Letter from Mrs. Irene Gardner to President Harry S. Truman

if 692-Jal. mest micel. Cod 510 Jinyson Pl. Broup 44 Dear mr. President: January 1950- I want to write a few words to you about the H Bomb. as an ardinary citizen, speaking to lots of other ardinary citizens who are my neighbors, l want to convey their feelings too, before you make a decision. no one I've spoken to holds with mr. Baruch They say" He's an old man- how many years does he have left- and does he INSURANCE care whether we or our children hire?" GOVERNMENT quoted mr. Urey saying "this mostal existence doesn't mean a thing without liberty. This was greeted with a very somber laugh. such dejected reaction doesn't come from people who are cominad that suicide is necessary to maintain liberty. apparantly the words of the atomic scientist the billionaire political advisor don't cut any ice with them. Even the unemployed veterens l speak to in the neighborhood who once thought that was would be a way out of their idleness are now scared stiff They want no part of this madness. l ashed them to write they do. you Y H tell you how they feel- I hope We are ordinary people who want