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P.P.F.
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10-3-19 Cox
3225 Olinville Ave.
Bronx 67, N.Y.
October 9, 1947
President Truman
White House
Washington, D.C.
My dear Presedent:
As an enrolled Democrat, and a democrat for the past
fifteen years, I believe that what I have to say may be an indication of
the trend of thinging of people like myself. First let me say that I am
not a "letter writer". What has prompted me to write, therefore, must be
very important to me, and if I can evidence by the reactions of my friends
and acquaintances very important to them tooo
I am referring to the spineless program offered by you
thru the radio the other night. You know, and I know, and it seems that
everyone else knows, that we sent more food, etc. during the war than we
are sending now and still we had price control, rationing, and sufficient
profits and earnings so that no one complained too much. The program you
offer should be a small minute adjunat to a general price and food contral
system.
Voluntary raioning (except by restauránts, and a few others)
is no more the solutions now than your requests for non-increases in prices
and- by industry and your requests for no strikes by Jabor was during the
past few years. Furthermore, as a prognosticator, I believe that liberals,
conservatives, etc. will/vote "for a lesser evil, etc" during the coming
election. My friands, add other people I talk to feel that the present
policy of the administration is a "jellyfish" policy. No grain to distillars?
good, meatless days? fine, but these are meaningless unless thay become
a small part of an overall pattern of price and food control.
If something like what we had during the war is hot brouught
back, I think that all our Democratic party can start packing to go back to their
home towns.
Very respectfully yours,
Honry Five
Harry Fine
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