Letter from Donald Dawson to Matthew Connelly with Attachment

Filed by 419-K MR. DAWSON MAY 3 1 1952 TELETYPE May 10, 1950 Honorable Matthew J. Connelly Aboard the President's Train The following received from Bill Kittrell, together with memorandum QUOTE I wish you would take time to read the memorandum that I have enclosed. I think that there are at least two phrases in it that will be newsworthy, and if you like it, I hope you will send it on to the President at once. I think he ought to devote a little time to the China lobby that has been able to cost us so much in money, material, and prestige UNQUOTE The memorandum attached with above letter reads as follows: QUOTE It might be well if the President were to say that two cold wars are being waged: One, by Stalin, against America, the President, and the Secretary of State, is being waged from Moscow. The other is the cold war against the Administration, the President, and the Secretary of State. It is being waged domestically, but is having a greater effect among our allies than Stalin and Vishinsky. The domestic cold war consists of attacks on the integrity and loyalty of able public servants who are carrying out difficult assignment for their country with courage, ability and fidelity. No man's reputation and character are high enough to assure immunity from scurrillous smears, nor is any duty he may perform of grave enough importance to the welfare of our nation to permit him to pursue his duty without fear of cynical and baseless slanders being directed at him by reckless men, some of them in high positions. Records of