'l'MAN. Mr. Pmldent, I I!Dd lt ,.._,. 10 c:oll attention to an error in a newapaper ctQ.otatjon trom a very abort IJ)teeh whleb I made on Sa.tutd.&1 DJabt, whiCh wu broadcut. I very rarely ·P8.7 an1 attention to errora .tn quo. taUon&. However, X oould not be committed to th1l error, becauae U la Q\Llte materfalln lta etreet. On saturd.,. ntaht l deUvered before 1111 lratemlty a very brief &ddrea:s on the rubJeet o1 World A1ra1ra. It wu broadcast. Mlmeorrapb.M copies were made of tt. I nnd tn the Waahtnrton m. C.) 8und&y Star ot ~larch 10 a ret>ort I ol th" ~ and I lind UU.O -ent bJ tho I'CJ)Orter:

=c;;e m._I.On or ~ 8oeret&r7 Of 8\at.e weu.n u .a ..IJ>lCD.dJd undertakios on c.bo part of the Prt.dd.ent,"' aa4 .a14 wr. woue. tLa4 belen Mnt abroad to "m.Qt t\I'J"Lbl'f •a:oortl t<:1 brtng about a oeeN.UOD ot WU aDd aD adj\lltrl'l811t oi lbt 001111fOYOrt.t. We r.re the c.uae of war:• Certaln.13 x· ocwer ~ted t.ha·t. I never stated that Mr. IWtlles waa se.nt abroad tor the J)W'J)<)Se 'ot trying t<> bJ1ng abou~ • cessaUon of war. X d!d ~ ln my addreea the Jan. I'U&i'O quoted. but ln a VGJ'J' clUfertnt context and &~ & very dlfferent pJ.a.ee. What I aaid wa.s thfJ: 'I'b• Pnt1dont l'IM tmt to l!!uropo Wr, a·umner Wellet. tho UDder &cl"'tur Of State, co ucert&LD coaJI

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1940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 4.059

Jtu17 •M t~el.04hl1 proc.ouoot (be doom or cl•UJutlon. Wt f'C&liM. Qu&rterma.ettr General, wbCNJ.e tum of omee explrea Manh o1 coune, lhe Cllft1eulty Of neutAII apptot.e))loc 1ll'llfrinl powra In ll, IHO. the lnWnM httl Of wat. Wt ..,.. a'"'"· ot OOUJM, tt'l.a.t unt• t\14b Ban.ynakl, 800d ttr'tlets 1.tt 'ftkOI:'U oC commstt.ees, the clerk wm stat.e the nomiDaUons on G'J:OAGL\ the exe<:utive calm do.r. John J. stoey, Mhl:lum. POSTMASTER& Walter E . SchiJUns. Marietta. The Jeg1slatlve- c lerk proetee coafl.nnC:d en bloc. deorge G. Henry, Mhfteld. The PRESlDINO OFFICER. Without objccUon. Lhe Paul E. Haley, Chester. nomJru~Lions of postmasters are eon.flrmed en bloc. 'nult. :Richard ·p, Pender, D:llton. completes lhe e:xeeuUve cnleodllr. Prances B. Stevens, EMt Po.lm.outh. ...,.,. Charles E. Morrison, Palmouth• Mr. BARKLEY. NJ ln terLstaUve session, I move that J. Ptancts Mealey, Holbrook. the scnnte take a re~ untn 12 o'clodc noon tomorTOw. !-fartln J. Healey, Hubbatd.4ton. The motion wa.s Qgreed to; and c.t.t 6 o'clock and ~S m1n­ Ja:mes E. U.rte, Lee. u~s p. m.> the senate took • ~ u.n-t.ll tomorrow, TUts­ )l.eglna C. West, LltUet.on common. day, March 12, 19t0, at- 12 o'clock mcrtdJan: James connllugbton. North Gratton. WUfred J . 'l'nncrell, NorLh ·uxbridge. NOMINATIONS WJUJam P. Eno. Plnehur&t. Franc.J~ o. Fanntns.1>Guth Lee. Ezccu.tfue nomfnaliOM r~cetvea March. 11 (legi.slativo dau ol Marda 4). 1910 John c. Donnelly. Walpole. MOR.nt DAKOTA A.f'POIKnttl'fl'S tN TJ.tl_ RtG!J'LAJI AIU«T TO 1:1'1 ,\$Sl$1'AXTS TO nu: QOA'A rtii.MMTia QEMEJtAL, W ITH Tml Clair M. Christensen. KctlSI\1., I'Vo!

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Warch 13, 1940 _ ltemorandum For 'l'he .Proside.nt. Senator Murrey ( 1) I understand that Senator Murrey thinks it >dll be necessary for him to support Seuutor ~beeler ae a candidate tor the nomination, and plane to ask your a

3-14-40

MEI.IORA!lDUM FOR THE PRESIDIDIT: Senator Byrnes 'phoned that the House Conferees on the Independent Offices Bi11 agreed this morning to accept the Senate Amendment of Senator Byrnes', restoring the National Resources Commission. There is som.e (luestion, according to Byrnes, whether this has to go back to the Floor of the House, but he, Byrnes, is of the opinion that it does not, and even if it does, the House Conferees will support his amendment. In other words, he believes the National Resources committee has been · restore~/UUV\'--

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l!a.rcb 26, 1940.

laUOR.\NDUII RlR 'lliE Pi!ESIDE!iT:

Senator Jimey Byrnes phones that he asked Cordell Hull to speak to the President a bout tbo advisabllit,' or putting a little lll"essure on Schwellenbach.

Senntor Byrnes now believes this would be a Cliste.ke, as he thinks Scbwellenbncb is all ri&ht. He clso be­ lieves that tho two Senators from Louisiallll will be nil right.

I thoueht you cdgbt 1rent to soe this whon you tnlk to Senator Pat Harri son this morning.

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GRACE: Here is the letter aboto which I spoke to you. The files downstairs show nothing. Do you think you might be able to find 1~ somewhere? • dj ,

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 3/28/40 ) ,."".{. ·. :': , ~ ~ <(o

HISS LeHAIW

~!orr i s t.. Coolte cal led a t the Executive Offices. l!e left the attached letter from Sena tor ::orris ••ith the following explanation: ~ _ ) •sena tor !!orris conferred ll'l t h me this morn­ ing about thi s proposed aove of REA to Interior And he t1nal1y wrote a note :;o t ::e Preoident ~:h1ch he asked me to give to him personally. I told hia thAt I could not and he suggested that I Give i t to ~!he LoHnnd .

"The only thin& I lmow about it is t hnt ::orris i e terribly upcet. Those of ~e who know h im, know ho•1 emoti onlll. he i s -- as he gets older, he gets more eo -- but I have never seen hin eo uoeet. "He hoe t he feelinr; - I knolr how much the President lldmirso him -- that everything he wants t o do the Preoident turns do•rn. He al.mo st cri ed -- tAlks /!bout resigning s11id 1 no use my going to the President '. YHe wnnted me to aec th e President but I h11ve noth1n(; special to say; however, I do •·:ant some ~-:ord to bo go tten llA to llhnt l e b11clt of J!orris ' lottor."

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WAAHINQTON. D. C. K Jul ;r 8 , 1940

Ur. Stephen ~a rl)' Secr et ary to the Prealdent The 'llhlte Houoe. Denr llr. l'.erl;r:

In order tl)at our tiles ~ be COII]>let e , I wonder it It would be poaalble for ;rou to :;>rocure ! or this offi ce a photoatnUc cop;r o ! the note written ln l onghand t o the Preal dent b;r SeM t or !!or ris undor dnte of U!o.rch 28, 1940, 1'1th reference to the pro:pooed transfer of IlEA to the I nter ior De~rt c en t.

It ;rou can ciD thla for ""'• I shall awr eclnte i t var;r cuch indeed,

Sincerol,y yours .,

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, ·. /. ~'~ · f> 5 F:~ ., '1 ' y • ~ , r/--f " ~~ ~ ~ y¥)~ *b THE FOLLOWING IS THE VOTE 0~ ~ PITTJlAN AliEIDIIEIIT \ ~ e !Ia Adams Pittman Bankhead Shepperd Ashurst Sbipstead Barkley' Smathers Austin Taft Bilbo Smith Barbour Thomas (Idaho) Brown Stewart Bone Tobey Byrd Thomas (Okla) Bridges Townsend Byrnes Thomas (Ut ah) Bulow Vandenberg Carraway Truman Capper White Chandl.er Vanliuys Chavez Clark (!.!0) Wagner Clark (Idaho) Donahey Walsh Connally Bl.lender Donaher George Davis Gillette Downey Green Frazier Guffey Gerry Harrison Gibson Hatch Glass Hayden Gurney Herring Hale Hughes Holman Lee Holt Lucas Johnson (Calif.) McKellar Johnson (Colo.) liead King .lliller LaFollette liinton Lodge Norris Maloney Overton McCarren Pepper McNary Radcliffe Murray Reynolds Nye Russell 0 1Mahoney Schwartz Schwellenbach

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3-29- 40

UE:.IORABDtll.l FOR THE PRESIDEl'i'l': Senator JiJnnly Byrnes called and would like to speak to you a moment at your earliest convenience. He wants to make a suggestion regarding two Senators that he considers very important. This is in regard to Trade Agreement vote this after- noon. @rd E. ill. W. :>

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THE PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENTS ~\11' ~

Tuesday, March 26, 1940.

At the White House :

11.30 - Senator Pat Harrison

1.00 - (LUNCH) Lowell Mellett I

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IIW>JLU'WII FOR TJ.U: PRJ::SIDE!Ita

'l'hi• h the vote defeating by

~ t o a• the A=endm""t to limit the 'l're.de Ap"eeaoent to one year.

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Memo Bal. ley Aohurot &.nichead .Auotin Bt.rkloy Brid&OI Bilbo Capper Bono Clark, ldt.ho BroTm Dt.vio Bulow Frader Byrd Gerry Byrneo G!.boon c..n.~ Gillette Chandler Clu.rney Clark, !tie souri Ht.lo Coma.lly Holman llanaher (Rep. ) llo lt Dont.hoy Jobnoon, Colo. Ellender Jolmoon, Ct.l U'. George Kin£ Green Lodge Cluff")' lloCo.rro.n Harrison o.oNo.ry ~toh ll&lODI')' l!qden !lye Herring 0 11lahonl')' HUl Pitt..., llughea Rood Lee Tart Lunde on John TboQ&a, Idaho !.!oKellar Tobey Mead To'lmltnd Uillor Vandenberg Minton Von~· Neely lioleh llorril Wiley Ovorton '· Pepper Radol1Cfo Reynoldo Soh>·IO.Tt• Sohwellenbaoh Sheppard Ststhere Smith Sto•rt T'ho:nw.a • Okla. ·~ Tydingo ll&gner April 11, lMO. 0 •

1'- to a--al Wataoa .h'oa the heai.s.ats lesappt to aM Joe a.tl., abcnat • ..,diu' WC>Cidlnlri•a - ap tor appt to llu1.U.. o-!.uioa aa4 to toll 9etttz that pow wo •.,ll'd 11 be1llc -.1 tor 1>11 1IMk Nlllr)' eta.

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"E''ORJJIDUJI FOR JIJ,! ROllE

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Eno-Uemo tron Jim Rowe in ro appt of Sonat6r McGill to tho Cuotoms Court in New York.

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Re:inforcat!on from Senator Ellender *bout

case of Oov Leeho • e cot:d-ng up beto:re

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RetDr&rts of sug?estod replies for the President's sip>ature from capt Callaghan for Senators lT&lah lt~~(lJo~A1 ,.,.._ snd~Vinson re their joint letter(attaohod) to the

President of ")>ril 25, ·1940 deal~ primarily with

U. R. 4929 a bill to ~nd the Personnel Act of Juno

25, 19~ and ..mich elso ieipliea di aaatiataotion with officors of Ravy Dept etc.

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Prea1clat of "pril 21. 1MO c!Mli.Jic prt..ril)' with / B.ll. •nt & 'bill to ...... t the Pera-1 Aet ot .,_ u. ltN aad wblall &lao ilopUu 4laMt1afut1oa \. with ottiMra or Ia'Y)' Dept n,.

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5-7-40

h!EMORANDUJ4 FOR THE PRESIDEN'f::

J i mmy Byrnes asks as a favor to him and to assist him., Byrnes, in the ''''''""''''"telephone Se.nator '''''· RadclUfe '"' ~'''"'a icitate ... ® JU• ·=""'"'" '":fl

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To the Editor Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts.

Dear Sir: There seems to be practically no dissent to the demand

that r,his country prepare to defend itself. I doubt if many realize what

this mea liB. They are not yet ready to face the full implications. 111 is

perfectly true that wa have a powerful fleet, but it is now a definite

possibility that German,y may can.tuer En;;land a nd Franoe this SUIIIlllar and

take over t heir fleets. rle \7ould t hen be faced" with Japan in t he Pacific

am\ the naval mieht of t he combined Cleats of En:;land, Fraace, Germany nnd

Italy. Vlho •.rould dare to say that against this we are still capable of

preventinrr a landing on. this continent? We are defenceless on land, a r ich

prize to eon..;.uer. \'Je mus t have t.io.:.e to organize ow• dcfonce. There i s only

ooo way to g

Allies. It is not merely tha t ~ e hat e to see our t r;o sister demcraci es

conquerod. It iB to save ourselves that. we ~t~u:?t prevent it.

!her e is no uestion in ~ Aind, but that the most e!fect iva

action no ·. open to us i s t o join the Ali.ies ani declttre wer on Germany. There

13 shockinely litt l e llli

no. righting wi tb t.Mil' bo

could llearten the m more? The effe ct on I ta.l.y """ the ot her neutrals should not

bff 1,;nored . The ~mvering Musnolini tmarling aroUnd r.hnt ho thinkc i s t ho tiger 's

tail will think t "ice bef ore joinine the Nazi hor de s.

l!oxt let us act t o make t his cotlllt ry unif ied ~rul strong.

I ~tdvoc·• te cxtrnmc menaw·ea f or dospernte times. ..

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First, let ~, nave a nntionRl administr~t ion neither

Republican or Domoor~tio . Let the t >• o parti " s ag>.•ee to nominate tho enl!l$

ticket - Roosovolt for Pres~dent , Wilki e Cor Vice-Pr esident.

Second, lot ·the Prasi~ent r eorganize his cabinet immediatol.)< to take 1n ublo men !'rom the Republican party. One of our grea.te:rt. problems

ie to gonr 1nduotry tor nnttom.l !ofonce . l

$USpicioua or tho edmin1rtrat.ion. Put ilr. Hoover or ilr. Larulon or llr. Knox

o.t tho i'lcr Department. Such o otep \OOuld end 1\lepi Cion. n:l uniry the CO'.lntry o.a no thin.: olno could.

'l'b1rd, let Congress adopt com;lUlsory milita.ry service.

Final.ly, tbis neY. natiom.l edejni>tretion should bo given the po ·ors over intlustry which t he ~;overnmont bad 1n J;he last war t.o then end.

tlvlt p:-o luction or anas m;r be ...We at the utmost speed or llhich wo o.re c:>poble.

I sh3ll be accused of &d.voc~tinz authorit."lt·ian uovarnmont

ft.nl v.u.r . I tirnfHoor ~as , a.n~ t.hs.t if \·te do not adopt t.:nr.liko ceasures c.nd

c.utltorit:>rian controla volunt:ttil.)< an:! tompor=ily Tte mny bo forced by nn all

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Honorable Frrullcl.in D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, The l'ihite House.

lt1 dear llr. President:

!!any of us who are earnest~ seeking to cooperate with you in behalf of the national defense - as demonstrated by recent roll calls in the Senate - e.re very anxious to have the benefit of the report of your War Resources Bosrd (headed by !lr. Stett1n1us) which dealt with this problem last Fall. Thus far, access to the report appears to have been denied to others as it has also been denied to me. Of course I would not solicit anr public disclosure whicb you liligbt deem incompatible with the public interest. But I should like to respectfully inquire whet her, under the new and critical circumstances which the country now confronts, members of the Senate and House ~ not have at least confidential ,access to this report of your War Resources Board. I feel it is desperately important that .!!b!, of us who ehlll'e anr de&ree of responsibility in con­ nection with ibis crisis should have the !ull benefit of J!l;!. the information which .,.,.. be avaUsble in respect to the national defense and the wisest procedure in pursuit of it.

With sentiments of great respect, and \'dt h Ttarm ~rsonal regards, I beg to reotnin

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11/X June eI 194Q '"

ll:f dear l!r. Preoident 1

:!'or ~ cl.a,ya l h:>ve eerioual;r thouc;ht thnt pcrh.,pa under ell the circwutancea t o~t to ,-rite you or aeo you and talk r itb you al>out tho nr eitW!.tion l".nd t he '>robt.b111t1oo of our being d.ro:\wn i nto the 3urop68ell enteclyGJJ, l nm i "J))rtunod d.e.ily by lll!ln:f mon both 1n and out of the Sew.to r.bo hsve no posaible selfiob interoot, r.bo ask mo and beg of me that t talk over thls subject r.itb you, L~ of these men are al~rmod , I reelbe that mAll,)' pooplo ho.ve a 80l:fisb intorcot; ,lllllliY pooplo are p~rtisan and would like to got you out of the way, becnuoo if such a t hing could bo accompli•hed, it would inure in one way or another to thoir ambitions. I 11'1 diocountill,!; all of theae. I :pa,· no attention to thom, and WJ not influenced by c.ny cueh cl a.cor.

I think I de not neod to 001 t o you that ~ ndnlration and love for you i o alneere. I do not ~t you to c.~e a mie t~e . I feel tb1 s r.ay bocnuao I = proud of your record. I confoaa, hor.ever, I ho.ve n deeper and en i nteMlfied fee lin£ .:ben I th~ of my cOW>try and 1rheo I thin.'< of the c ivllbation of tho world. I think tho de=nd on you co!l4o froo your kind of people, r.bo feel that you are tho one tw1 who rlll be ebl o to p ilot ua out of our difficultloa r.ithout cctttnc us into the ~. I think tho loycl, yatriotlo pooplo of Aoeric$ r.ant you t o bo rool ected Proaident. Liko DYGolf, they nro ooved i n part b_. the grant o.d­ mire.tion rl\1ch they holll for :rou And tho con!idonco thoy l>.o.vo in you. llut thoir (!; ro!>.toot r~ccon 1a boce.uoe t hey beliovo, Md I believe , you ~.n koo, uo out or thi s terribl e conflict, thlo 1~ r:ar.

I ~ r.ritina thio let ter, no t bo~ee I fool thnt I h.."tve ::m:; creat 1nfiuonco ovor you or your aetiona, but boeauuo, if I do h::.ve :>n;r in!luonco, little tho1J€11 it cey bo, i t rlll clear DY or.n con!lcionco 1!, nt t hJ.~ critical ooccnt, I bog o.nd prey tho.t you tcl

PB(i;o 2 June a, 1940.

&:ion;; the many letters I have received, I have one just received today !roc Jackson Raloton, who lived here nnd practiced lew in Washington, nnd moo ~• a leeder in liberal thoUP.)lt, I prosu.oe you are personall y 1\C~"hat the oamo fear I have out­ lined aboYe. lie is your friend. He l>.a.s been your suyportor,, but Jlo is no..- in doubt. He i s afraid, I think, Ur, Preeident~, he io Just l i.ke millions of otber citizens of tho United States, Hla letter i s ver; similar to innuOie mbl e l et

In order to explain to you more fully how I feel, I am 1nclosine a copy of the lotter I have just r.rltten to Ur , Ralston, I kno"' 1t is prob2bly too much to expect that you r.Ul be ebl o to find time to r oad r.hat I oey or r:hat I hAve sai d to Ur, Ralston, b11t I ""'-'-t to give you c.t least e.n e%press1on of .ey hope that you mey r ead every word I have sai d.

With greatest respect, I em

Sincerely yours ,

1'ho Honorabla Franklin D. Roosevelt Preoident of the Dnitod Sta tes Tho ll'i-J. te House, lleao to 8&111 Rayburn f'rara l'lll- Jime 15, lKO

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WASHINGTON. D. Ct. li/K July 19. 1940

Honor3blo Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United Stntos 'l'ho lihi to Houae W~shington, D. C,

Deo.r !Jr. President:

I listened to your memorable speeCh over the radio l'lst night, .-.nd ox all the •;ords that hr.ve coco from your voice .P..nd _pen, I thinlt: this addreso r.an tho nupor.ior of all of them. It is n clo.seic whi ch, regudleos of the out­ eolile of this c-at.lyai;;n, will enshrine your name hieh among the immortals. It is 3 CO"'l'lete Mower to tho shrie"s of the narro~<-mindod , jealous pol1t1cisno, particularl y those T

Among the thousunds of telegramo and l etters which you will receive, it mey be this letter will never como under your observntion, but I ""' not 11riting it for your ;:rati­ fication. It comeo from Jl\Y om> ho>rt, and I urn wrHilll: it be­ cause of the •~t isfaction it ~ill give to mo.

Sincerely yrura, • •

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CON,.aftltNCE' 0 1"' 'r'Hr: MA.JOIIIITY1

~u st 7, J.940

MY ooar ~r . ~resident :

Let: 1te ~hank you t"or your very genetous le~ ter 01 July )1, concerning -.;y litHe •en In tbc Chicago convention.

ln .:any respects It ""s a unioJue and historic convention. It ~be a ~al leesure ~o presi~e over it.

t*fbUe t-tle oet t le tr..u,Y not be as e:osy ,e;s i:t ..'68 four yours ago, I reel confident t~e American peoole wi'l ret!ty tho ectlon o: the ~onvention in renomtnatlns you .

Cordlully nn

don. k'rnnlcl1n D. Roo$ev•lt t•nu \Illite tlouae ~•ablnaton, ll. C. - EF.·L.~~ '2. ~ q'\Ll

T HE WHITE H OUSE V ;., 1.iJ.l ~~.~ WASHINGTON 0 ~ - ...-"' I \1 ~ \: ~""' - A-UG . -1-5rv ?A: I il!lnt to see Senator Bill Smathers ae soon as possible -- 15 minutes .

F. D.R .

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/ TH E WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

.fw&uot 14, 1940

!.!ZWIUNllUII JI'OR 'l'lll!! PRESIDENT:

Pleaoe note Jim Farley' s letter of

.I.U&U& t 3rd to Se~ tor Sma there, and the repl y

Se~to r Smat horo aent to Jim under date of

'l'hlo 1a ror your 1nfornat1on.

STEPBEl! KARL Y

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OI!:MOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTE!:

NEW YORK CITY

J.AMC8 A , ,.AALCV C MAtA ...AN

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Honorabl~ W1111nm H. Soothere Senate Office Building ";/aah1~ton, D. C. Dear ~ r: :::..Ch C6JOU l6J1 we flru! that our rerty can b•n ,..­ cent 1te record and 1te ar~ throueh nereonal a~e,~anee~ by 1~1 leoder&. Tala year ee~ ecl~l ly we ~~t rely u~on t he (ftnt ro~s ald· of outrtnndl~ ~~crets such a. you.

:ben 70ur ~lto.ns arP c&te it would be 8 rea.! ((t.YOr lt yow would ndvlae ae bow cucb t loe 70U co~~ give to the Ca·•Mlen. lt you hAve a.ey &-oecial .. tirae wnen you ort'fer to e~ak , ~ny 1oectal area in •Clcb you ~re!er to &--c~nr . or other wra?nal dt>alrfts, t"lE'aee l n!'oro ~.

I n: nakine vou to oend this inforoatlon •• t hat lt wlll ~o.avallnb le to ~ successor. He can then turn it ovf't t.q, ehfl! S'C.P~~k•rs ' B1.1reau wnen 1t s tarts tntens h'e ollera­ t I on a ln S•t>tPobPr. l ~mnt t o have all wr-t lnent lnfor Mll'tlOn 10t hnd m~d ever·r de til U •r.orkcd oat sQ that t ),e Coeoit tee nay fu~ctio~ efflcl•nt ly.

Very r.-i ncerP ly y '>urs. '· ~ . /

PERSONAL

Wa eh1ngt on, o: C. Auguat 8 1 19' 0

Dear Jim: I am not goinG to make any e.f'fort or epeeohes 1n the campaign this year. I havo boon troa t od eo ahabb1ly by the "palaeo guard"--tbe arrogant and tn.o­ lont department heada on rq Now Jersey patronage that I am havl.ng a hard tim to keep trcr.n boin8 found 1n the other cmp , I think 1 t' a tho company I would "have to ke~" that 1o tho only tb1Jl8 thit rootl'o e mo , You know tbe crowd that haa eot 1taolf up between tho duly oleoted reproaentet1ves of the people and tho exeout1vo and department bead8. That' s tho crowd that I would llkB to help turn out into the atroet. Sincerely yours

\'11ll111m R , SIIIR there , u. s. s.

Honorable J amee A. Farloy Chai~ Demooratio National Committee Uotel 131ltmore New York City

\'o1 ISI lilt DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CO MM ITTEE

HOTE L B I LT MO.. t NEW YORK CITY

.JAMES A . I"'AALe'V CH ..IR"4A,.

August 7, 1940.

Boo . W~ll1&. B. Soathera UDited statea SR&te 'llaahiJlgtoo, D. c.

Dear 8111•

I aa 1A rec:o.1pt. ot 7our l .ette.r of the ~h and I UDder­

otaDd tha aituatioD thorouahlT. I hope the next ti.lle I aa

1D WaahiZlgtoo, I will han a cbaDce tor a chat with JOU•

Sl.Dcerel7 1011l'a,

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Tol£ "'Hf Tr: f•Ot'SF ~11.: ZO /0 J 7 AH '~O

Han. F'rankUn D. Roosevelt ~ 1 The lhite Kouee lraahington, D. C.

Uy dear President Roosevelt:

I was eapeeially sorry, in view of your brief refer-­ ence to the subject, that I did not have the opportunity of talking with you in detail concerning the proposed trAnsfer of destroyor8 while we were on our cruise e week ago. I feel very strongly that it would be a grave and great mistake to negotiate t or the sale or transfer of these destroyers at this eritica1 period.

In addition to the substantive arguments l!bicb I believe should deter ue, I ! eel very strongly that the effect will be politically hanntul. Aa I view the political situation, the Deuocratic Party ia likely to loae many votes because of the belief that we are either excessively war-minded, or, at leaat, pursuing policies that will tend to involve ua in the present &lropean war. To fA'T mind, there is no doubt that the J.Der1can people are ovenoheladngly against getting into the war and they are tearful of any action by the govlllmlflllt l!bich ft16Y involve Us or invite retaliation later t:l-om the Nazi government or Gennany and ita alliea. That is lilly they want our national defenee built up as epeedily as poeaible, for they rBKli~e the possibilitiea or an attack following the furopean war, but they are opposed to any provocative acta oo our part.

To my mind, we have l oat, and are losinB, a large number of votes on the war issue and, therefore, I urge an attitude of great caution. Perhapa I am inclined to lean backward• and go to tbe extreme or strict neutrality but in any event I thought I ebould inform you what IDY impressions ere.

I know you will aocept my views in the spirit ot Mend­ liness in l!bich the:y ar,e pven. It 1e my belie! that I would not be stating the true aitustion it I did not indicate to you that we are moving 1n a direction, in our relat1oneh1p to the - 2-

To - Ron. Franklin D. Roooevelt Date - 19 Auguot 1940 Re - Destroyers

Europolltl will", t hat is trauD~t with disastrous consequences. 'lbe American people share your sympathy !or the Allloa and acroe with ;you 1n your abhorrence ot the method3 ot the totalitarian dictators, but the vast maJority think practic­ ally and realist1cal1:y that it is too late to endanger American aalet;y b:y committing ourselves sa saviours o! surrendered France and Gr&&t Britain and can have no other result t.hon war !or ouraelvu.

• / P.s. I do not know when I bad -three more pleasant days than when I waa with you on the yacht PotOIDS.c and I want you to know I am n:ost grateful. •

""'?"" • oopiQP!Itl,

Deal' Da•••- BIN 11 1:be real Ma\ 1n ~ oooonu\ aa IXP"Uid \o M "' a Da\1111en Oollll'T t.,._r JU\ei'ISq MI'Dilll• I \old b1a \be gb\ ot \be propoeal. whllll1 b 1ft etteo\, te -..r nlMtr•nlna 71ar leuee tro• ONd arl'-lft tor d leaa\ aiYen naYal an4 all' IIana 1ft Brl\llb Ooloalal ponenloaa - no\ lftolla41DC \be Dolllftlon ot oaaacsa, whloh 11 a aepiuoau •h47 on 111117 part. 'l'he tal'tllr repllad eolllwhft •• t oUow11 1 8q, aln1\ J OU \be o-eMtr-ln•ablafl If Jcnl 11'1 and 01m tlttr llll&&le loac11n' rltlee ot \be OlYU War perloc1, I OU would lll a oh1111P lt JOU c11ollJMc1 \o PohaJiie a .. tor anen .ad.em •oh1M s-• -- wolll4n • \ ro•• l J'J'ankl.7, 111117 dlttloul.tr 11 \ba\ 11 Preeldent aD4 aa 0 n4er-1A-Oh1et I ban no rl&b\ \o \btu ot poUUoa 1n 1:be 11n11 ot bllne a oandlda\e or c11elJ'1DC Yobe, 'fo• and I aow \bat OQI' weallneea ln the pat\ bae laln 1n the taot \ba\ trOll llewtounc1J.anc1 to 'll'lnldad OQI' 1011 pro­ taotlon onSHoRE llee 1n the \hHe oonUpoue Illande ot Pol'\o Jtloo, 8\, ~il and a•, Orollt. tllat, ln the natara ot .ctam wa rfare, 11 a detlnl•• oparatlna banc11011P. I.t tor tlttr lhlpe, wbloh are on 1bllr lu' lese IJ\711111, •• oan gat \be r13b\ to put 1n naYal and all' ba1ee ln lewto\llldland, Berllllc1a, t.lla khe•••• J ...loa, St. Luola, !r1D14a4 and BzolUib Gulana, \ben oQI' oparatllal datlol-7 ll lartrll7 OUN4. 1Caturall7, know1DC \he ll\111Uon 1ft all of \bell plao•• lntt.telr, I do no\ want \he Oftl\ad state• to 111- oontrol OYer \be olYUlan popul.aUon• on tbeee '· IalaAde, In \he tlret plaoe, \1117 do not want to lln 111141r the AM.rloan naa, and, ln \be 1100114 plaoa, the olYUlan popul.aUone wollld bl a 4raln on the national •rea.urr, would orea•• all klnc1e of ••rltt lnYol•••n•• 1D 1:be Slftl'l and HoWit, an4 glYI fU\QI'I Pftii'&UODI Of Aaarloane a beadaoht. Konaell7, DaYa, \beea Ialanc11 are ot 1be •t.oet 1aportanoe to Olll' naUonal deten11 u naftl and all' .. Opll'a'lna ...... ' • • •

111.....,... to ou.n NtallaUon, I Ullllk 7011 oaa red qV1et1J aa 1ba1i eooN. U oe~, d the ooaoluloa ot tbla war or betON 1bat, wanh to tiP' aa, Gel "Q' w111 do 10 on aAJ n_.,.r ot '' 1114>e4 1IP oharpa. Plllal.lJ, I hope 7011 •111 no1i tors•• Ulat ~ to'GD4er ot the O.OOreUo Partr pa:rohaHd LOIIlllaDa tro. a bellS.....n• na•loal rranoe, 'llb11e rranoe •• at war wl\h Cncland. lie ctl4 tb • w1 tboa\ nen oona11l. Una \he Ooncre11. He pd the 4aal. and la1ier oa be aeied \he Roue eo-tUM oa AIIP1"11P1'1a'lODItaaro• to ,.t ue,ooo,ooo lnto th• apPJ"OPrlaUOil lllll. . . - the 1111, \be t1U7 dlltrorera are the - 1irJ>e ot eb1p wbloh •• l:la•• been tro. UM to Mae atrlk""- tro. \he DaYal lla1i and aelllftl tor eoNP tor, I think, 14,900 or 111,000 per dea\roJer. on tha' belli, the ooat ot .a. rl&lat to •• leaat HYID nanl and alr baa•• 11 an ez\re••lJ low one troll \he polnt ot Y1ew ot the Unlted Stat11 Oonrn­ _, - l.e., about 12110,0001 I do hope r ou •111 no• oppoee the deal wblab, troa \he polnt ot '1'1.. ot \he United Sta,.. , I rapr4 •• belnl \he tlaea\ Ullftl tor \he naUon that baa been done 1n r ov llte\lM and alaa. I aa abiOlatelJ OIPtaln Ula1i \hla pet­ Uoular 4N.l w111 not get 111 lnto •r and, lno1dentallJ, Ula' •• are not solna lnto _, 1n11111 11111••• 0ei"UJ17 wllbu to a1itaolt ua. I hope to ••e r ou •err eoon.

A1•ar• s1noerelr,

F. D. R.

Honorable Davld I. Walsh, Vn11ied &tatee Senate, klb1Jicton, 1). o. ~e Pult0 •· T., 8ep\aller 2}.. J.~.

Dear l&UJ- lu\ before loulJI& WUbiJIPou. I \elU. with a a'lallet ot TOUJ' t1'1oA4a Ul4 Jdu oa tho llUl - p ~plo 1'J'Ca ~~o-. tllo a-te all4 Ulo Roue. bOl'J' dD&].o ou ot til• acne& wUh .. · tlao\ FOU Mall)' ouellt. to \us 11p la tbo ol4 o1aa11' tieton tho oloao ot Ulo aMaloa. It. look& - aa 1t t.ho a4lounuat WOII14 -. the a4 ot •n "*• l.e•• the t...a•-a-t.h or t weo$r-elpa. thouatl0 ot oovao0 •• TOU ~well lt lllalat fP cwu 1111t.U tho •n ..-. Wletb.or it. will be aa o4JOID'II­ aut or a reauo I 4o aot ~. aor 4D I 1'erJ' 1111111L oare.

I • a 0114111& )'0 \1 th18 Uu booouaor tlle' "' people I toU:M w1t.h bold )'0\1 1D ol4 tlao &ttoot1oute l'OC&J'Il• I do not need to M)' •oo do I•. '

'l'ho lloDorablo 'l'ho Ytoo Pns14Dt ot tho Ull1to4 8tatoa0 Vnl4e. 'l'oaa. COPY fSF.·4~

September-- 24, -----1940, YEILORA."'DUU! FOR SENATOR BYRNES

I am eneloaing for your eyes only & confidential memorandum from Ickes, There is an

awful l ot in What he oayo, Personally I am incl ined to think that the whol e matter can bo either (a) filed permanently or (b) filed for further study after election dayl

Please return for J!11f files.

F. D. R.

For original of this memo, Ickes memo, Senator Byroea letter 9/12/40 asking if tho Preaidant oontomplatea ohanr.i ng Forest Service to tilly other Dept ate Soo:Ickoa fo\der-Drawer 1- 1940 ~-. -.-.--. ~ ...... ,...... ,...... ~~ ...... _._ 0. - """ .... .,_,.. 4 CM\01.. ..-.. -.~...... ---...... --._...... ~ . ~1'\.000.....0,\'Ao .~-.. llolt'l'...... ,.,..,...... _ .... '*' "·-·""' ~ .. .,..,...... """' *U.- j. ~t.Ao «JJnW, u..rc,...a, ...... ,..., we ~-... Chicago, Illinois Oc tober 5, 1940

Honorable Franklin 0 . Roosevelt ,'!'be l!bite House llaebingt on, D. O.

Jl;y dear ltr. President:

If tho election were held today I am sure •• would carry lticbigan, Illinois, llissouri &NI Kent uclcy . 'll'e are geining in 'll'iseon8in, Iowa, and IUDneaota. Indiano is still a battle grolll>d , aa well as Obio. Nor th Dakota, South Dakota, !!ebraalal, and Kansas are probably in tba Willkie col\11111. lfo•• ever, I believe that North Dakota and Kansas can ulti... tely be placed in the DeliiO<:r.atic column.

• ~ully s ubmitted, ~~

SWL:MJ/J4 ..{ I 'yl~ YJ f'Sf , :)~ !(EMQRAKDI!M FOR THE PRE$IDE!!T (r.l~

October 18, 1940 rn ~ IVHrYc HO USE Ocr 19 9 10 AH ·~o RfCfJVfO Sherman Minton telephoned that he hopes at the first opportunity you will emphasize your desire for peace.

He a•ya that it is evident that Willkie is now going to do what he intended doing at the outset, namely, to urge that your reelection """"'" war. He is of the opinion that it is 110re illportaot to telk peace than ;n-eperedoess, and that you should certainly stress that preparedness is being follow­ eel only to insure peace .

Of course, he beg:; that if possible you go to the Stata tor a speech, or make an appearance if you travel through the State.

JAMES F . BYRNES. PAUU J..AMIIBI:..:: I 'I

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DeAr._,.. I .. &la4,..,.. -\ • tllat &\\neUn eapJ' ot )'0111' •r...... u to tiM ...,.te•. at -••• I appre­ ciate tiM ceoerou tene 1a llh1ela 71111 iueribed 1\1 boat. llb&t. I Ub t.lM but eo4 llbat 7011r ~ eo4 ...U.ra will aJ.-.-,e ~ber 1• tiM tiaa •1'0rl·•·•1p or tAla ftl...U.ctor,..

ilitb J'OUI' taleota aa a orate, 70ur tiM L" dal.ifti"J' ud aup.r"b uter..,. at,.l.e, ... ban loat ..... tut Uar, llolt a"boft aU al.ea it - tiM ab1Ut,. to ·rle• J'OID' o• dapartur. ~ U.. Saute •1tb ...- datad!Mat ud IIUCh a -• of pi'OPOZ'Ua. ... ot ftl.- tbat Mkea tb1a r...... u Spaeell --.lila.

11tb ~ aiacera tAulb acapt be&rt.r -­ cr&t.W.Ucea ud ~ ....,. wia.

Bceora"bl.e huT J. Aalmrat, tlllit.M State& Saute, l..olatta.. ». c. . ~ L{ I ' I .

FAREWELL TO THE SENATE

REMARKS OF

H 0 N. H E N R Y F. ASH U R S T OF ARIZONA

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 11, 1940

Al.ro COMMENTS BY THE PRESS

I Farewell to the Seoate

~·fa. AA UIJUT. !'t.·f r. Pr!'llltlt·ru, will 1lw Scu.t• my wife. Without their hdjJ ami ~upport J tor (rom Wbooruin yic:ld IIJ tun/ Jtn>ba.bly w()llld llllve bccrt 1tkM-ed dut thron:- h.~ r-.uu;:, :md ~ht'n I an1"'<"~. iJ \-c'fll'I'A.ble bdy lx-t.-n .1 heAted dtbatc Ot ) tht: fioo: of thr. 5<-n.:.t(! "it(' h\~J in Ariton.t mnl"'" th:m !Ai )'~\ln ~It"' ~fr Prnuknt, l wc.lcornt' W hu.t of de.fo t•· "JtOitf' ~ nd ~ td, "Sr".-1or, I ~m dl,lrt"'-l('d to lit'(' bC't\1!"('("11 Scnatou. I I is a S~ltfl or ft"tt"drun. T~ IU d.- tlt'"'pllprl' th:u \'nU #n' drlr.•te'd What i' tan life in tilt- 1tlll :a:nd dead "-;llcn. h wo~\ .. .arr )YI&a ~-nin~t 'o do fnf' ·• Ji,1n8 ,~,.. jl ..nn:h· Un,gulur lind hxi'PY drcumstantt dut :.boul dtc tn.J I ..atd. "1 may t'C'M" )'t'a.r, .md ti\C'n JJt:llt"• '-lint" tir.w' th,e_ tO-C:aJit'rid Jl..aut:hl(T., dt:lu.k '"-.:tl t..kins: 1•bor in dwo 8riuW1 liou~ o( Comi"8 1ld h.1\'t" J"-11t-d .u«.J iadcd. ~ml ,.. ,~ , won· (KI(' were .. Mr:mg"'r 10 chis pbr.ct, but under· d1'1' "'h.a1 du:• S.•n.aw \nd tc)rnl."uh.•t h1.1ura n ~fbin. u d hro h:..d )'tMI Wflntlt"f hO\\ dl!' ('I"MIIIIty Wllf f;''l oll l'lrl!) m.ufc an {'Xn .lnu)n ht·rc to th'Cn !} \\·1•rro (n:~:. a nd I'OIIIP\ t1 I ll!'!\( I' 11ml a J"Y th.ll \lol!uld lw t'twicll \\ !..11 \H'n; d~·,pott.; mul ;m!ocr<•hc, he would by thn wor1ll '~ W«'·lll')l f.-1ll iiO'\t~j)hl"r, 001 lottie. to Ill<: Tn·:uury 10 !QO::t'rt.~in wh.'ll ,ft•W· So much hy " •') ()( lnlll.lr• • dr.,ic: : .uld nuw, t!-rm nr u l!l "'rn: ru:c; he \H mltl ml! 1'\'C'ft )(loll, to no lt>ll$(1!'1 •pt.~.lking joco~ l y, l d() 11 u1 i11tc ud to the ~~.rrny or the n:wy. He: would l!:tnk to t.he uc, p:~s" t•pnn dl•~ tunc at tht .ScrHit(lr (ta u• Wit.· parll.uuent, the llwtm:.~kiug ll()dr. rr jc, 111('111· ~omiu , cu I() 1.1kC tbr tllllC' O( the Senate Of or t.>e: .'g spoke rrccly, Ctnd ~aid what they beli('wfl, tht country 10 dCfC'rlbc thf' Mt:~ n• .~ nd dn• tno ... 11nd I( the C'itiu:ru who dtet<:d llu: p:.rli.un,•nl; ncr by \.n John C. Oalhow! nton-:tnd Senators we: could be they aii.,.'Cd me to do u I pleaacd and to "Y will :admit ue good tion. l believe that we •~ nill clinging to o.nd tle-are incliud somc:dmc:s to wilt QOntinuc be ckcttd whot I pleaacd. I abould ratbu lONe I wock ta.ke :a J)C:'J­ to cling to the stem old virtuct today. The mott impcrlow. :and dmisttl; view of our country•$ one of lh~ doing .. I pleuo than to """" 30 yean doing fu ture. There ;..re that made Atncri~ great tmd a.trong, Cor &l1i1 :.blest or ~~u men who ~vcr tcrvcd uumy rca30IU why we toystcm ill the Senate. what aomebody el.se pleatet. For the fact that will 'urvivc when other of Amerlw.n gO'\o'l!mment is n preciou~ Roococ ConkliJl8, who was ckcl, the dignity of Uutt ima.ginalion c.m COI\«ivc or fiction can York Coday. By a like token, not one o mankind iuell, Md the f uJ before, they have a right u• displace A Senator disni7 pl ma.nJiiind invent. couJd h1we bttn elected co t."Jpc:cioJi y i.'t noted the Senate in t.hdr Cor a rood reuon, a bad reiUOn, or Cot no rea· In American tile. In a m.l• Ma. WJLE.Y. ~r-. Pmidt:nt, next January dAy. Pt.nO«U change, tt.ri:ll way ~'e have rmnntn mel ph.Uosophin - It all; and I should be the: richness or lhe euth, wbm we :aga.in meet in this Cumber, there change, &!though American bdcq m frank· of its aoilJ, of ill principia remain nc:Q, l thould be dilingC1lUOU5 i£ ] fAiled minet_ and its forau 1nd lu wilt be a pret1:11ce miuing, but our friend atld the t:..me. to t.ty mincrDit. We that thoy probably had. fa irly good- ror have the he.ritl\gc oC the invcu• comrnd.,, Senator Ashunt, will not be absent Mr. Pre.tident, I shall Mt ~te t.iora o( all the pa.u. any time on displacing me. We are the inheritors of from our htuu otnd minda. We know the dd· such mbenble cwaddlc: .u to say the body, the corpu), of aU the inveotioru tingul>hclly. Hit life o:tlwNoming ...... and po>&ibly I omd he will continue: to ful· that t am gr.udul co tho pooplo of tlut we ha"< inherittd all In hiotot sone before Ul. Ameri~ does not belong to the Covemment long is in Arium3, ~ forest which lived iu green Jn this eruclal period whkh we but ::. feeble exprc:,sion of my ttJue: o{ mil· paat, at aorne peuitnisb would have U-' believe, face. lc.niurru. :and put on immortality 1/XIJ.()('IJ yun We wid1 him continued hcahh, joy, :md Am::dc:a belongs to the {uJure. Every Amcri· p""''trity. I 2 J bccawe durins tht mon: lh.an a quart~:r ol n hlah·hci tau ~ iJ) me Sena.te a new $2~. When he w., 10 yesn old he hod learned 8tnC:tAiion o ( I,'QICJ') hM grown up WhO did MO l by hcan aU the addreues of Roscoe know him ru he is kno\.,.rl ConJdin~, Comments by the Press Jn Wat.hington. or Now York. lll.s memory, in Byron'• line, " "wa)C co rtte-1~ a.nd marble to retain.,'• a quota· New Yo.K Tuna At.aXA•DOJA (V"-) C••nn don wf'lich he: doubtlbt hu in hi.s handy man­ s,,,,.,, "· 19f(J s,,,,ml~tt 19, Ill() uAl O( o.ratori.al aidJ. LAMENT A VETERAN DISCUAR.CED A OISTINOUISHeO FOR. ASHURST SENATOR. RETIRES L.ocuxL H(ftty Founu.in. a, F. PAATCM'f Puo&KIX GAU"M'& NhuD&, '"the Jih.-et·ICW\Cutd The tide or C>mc Jaccbo Bond"• beautllul ,~,mbeam of ~e. Painted New Yo&, Scpt TAKEr-r LIKE '{)etertt ftll down in .ong, •'The End o( a Pcrlcct D)il!t; of the r.rud ie primary thit week. At be p:uaphr;ucd as "The End or a. Jcrfcct Sc:rv· ite Seruuor Henry F. 1110 t\mericM1 t)eoplc admire a wlnncl", but once he congratulated the victo t\ahun-t, of Arbo.na, 11.1 r, Judge em~t ice" in the c:uc. of the Hon. Hrnry F. AlhuNc, Eme.1t W. McFarl.tnd it 1.\ no fw true that they love mgood losu. The Md';ula.nd, with his cwtOIJW')' urblnity. topt him Mr. c.be retiriQg Dc:mocratic aenatOt from A.r®na. '" the S&atc Otmocntic primary, will •porununliU and conlw _.watloou whioh Alhunt came tO the: Senate in lr:we torotlhfnt more 1912. Eloc:U:d 1nc aentimen' it expressh·e too, o( that service dum a rhetorical vacuum the colorful, erudite and eloquent Senat U(ll\f'limowly by lhe in the Sonnte. or f'int Lcgisl~ature of Arizona, Which has been round~d, comptccc and s.atU· J! }'Ot.l wrote a piece kidding Henry F. Ashunt wired to hit vie.torlatu oppo­ h e is a firM edition Senator. him, he wat apt For that he .should (ying. It bat been given to the nation and hit IU put It in the: Congu£Jinnrd nctlt in the prim3rie1 h:u endeAttd him to be prized. tie is still mo"' to be Ruottl, and, masw- f'ri""' bee>= sute in suc:h a mannu as to make him the. our­ of mtaSUrcd and atattly Ar~, aport !rom hb 28-year .--nl o( h~ is the .olitary glory in Canpess of d~ion that he \loon, he styly having ~t.~.nding figure And belt beloved rnernbcr of b\ltftsqned 1hc 5ervke to 1hc: St-ate as United Sraws Senator. been bom in a covered wagon. noble c:~de-neo or roy.,l purpl that augwt body, the United Stn ~ Senate. e omwry. 'rhc delr::tt o( Senator Ashur.:st was l 1~ no w:.y 'flu:.n: it torrw:thing if\ him, but The~ w:u ju1t a hint ur satJrt, not too much, His popuJ:..rity began from the momeru he tooJ in his pc:nona1 :lnd he did not accept it =-• iuch. ot the eloc:utionis~ the br.\idtd momi.ng O».t, actor, the humo!Ut and took the auh o( .a;.., 28 yesn ...,. ond it bo• pin-stripe tltJIWCD and Through ~I his yt2-n in the Senate, Mr. Ash· the phllooopktt. In the eyes o( Aritona •onOOc:-shdl noK:. gl~ be h never been dimmed. Jn,tead it hu gTe::uly in· with their IQr'l.g, blad:: u.n-t voted his convictions, C\'Cn \\>'hen he knew r.JI)tl\ed with An Antiquari:m interest. tibbcm. Somebody wrote of hi He w l\$ CtCI\~d AS hit CapabiJiti~S an.d hi• di m: "He. look• rhcy were unpopular. ThiJ is no leu true be" once the younpt membe Jpfll)' or like somctJ1ing JIAee him with another at ::my time m:.ny att all the (_I M.~i<"_.. No statiJ· inteJii,l{cnt people." th :linmcnts might be described by uJing tl(:il\1Ui hnvo ever ty ch~c, tor a. good •­ ab!ett Knaton of hit citne" lauJu, if he b.ld any, ""'Cte ol the boa. . A«otding to a rr· hi• ..me.. no ~. p...O.bly Uit U~tklm. ttnt !My had a &ood departure cau..a g~tu bwe or Timr m:tgu.iM~ he lilo.. , the 01'11)' f't'ASOP. rtgn:t to his associate. lie was hom Jt W:'l the lxuinc:ll or a publiC ltrY:tOt ill :t. ~ wagon ln Ncv:tdn, JCOILtor who could best the flUe ond (riMdJ th:m to hittactlf, for it 111_, heen thr Huey Long in in ' uch n C:I.HC not co bo apl In 1874, whc:n hi, p:m:~n ts '"'l.:n: t1'tkkin fi'Oill cn ~;tic or re5ent(ul. philosophy hb Hrc 10 g rough lttd tumble deb:t.lt. Arizona b 1>roL1d and So Mr. AJhum doe:an•r or accept (:He with a CaU(omia to Arizona. He wou a wt:a.r the willow. lie .mile. cowboy in hU g:rMcful lM the pmtigc won by her Henry, and 'hows himteiC ll $portsm."ln. _. man ..who nrly k'C'ns. indctlluttd itt politics in: nan hoptiiCC' o( wh.ieh he $poltt to the tenAIOI'I :tnd than hlnud(, F'crhnps it WIU ln.qttm in 1912 in a. big hl:<~eJc ~omhrcro nnd which he hM wt ll tarntd. I 41 I~ I ArUonlana echo the c:ongratuiAtionJ &nd bat TuB W.uHJNOTO!-t 0AJLY Nt:wa In tho tummtl' Ia&~ year ridiculed his ide:. that wishes which Senator Aa.hurst exu:ndtd to hiJ ,,u.,, s,,,, "· l$f0 thip, is bound to admit that in a fl't"t' n:publi~ •ucccuor, Judge Emc•t W. McFarland or Pin11l thc:m might be a war in Europe. In a go~mment such ., ou,, it i1 the undoubted lrt II third r¢'j)tCt, 100 Son. AUJ um lCIIJ us C'Mtnty. Judgo Mc.f'rulAnd will atep into the ASHURST liND DEMOCRACY 1 right of r.hc people to change their te.r\'01\tl, and About w:na.torinl mMtlc or an ublc man, but Ari%0na 87 RAYMOND Cu.N•£R ..omethlns what dc.mocmcy ahould be. to remove ono and displace him with another:" iJ confident that he will be A credit to h nnd He doe1 noc say it ln £O mnny word•, but it iJ any time they thoo:se, tor a good N"..3JOn ft.1r a We hear much now about what dtmocrncy 1 ~·in r«ognidcm d l.s tin8'1Jb.h .ervicc Implicit In the wholo tenor o( hit haiC.humo,... bad rttlj(ln, (or no re:uon at aU, lor cd In one is and what it should be, but the spirit of it of the highe1t OUJ, mildly te1I-deprtt:atory rcmnrks, in hb: ''h is 'he duty of 1he pubJic te:rvtults noc poshians or honor thAI h i1 in rarely hns been illust:ratcd better than il'l th l!' tho }lO\o\'c:r of th r. Sldtc lo botow. phUo.ophieal deceptotnoe or the shirt from im· grumpily ;md .sourly to ttcccpt the \'t'rdJct ol Acthude ol Sen. Henry Fount.ai.n Alhurst oJ poruult office to privi'Ho Ille. Sen. AJhunt bc3rs the majority but joyow.ly co accept the verdict AritOn~ sptaklng In tlle Senate. on the d:..y after 1 gracefully the orde:1l of lmving hts powtr ot the majority i( we iU'e to have :t free people. ho was deleat~l for re--election. tbuckcd oR', f'or mOtt public men th:~t b "" • , • J thoutd be dWngenuous i( J (a.ilcd tl) s.-..y He had tervtd as senator C\'er since Arizona excruciating operation, accompanltd by loud that they (the )l!>ont h•d lou. to do in one of thr. most n'rnrubblc: spetehts rifiecd by men dnptro,. to ht w. Mnd, r.Usifts the New 0..1 Mard in a long titnc-. Sen. Athun:t JC:tnu obk co ukc it Ot' &r::a~ h But the one fine hunu.n cha.racttri.ttic of Sm. bannr.r high. dc!c:.tt hen: on ;ill ~tltn sa\~ conKripcion. u ;.. oppc>ne"nl In a c:ounuy where today so nuny 1Kks tO JM.kr: the bnt of the ~- situation, :tn:: ue "Otf)'ing :.bouc p:uronaKt', ' the ntta.suy 10 dfcc::ti\"e dem.cxrac:y. Had the: \"Ctoo commictrc a..uig!\tncntJ, Mel :.bout the scorch· 10ft a.nd penabn1, ben: is a wbQ mtt11 dnft ~nd dn~tic prt~~M:Ut which he fa· vicmi.tude with high bean and dicu o( th< '-"Y;, 1931! and 1936 bo= re· ;ns demand> or .....,;,....,t .. I .boll _.bly be gay smile. ,'Oml, to justjfy lbc au.wnption that tht JIC'OP~ «:R'Uf with more of that spirit aman.g J)OWf::rful t"djoyinc: the tat:.aty of che ~tillnets of an Ari­ Whr:rt'" ~ mmy ~I ~ or brir.t authority" of Arizona in repud.btin& Sm:uhunl bow. v.>cdully public publican oppc»i~ mueb of our troublt \\'ould of her bloloom;ng C.KtW, •nd ~y I ""'Y be out or life. spted *ad 0t1 n.adonal dtftn~e. WilnCkrins through Itt .sel"\-'td in the Sc:Mtt' 28 }'t"'.ars. He JCI"\-cd h::hoe bota ~''Oidtd. Jt wn the. continuing rc· the Pctrifird ForoJ, a lomt ""·ith diltinc.tion and bC'- 'o'-""On ~·ide: ;tcd.;aim. But \Yh.. th• P oppos;ite cxtreme1. :md mortality 1,(1)(),(1¥J )'eat'l aao. F..njo)'tl'ltnt :and logic.tlJy :u:ccpted AS indicati\'C or the nationAl keJU us a n.ation dccpty divided within itsdl. r.atAJ)' arlai.IC'd r~nd to r.ty what he p1ea~d. ln that he EVEN AS HI! 1"AKES THE COUNT to propitia•e hi• CQnfljtuc_ nt•. but \\'1\t r~uhcr would bo the lrut to write hinuelf down ""' a \\,b pa)·lng himself an unconscious compliment. I'"nrra~; Swtrsmnn m Philosof;hit:Q( Su:onsotll following hi! own indt:p<'ndtnl judgm('nt, AC• gttAl ;and t\'C'ntful •u'Ht~:rn1u1, ytl within the hrtAu1e. the privilt-gc of political 1ndeptJldt'n(C SayJ Sf'rlttlr CrrM n.s Evtt-Aun'bltti!J Sut-• cording 10 hi• own lighu.. h 11 not a l w~->·• the range o( his eAJJ11tlty he brr:ruhe.. flJ the fore--. i~ ;t rf're Me, lx-$Cowtd only upon thm.e who (rU to /lis MCith~r ~oi.ng poinu auggr..tt, thr 1piric o( ldrd drmoc. rmt/ 1/is Wife funetion Q( A dc.mocmtiC lendt>r 10 follow t.l tlv~ •haw the CfiJ)achy to d~r.·c iL Leucr men rncy. which I( it ''/UC mote eomrncm now would By M. E. H.ENN£$$Y i~hly \Yiuu the pubUc. wonu. Wo like 10 th1nk rnu.;t. toe lho lint, nnd that is not alw:,.y, good •hat Mr. A'hunt pla)·c:d hit •·ole in the l:>en m:.ke 1hb \\'(lrld mnre tolemblco. Out thrn b only One of the grc~c ~urprises of Ialit 1.\•cck'• pri· (or Clth t.• r the COthtitut nts, th.: J>ub)ic offici;~ I (II' trndition or rcprestntntlve democ:rncr, nnd th:'l t the country, :1 doy·drc:.m or whnt mi8hl luwc been. mBritos WJ1.~ the defe:u or Senntor H~nry Foun· he •pokc the txl\ct ttuth whrn ho •plendidly Ulin As.hunc ol Arizona for a Sixlh term. In :i tima of such con-fusion a~ t h~ whc11 th<: .Jaid: "NihVJJ, WMhlngtOr'l, 1), C. Surprin: No. 2 comr. whtm tho tnll, irl)n·grn>' difficulty o( undci11Mding today is exceeded h:.ired, imrnac:ul:ue.ly dressed Senator A~hutn "Uow r.r Ill) OJlpolhi o•• to lhe Pl:&l!t llme drAft only by cbnt o( SC'dng into tomorrow public MR. ASHURST UOWS OUT lnRu¢At:td lhe ruult or lhll prifrlflf)', I dG rl(ll ~now took the floor of the Sennte Chamber• .! mWngly officiAh mu.u be allowed much J;uicud by and dG nol eare, No mu it fit CG be • .CIIIIIOr whn c' tht.• C~ l liu'll M t.v.aring on hut week'• tum in hi• fonune.a. Rtre a.graln, of.rccent da)'tl. he h;ls heard toJk rcoord Q( a t-lmiiM .ccnc e..,c:r being witne..sed like AJ.h uot. T hey )Upply Je:wen to a mru~ .. The pei'J>ttuhy or our Covernrne-nt did not ab· O( W.'~r. ,and hero he Jtood up boldly ltgl'lir'IH in the historic meeting plnu, and the \'Cteraans th::u il diiJlOied co be doughy and phlegmatic. ...alutely depend on tht ro-e.lc:ctton o.r one Alh· conKripdon. h m1.11t have s<:eJned to him that o( the SfnJliO could not recollect '"'Y other de· How rrumy of the residen') of Capitol Hill un:t," he aoJd, Jn comment on n result 1h:u mlly the cycle wat •tacti.ng o1J over agnin. fc"ted mt·mber accepting o J•rimnry \'erdict witl1 WOu ld h:LVC the disanning Wit ~0 declare of have been l' -.hock to one regarded as u fixture YeJ, history was all about the ()lace. And the ' uch cqua n im~l)' 4tnd grAc.ltHltncN. lherrudvt:t: "Tho wclf;u-e of the United States Jn W:uhh,g ton but found lrirn nt no lou fnr thr rri e.ndJhips of )'ears. Due,;bts D•ftal nnd the happiness of our people does not hang O(lurtly nnd chnr!lclcrlnle word. Hb audience li1tcncd whh rs,JH nttention at on the presence of Henry F. Ashun c in the 0H4'1TANOOOA Trwt.s Senator A•hunt dcw:.rlbc:d how h fc:.h to be dc­ Senate. When thai rea.l~ t ion fint came to me M•ttllll, 1910 fc:ded (or tt·clection to Bn oflicc he did not life l "'3S overwhelmed by the horror of it, but no"' hb linger to obmin, b<:ing held in the noclonrd it l• a source of in finit~ comfort." AJ 1he ASHURST STILL JESTS, OF..SPiT r. HIS "MOVING SPEECH WILL NEVER DJe," ,\SfiURST cJapital to discharSt h i~ public dueie1 in one of ~~~uver-tongued sunbeam of the Painted Deserc•• DEFEAT SAYS; "MICROPHONE MAY AID" the mot.t important fl:.t.1ions or Congrtss tince paua in(() ee:lip!t, that cam(orc should .swtnin Aut R4~ttiJ Lc11um1 $4nat~ Ajur B1int Th' '' 1he fmt WoTlm nourith the old :w JtaSOn it ooc who fw long hem a favorite du.r· o( ..\\' htn you IlK hei'C: wonyinc about patron~ A nwtu tell·:anal,W. ht hAt rokl on him­ or moving speW>, he ..,. M:tef' ol Stn~te fancicn, and, latdy l.\8e, " ·orrying =-bout lcal1l•uion. I ah.all pot:Sibly until , had telf- and thw. on every ten:uor. lle haJ punc:· Se.na\Or Alh.W'St is the pride ol cw.ry speaker tn~ the unitUt l'l'Vptcd bvor o( lhe Ariwna ht cnjoyjng. tM tot»y of the uany adllneu of turcd many stuffC'd ahirls. He ha.s bttn the: inCongn= \'OICt-Htn:ry Fountain Mburst. With an Arizona dt-sc:rt night or (njoyLnf; 1he IC'a.rkt his etc. Senale:'s guilty con.tCience. madt vocal. "7he mici'Ophonll',"' he: said tocby, ''h:u lnMo s:lory of htr bJod.aofning actui and pouibly I panurc wiD a:o the ~t voabubuy in that :-.lever did a iat(r with a. broktn ht'3rt pt'"' (olltK'd many men of sloppy, 40ippy, ~nly body, and, as a btu lrirnd and C3fldid cri~ic m;ay be- w;andc:-:rin& through 1M petrifK"CC fora~ form bttcc:r chan did the uall and courtly Srn· •p«Hl)' 7IXJOIXJO )'UN At he .., eal-t on =cnl." It beg;ut in ~Iorch. philotophb.c oYer hl1 dC'fC":U afiC't' 28 )-ean in -.o." 1912. "'"' ope:Ucen. ~n the Stn:ue c:hambl::r r.ang ...,;:lh daftning 1he St'nat.e. •"Tbc: aUcropbone h.u seemed 10 climinac(' .appbau~ Al 19, whitt turnkey in the jail at Flagsu.ff, Tr•tie Ptr-foJm411tt thorc gt'C3l lw>es or pllblic: ~--..none In 1-fmf) A•hun.t the Scn.,tc of d.: t.:nittd youns: Hettry ca.me upon ::t \oo!ume of Bbtlc· Tbc:re "''lU tnaedy in the p.e-rfonnanct'. St:n:.­ and 0Ytt$Qiement. St;~t~ w;u to tind th.J.t :an uruehookd eowboy lilODe's Comme.nt.atics, and in no time wa.~ ton who a few minute:t before h.ad gone co him "'Superlatives in tpeec:b are w~y C\oidena:s c-ould b!'C'Oinc one- o( thr Sen:uc't (brt'ltKJit ora~ "th-·ing 56-pound word> acros• thr Gr.md to cxprc:u regret at his defeat, PI toben:d an.d of a "'UJ'Y m.&n or sometimes of an indolent •O... • t:<~unly. dignirK'd, poli>hcd s<"tkm>n. Canyon. AJ. a matter o( C:OUT$C I ""-ent into ~triou.s .u he a....o.c. mM who cleo not seek 2 more ncariy ocxt politicl." An actor :\nd cx·Oeuoit newspaptr nw!jum o( exptes:sion.'' The Senator glanced arou.nd. This has ~ m.Jn. C. N. St~rk, (unhered the comcr'.s finl Alhunc, who rose on ladder ~'01\drout Tu.u:ss. Hanford, Conn. Henry At.hunt'• lire, hit kin..gdorn, a.s 1t ;, of a of pi'05C' from dnigm on public office-a scat in che ttn'itorial every trUI.n who .Ju for lone in thk leg:islatiw CQ\0.-h:t.nd to n JQder's role in th( I1< 1'1iJ: PRIMARIES lrgislsnn·t-· Th~ he opened a career as "~ik-.:-r~ body. h bf'e.,.)c, a mnn•• hrart to leowc h. &natt1 a.dmitt~ today thac he lud delivered 1 tongul!d •unbc>:tm of the Paint('d Oesc~·· the only six or eight or~tions in his 28 years or pub­ ·n1i• \H'\'k $ .,rim:~rit• di&J)(»C: o( Another \'l.'t• Here he t.~LW the Woodrow Wilton a.dminis· r nd or which b onJy now in sight. lie tetvice. But he h:ts made 4,000 speochC$.. t•r.m quite- ••~ murh o fixture in Wtuhington tr~tion flower Jn .a 1>rof1ulon o( JOCi:tl and CCIQ• In W1hhington he h~ :tiWOt)'l e nd c;~_red him· The Arizona s.ta.tes::m:tn confessed, with can­ :md 'IJI.•Po~.'Citr .ccun: '" his ~AI. Not anly \\;l.. uomtc n:(orrn•. Here he \'Otcd for the Wllr to ~If to the d~imin ating by lnking hi!ru<'lf dor, th.:U hjl atyJe !.pceeh may be p:wing. St•,Mcor A~<>hui'J.t rtpJ):trrntly u pcrmM<:nt fixture ,:we dcmoemcy, arld watched 1he fn:m;y o( or none 100 seriously. ''11tert- never h~J b<-tn "I've long c.ultiv:au;d _O:a,m.ingJ brilliant, ro­ in \\';u.hmston, but he \\ 1\J llkewiiC Me Of the nrmued J)atdoti•m t.w(:c:p tl'mugh the ch3mbcr. ' u1n:mddc:d co these vice\ of mlne the with~ring. tund, gorgeou ~ sentences,"' he explained. ''Bu1 mo'' f>icttu·e•ci•)C! t•, w·c:JI n. one of the molt Here he hc;tl'd bitttl' 'o'I'Ord.t over che l,.c;aguc q( ( mh.-1fming vice of coruilt.cncy:• he on ce loilid 1 \VOuld ndvisc !:peakcrs of thit era to U.!ie ahort, uc: t h~t ;md imJJOtiMt meml)('., of 1he Scnace, Nntions• .Here he ~~~w mr em or rtform srnoth· in nc.(OUI'Iting for a " 'dden switch in sidct. 1'As lnnoe-likc ser\CCtlccs." F••w men in public life fll'c hi\ Cflual Cor tl'udi. ered by n wnr n.nd whhcr n\-r.lY tn nrl err. or il Clbviou• to evrryonc who )l nO\V\f me, l !'uffcr 111iA new h:ud·hhting mnnner t~ e rit y became the from Ofl inbom, invotcmte fbir for th o his· he explnined, b)' tho dema nd ~ o r the miero· •I ~l>t.'4•C h h \\'.1~ fndt•l.'d " dbJll :~y t~r the fon•n'k w;ttchword, Here he heard nHlll hl high offi ce trionir.'' hel $o1.id in nnother moment of 5elf· phone the need for ~ imply put 3J)C:Cth. :•tt. denounced Cor corru1)don nnd here he l:t.l whC'n 1 nn:.ly1iJ. Athunt hM · ~tud iCd or.atory,. fnr 45 yc:tl'$, n Cabinet officer WM tent to joil. 1hc fi N.t in Ur.A~,;o:o JouttNAI., Akron, Ohio Ho i• the Sc:u:Hor who, rtildJng over nnd over the grto~t ;petdal".S O( the whon Huey Long Americnn hbcory. hnd Q)\\'l'd th~ivt' \'crb;ll bc:.ting given one solon nnd s... w another cr~t of rrfo•'m begl•\ ao aus· or Ottn05theno (nn ¢:uly Creek) nands un· \uuth)' cl,•\·,·fn(ltru·ru u( Tuc'"""'>'"' j)rln~o~rl~"<~ w.h h)' nnn1her In cmr time·. Never :tgain did Aucy pie1C'Iullly. Htrc hr again ht ;'lrd hitter wnrdt appm:1ch:rble, nnd has so 3tood Cor 2,:JOO ye.:~.n." 181 Friend• vUiting hlrn 1U nishc .. dU filld the Stn· P. Long to dlacou.ne on "the ca~ ;~.nd feeding ntor "ttudying or;uo.ry." 8ut he hu ~d on of politiciaN'' and eye-watering eulogies of the IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES hit learning tO othcrt, giving fn:e..of·chQrge lei· American cowboy :tnd the old P3lace $.'\lOOn in soru. i.1 mdio tpetch to younger ,,;tct~men and Pmcou, A.ri:z. ambitious youlhs of the CI\J)ital. 1'o tone up hit. voic:c tor =- rn:tjor speech. Ma. HAvn&H. Mr. Prcsldc.nl, J Alk un;.n.[mou~ Orouory, '"Y• chb tO HilOiw;:ur, I• not "Jtudied AJhutal often sings a lew verses of that old bal­ STATE OF ARJZONA Arl, but a wonderful thing chn.c hn.ppttlt when l:ldJ Abdul Abulbul Amcc:r. He cltoo.scs Abdul con~cna thJt thcro be re~d from the drsk " lcu cr FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE the mt~ n 1md che <>ce1ttion mret. b<:cau.«: or its vowele. addreucd to my colle;'lg'Uc, tho se-nior Senator FIRST S PECIAL SESS!Olf 11 from Arizon1' (Mit. Aanu•l'fl), ttnd a ruoh.1· "Jn C<'-r t:ain circumuanOC":tt JllO.t My t hlten tn apea1dng, you need 'lOt worry about your SENATE cion 1\dopted by the State Sc.nn.to or Aclxonn. m:.y m••kc an c:loqucnt and moving •peech/' he: coruonanu," he S:\)'J. "Sound you-r vowels clearly SeNATE RESOLUTION No. explained. "A fithcmmm, 11 ..ailor, n RIXlt mfts· ond your 1p«cll will be uudentood." Tut Vtcc·PA81Jl)ll'IT. b there objection to ter, <1. cowboy, A mc;chnnic who 001nmuni ~tc1 to A RESOLUTION wmeone ebe hl.t: viCWI, ml.\y he mAking whnt tho requ~t ol the Stnntor (rom ArhonA? The &tr4Cf /t~m f 'l Artich by wo1,1 ld be called on om ti01l , Chtlr hetn none. and the clerk \vUI read. On Jilt 'tlf,~menl of H~n r)' FC)unloin .thhu.rst O~:o•oa C•lta&. in CoL~.n..-·a Wr.r.KLY f,orn th ~ S~ttat• oflh~ Unilld Statts ';l have hc:!lrd men de.lh·er powerful or;ttions Nowm&u U. 1911 The letgUb.ti\'e cleric rca.d IJ fo llows: in !.he Sen:nc-mt:n who \~g be r<­ Du•ekr 7J, 1911 ton, sip of ODtory tu,,"C no f&Kinatkm lor AJ.hunr.. tary of lhe Arlzona State Stnato h:we I wit· mcmbertd by the people o( the tntil't' !':a.lian f« He o(ttn h:u ~~ c.almly in the Senate Cham­ ..Senator Ashunt i$ industrious :tnd is vigiJ:lJlt nesscd such manifest tin«Tity u wu upt'e$J("d: biJ s&ateunaruhip, hif devotion to dutyf hil OUI· bu, qutedy ~... ring a.n iuu~ n~rt whh cadenced about Arizona affairs. One of the points in his ltolndi.ng ability, his unimpuduble integrity, his by Senate membcn In adopt'on or tht tn· humor. favor is that he hat rt"{used to pt'3.Ctice law on th~ Jilvcr-toogued or:uory, his OC"Ver·f'ailin.& wit 31'1d closed motution. l ct:rtalnly wW. you «tu lure from thiJ l'ulc, I\1HI tl1c nudl· buJrnloc:d, hog·1kd n.nd hclplt•n with hU pn.r­ S•euuuy of tliiS(mate 2. The mcmben of this body h e.!'(: by join with en(.o IO!tol's confidence in the or:uor, which, <>I ll"mcnt:try agility, when few SenM<>I"S C\'CJl the p<:OJ)Ie of the Nation in extending- to Scnottor hi1 continued henhh, COUrJC, i' (D t4'11 II) n.ny hOJ)C or rnovJng Jlnybody," d."lrl"d to erQ.\• him, A11hu t1l took the Aoor (UW ' Alhunt their lxnwi.s hc:s Cor happinC$$1 Bn.d prosperity, day (Junl!< IS1 1935) to give Hu.uy whnt !till A.shu1'j,t w1u ltoCnt 10 thu Scnt iO by the tint Unanimoudy adoptc:d lcgidature of AritOn:t :•nd hM been tl1ero ever .uand.t ort the Senate'• book!! as tho m 0$1 com· ~in QI•, But hi.l fnmt 0\l A m:uttl' nf good·tr.m. JH't.hcm:ive dreuing do\.,..,1 3drninistored in the September 2.5, 1940. J ~<'rt"

SHf AMAN MIHTOH,II'IOIAII:A ""''.... .AN WIHTON• , IIIOI..OU. CIW~IWI - PSF:~ Telepllo11n CAPitol 8761> flassar~lt&tft& CAPitol 8707 llemorrattr &tatt cnommtttu 10 ~ HOTEl BI!LLEVUE, BOSTON WILLIAM H. BURKE:, Jr. Cbalnnan JOSS PH 1', O'CONNELL, Jr. s.m:t•ry Dooetaber PAUl. A. McCARTHY Trc.•uttt MA.f<.Y E. CORKERY ExttuHnSccreta:ry Ninth 19 40

Dear Mr. Proaidenta

~••i•tant Secretar~ of War Robert P. P•tteraon b.u jua-1; announced the appointment of H~ Parkman, Jr., of Boston, to hie legal staff to complete expansion agreements between the GoviiL'nmSlt and indutries associ­ ated w1 th the National defense. As Chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts I e:xpress the deep re sentlnent of ever~ Democrat in the Colllmonwea;t th that this appointment should come, immedietel~ after the election, to one of the moat virulent critics of yourself, Senator David I . Walsh, and the Democratic Administration during tne campaign. Mr. Parkman, the ·Republican candidate for the United States Senate, was overwhelming!~ defeated, ~et apparentl~ as a reward for his vicious opposition to our Part~ and the Administration, he receives the first Federal appoint­ ment from this Commonwealth. The implicat ions of this appointment to a high posi­ tion o!' responsibility and influence are too st.rong to be ignored by the Democratic Party in the State which successfully carried our fight to the people.

S1neer~l~ yours, _ C.tL< M ' ~~L} . Chairman

Honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt The White House Washington, D. c.

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PERSONAL J\ND CONFIDENTIAL Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, The \Vhi te House,, Washington, D. C. Uy dear Mr . President: I saw our mutual friend at once. He is a strong Roosevelt man and has been -- enthusiastic and strong in primary and in the general election in 1932, and again in 1936, and strongest and most effective in 1940. He is strong for you now. One of your most outspoken admirers. There is no sham in his makeup. He , like you, is liberal and progressive. He believes in the rights of labor and probably ninety­ five per cent of organized labor here is devoted to him. He makes no distinction as t o organizations. He, however, has no patience l'tith fifth columnists, and is against them wherever they appear, whether in the parlor, in the Government, in labor councils, in business, or educational ai'i'airs. Be believes the American system of Government is good like it is, the best in the world, and be believes communist teachings a re tremendously hurt ful, and should be sternly met, and that these teachings and tendencies shoul d have our most carei'ul vigilance. I doubt if you two differ much on this subject. I vtill talk to you about the matter when I return to Washington the 1a ~ter part of next week, at your <;onvenience. With all good wishes, Your fri d,

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IW.IOIWIOOll POll /""'· SEliA TOR KI:JI11ETH liCXBLL.t.B I ; ,N >_.7 " • ~~ o you sro ho~s ror tne Holiday• I wiah you would telJI: w1 th brother Cr\lllp 1n r eg11r d to t he C. I,O, 1n U:emroh1a, >< I do not tl'..ink th.u t anyone c:an general­ ise with any anrety by oppoa1ng C,I,o. ancl r livor l:.g 1• • F. o! L. - or vic:e veraa, There ia a whol e lot o"?- good and a little nil in both or th e:n , I think that a word ! rom you to FA . Cr ump will help keep the peace. -- , ;:rc:r~y~ >- ./ -'...

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