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PSF: Subject File
Gen. Corres.- Ma. Mi
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form Gibb
MEMORANDUM RE: AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
I became Chairman of the Board of Directors of this Company
November 8 1938.
I found that the Company had two services:
1. Trans-Pacific service, between San Francisco, via
Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai and Hong Kong,
to Manila, and return.
This requires four ships. As of November 8, 1938
only one ship was operating "on this route, viz.,
the SS"PRESIDENT COOLIDGE".
2. The service AROUND-THE-WORLD, covering the same
route as the trans-Pacific service to Manila,
thence proceeding via Singapore, Bombay, the
Mediterranean, to New York, thence via Cuba,
Panama Canal, to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
This service requires seven ships, as now operat-
ing. It had been completely abandoned so that
the Company had but one ship operating between
San Francisco and Manila, viz., the SS"PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE", as already stated.
parlance
3. The Company's equipment was & maritime appalance,
obsolete with the exception of the SS"PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE". It was burdened overwhelmingly with
debt; was held in contempt by shippers and the
travelling public because of its inferior equip-
ment and inability to give efficient and adequate
service.
The progress of the Company since November 8, 1938 is evidenced by
the following statement showing gross and net income for the period stated:
NET INCOME
10 Months to
November &
Year
Year
11-1-38
December,1938
1939
1940
Gross Revenue
$7,264,459.63
$ 480,204.93
$15,685,177.57
$22,437,881.82
Gross Expense
9,582,112.32
1,009,402.22
15,930,885.11
17,734,916.34
Net Profit (Loss) (2,317,652.69)
(529,197.29)
(245,707.54)
4,702,965.48
(loss)
(loss)
(loss)
Profit
This statement shows that the total loss for the
12 months of the year 1938 was
$ 2,846,849.98
and that for the year 1940 there was a profit of
$ 4,702,965.48
PSG
Page 2.
It is interesting to note that the gross
revenue of the Company for the 12 months
of 1938 was
$ 7,744,664.56
and that the gross income for the year
1940 was
$22,437,881.82
in other words the gross income has more than trebled under the
present management within the past two years.
During the past two years the Company's mortgage indebtedness to the
United States has been largely reduced; two new ships have been bought
and are now in actual service, viz., the SS"PRESIDENT JACKSON" and the
SS"PRESIDENT MONROE", and the Company has paid out of its earnings twenty-
five percent of the purchase price of these ships.
W. G. Mc Adoo
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
Washington, D. C.
January, 1941.
KA
ODE
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To THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A.
Man of destiny, Divinely sent,
To save our country from ill intent,
From the wiles of those who would destroy
Inherent rights we should enjoy.
In suppliant prayer we do beseech
That He above their wrongs impeach,
And succor thee in times of stress,
To guide our ship of human cares
Above men's realms of earthly wares.
Unselfish Leader, tried and true,
We stake our faith, our all in you.
But now Behold! Depression's past,
And countless hearts rejoice at last,
Now people smile and laugh again.
No longer youths in roaming bands,
Half starved, go wandering through the land.
No longer bread lines to the fore.
Nor jobless legions as before.
But Hope eternal reigns instead.
For America, Awake! no longer dead,
Surges forward again in prosperous ascent,
With a paean to God and our President.
F.B. McANERSEY
SHREWSBURY, N J., JANUARY 1, 1937
BF Gen. Cous
furnal
"M" Hall
HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
august 20,1935. L.N.P.
Mr. James Roosevelt,
Hyne Park,
till mccatly 36
Dutchen County, N.Y.
Charlis Drawers
Dear James:
shutc.
I was in hohes of
Seening you this morning, became
I have been unable to do, and
I wanted to ask you to do what
that is this: I want to he hourst
with the President, us I have been
cener the years, and tell him that,
So far as I am Concerned, ceur
friendship is at an end and that
2 do not now once him loyulty which, to
me has always been the best thing I Know
8. and which others who should are not giving him
Han I Known in 1920 that he would
hermit to he done to me and my family
what has been done I never would have
game back for the 1920 Cam hnigh after hav-
unbelievemble that such a Condition Showed
ing gatten away from Howe. It is singly
be tolernted But nour I am on any way
back to my rene friends, to do for my-
self and fumily what 2 Coula have some
from 1920 for to 1932 han I not allowed my
admiration and legalty to a man I thought
was the greatest human being on earth.
take me away from my rene friends. Be-
now my without money is no Crime, hurticularly
days.
for which 2 hune been recommended
to hrevent my getting along, and business
Every hossible Thing has been done
I have been advised by a chint, has hien
taken by one who shows, alone
with it.
anybody else, have mothing to or
parently dais not mean to some
Friendship and loyalty up-
himple what it means to me.
family, to too. But I am going
It has Cust me plenty, and my
Current my mistuke, and I
want the President to Know in
anvance from that 2 am geting away
what I Consider encures
and going with my friends.
happen home and the R.J. election, my was
I tala you June 23ml what
district, Shows I was mynt
75 share not computery you
you any name
PSF "m"
Your
cours
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 25, 1940.
MISSY:
When I received your memorandum
of 5/27/40, I immediately told Charles
McCarthy what the President's situation
was and offered to see him and to do
anything I could. He has never replied.
He cannot say, therefore, that he was long
delayed and ignored.
I have read his letter to the
President of June 13th and that he wrote
you under the same date. If these communi-
cations give a true picture of McCarthy's
attitude and general feelings -- and I am
inclined to think they do because of other
reports which have reached me -- I think
it would be worse than futile to continue
the correspondence with him.
I suggest, therefore, that these
be filed.
S.T.E.
336 Alban Towers,
Washington, D.C.,
June 13, 1940.
STEP
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House.
Dear Mr. President:
The only real chance I have
had to get any business worth while in the past
seven years was the matter I left with your kind-
ly and highly efficient secretary, Miss LeHand,
with the request that I be given five minutes of
your time to ascertain if there were any objection
to my accepting the offer I had and to tell you
what the possibilities were outgide of my own
self. It meant a great deal to me and my family,
and I an pretty certain it would have eventually
resulted in much credit to you. Subsequent news-
paper reports and articles by prominent writers
show that I am my friend from the Far East who
shought me for the business mission were right.
I shall not go into lengthy details now, because
1t 1e too late, nor do I intend to give those de-
tails to anybody else. Part of the investigation
which necessarily had to be made in such an 1m-
portant matter convinces me that this would be
bad judgment. Action on my request was delayed
five weeks and in the meantime somebody got busy
and the place I was to have was given to another.
I certainly feel that I was more than entitled to
that very few minutes, especially if you have ever
had any idea of giving me a chance to get back on
my feet, and especially as it was not a matter of
politics or votes. I do not know whether the man
who got my place will be able to get the informa-
tion I was assured of getting, but if he does it
will be worth while hearing about it. It 1s &
hell of a note if I cannot get five minutes with
--2--
the man I served when the serving was hard, and
especially when it meant go much to me, as ex-
plained when I made the request. But I intend to
find out what 1t 18 all about.
Now, there 1g a vacancy on the Maritime Com-
m
mission, for which I am eminently fitted because
of my years of service to the Government in the
Navy Department, and particularly because of my
duty during the last World War in the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. Today, as you know, politics
does not mean anything. Therefore, 1f it 1g the
desire to put men in positions in the Government
where they can be of real service this 1g an op-
portunity for you to do a little something worth
while for me and at the same time for the service.
I know I do not need to 8° into details regarding
this, because you know this, and the written evi-
dence I have among my papers speake for itself.
11
If this 18 not possible, then there are two vacan-
ches in the Court of Claims which I an qualified
to fill. The one created by Mr. Greene's resig-
nation was brought to my attention by one of my
superiors two months ago in the hope that I would
seek the place. I would becappy in a position
such as the Karitime Commission vacancy where I
could be of real service to my country.
//
Sincerely yours,
336 Alban Towers,
Washington, D.C.,
June 13, 1940.
Miss Margurite A. LeHand,
The White House.
Dear Miss LeHand:
I appreciate what you did in
bringing the matter I spoke about to the Presi-
dent's attention. However, the Long delay de-
prived me of the only chance that I have had in
the seven years of the President's incumbency in
the White House to get anything really worth while.
It only meant his saying whether he had any objec-
tion after my explaining the details. After the
rotten treatment I have received I would never
have asked to see him, but the party who sought
me for the place was go insistent that the Presi-
dent was his own State Department that I had to
forego my own good judgment, namely, that the State
Department was the proper place to take it up. I
have learned all the facts in the matter, 80 far as
I am concerned, and what was given me by inference
is not very flattering to some from whom I am en-
titled to only the best.
When I was asked of my past and
present I naturally told of my connections not only
with the President but with the very fine men with
whom I served prio to my meeting him and afterwards.
Why in h-- I shou, be refused five minutes with the
president 1E something beyond me, but I intend to
bring out what the d 1 it 1s. I have always had
& pretty good idea OF the has been doing the dirty
work and I intend to bring it out in the open.
I am enclosing a letter to the
president
--2--
and I hope you will hand it to him. I am sure
he would want to read my letter and I do hope
it will not be handed to somebody else.
It may still be possible for me to receive
something to which I am entitled; for which I
am qualified, and which would serve, as I 800
it, as the best way to answer questions put to
me over the past eight years.
Sincerely yours,
Please examel the blats
.P.F. 17
yil
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
30
5/27/40
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Charlie McCarthy 1s very anxious
to have five minutes with you. Do you
want to give it to him?
MISSY
STE
will you 4rd see "him".
NOTE: on June 1 called Mr. McCarthy but he
was not at home. Told Mrs. McCarthy that the
President was so busy, he had asked Mr. Early
to see Mr. McCarthy, if this were satisfactory
to Mr. McCarthy. She said she would tell him
as soon as he got home and if he wished to see
STE, he would call for an appt. Up to June 5
nothing further has been heard from the McCarthys.
P.L.S.
336 Tomes,
Washington, oi,
C
may 12, 1940
H
miss mangurite G. Lettand
Private Sunity to The President,
The white House.
Dear miss Lessund:
humn from you, I Thought I
not having
has better drugs you h line
to Smy that I hane to go to
New York tinight to Conduct
Hearings in two Cusso and
min he there, at the Pennsyl-
venice Hatel, Until Thursday
or Friman evening. If you
Shown want to Mark me
during that time you Cm
as so by arriting me with
Pennsylvanise Hatel, or
you Coulx write me here w
the Ghartment line I will
Get it that way
are hewildising
World Condition certinuly
Simmly you
Gen Comes "m
PSF
THE WHITE HOUSE
file, -yv
WASHINGTON
January 3, 1944.
Dear Grace:
I hoped to 800 you this morning
but ay Bons called for no BO I had to
80 back to the Mar Department. Since
Bill Sexton in leaving us, I na going
to be Secretary of the Stnff and Maj.
Davenport will be the regular White
House man. However, = an always on the
other and of the telephone and both
eligible and available,
I will como over again soon to
seo you, but in the meantime 1f you
consider that on appropriate moment
has arrived, I wish you would mention
to the Boss what a great privilege It
has been for me to see his on several
occasions and to work with the wonder-
ful people who surround him.
Thanks and love.
Frank McCarthy
// MODEL
THE
Fort Myer, Virginia
January 13, 1944
Dear Grace:
In spite of the little note I left on
your desk the other day, I want to say more for-
mally how much it has meant to me to be associated
with you during the past eighteen months. I can't
conceive of a situation in which you would ever be
in need of a friend, but if you should be, I hope
you know the first place to look,
Without being too sentimental, let no
say that my admiration for you has grown to real
affection and, although I shan't be coming to the
White House every day, I hope to see you often
enough to keep you from forgetting no.
Affectionately,
Thank in Cartly
9-2
/ MATED 6
CAPTAIN EDWARD MACAULEY, U. s. N., RET.
full mal
PSF
1061 SAN RAYMUNDO ROAD
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
'M'''
Personal
November Eighth
19
37
James Roosevelt, Esq.,
White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
When I was in Washington last winter I saw the President
in connection with a book I have been writing. He was good
enough to offer to write 6. foreword for it. I am sending
herewith a letter about it and should appreciate very much
if you would see that it reaches him,
In the letter I have included a political matter which
seems to me to be important to Democratic prestige in this
State, We have 6. good chance to bring the State Administration
into the Democratic Party in the next election.
I would be extremely grateful if you would let me know
what the President says in reply.
Yours very sincerely,
Eaward Macauluy
.
NATED
/
CAPTAIN EDWARD MACAULEY, U. s. N., RET.
1061 SAN RAYMUNDO ROAD
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
Personal
November Eighth
19
37
Dear Franklin:
After reading some of the chapters of my biography
last winter, you were good enough to consent to write a foreword
to it. The book is now finished and if you still feel you can
do me that honor, and will be kind enough to send it to me, the
book can be submitted to a publisher who has expressed a desire
to see it,
If it is not asking too much, I should like to have an auto-
graphed photograph of you. The only pictures Jean and I have
is a Christmas card of you and Eleanor from the Albany days, and
an enlargement of one of the kodak pictures of the trip we made
in 1918.
There is a political situation in this State which I should
like to bring to your attention. I have just taken the Chair-
manship of the Finance Committee for Culbert Olson's Campaign
for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination. We will have a
few hurdles to get over 8.8 there is certain to be open or secret
opposition from some of our Democrats who are not so sincere as
Olson in their professed support of your liberal policies. We
are however already assured strong support from the progressives.
Labor is for him right down the line. Most of the Railway
Brotherhoods already have authority to come out for him without
reservation and their State Legislative Representative is &
member of our Central Executive Committee; so is the most intelli-
gent A.F. of L. Leader, the man who has the greatest influence
with the rank and file. The C.I.O. has not come out for him but
he will have their support,
Senator MoAdoo and George Creel will probably oppose him
although I doubt if the former does so openly, as his interest
lies entirely in his own election. George Creel's opposition
will not be very effective unless he can give the impression he
speaks for the Administration, Mr. Farley said publicly on his
visit here that the Administration would take no sides in the
pre-primary campaign, and in justice to all the candidates I
hope he will abide by that decision. If no one is permitted to
imply he alone has the Federal approval, and the question is
/ MATED -
CAPTAIN EDWARD MACAULEY, u. S. N., RET.
1061 SAN RAYMUNDO ROAD
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
Page 2
settled on the merits of the candidates, I an confident Senator
Olson will get the nomination. I want to aee that for two
reasons first, because I believe he will make an able governor
and second, because defeating Merriam and the Republican machine
is going to be 6. tough job. It is the opinion of the best
political observers and reporters out here that Olson is the
only man in the State who can do it.
With love to you and Eleanor from Jean and no.
Yours very sincerely,
Edie
PSF
d.s. Senl-M. Genl- 'M'
"M"
From letter from Mrs. Edward Macauley, San Mateo, California,
to Mrs. Roosevelt, August 2, 1938
...The President looked wonderfully well when he was here.
It entertained me to see the number of e conomic royalists who
struggled to have lunch with the central figure of their most
frequent nightmare. Judging from the subsequent comments they
were surprised smoke and brimstone did not issue from his lips
instead of the utterly graceful and appropriate speech we heard.
Will you tell him for me that Governor Merriam is now using the
pictures taken at the Fair lunch for campaign material. Even he!
(Jean Macauley)
RF: For the President's personal
and confidential files
RB
PSF
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"M" Bx
157
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
6-38-38
Memo. for Mac:
Check with Jim Farley and
Summer Welles and see if it still
should be dome, and if 80 to call up
Stewart McDonald.
F.D.R.
Imming
Memo. for Filing hy - McDonald said he
would take care of it right after
July 4th.
MHM
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Copy
November 21, 1939.
MEMORANDUM FOR JIM ROWE
Will you ask Stewart McDonald to put James
Townsend of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. back as field Executive
Secretary of Federal Housing Administration for Hudson
River Valley.
He resigned a few months ago under the Hatch
Act as he is Democratic County Chairman in Dutchess County.
The campaign is over and he is coluntarily retiring from the
chairmanship and asks to be put back on F.H.A.
F.D.R.
PSF Gen Corres.
M 3-41
October 9, 1941.
Dear Captain Macdonald:
The President has asked
me to thank you very much for your letter
of October sixth, which he was interested
in reading.
Very sincerely yours,
Grace G. Tully
Captain "illiam Macdonald,
420 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, Penn.
See Congress folder for let to John McCormack re
above letter from Capt. Macdonald re religious
discussion which has arisen over aid to Russia.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON
a letter from
Reñue, Braban fallow
September 25, 1935.
fondness
(TR) Revent LTE
Mr. J. E. McElroy
Route #1
Doraville, Georgia.
Dear Mr. McElroy:
Your recent letter to the President
enclosing a newspaper clipping with reference
to the coming Presidential Election has been
referred to no for attention by reference from
the White House.
Your frank comments in this connection
have been carefully noted and you may be sure
that your loyal support is greatly approciated.
In regard to your inquiry concerning
the address of Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, Minister
to Denmark, please be advised that a letter ad-
dressed to her at the State Department, Washington,
D. C., will be forwarded to her without delay.
Sincerely yours,
Celtury Emil Hurja
Assistant to the Chairman
PSF
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our fonduess for former Pusident TR
the facts that "mittie, lived near is
RoasiTill was mainly supported of
Roswill za and the further fact
five phy signed your man of
one charles Pinckury Linely Then
our community attended some
order of Rosewell young peoples
gathering possibly atche Bullock
Miss mittie and escorting have
home had the pleasure of meeting
about The grounds which fact
he related to me while we Were
The both rough citizens rider Twoo norcrass elected president after
he Visited attants (Exposition) and
was escorted to Raswill and
into The old Bulloch home There
10 his great pleasure
hope when our beloved part
time Georgia President Visits in
again g shall how The pleasure
of muting him and hear his
Park- tell his mother for me
address in Techo fine ball
that our mother lived to and
101 years old and, that our
great grand father also lived
100 years. cause from Drilmed
fong so has he in in The our revolution clan two cente- War
narians lived my brother died
past 87 I are 78 so who Knows
at 86 my sister (still living is
in but This that she or I my play Third
establishing a record so for as 2
Centring game of life Thus
Know, ui thour a parable
JEMSELTOY
The portraits of Roosevelt
wives and mothers reveal
that Roosevelt men have
had a genius for marrying
women who strengthened the
family heritage of sturdy
intellect and character.
TEACHING
Drawing by Joseph Sinel
The "eternal feminine" in the Roosevelt fam-
ily may explain the phenomenon of two Pres-
idents bearing the name. Let us see what
Photographs to
Brown Bres.
If World, dros,
International And
manner of women they were, these Roosevelt
wives and mothers of the past 80 years. What
were their backgrounds and private characters?
I
P AMERICA had a royal family
changed their names to Roosevelt in the
young brides with charm and brains and
today its name would probably be
past eighty years-and of & sixth who
social position, and they added richness
Roosevelt. Even the brilliant, intellec-
did not have to change It because, even
to a blood already rich.
tual Adamses of Massachusetts, and the
before she married, it was her name.
Tragedy touched them sometimes.
aristocratic Lees of Virginia, must bow
Three of them, as It happens, said:
Happiness was theirs, though, in large
to the modern leadership of the Roose-
"I take thee, Theodore." One mur-
measure, They lived very much in the
velts. For the Adamses and the Lees,
mured, "I take thee, James," as the roll
midst of things. Sometimes their hus-
powerful though they once were, have
of the organ died away and the church
bands became men of importance in the
passed from public life. The Roosevelts
became breathlessly still. Another said,
affairs of the nation. Other times,
remain; if anything stronger than ever.
"I take thee, Franklin."
as the years went by, they had sons or
Wherein lies the genius of these
They were, all six of them, gallant
daughters who were, in their turn, to
descendants of those who plowed and
become famous. Always they presided
planted the first Roosevelt acres in the
over gracious homes. Always these
New World? Nearly all the Roosevelt
women were a source of inspiration to
men evinced the same gift-a gift which
by
the men they married or to the children
has marked every family that has writ-
ten itself indelibly into the history of
HENRY F.
they bore.
In due time scholars will ponder long
a nation-they had a genius for marry-
over the blood that flows in the Roose-
ing well. Not money or lands, though
velt veins and will search for a clue to
Roosevelt brides often brought these as
part of their dowries; but for strength-
PRINGLE
its peculiar distinction. Perhaps one
clue may be found in the vigorous, In-
ening, generation after generation, the
dependent and intelligent women who
Roosevelt strain on the distaff side.
became Roosevelt wives and Roosevelt
This is the story of five women who
Author of "Theodore Roosevelt"
mothers. Here, then, are a few notes
54
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd
President, and the First Lady,
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
Below: Sara Delano Roose-
velt, mother of the President.
The Women
Egains
the Roosevelts
for the consideration of those
scholars.
Marry
cards predicted that her first
son would, one day, be President
I shall not examine the
of the United States.
more remote branches of the
Martha, usually called
Roosevelt family tree. The
"Mitty," was to die young and
atory of our six Roosevelt
suddenly. That same son was
women begins on a spring
to write, in his grief, that she
day in 1850, and it concerns
had kept "her freshness and
a dark-haired girl of fifteen
beauty to the end." She had,
who lived with her parents on a plan-
meeting between Martha Bulloch and
remembered a daughter, an extremely
tation near Roswell, Georgia. The War
Theodore Roosevelt save that St was
white skin-"more moonlight-white than
Between the States-the Civil War is
brief. But he remembered her vividly.
cream-white"-against which gleamed the
still so described in the Deep Bouth-
He returned & year later to the sand
russet-black of her fine hair.
was then an Improbable far-off horror.
hills of Georgia and began a courtship
Like the women of her day, Martha
Certainly the thought of war never oc-
of the lovely Marths. And three days
Roosevelt was very feminine and mod-
curred to Martha Bulloch on that spring
before Christmas, 1853, a wedding party
est. Her children-there were four in
day in 1850 when Theodore Roosevelt, a
went forth from the big house at Ros-
all-called her by affectionate diminu-
youthful Northerner, was brought to call,
well, and Martha Bulloch became
tives such as "Motherling" and "Mux"
He had been traveling in the South
Martha Rocervelt.
Their affection blinded them, I suspect,
with a relative who knew the Bullochs.
Slaves still did the work on the Bul-
to other qualities in her. Bhe had a
He was but nineteen years old and the
loch plantation in 1853 and perhaps, on
vast store of inner force. She presided
youngest son of Cornellus Van Shaack
a night before her wedding, Martha
with distinction in the home of her hus-
Roosevelt, a New York merchant.
asked some wrinkled crone to tell her
band, a man of prominence in New York.
Not much is known about that first
fortune. But it is quite unlikely that the
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The Women the Roosevelts Marry
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home was on East Twentleth Street, and
A train carrying Theodore thundered
buoyed his failing spirita, suppressed his
a great deal of entertaining was done
down the Hudson. An hour later be
wilder enthusiasma, mothered him and
there. Theodore Roosevelt the First
arrived at his mother's home. At three
cherished him. Bhe saw him clearly, as
prospered as & merchant and then as a
o'clock in the morning Marths Bulloch
only an intelligent woman can see a
banker. He was active in charity circles
Roosevelt died: she had been III of ty-
man. She knew that he was part child
and took part, although never as a can-
phold, but until a few hours before, the
and part man, and that adolescence
didate, in movements for the reform of
case had been diagnosed as light. Theo-
never wholly left him.
New York's government. But be bowed
dore stood by the bed and watched death
And now the setting shifts to the wide
to the gentle Marths in many things:
add its pallor to the "moonlight-white"
lawns of an estate called Algonac on the
in the rearing of his children, to an ex-
skin of Martha Bulloch.
outskirta of Newburgh, New York, on
tent, and quite completely in the man-
"There is a curse on this house," he
the Hudson River. The year is 1854, and
agement of his home.
said, and climbed the stairs to the third
this to the home of Warren Delano,- 1
A gentle exterior is sometimes mislead-
floor, where Alice lay. This fragile girl
New York merchant who, some time
ing. Marths Bulloch's forbears were vig-
from Chestnut Hill should never have
before, had married Catherine Lyman,
orous folk. Was it their vigor which
risked the perils of motherhood. But
of Northampton, Massachusetta. At Al-
she passed on to that son who was to
her will was so strong that she insist-
gonac on September 21, 1854, was born a
sing the praises of the strenuous life,
ed upon doing so. Bright's disease had
daughter Bara, who was to be known,
who was to be called "pure act," who
weakened her. Throughout the alim
when she reached girlhood, as "one of
WM to engrave his name so deeply on
balance of that night, through the weary
those five lovely Delano sisters."
the shining pages of history?
hours of the next day, Theodore sat by
Let us look ahead a quarter of & cen-
her bedside. She died in his arms at
tury." On October 7, 1880, Bara became
two in the afternoon of February 14,
the wife of James Roosevelt whose home,
THE SKEINS of history twine
1884.
Hyde Park, was across the river north
and intertwine. In that same New York
Somehow-he never remembered much
of Poughkeepale. Squire Roosevelt-for
household was another son, Elliott, who
about it-young Assemblyman Roosevelt
the title best describes his fondness for
would one day have a daughter. Up on
managed to finish the year's session of
an affluent country life-was much older
the Hudson River, at this same time,
the legislature. His infant daughter,
than his bride. He had been married
lived a little girl, Bara Delano, who
who WM to be the famous and glamor-
before and was now fifty. or his aecond
would be the mother of a son, Pranklin
ous Alice Roosevelt Longworth, was
marriage a son was born, their only
D. Roosevelt. He, in turn, would wed
taken care of by his alster. Theodore
child, on January 30, 1882. They named
the daughter of Elliott Roosevelt. But
escaped as soon M he could to the Bad
him Pranklin Delano Roosevelt.
it la yet too soon to leave the Theodore
Lands of the Dakotas and became
AL this point it in wise to offer a brief
Roosevelt home.
rancher, seeking to forget, by hard work
note on the innumerable Roosevelta.
The elder son bore his father's name.
on the range, the happiness which had
Both Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin
At first sickly, he grew rugged as he
been his and which now had vanished.
D. Roosevelt were descended from Class
grew older. He learned to ride and
I do not know whether Edith Ker-
Martenazen Van Rosenvelt, who settled
hunt and fish. In the fall of 1876, be
mit Carow was wholly the influence
at New Amsterdam in 1649. Johannes,
entered Harvard College and began his
which rescued Theodore Roosevelt from
& grandson, founded the line to which
formal education; until then, be had
brooding. I do not even know when con-
belonged Theodore. Jacobus, another
been largely in the hands of tutors. Two
viction came to him that A man of
grandson, was the direct ancestor of
years later, Theodore Roosevelt the Bec-
twenty-six, no matter how terribly hurt,
Franklin. So Theodore and Franklin
ond ran headlong into a feature of that
must continue to fight and work, that
were fifth cousina,
Roowing
education he had not anticipated. Spe-
life goes on. Edith Kermit Carow was
Bara Delano Roosevelt like Martha
cifically, he met Alice Lee of Chestnut
to be the third of the women to say,
Bulloch Roosevelt, had forbears who
Hill, Massachusetts. She was the sec-
"I take thee, Theodore."
influenced her character. Her grand-
ond of the brides to whisper, "I take
They had been boy-and-girl compan-
father owned a fleet of sailing vessela,
thee, Theodore."
tons. She was the daughter of Mr. and
and she is sure that her son comes nat-
Alice Lee was seventeen years old on
Mrs. Charles Carow, who lived not far
urally by his love for the sea. Her
the October day when they met; seven-
from the Roosevelt home in lower Man-
father, Warren Delano, had been in the
teen and alender, with blue eyes and light
hattan. When, at eleven, small Theo-
China tea trade as & young man, before
brown hair worn in curls on her fore-
dore (he was called "Teedle" then) was
he became a merchant in New York.
head. Theodore, always impulsive,
taken abroad by his parents, be remem-
promptly told one or two intimates that
bered very clearly the little girl at home.
he intended to marry the beautiful Alice,
One day he noted in his diary that be
Is
1857, be lost most of his
He called on her so constantly and so
had been looking at "the portrait of
money and went back to the Far East.
bombarded her with attentions that
Eldleth Carow and her face stirred up
The youthful "Sallie" enjoyed every mo-
sometimes she shrank from him.
in me homesickness." On that same
ment of the four-month journey around
Like her future mother-in-law, Alice
European journey he wrote Edith that
the Horn and across the Pacific. Mr.
Lee had a mind of her own. She held
she was his most faithful correspondent
Delano recovered his fortune in short
out against the stormy Theodore for
and signed himself, "Evere your loving
order, and the family returned to the
more than a year. Early in 1880 she
friend, T. Roosevelt."
banks of the Hudson. Thereafter, Ballie
capitulated, however, and they were
This early affection might have de-
Delano lived a more or less conventional
married in October of that year. Dur-
veloped without interruption had not
life. Her independence of mind was
ing 1881, they lived with his mother,
Roosevelt left home for Harvard Col-
demonstrated, however, by her marriage
now a widow. That fall Roosevelt en-
lege, there to meet the bewitching Alice
to a man almost twice her age.
tered politics through election to the
Lee. Thereafter he had no eye and no
The career of Mrs. James Roosevelt of
New York State Legislature, Alice lived
thoughts for any other girl. But out on
Hyde Park was to be her son. She gave
with him at Albany for several sessions,
the lonely ranch in the Bad Lands,
to him other things besides love for the
but she stayed at his mother's home, by
memory of Edith Carow returned, and
sea and for adventure. She gave him
now on West Fifty-seventh Street, dur-
on December 2, 1886, they were married
a realistic mind and a stubborn Inde-
Ing the winter of 1883-84 because & child
in London. The couple traveled until
pendence of thought. She taught him
was shortly to be born.
March, and then returned to New York.
contempt for the mere acquisition of
Late on Tuesday night, February 12,
Roosevelt was able to take up again the
wealth. The rearing of Pranklin Roose-
1884, a daughter was born and reassur-
career in public life which had been
velt was a full-time job because she
ing word sped over the telegraph wires
halted by the death of Alice.
made It so. She had far too much com-
to the anxious Theodore at Albany. He
It would be superfluous to dwell at
mon sense to spoil him.
was told that It was not necessary for
length on the talents of the woman who
Although she is eighty now, Mrs.
him to leave that day's session, at which
was First Lady in the reign of Roose-
Roosevelt has kept youthful by the
important laws were being debated. If
velt I. She was known in the White
simple method of occupying her time to
only he had known the truth! For
House as "the woman who never made
the fullest extent. In Dutchess County,
tragedy was moving upon the Fifty-
a mistake." She brought up her five
where Hyde Park is located, she has al-
seventh Street house with appalling
children and, in addition, won utterly
ways been B. great lady of the country,
speed. AL half-past ten on that same
the affections of the turbulent Alice.
side. Today, she is constantly on the
night, Theodore's younger sister returned
It is not too much to say, I think, that
go between Washington and New York.
from a brief vacation and was greeted
Edith Carow made Theodore Roosevelt
Our next Roosevelt bride is & frag-
at the door by a haggard Elliott.
possible. For he was a mercurial soul.
mentary figure: far more so than even
"There to a curse on this house!" he
He soared with optimism or he floun-
Alice Lee. In October of 1883, a wed-
said. "Mother is dying and Alice to
dered in the muddy waters of gloom.
ding was held in New York City and
dying, too."
His wife was a balance wheel: she
the bride was Anna Hall, the eldest
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine G.
a gentlewoman should be limited to lan-
dread possibility that his useful life was
Hall. The groom was Elliott Roosevelt,
guages, literature and the piano. She
over. Together, they began the fight
Theodore's younger brother. Anna Hall
had a social conscience. She took care
which led him back to a point where he
-this theme in the story of our Roose-
to see that her girls grew aware of
could astound the world by his endur-
velt brides grows monotonous-came of
the injustices inflicted by poverty upon
ance and vigor.
distinguished family. One ancestor was
the majority of the human race. She
It cannot be doubted that, without
the Livingston who signed the Declara-
demanded that they know something
his wife, Mr. Roosevelt would have found
tion of Independence. Anna was one of
about history and economics. And Anna
the struggle more difficult or even im-
the beauties of her day.
Eleanor drank in eagerly all these ideas
possible. And it may be said as a his-
Elliott had not yet found himself or
and discovered that she possessed an
torical fact that she gave support and
his place in life. He was never to do so.
alert and intelligent mind.
encouragement to the proposal that he
He was noted as a horseman and hunt-
I suspect that until then she had not
accept the Democratic nomination for
er. He was noted, too, for his good looks
been a very happy child. She was not
Governor of New York in 1928. From
and gay nature. But he was not strong;
pretty. She had a quaint, old-fashioned
the decision to accept grew, of course,
a riding accident had further under-
appearance which resulted in the nick-
Roosevelt's availability as a candidate
mined his health. Anna Hall Roosevelt
name "Granny." But contact with
for the Presidency four years later. Had
was twenty-three on her wedding day
Mademoiselle Souvestre gave her a pur-
he decided to hold back, he might never
and less than a decade later, in Decem-
pose in life. She would "do good," and
have thrown back his broad shoulders
ber of 1892, she died. Elliott Roosevelt
she has kept at it ever since.
on March 4, 1933, and assured an anxious
followed her to the grave a year later.
On March 17, 1905, she was married
nation that "all we have to fear is fear
They left two children, a boy and a girl.
to Franklin Roosevelt. It was an un-
itself." He had not known fear, nor had
"He was the one great love of my life
usual wedding ceremony for the reason
his wife.
as a child," wrote that daughter, of her
that Uncle Theodore, President of the
It is not necessary, here, to tell very
father, when she grew to womanhood.
United States, gave his niece away and
much about Mrs. Roosevelt, the First
"He never accomplished anything which
immense crowds were on hand to get a
Lady. She is as busy, active and ener-
could make him of any importance to
glimpse of him and his daughter Alice.
getic as ever-if anything, more SO. It
the world at large, unless a personality
No one paid much attention to Eleanor
would be inaccurate to say that she ad-
which left a vivid mark on friends and
and Franklin. Today. when she attends
vises her husband on all matters of state
associates may be considered important."
a wedding, Mrs. Roosevelt is scrupu-
or that administration policies are, to
The daughter, Anna Eleanor Roose-
lously careful to efface herself.
any appreciable extent, shaped by her.
velt, was the one destined for high mo-
At twenty-three, when he was married,
But she retains her interest in welfare
ments in life. It was she who was to
Franklin Roosevelt was still studying
problems. She is close to such projects
unite, after all the years, the families
law. Three years later he entered pub-
as the program for old-age security. She
of Brothers Johannes and Jacobus
lic life, as a Roosevelt should, and went
still jumps into the political arena from
Roosevelt when she married her flfth
to Albany as a member of the State.
time to time but she does so, it can be
cousin, once removed, Franklin D. Roose-
Senate. Meanwhile, Mrs. Roosevelt em-
stated on excellent authority, with the
velt. Anna Eleanor was born on October
barked on the first phase of her own
encouragement of her husband.
11, 1884. A favorite family story is of
career-the rearing of her family. One
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is the first of
the time when, aged two, she was taken
by one the children grew old enough to
the six Roosevelt brides to emerge fully
to Hyde Park by her parents. Franklin,
be sent away to school and she had time
and completely from the obscurity of
aged four, was required to do the honors
for other things.
private life or from the shadow of a dis-
as host to his younger cousin. So he
By 1916, she was resuming her activity
tinguished husband and distinguished
crawled around on the nursery floor with
in welfare work. A few years later she
children. This is because it has been
Eleanor riding in triumph on his back.
entered politics, and soon she was among
her good fortune to live in a modern
Left an orphan when she was ten,
those who were seeking to send Alfred
world instead of one still dominated by
Eleanor was brought up by her Grand-
E. Smith to the White House. But be-
good Queen Victoria.
mother Hall and in her early teens was
fore this, tragedy had fallen on this
The other five played their parts well.
sent abroad, to a school in England kept
Roosevelt household, too. In 1921, her
They were sources of inspiration. They
by a brilliant Frenchwoman, Mademoi-
husband was stricken with infantile
were quiet reservoirs of comfort. But
selle Souvestre. This teacher played a
paralysis. The doctors said he might
they lived in another day. It would
profound part in shaping the young girl's
never walk again. In any event, it was
seem improbable that any future Roose-
character. Mademoiselle Souvestre did
certain he could never hold public office.
velt wife or mother will be quite so con-
not agree with the belief, almost uni-
Mrs. Roosevelt refused to believe it.
tent to work entirely behind the scenes,
versal in that day, that the education of
He, too, resolutely turned his back on the
with silken threads.
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PRIVATE
full
September 7, 1943.
Dear George:-
I know you will want as to be frank
with you. After Judge Mopkins died I heard that
Ouy really wanted the place - and, as you know,
be bad done to and a half years of years service
in a job which is not an easy nor an attractive
ane. Frankly, I feel that he should have 10, even
though be is well over the sixty year age.
I have you very definitely in sind,
however, for another position and please be very
certain that I have not forgotten you.
Always sincerely,
George MeGill, Leg.,
503 Schweiter Building,
Wichita 2,
Kansas.
LAW OFFICES OF
GEO. MOBILL
MCGILL. CASTOR & ELCOCK
HARRY e. CASTOR
THOMAS E. ELCOCK
503 SCHWEITER BUILDING
w. PAUL JORGENSEN
WICHITA 2, KANSAS
September 2, 1943
Dear Mr. President:
I would deeply appreciate your giving consideration
to my appointment as United States District Judge for
the District of Kansas to fill the vacancy created
by the death of Honorable Richard J. Hopkins if you
feel that what you know of me and my record entitles me
to be considered.
Very respectfully Gill
George McGill
The President
White House
Washington, D. C.
NUCHILY
wearr CARLOM
Gen Corres "ma"
3-43
LAW OFFICES OF
GEO. MODILL
MCGILL. CASTOR & ELCOCK
HARRY c. CASTOR
THOMAS E. ELCOCK
503 SCHWEITER BUILDING
- PAUL JORGENSEN
WICHITA 2, KANSAS
September 15, 1943
Dear Mr. President:
I appreciate your letter of the 7th inst. and will
be grateful for your further consideration.
Very respectfully yours,
Geo Mc Gill
George MoGill
The President
White House
J
Washington, D.C.
See Corres "men"
REFER TO FILE No. C0-11,199
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
25
WASHINGTON, D. C.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING AGENT
DISTRICT No. 5
February 5, 1945
STATES OF MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST
VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Re: Dr. Constantine E. McGuire,
PhD., Consulting Economist
file>
Mr. Frank J. Wilson
Chief, U. S. Secret Service
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
As instructed, the following information was obtained
regarding one Dr. Constantine Edward McGuire, PhD., consultant-
economist, who uses his business address as the Cosmos Club
located at the corner of Madison Place and H Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C., and who resides at 3050 "p" Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, Professor of Theology, Catholic
University; Reverend Father Raymond McGowan, LL.D., Assistant
Director, Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare
Council, and Dr. Herbert Wright, Professor of International Law
at Catholic University were interviewed, and they stated that
they have known Dr. McGuire for approximately 15 to 20 years;
that subject was born in the State of Massachusetts in 1890 and
is a graduate of Harvard University. He has been a member of
the Cosmos Club since 1917 and is highly respected by all who
know him. Subject is an author and writer and contributes to
many Catholic magazines and periodicals. He is also past
president of the American Catholic History Association and
was for & time adviser on economics to the President of Nicaragua.
All who were contacted regarding Dr. McGuire classed him as a
brilliant writer, a man of good morals, and a loyal American
citizen.
Dr. Constantine Edward McGuire was interviewed by Agent
Montgomery at the Cosmos Club on February 5, 1944. He readily
admitted writing three persons, whom he termed as close business
acquaintances, regarding the President's present trip. He stated
that these letters containing this information were written by
FORVICTORY
him several days after the President left the United States and
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STATES
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he did not realize at the time he gave out this information
that he was breaking a confidence which he promised to keep with
a high government official and a newspaper correspondent, both
of whom he termed as being very close friends. He also stated
that he had been requested to treat the information in strict
confidence and stated that he was dreadfully sorry that he had
broken his promise. He further stated, however, that he felt
that the three persons to whom he had written regarding this
trip, such as the method of transportation, the date of departure,
and the destination, would keep the information a secret.
Dr. McGuire did not realize at the time he made the dis-
closure how disastrous it might have been to the entire nation
in the event the information had been acquired by the enemies
of this country, and this was his first concern. Further, he
realized that he had betrayed the confidence of persons who have
been close friends for a number of years and if they knew he
had betrayed his trust it would be a reflection on his character.
He promised that he would refrain from writing or disclosing
in any manner information received by him in the future regarding
any movements of the President, and it is our opinion that he
will fulfill his promise.
This investigation is considered closed unless otherwise
instructed,
Very truly yours,
Harry ¥. Anheier
Supervising Agent
1936.
filtersmal
IN RE: 0. R. McGUIRE
file- January PSF. Mc- 21, Drawn
Mr. McGuire, at the present time, is Assistant General Counsel
in the General Accounting Office. He has occupied a position in that
Department for a good many years.
During the period when Honorable
William D. Mitchell was Solicitor General there was considerable contact
between Mr. Mitchell and Mr. McGuire. The result was that Mr. Mitchell
formed a dislike for Mr. McGuire and did not have much respect for his
judgment.
It appears that Mr. McGuire was insistent that Mr. Mitchell
should pursue a course of conduct in regard to pending cases which Mr.
Mitchell did not feel warranted in following, and which naturally produced
friction.
later, when Mr. Mitchell became Attorney General, he
ascertained that Mr. McGuire had been appointed a Special Assistant to the
Attorney General to take care of certain cases.
As soon as he ascer-
tained this, he had Mr. McGuire's name stricken from the rolls.
Mr. Rugg, a former Assistant Attorney General and a very excel-
lent lawyer, now resident in Massachusetts, had much the same view of Mr.
McGuire.
The general impression is that Mr. McGuire can be very agreeable
when he desires to be, but when he is out of the mood his conduct is such
that it is difficult to deal with him. He does not relish resistence or
opposition to any of his views. There is a general impression in the De-
partment of Justice that Mr. McGuire has very exalted ideas as to the duties
of the Comptroller General.
He would like to expand the jurisdiction of
that office, have the power of subpoena, and the means of conducting hear-
ings and generally develop a semi-judicial function. It is also assumed that
much of the difficulties that have arisen with Comptroller General McCarl
have had their origin in the attitude of Mr. McGuire. He is somewhat of
Mr. McCarl's temperament, only worse, and does not have as much natural
ability as M-. Mc Carl has.
Should he be given the opportunity to do so,
he would no doubt perpétuate the present regime and accentuate many of the
difficulties which have developed in the past.
PSF
"M"
February 22, 1935.
DEPARTMENT
Subjects Triborough Bridge Authority
On September 1, 1933, within & month after the Authority's appli-
cation was filed with PWA, the Government entered into a Loan Agree-
ment with the Authority under which the Government agreed to lead to
the Authority not exceeding $35,000,000 to finance the completion of
the Triborough Bridge and, in addition thereto, to make & grant in an
amount equal to 30% of the cost of labor and materials employed upon
that project. This was the second Loan Agreement entered into by the
Government pursuant to Title II of the National Industrial Recovery
Act, the first such agreement (that with The Port of New York Authority)
having been entered into earlier the same day.
On September 2, 1933, the day after the Loan Agreement was executed,
the Authority presented its first requisition for an advance of funds,
for preliminary operating expenses, working capital and incidental
expenses. The advance was made on the same day. The facts with respect
to the Authority's first four requisitions for advances are summarized
below. No grant requisition has yet been presented.
Requisitions for Advances
No.
Amount
Date of Requisition
Date Baid
1
$ 100,000
September 2, 1933
September 2, 1933
2
1,500,000
February 13, 1934
March 6, 1934
3
2,000,000
February 27, 1934
March 15, 1934
4
2,800,000
July 27, 1934
August 29, 1934
5
600,000
November 8, 1934
At the time Requisitions No. 2 and 3 were pending, the Authority was
apparently experiencing considerable difficulty in adjusting itself to
PWA procedure. This was undoubtedly due in no small part to the fact that
the Authority had only recently undergoae a reorganization, Messrs. No-
Laughlin end Moses having been appointed to the board on January 16 and
February 3, respectively, to fill vacancies created by resignation or
removal. This difficulty and, more particularly, the stubborn opposition
Memorendum - Triborough Bridge Authority
Page -2-
of the Authority to the setting up of a line budget (on the ground that
it was "impractical") was responsible for the fact that Requisitions No.
2 and 3 were not paid until seven days and two days, respectively, after
the expiration of the customary fifteen day period. A line budget was
subsequently established and in successful operation et the time Requisi-
tion No. 5 W.S presented. The apparent delay in payment of Requisition
No. 4 will be referred to below.
In November, 1934 the Authority presented its 5th Requisition, dated
November s, 1934, for $600,000, representing the amount by which the
estimated expenditures of the Authority during the Quarter ending
January 31, 1935 would exceed its then cash balance. A short and com-
clusive reason for our failure to homor this Requisition is that these
additional funds were not needed at the time the Authority filed this
requisition or on January 31, 1935, the date of expiration of the quarter.
On the dates mentioned below, the Authority's cash balances were as
follows:
October 31, 1934
$4,888,885.59
November 30, 1934
4,429,151.38
January 31, 1935
3,181,620.54
The feet that the Authority's eyes have consistently been larger than
its stomach, as far as the actual expenditure of PWA funds is concerned,
is graphically demonstrated by the chart attached to this memorandum,
which shows the approximate monthly eash balances of the Authority at
various dates during the period from February 9, 1934 to January 31, 1935.
Each requisition is accompanied by a certificate setting forth the pur-
poses for which the Authority proposes to expend the proceeds of such
requisition. In these certificates the Authority has repeatedly over-
estimated its cash requirements for the periods covered thereby.
Requisition No. 2 was accompanied by a Certificate of Purposes dated
February 13, 1934, signed by the Chairmen and the Secretary of the
Authority, stating that the $1,500,000 therein requested was needed for
the quarter ending April 30, 1934. Of this $1,500,000, at least $88,855.59
remained unexponded an October 31, 1934, six months after the expiration
of the quarter covered by the certificate of purposes. In the meantime,
the Authority had requested an additional $2,300,000 for purposes other
than land acquisition for the quarter ending October 31.
The same situation obtains with respect to Requisition No. 3. That
requisition was accompanied by e Certificate of Purposes, dated February
27, 1934, signed by the Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the
Memorandum - friberough Bridge Authority
Page +
Authority, stating that the entire $2,000,000 was to be used "at - to
min payments to land owners on account of prospective amore in contema-
tion preseedings. of this $2,000,000 stranced a March 15, 1984, saly
$482.00 had been expended - August 81, 1004. Novertholess, the Certificate
of Purposes accompanying Requisition b. 4 contained - item of $8,800,000
for land acquisition (including the $2,000,000 advanced the that purpose in
pursuance of Requisition No. 3). The state ingineer retained the Requisition
until August 11 pending further investigation of this item, 48 the result
of which be recomended to the Authority that the - be substantially
reduced. Under date of August 18, 1984, the Director of the Authority advised
us that Mr. Hears desired him to impress upon us the importance of leaving
this item intest, and the addivioual (800,000 for land acquisition m
included in the $2,800,000 advanced - August $9, 1984. or the $2,500,000
so advanced for land acquisition, $2,264,000 remained mexpended on September
80, 1984, and $2,515,620.17 remained mexpended on January 81, 1985, over
team months after the original $2,000,000 was advanced for that purpose.
Emept for a brief period in August, 1984, the Authority's eash balance
never fell below $5,000,000, from March 18, 1984 to Jenuary 81, 1995, and at
one time reashed the staggering total of $6,625,599.28. The Authority is
of course obligated to pay 4% interest on these huge and unneessary cash
reserved. Our Division of Accounts reports that during the period in question
interest has accrued in the amount of approximately $100,000 on funds
requisitioned in ##### of the Authority's disbursment requirements. This
- since it represents interest during the period of construction, is
payable out of funds advanced by us and must be repaid out of the revenues
of the project when completed. Neb only does this charge impose - unneesseary
drain upen such FOTWINGS, bet it reduces by $100,000 the emergerb available for
the completion of the project.
It must be remembered that Triberough Bridge Authority is 6 legal entity,
which was created as a public benefit corporation, separate and distinct from
the City of New York. 2n no legal - 10 10 a department or agreey of the
City of New York, and the statute specifically provides that the City shall
not be liable upon the bonds or other obligations of the Authority. & net
unmatural confusion - at times to have resulted from the fast that the
members of the Authority are sppointed by the Maymers that the Authority so
authorized to - the Corporation Counsel as its legal advisors that the to
Comptroller of the city is outsodian of the Authority's funds; that title to
real estate amot be taken is the - of the city, and that upon the termination
of the Authority's corporate existence all of the rights and properties auto-
nationally rest in the city. These elements exphasise the importance of keeping
firsly in mind the fast that the Authority to a separate legal entity and that
10 will continue to be such until its liabilities have boon discharged.
Memorandum - Triberough Bridge Authority
Page
The discharge of the Authority's statutory duty to construct the bridge
necessitates transactions between the Authority and the City involving may
millions of dollars. The statute expressly confere upon the Authority dis-
cretion in respect of many of these transactions, notably the grading, no-
facing or other improvement of roads, streets and evenues connecting with the
approaches to the bridge, and the sequisition of lends therefor. The Authority
is authorized "in its discretion" to pay the cost of such grading, surfacing
or other improvemento and to pay not exceeding 30% of the cost of acquisition by
the City of lands necessary for such roads, streets and avenues.
In this situation ** would seem desirable that the management of the
affairs of the Authority be vested in a board which will be in a position
to exercise a completely independent judgment and that the true character of
the Authority as a separate legal cutity be not further obscured by the presence
on the board of members of the City Administration. This policy was emunoiated
in Administrative Order No. 129 and is of general application, particularly
where, as here, the public body charged with the construction of a project
within the confines of a municipality must enter into financial transactions
with that municipality. The fact that Section 12 of the loan Agreement re-
quires that a postion of the Queens Connection be designed by the New York State
Department of Public Works and the Long Island State Park Commission is not at
all this principle. Paragraph 12 specifically provides that
such plans be prepared without cost, and therefore this situation is clearly
distinguishable from cases where financial transactions between the two bodies
are necessary.
Order No. 129 involves DO reflection upon the integrity of the individuals
affected thereby. It has the same factual basis as the rules of corporate law
relating to transactions between corporations which have interlocking
directorates - - the risk that a BAR in that position, no matter how sincere
or honest, may unconsciously favor one side or the other in transactions between
the two.
Situations in which this psychologieal difficulty may well be operative
have already arison in the case of Triberough Bridge Authority and similar
situations may arise in the future. Several instances are mentioned below.
In the negotiations preceding the elimination of the original Manhettan
Connection and the substitution therefor of the no-called lest River Drive,
at as estimated net increased cost of approximately $5,500,000, a very important
item was the estimated cost of acquisition of lands. The Authority propesed to
enter into an Agreement with the City providing for the payment by the Authority
of us of the entire cost and expense of acquisition of such lends, estimated
Memorendum - Triborough Bridge Authority
Page
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by the Authority at $1,500,000, On that basis, the Authority's share would have
been $525,000. It was only et our earnost insistence that that figure was out
as the maximum liability of the Authority, and subsequent developments doem to
justify our insistence, for it now appears that the entire cost of acquisition of
such Lands will considerably exceed $1,500,000.
A similer difficulty was encountered with regard to the legal expenses
involved in the acquisition of lands for the connoctions. Such legal expenses
obviously constitute a part of the entire cost of sequisition of such lands
and under the statute the Authority is not authorized to pay more than 35% thereof.
The Authority for a time paid 100% of the legal expenses of condemnation pro-
ceedings, and it proposed to absorb all of mach legal expenses, Hore again it
was only at our insistence that logal expenses involved in the acquisition of lands
for the connections were segregated, with a view to charging back to the City
65% thereof, and it vas PWA rother than representatives of the Authority who
procured the Corporation Counsel's approval of this arrengement.
A determination of the portion (if any) of the cost of relocation of
sewars and water mains which 1s to be borne by the Authority, and miserous other
transactions involving "treding" between the Authority and the City may present
a similar problem.
Under the terms of the Loun Agreement the Authority 1s required to complete
the project within two yearsafter the first purchase of bonds, which took place
on September 2, 1933. The Loan Agreement therefore requires that the project
be completed by September 2, 1935, and failu e to complete on that date will constitute
e, default under the Loon Agreement, unless the Government has waived this require-
ment prior to that time. As might be suspected from the discrepancy between
expenditur 8 and the Authority's advance estimates thereof, the Authority is
running, on work alroady begun, from two weeks to two months behind its ONE
schedule of completion by July, 1936. As of February s, 1935 report of the PWA
Inspection Division revealed that contracts numbered 8, 26, 28, 17, 19, 22, 24,
29, 12, 13, 14 and 15 were behind schedule. Bide had not been opened for the
Randall's Island and Little Hell Gate Piors and the Harlen River Piers. Last
May the Bridge Authority seld it expected to start this work December 1, 1934.
Again in October it said this work would be started December 1, 1934. As of
February 6, 1935 the latest advice was that the bids would be opened February 14.
If work on the phere gets under way by March 1 the Authority will be starting
three months behind its own schedule,
The Authority's bill for legal fees and expenses had run into six figures
by the and of the year. A letter in PWA files from the Resident Project
Engineer sayss
"Summarising the situation, it would approas that
the legal expenses, for which vouchers have been
Memorandum - Triborough Bridge Authority
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either approved by or submitted to this office
up to December 31, 1934, are as follows:
*George H. Combs, Jr.
8 20,000.00
Havidne, Delafield & Longfellow
13,301.20
Edward G. Griffin
3,568.55
Digene Brisach
5,668.08
Leonard M. Wallstein
18,000.00
Irving L. Levy
11,666.62
Other services and expenses
42,855.98
Total
$ 115,060.43"
The list quoted from the Resident Project Engineer's letter covers the
period to the close of the year. It is understood that Mr. Hallstein's rate
of compensation was $24,000 a year, Mr. Lovy, one of the condemation
attorneys, was fornerly an assistent in the office of the Corporation Counsel
at 4 salary of approximately $4,500 a year. Mr. Griffin, now working only
part time as counsel for the Authority at & salary of $7,500 a year, formerly
was employed full time by PWA at a salary of $6,000 € year. Mr. Combs, former
counsel of the Authority who approved the agreement with the Government,
received 8. fee of $20,000 for his labors.
TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AUTHORITY
NEW YORK CITY
APPROXIMATE CASH BALANCES
FEB. 9, 1934 TO JAN. 34, 1935
LEGEND:
SOLID BLACK REPRESENTS
EXPENDITURES
WHITE SPACE INDICATES
$5,626,000
$5,248,000
$4,888,000
$4,429,000
$3,481,000
BALANCE ON DEPOSIT
$3,394,000
$3,265,000
$3,181,000
APRIL 1934
1934
JUNE 1934
JULY 1934
AUGUST 1934
SEPTEMBER 1934
OCTOBER 1934
MAY
NOVEMBER 1934
DECEMBER 1934
JANUARY 1935
PSF
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From F. D. Roosevelt
Memo to Hon. Frank R. McNinch and Hon. Basil Manly
In re-reappointment of Comm. Draper.
SEE--Gen-Corres-R-Drawer 2--1936
PSF me mcninch
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 26, 1938.
MEMORANDUM FOR
CHAIRMAN MONINCH
Here is the memorandum
from the State Department in
regard to radio conventions.
What should I do next?
F. D. R.
(Enclesure)
Memorandum from Under Secretary
Welles - Radio Conventions, Habana
Conference, 1937.
PSF
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
"M"
PERSONAL
June 16, 1938.
MEMORANDUM FOR
CHAIRMAN MONINCH
I think it is vital to keep
enough Telephone Investigation staff
of high caliber until January to
enable the Commission and me to
understand some of the intricacies
of telephone financing and valuations
and rates. I take it that it is the
duty of the Commission to make a
report to the Congress -- probably
a report with recommendations.
In view of this, don't you
think the Commission should set
aside enough money to last until
say February first, to keep some
of the experts available and to
keep the information up to date?
F. D. R.
PSF: Me nutt Folder
fullow
May 21, 1942
MEMORANDUM FOR
PAUL MCNUTT
I have been told, I do not know
how accurately, that some consideration
has been given to & New York lawyer named
Green as General Counsel of the Man Power
Mobilization Board. I understand he has
the active backing of Lee Pressman, CIO
General Counsel.
If this is true, and if you are
considering his appointment, will you
speak to me first?
F. D. R.
Grace:
Will you give this to the
President?. It worries me a bit.
JHR
Department of Justice
Office of the Assistant to the Sitterney General
Bllashington
May 20, 1942
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT.
As I think you know, I have never been accused of
being a "red baiter". However there is a situation
developing which I think you should know about because of
its serious implications.
Mcliutt, who is in charge of mobilization of man
power, is about to select a General Counsel. There are
a number of candidates, in none of whom I am personally
interested. One of them, and the man who will very prob-
ably be selected, is & New York lawyer, at present in
Governor Miller's firm, named Nathan Green. Green is a
very able lawyer and experienced in labor matters. He
once wrote a labor law case book with Felix Frenkfurter.
However, it is well known that he has followed the "party
line" with complete consistency, particularly on foreign
policy. That makes him at the present time a supporter
of the Administration's foreign policy.
I can think of no more vital spot for the American
communists to control than the chief legal job in an agency
which must necessarily impinge on the life of every
American. I an realistic enough to know how vitally necessary
Rucsia is to the case of the United Nations and have, in
fact, been outraged at the performance of our own military
in their relations to Russia.
But this has nothing to do with American communists
or to the candidate of Lee Pressman who has sold Phil
Murray a "bill of goods" on Nathan Green.
If you agree, I have prepared & confidential memo-
randum to McNutt.
JHR
James Rowe, Jr.
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Gen-7 2
May 21, 1938
Memo to Sec of State
From the President
Encloses copy of the following:
Letter from Woodring--dated May 20, 1938.
with attached Radiogram to him from McNutt,
Commissioner of the Phillipines.
SEE--Woodring folder-Drawer 1--1938
PSF
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May 31, 1938.
yen.come.
Letter to President
From Cordell Hull
Returns letter dated May 25, 1938 sent to Pres.
by Woodring in which he enclosed copy of Celegram
from President Queson in reply to President
Roosevelts' congratulatory message on the signing
of the Report of the Joint Preparatory Comm. on
Phillipine Affairs. Adds that he understands that
copies of report are being printed for distribution
when Pres. and Queson decide to release report to
public.
Queson's telegram to Pres. is signed by MoNutt--
sent May 24, 1988.-attached
Pres. telegram to Queson is signed by Burnett--
attached.
SEE-Woodring folder-Drawer 1-19388
PSF "M"
Miss P.s
Zully
September 23, 1938
for
CONFIDENTIAL
der
My dear Judget
I have checked on that letter of yours
and, frankly, do not see much chance of acceler-
ating them at this time as you request.
Will talk to you about this when we get
to Ryde Park.
Sincerely yours,
4
M. H. McINTTRE
Secretary to the President
MHM/tmb/mms
Honorable John E. Mack,
234 Main Street,
Poughkeepsie,
New York.
&
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
9/21/38
MEMO FOR M. H. M.
This 18 the letter of August 29th
that Judge Mack phoned you about the
other day. The President had filed it
in his private files. (It should be
eventually returned to Grace to be put
back in the private files.)
TOI
are
JOHN E. MACK
234 MAIN STREET
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
JOHN E. MACK,JR.
EDWARD J. MACK
THIS OFFICE CLOSED THURSDAYS
August 29, 1938
Marvin McIntyre, Esq.,
Secretary to President Roosevelt,
Hyde Park, New York.
Dear Mac:
On Saturday the President asked me to write him
with relation to certain P.W. A. applications, which we
desire to have expedited. The applications which we
are interested in are as follows:-
1. No. 2032 N. Y. This is a joint application
of the State and Dutchess County for the purchase of the
rights of way, rough grading and topping of the Dover
Plains-Amenia and Billings-Poughq uag State Highways.
2. No. 1900 N.Y. This is the application of
the Board of Public Works, Department of Highways, for
the general improvement of state highways throughout the
state.
3. No. 1971 N.Y. This is Dutchess County's
application for the improvement of County Highways and
Bridges
4. No. 1881 N. Y. This is the application of
Union Free School District No. 7 of the Town of Poughkeep-
sie, which includes Arlington and also most of the Town of
Pleasant Valley and including the Village of Washington
Hollow, for additions to the two Arlington High Schools
and the Pleasant Valley School. One of the objects of
these additions is to accomodate the high school pupils
who cannot get accomodations in the City of Poughkeepsie.
It will include residents of Hyde Park who desire to come
to Arlington ( where they formerly attended).
All these applications are in and have been ap-
proved in New York and have been sent to Washington for
their final approval.
Marvin McIntyre, Esq.
August 29, 1938
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If they can be accelerated, we will all
appreciate it.
With best wishes, I am, as ever,
Yours,
John C.Mack.
JEM:EAM
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTIES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
as 8TH DISTRICT
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COLUMBIA
FRED'K STUART GREENE
DUTCHESE
SUPERINTENDENT
CRANGE
PUTHAM
EIGHTH DISTRICT
JAMES s. BIXBY, DIST. ENG.
ROCKLAND
PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD
ULSTER
WESTCHEFTER
P.O. BOX m, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
PERSONAL
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Yn, August 22, 1938
Honorable John E. Mack,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
3 your
Dolement
Gug23/38.
My dear John:-
Complying with your verbal request, I attach
herewith Government map of Dutchess County on which is shown
in black the present highway system, while in red is shown
the proposed connection between Manchester Bridge and Dead
Man's Curve on Violet Avenue, which was recommended to the
Legislature last Winter by the Highway Commissioner in order
to afford a connection between the north end of the Parkway
and the roads north of Poughkeepsie, 80 that traffic follow-
ing this route would not have to make the long traverse through
the City.
This connection was recommended when it was found
from traffic counts on the Parkway that 70% of the northbound
traffic had an objective north of Poughkeepsie on the east side
of the river, indicating that seven cars out of every ten going
north on the Parkway passed through the City.
At the time
this recommendation was made, Highway Commissioner Brandt,
while agreeing with the serviceability of this connection for
present conditions, questioned its necessity after the Parkway
is extended northward.
He withdrew his objection when he
found out that nearly all of this section would be a part of
the proposed arterial highway which is planned eventually to
parallel the Post Road on this side of the river. This
is
also shown in red on the map.
As I do not think that any consideration of
traffic conditions in Poughkeepsie and vicinity is complete
without it, I have also shown a possible elevated by-pase for
Post Road traffic which may be located in the lower part of
the City in order to persuade the increasing truck traffic to
swing around the center of business and traffic at Main and
Market Streets.
This by-pase would also afford a direct
and convenient access to the Poughkeepsie Bridge for all traffic.
Former City Engineer Lawlor and I were firmly
convinced that this by-pase should be built and I still adhere
to that opinion.
Building the section between Manchester
Honorable John E. Mack
Page #2
August 22, 1938
Bridge and Violet Avenue would not eliminate its necessity,
as the former is a by-pass for Parkway traffic while the latter
will serve primarily as a by-pass for commercial traffic, and it
is extremely doubtful whether commercial traffic will diverge
from the level straight route on the Post Road through Poughkeepsie
even if a complete by-pass is afforded by connecting Southeast
Avenue with Manchester Bridge.
of course, when and if an arterial highway is fur-
nished from lower Westchester County all the way through to
Albany, then, most of the commercial traffic will abandon the
Post Road, but with the relief afforded by the Taconic Parkway
and with the limited appropriations being made in this State
for highway construction, it seems that an arterial highway on
this side of the river between the Post Road and the Parkway
must remain as only a vision for many years to come.
The tremendous depreciation in property values in
the City of Poughkeepsie west of the Post Road contributes to
the practicability of this City by-pass but, of course, we all
realize that the City is not going to be able to spend anything
on it and that it can only be developed when and if the State is
authorized both to construct highways in cities and underwrite
the right-of-way acquisition.
Very truly yours,
J. S. BIXBY
JSB:EN
Encl.
DISTRICT ENGINEER Em
Galz
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 9, Personal 1939
Memorandum For The President.
At your request I asked the Secretary of Labor
her reaction about Chairman Madden's message to you
about a judgeship for him.
She said Madden is the strong man of the Board and
is the only one the Administration can deal with in-
telligently. She pointed out that your decision on
this would vitally effect your plans for the Board since it
would leave two vacancies rather than one, and that it
is already extremely difficult to find one good man who
is willing to go in and do a mopping up and organizational
job on the Board. Her own instinct would be to leave
Madden on the Board and hope that he could be given some-
thing more "permanent" later on. However, there would
seem to be little possibility of judicial vacancies in
the near future in either Pennsylvania or the District
after the present vacancies are filled.
An altogether different situation would prevail,
Miss Perkins said, if you could persuade Chairman
Leiserson of the National Mediation Board to become a
member. Leiserson feels strongly that it would be 1m-
possible for him to remain on the Board after he has
gone through the unpleasantness of cleaning up and,
therefore, wants to take 8 year's leave of absence from
the Mediation Board. Miss Perkins talked to him again
yesterday however and believes that if you talk to him
he will obey orders, since you are the Boss, but will
argue strenuously with you until he gets his orders.
She is also looking around for other acceptable
candidates and says quite frankly she is not meeting
much success.
James JHR Rowe, Jr.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 1939
Memorandum For The President.
Chairman Madden of the Labor Board asked
that you be given the following message:
About this time last year he was faced with
the decision of returning to Pittsburg Law School,
or resigning from the Law School since they could
not grant him a further leave of absence.
He discussed this problem with James Roosevelt
who took it up with you. At that time, Jimmy indi-
cated to him that you would try to find something
"more permanent" for him, by which he assumed you
meant a judgeship. He has noted that the judgeships
in Pennsylvania are all filled, and therefore the
only ones he could be considered for are the Court of
Appeals or the District Court vacancies in the District
of Columbia.
He pointed out that he likes his job, (although
he regards it as a continual headache) but that he must
make some provision for his family. His term runs out
in August 1940 and therefore, even if he were reappointed
he would not come up for confirmation until 1941 and
feels he could not be confirmed, even if he is not re-
moved this year by amendment of the Wagner Act.
I checked James Roosevelt's recollection of the
conversation. He said this is substantially correct,
and that you told him that you would give every possi-
ble consideration to Madden.
Madden wants to see you about this but I told
him he would have to handle that through Mr. McIntyre.
Jaxes JHR Rowe,
Jr.
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KENORANDER - May 6, 1998
- for Mr. Ingling from Miss Durent, 5/4/98 - transmitting:-
Insurance for the President - 5/22/20 - signed "7.2." as fullows:-
"Chairman Med den of the Labor Relations Board ested -
to bring to your attention the following:
L the recomends that Charles Taky, General Counsel of the
Labor Relations Board, be appointed to - of the tuo -
District judgeshiye is the District of Columbia, when they
are created by net of Gengress.
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1. That no, Halden, be considered for - appointment to
the Circuit Court of Appeels, either to . vacamey is the
Third Circuit or to the - judgeskip - the Circuit
Court for the District of Columbia which also is to be
created by the bill pending in Congress."
Notation in tak, in President's headwriting as follows:-
Tabe up with - when and if Mill passes FOR."
W/TE:- the above memorandes me returned to Mas Durant - 5/5/58.
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February 16, 1938
My doar Chanceller Howans:
I hope much that you can find 19 possible
to extend the leave of absence of Dr. Madden, which,
as you know, expires very soon.
I - reluctant to ask this, and would not
were it not so vitally important for him to continue
for a time the work he is doing as Chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board.
At present this Board is in the midst of
problems of vital consern to the country, and the
Chairess is rendering an invaluable service.
With all good wishes,
Very sincerely yours,
Chamseller John G. Boman, xs
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh,
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Pennsylvania.
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February 16, 1938
My dear Dean Thompson:
I have just written Chancellor Bowman,
urgently requesting an extension of leave for
J. Warren Madden.
I realize how very directly this affects
your department, and wanted you to know of my request
to the Chancellor.
The Board is in the midst of some very
important problems and it seems essential to keep the
Chairman for a time, at least.
Very sincerely yours,
Dean A. Marshall Thompson, XA
University of Pittsburgh Law School,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
MHM/RB/mdp
My dear Dr CHancellor Bowerman)
I do hope you will find it possible to
extend J. Warren Madden's leave of absence, which I
understand expires soon. It 1e highly important just now
that Mr. Madden remain in his post as Chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board. As you know, it is
in the midst of problems that are of primary concern
to the country.
I realize, of course, what a. loss this means to
the University of Pittsburgh, and do not want to take
him away from you. I do ask, however, that you lend
him to us for a while longer.
With all good wishes,
Very sincerely yours,
My dear Dean Thompson:
I am today writing a letter to Chancellor Bowerman,
asking if he will be good enough to extend the leave of
absence of J. Warren Madden.
I realize, of course, how vitally this request of
mine affects your Department, and I wanted you to know
of my action.
8.8 Chairman of the Natl LRB
Chairman Madden is doing splendid work/ and I
would not know how to replace him at this time. I do
hope that you and Presider Chancellor Bowerman will
feel that you can let Mr. Madden stay with us.
Very sincerely yours,
THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICE OF
THE CHANCELLOR
February 21, 1938
Dear Mr. President:
Let me thank you for your kind note of
February 16, concerning a further leave of ab-
sence for Dr. J. Warren Madden.
Dr. Madden has had a. leave of absence from
the faculty of the School of Law at the Univer-
sity since September, 1935. On February 1,1938,
he wrote Judge A. M. Thompson, Dean of the Law
School, saying that he would not return. The
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of
the University, believing that a still more ex-
tended leave of absence for Dr. Madden was not for
the good of the School, accepted this resignation
on February 17. The Secretary of the Committee
wrote to Dr. Madden, telling him of this action.
A copy of the Secretary's letter is here enclosed.
With all good will and good wishes, I am
Faithfully yours,
John Bumman
The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt
COPY
February 17, 1938
Dear Dr. Madden:
Your letter of February 1, 1938, addressed to Dean
Thompson, in which you resign as Professor of Law at the
University of Pittsburgh, was read to the Executive Committee
of the Board of Trustees at its last meeting. The Committee
accepted your resignation. In doing this, the Committee asks
me to express to you its appreciation of the good will in
your letter. The Committee wishes also to record the high
value of your services to the University; further, I have been
asked to send you the best wishes of the members of the
Committee and of the Chancellor for your happiness in your
work in the larger field.
May I add my personal best wishes and kind regards,
Sincerely yours,
(S)John Weber
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Secretary
The Honorable J. Warren Madden
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I as enclosing a copy of the letter
received from Chancellor John G, Bowman,
which I thought you might be interested in
seeing.
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Tary yours,
a hurshall
1. World Thempson, may.
MTC
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW
PITTSBURGH LAW SCHOOL
(RETABLISHED
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
FEB RECEIVED 26 33 AM '38
THE WHITE HOUSE
CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING
February 25, 1938
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D. C.
My dear President Roosevelt:
Your letter of February 16, 1938, relating
to an extension of leave of absence for J. Warron Madden, was forwarded
immediately to Dr. Bowman, the Chancellor of the University. Mr. Madden's
resignation on February 1, 1938 was sent directly to me and was also for-
warded to Dr. Bowman. The Chancellor's reply to these two communications
has just come into my hands.
I was elected to the Common Pleas Bench
on November 2, 1937 and shortly afterward tendered my resignation as Dean
of the Law School. This resignation is still in the hands of the Board of
Trustees pending the appointment of my successor. In the meantime I am only
able to give a small amount of time to the affairs of the law school.
Mr. Madden was a very valuable member of our
Faculty, and in law school circles was regarded as one of the ablest experts
in the branch of the law in which he specialized. The loss of his services
during his long absence on the National Labor Relations Board has affected us
more seriously than would have been the case in a law school having a larger
faculty.
Very sincerely yours,
a. marshall thompson
A. Marshall Thompson, DEAN.
AMT:L
February 28, 1938
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Dear Mr. Madden:
I thought you would be
interested in having a copy of the letter
the President received from Dean A. Marchall
Thompson.
Very sincerely,
M. A. Durand
Secretary to Mr. Roosevelt
Honorable J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Washington, D. C.
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December 9, 1937.
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Memo to Pres. from Sec. Morgenthau
Conf. report prepared by Mr. Magill on tax hearings
before the Ways and Means Sub-Sommittee.
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January 4, 1944.
Dear Mrs. Nallory:
I an most grateful to you for that
excellent copy of the old print of the Hadson
River from Hyde Park, I - delighted to have
it and I shall put 19 In a little new cottage
which I have built at the top of the hill.
I knew that your boy is in the South-
west Pacific. My oldest boy, James, who is in
the Marine Corps, has been there three times,
and I suppose he vill go again, as he has been
working on comendo training for the last two
years.
Thank you again for thinking of no.
Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. Clifford D. Mallory,
The Coach House,
1248 Thirtieth Street,
Washington 7, D. c.
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SEATTLE WASH JUN 9 1942
HONORABLE FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
THE WHITE HOUSE
I AM ADVISED THAT J L MALONEY MANAGING EDITOR OF CHICAGO
TRIBUNE, IS SEEKING AN INTERVIEW WITH YOU. I KNEW HIM
INTIMATELY FOR TWELVE YEARS AND ALWAYS FOUND HIM HONEST. HE
FLEW IN THE LAST WAR WITH RICKENBACKER. HE IS NOT OF THE
TROHAN STRIPE
JOHN BOETTIGER.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OFFICE OF THE
CHAMBERS OF
MARTIN T. MANTON
JAN 31 1939
U.S. CIRCUIT JUDGE
NEW YORK CITY
January 30, 1939.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Hon. Frank Murphy,
Attorney General,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
I herewith send to you for transmission
to the President of the United States, my resigna-
tion 88 United States Circuit Judge to take effect
at his pleasure and not later than March 1st next.
Respectfully,
Martin Manton
For some months I have been aware that my person-
al affairs were being made the subject of inquiry. Had
these inquiries or any of them been addressed to me by any
authorized person, I would have been delighted to give the
fullest information, for there 1s nothing in any business
transaction in which I have ever been engaged of which I am
in any way ashamed or which to any candid mind could cast
reflection upon my personal or my official conduct, what-
ever might be said of my success or lack of success 8.8 an
investor. All of them were within the lawful right of any
citizen or property owner in office or out of it and none of
them bore the slightest relation to my conductx as a judge
or to any litigation in my court. This for the present
must serve 8.8 my reply to the letter addressed by the
district attorney on yesterday to the Chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, except to say that in to far as it deals
with facts within my knowledge, it is strikingly inaccurate.
When I was appointed to the bench some 22 years
ago, I was the owner of what I then considered to be a
substantial amount of property, chiefly in stocks of cor-
porations owning New York real estate. This property no
law and no canon of judicial conduct called on me to
surrender, sacrifice or neglect. In common with everyone
else, the depression and the fall in real estate values,
entailed heavy losses on me and such debts as I have incurr-
ed have been chiefly due to my efforts to meet the situa-
tion thus brought about.
If I were to consider myself alone, I would wel-
come the opportunity to meet any charges that might be
brought against me, either as a man or 8.8 a Judge, in any
proper tribunal, confident as I am of my own integrity and
of my ability to repel every accusation, insinuation or
harmful inference.
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But in spite of this assurance, it 1s intolerable
to me that while still on the bench, I should be the central
figure in a controversy, no matter what its outcome, that
could be seized upon by malicious minds either to cast
reflection upon the court of which I am a member or to
weaken public confidence in the general administration of
justice; my first duty lies there. By no voluntary act
of mine will I contribute to such a situation. Rather than
do 80, I prefer to carry out an intention which I have
entertained for some time to retire from the bench.
On Wednesday last I communicated my feelings in
the matter to Attorney General Murphy in person, telling
him that it had been for some time my desire to resign and
that my only hesitation at the moment arose from a natural
disinolination to even seem reluctant to face any investiga-
tion which any authority might institute. He was good
enough to say that he thought no such inference would be
justified.
Accordingly, I have today transmitted to the
President my resignation 8.8 a Circuit Judge to take effect
at his pleasure and not later than the first of next March,
by which time I shall have concluded the unfinished business.
of the court now in my hands.
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Personal
My dear Franklin
Purparely have / not written to you sner,
through all your successive staper
7 political H has have many years
Vince / hase Ven you to talk to and a
Petter from me meant just one more +
your thrusands to pet Through
Your Love. mo the when / have a tonge 4.
adoud as well as admired would pet -
and instead. But how paraly form a
Velpira you falm of satisfaction on my part
Come cannot to at INT Just and greatet viclay
a Lead " in that a Pone.
hi baited as you ou, antil The // Have -
on perpose. past to the what for Howe
hower to be crowded into your first days
as President 7 the United States. That you
hearly herer reached the actuality 7 This supense
hours in a fact that Maker me a tay with
millious of there quite physically sick at
the throught there raging, then oh so sincerely and
demated thankful that your life was spand
May it our be so.
/ speak 7 your greatest political nictay This
is duch much more than that 10 Its anage
Payman the lonch politics does not atamy shine
with the that play 9 the aura that it
should. Your career a This profession has
de our ted steadily sorifity and a hre all, straightly.
as a non- partisan citizon have foll and it
pretty clouly, and Lan Leen amazed at your
cranage and capacity. Coura 7 your commitions,
capacity polition"! to carry the - and beyrad, despite
And here, not k be an hy posite to myself.
/ tele you quite trankly that / did not sen
lote for you. Am- partisan as / am in Annula
2.
/ thought that Mr. How had to Con ducted havelf
the Past few months as to warr ant his cm then-
my hi office. To no, his eyes had at Past
fan husealed, form That his upint may have been
withing for a long tair re was Laudicapled 5
many circumstances. But a the 11th desper ata have
he Lad frinch Lin worth - despite vlattru, and
1 ful uttaly wapation Con we - as A leader;
and the this es hree too dire to change. All
this / thought / felt inside, $ so ntah for have
But - please be Lase due when you
shiet the country from Sir to See / trans
never the tin preatly Land Twenty- one du. llin
people had accom phished for me Smar this / had
hot the tresight or the courage pails, to do for
myself. Is that bish that statement. and
didian Causly feminine in its increastancy ? /
can't help it.
That the problems that Pie ahead 7 you are
Hercutean in their task. h not an original lumark.
But - that all mon Vam to ful that you
are the haspired one, with a Golden Tan Key to
their problems in your Land you must lealize
as you may never have before ours, to the her
tori world's beactions Shice its attempt was hiade
to talle your life. whither this be so, only
This can Tell. May you be firou it and Its
strength - physical nw / mean- - and a hre all,
the Visim. from had ho such So. Han.
Concerned with the welding to gether 7 this country
you - and us. - must Rude hold the world
from The a span 7 Twis at feast
That you Lane the Spirilect shrugth / don't drubt
"2 A.M. Crange " it has Lew called. 2 P.M. m
It hard cold hilliant fight 7 day with the
eyes Z all incu / arrud lowards you, ne ds far
preater Courage hi my mind, than that of
the seeing 7 the stars.
That you Lane that Courage, do be Pare whether
3.
its Peorge power is preat enough does not So much
matter. Tis the mi alloyed vincerely that counts.
who am / to day to you / Thirts thus and so,
and this and that concerning your apparently
amazing "boxed com pass Krinoledje and infor-
mation Concerning the days pro Home.
the / do Bum, Franklin to that / have always
board and of ton thought 7 those fait
yeare 7 your illness, when Buddie and /
used To come to Yes you from This to time.
The ex pression in your eyes 7 Calm ness yet
defiant Girlong (if one can be calm when defiant)
and not accepted resignation to your difficultas,
in an outstanding potent and definite memory.
At each step that has talpon you upward,
biridly has come into my mind one special
day saw you in your fibrary, and the ex-
premion hi your eyes that over since, has
fan the epiloms of You in all that you have
account plished. This "expression livid as it in,
been / the best painter, critd not be
: trans find out. Came There was a fight Lehmid
it, shining through that seemed the him hight
and powerful because 7 the prother Tusmally,
/ tiring 6 Pare that it it Ladn't been for
the have Beam you could not, with your thy-
Sical Laudicap. have Leached your zmith
And tis This same Pay that will search
out and find and gone X. you some lohat
7 to power that all the world vame to be
demanding The you. < All that it dowards, 40ml one
human can accomption) 1/m the, / am still Victain
Light quick Vou trincrital through to befare he an have
this Petter has been long. for for er than / meant
it to be. / ask you not from to consider a
form acknowledgement Through a secretary. Twan
within as / said pow a purely selfish reason !
The satisfaction to me the telling you hns much
/ admine you, not as a politician hit as a
bery courapeone man.
That you will he spared to carry on the tasks
that are vet be for you is my carnot wish.
That you will be power the shingth Lott phy-
dical and sporituat, to do that talks, would
be my prayer it / could "w- drattedly believe
in prayer That your boat cample
with exhame common There shall he the nota
pare in your ship / Know, hit the Union that
shall be your pilot can only Come tran that
Beam no within hat yourself No man can give it,
man y rasself can take it away. May
iT never be dimned - show for a domunt- in
the about impenetiate tog hates which you will
be planged.
Your preat chance how Franklin in not Possult
Listay (Vease that to the other branch !!!);
Sa preme (and sa Hune) American History, to here not
has Washington Inicohn n Witson sailed further
> this side 7 The beak- water
All luck, and shing the and vision be form you.
And the him place 7 a Free spart
Tames Vay Sni anily -
TE the Han toy ton Marshall
was word of Tindling words of
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December 3/02
Dear Inc. President,
Thank you wes do runch
for Yes book you suit me
for Christmas; I greatly
bring rememberd.
Harvard has been
very buy this writer and I've
you to return early to catch
up on some work. Perhaps
college is getting stiffer as the
-2-
years " by.
I went up to Froken
just before You oscellion and
heard Kee Reckor read from
Dichens Christmas Cared. " an
his charue and humans were
well in evidence and he pare
us a delightful I evening.
and here. Rooswelt when
hope to su you
come % Washington either in
February as Indrah.
with best aride for the
kew year, your podson Don Marvin Jr.
Guase: : mac PSF "M"
Write him "yes." Remind me
to speak to Charley Michelson.
F.D.R.
Ges.Marvin has tentative appt for
Friday.
PSF
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
OF VIRGINIA
"M"
Char lottesville;
March 26th, 1937
Dear Mac;
Thanks for your wire received yesterday.
Unless I hear from you to the contrary---
that those daues would be inconvenient I shall
plan to be in Washington from some time next Thursday
until the afternoon of the following day, April
2nd, and I'll try to contact you on the telephone
soon after arrival.
If possible I sould like to see the President
at some time when he is not crowded if ever such
a time comes in his busy days----say in the after-
noon sometime between luncheon and tea.
Please arrange to have the cherry trees in Po-
tomac Park in blossom I was there when they were
planted more years ago than I like to think--1909,
With my best to you,
Sincerely
Grage Marvin
George Marvin.
Mar vin McIntyre Esq.
Secretary to the President;
The White House.
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APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
FROM
The White House
MARCH 10. 1925
Mashington
TELEGRAM
Warm Springs, Ga.,
OFFICIAL BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RATES
March 25,1937.
a.s. - PRINTING OFFICE 113460
George Marvin, Esq.,
302 East High street,
Charlottesville, Va.
Will you get in touch with me after we arrive Washington.
Will be glad arrange appointment.
M. H. MCINTYRE,
Assistant Secretary,
to the President.
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Kimee
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
#302 East High Street;
March 16th, 1937.
Dear Mac;
In a letter from Washington dated the 11th
Grace Tulley writes that "The President will be
glad to see you after he returns from Warm Springs
which will probably be around the 22nd of March. if
Continuing, she subgests that I let you
know in @gvance the day I expect to be in Wash-
ington and this I am now doing.
Would Thursday the 25th be O.K.? That is
the day I am planning for now but I can easily
change it if you think best. I am bringing with
me Ray Fisher of this town, a sound Albemarle Dem-
o crat and staunch Roosevelt champion, and would
like to have him meet the President. (I wrote
Franklin about him)
Subject to your approval I should like to have
ten minutes or so with F.D.R. and then introduce
Fisher for a moment's converaation. Would morning
or afternoon be the better bet? In any event I'll
try to get you on the phone soon after arrival.
With best wishes and remembrances,
Sincerely yours,
Groge Marvin
Marvin McIntyre Esq.
Secretary to the President:
Warm Springs.
March 11, 1937.
Dear Mr. Marvin:
The President says he will
be glad to see you after he returns from
Warm Springs which will probably be around
the 22nd of March. I suggest that you let
Mac know the day you expect to be in Wash-
ington.
With best wishes to you,
Very sincerely yours,
George Marvin, Esq.,
302 East High Street,
Charlottesville,
Virginia,
pass Em
# 302 East High Street;
Charlottesville;
March 1st, 1937.
/
Dear Franklin;
S ome time this month I am hoping to have a
day in Washington and I want to plan it for a date
after your return from Warm Springs. May I, as for-
merly, arrange with the resourceful Trafalgar to see
you for a few minutes on that day?
I expect to bring with me a staunch Albe-
marle Democrat, a loyal friend and a practicing Chris-
tian---not a minister of the gospel or a theologian---
who seeks nothing beyond the honor and the satisfact-
ion of shaking you by the hand and catching, as always
I do myself, some of the Promethian fire that burns
these days in the White House.
Enclosed herewith I venture to send a copy of
a recent letter of mine to Charley Michelson because it
outlines what I should like to hope might still be a hum-
ble sphere of usefulness in this crusade "for the dur-
ation of the war".
Su amigo para siempre,
Groge
COPY.
yile
#302 East High Street;
Charlottesville;
February 6th, 1937.
Dear Charley Michelson;
Thanks for your cordial note.
The Stanley High episode impresses me as a typically
malodorous example of the egoistic kind of publicity by
which the President and the mest interests of the New
Deal administration are periodically let down. If I were
not convinced that you felt the same way about it I would
not write as now I do.
Your own conduct of Democratic publicity has, from the
inception of your office, presented a perfect contrast---
and an amazingly successful one---of self obliteration for
the sake of a big cause. By contrast you have made the
Frank Kent, Walter Lippman (et al. )type of political com-
mentary appear cheap and egoistic. Raymond Moley---maybe
I'm stepping where angels fear to tread, but I don't think
so---1s another example of the same malodorous sort. Such
men are mainly motivated, though they manage to conceal it
during the early stages of their boost to "authoritative
utterance", by the money urge and the craving for personal
publicity.
Now, isn't there room in your line-up for an old timer
who, whatever his faults may be, is completely innocent of
any desire for personal kudos and for whom the money motive
is negligible except in so far as a bare livlihood is con-
cerned. In all my 40 years of editorial and journalistic
experience I have never been afflicted with the "I" disease
which is now epidemic in the profession. My firm convict-
ion is that the times are more than ripe for square writing,
well informed, and fumigated from the germs of self-exploit-
ation. Am I right?
Sincerely yours,
Gengr Marrin
George Marvin.
Charles Michelson Esq.
Democratic National Committee;
Washington.
#302 East High Street;
Charlottesville;
March 1st, 1937.
Dear Trafalgar;
It has been a long time since last I called
upon your kind intermediary offices and I hope your in-
terest has not, in the meantime, grown cold.
If you can get the enclosed informal commun-
ication to the President at some interval when he will
have a chance to read it I shall more than ever remain,
with best wishes,
Your grateful friend,
Groupe Maroine.
Miss Grace Tulley;
The White House.
PSF
Count
# 302 East High Street;
Charlottesville;
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"M"
April 6th, 1937.
Dear Franklin;
It was a breath of new life to see you again and
get for a moment in step with what Washington has always
meant for me. You are fine to give me this opportunity
to demonstrate some usefulness to the Cause you lead and
I em correspondingly grateful. Loyalty is the best of
human traits because it necessarily involves the other
fundamentals in human relationships.
I 've already written and mailed my first assign-
ment to Charley Michelson---had a good talk with him on
Friday---and am hopeful of further services in the near
future. May I make this one further suggestion which,
doubtless, you have anticipated:
Why not call a caucus of the Democratic Party? The
G.O.P. needs no caucus; what they need is a coroner, But,
even though partially defunct, they are an integrated
bunch, B. unit. The greatest foes of Jeffersonian Democ-
racy today are those of its own Household. with the ful-
minations of Elder Statesman Glass (bless his heart!)
the Burlington-Union Pacific-Stockyards-owned Burke (I'
helped architect some of his campaign stuff when I was
on the Omaha World-Herald), Doctor Copeland of the quack
medical columns, and Walsh, the Massachusetts Tory---
with these and other warriors of a similar desertion pro-
viding the Republicans every week with much better amnni-
tion than they can manufacture for themselves, why isn't
it about time to re-integrate the Party of Jefferson, Jack-
son and Roosevelt?
The G.O.P. propaganda has no market now except from
the small minority already convinced or those who bow
down to the Golden Calf of sky-limit Profits. But these
"Democrats" (What is loyalty and of what does it consist?)
have a very appreciable hearing. Verbum sapienti sat est!
Always faithfully yours,
Grop Marvin
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LANGDON P. MARVIN
48 WALL STREET
NEW YORK
An
21st January, 1937.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Franklin:
Just a line to tell you what a thrilling
day Don and I had at the inauguration yesterday,
to congratulate you on your splendid inaugural
address and to give you my most hearty and affection-
ate good wishes for the four years to come.
Your Godson was especially thrilled, and we
were both so glad to have the opportunity of a few
words with Eleanor and you. Perhaps you don't know
it, but your Godson was the organi zing spirit at Groton
in your behalf during the last campaign, so we both
qualified as ardent supporters. He was also especially
interested in meeting some of your cabinet - Mr. Farley
was especially kind and thoughtful, and we also had
a few words with the Attorney General and Mr. Hull.
Don is the President of the Debating Society at Groton,
and has a debate next Wednesday, in which he is de-
fending yours and Mr. Hull's reciprocal tariff agree-
ments, and the Secretary of State promised Don to send
him ammunition, which Don greatly appreciated.
It was a great day for him and for me and
for all of your friends. Your latest photograph has
been added to my gallery of previous photographs here
in our new office and is much appreciated.
My blessings always.
As ever,
confidential
PSF'M"
29 March, 1937.
Preemy my
monday
TELAND CLUB
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BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
The President
The White House
Dear Franklin:
march 19th in regard to the epeach of
your letter from Narm Springs dated
at town meeting jul
arrived last Saturday,
the 27th, and thas Landed to be as Don
at Jehyll after Reeing mary
and vere taking the train fin a reep. and
Diana It on the hat for sickly and
credentials your such affeciated
used the efithets mentioned by the plaz
do not believe pra moment that Forge
Aread your letter on the train and
them at all. forge Do a Democrat sho
with reference to you, if indeed he used
recently expressed to the his high regard
has consistently hoted for yru and has
Rob you from that T. know of Lind and
shat he has paid to me, t fally project
that Ser. hegg misunderstood hispafid.
fire talk.
However, A should like to take this up
with him personally and, as I am here
and he to in Bermuda this neek, &
cannot do so until keyt Monday, aril
5th, when se shall both he at the office
then short him these letters and
again of you have so objection, askhim X shall
for a pank peply, after shich & shall Inits
to you again and poturn your enclosures
here by kext saturday or at 48 Hall Sheet
#7 A do not Leary from you further - either
shert monday - A shall assume that gr
have ro objection to this course.
Thank you for miting to meto pankly
Don joins mein thost affectionate queting
as ever sours,
Engdont Marin
PSF
GRENVILLE T. EMMET
EMMET, MARVIN & MARTIN
LANGDON P. MARVIN
Genr "m"
GEORGE W. MARTIN
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
RICHARD s. EMMET
TELEPHONE HANOVER 2-2974
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JOSEPH K.SAVAGE
JOHN F. CURRAN
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THOMAS B. FENLON
ELIZABETH M. GRAHAM
JOHN L.MERRILL,JR.
CONFIDENTIAL
22d April, 1937.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Franklin:
1 have your letter of April 21st, and I am returning the
letter to you from Mr. Beck. As you say that you think it best
not to show your letter or his to George, I am not doing so, and,
of course, shall respect your wish that the episode shall be re-
garded as entirely closed so far as he is concerned.
I do, however, want to reiterate that I am perfectly
certain that George never made any of those remarks about you. He
spoke to me soon after the meeting and described it, and I asked him
then what he had said and he told me that his remarks had been
based entirely on the ground that the information which had been
given to you as to the need of new Judges was, obviously, incorrect,
and his remarks were directed at those who had furnished this infor-
mation and not at all at you. On the contrary, he has a very high
regard as well as affection for you, and I know that he never
would or could speak about you as these men have indicated. I think
that the obvious explanation is that they did not follow his remarks.
He talks very fast and is not always easily followed or perhaps
understood by slower minds. That, I think, is the explanation, and
I am certain that you can accept George's letter to you as stating
the real facts in the case.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
22d April, 1937.
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Of course, I am distressed at the whole incident,
which we can now regard, I trust, as closed.
With my affectionate regards,
As ever,
LPM:LG
fillsmal
PSF
"M"
GRENVILLE T. EMMET
EMMET, MARVIN & MARTIN
LANGDON A MARVIN
GEORGE W. MARTIN
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
TELEPHONE HANOVER 0-0974
RICHARD a. CHMET
48 WALL STREET
CABLE ADDRESS: EMMARRO
JOSEPH M. SAVAGE
JOHN F, CURRAN
NEW YORK
ERNEST W. TYLER
ROBERT N. ERRINGTON
yes
THOMAS a. FENLON
ELIZABETH M. GRAHAM
JOHN L.HERRILL,JR.
29th September, 1937.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Franklin:
I know that you must have been as surprised and stunned.
as I was at the news of Grenville's sudden illness and death. I
had arrived only a few days before at Quebec and was still at
Hallowell, Maine, with my Father-in-law, Mr. Vaughan, when Dick
Emmet telephoned me last Sunday morning that Gren was seriously
ill with pneumonia, and just before I left that evening, the radio
had reported his death. I scarcely yet believe it. Last July, when
I was staying with him at The Hague, I wrote to you and at that time
certainly both Gren and Pauline were in the best of spirits, and
Gren was in good health, excepting that he had put on too much weight
and had a rheumatic knee. He was looking forward to the change to
Vienna with great interest and he thought that the climate of Austria
would be much better for him than the damp climate of Holland. It
is ironical, in view of this, that he should have died of pneumonia
so soon after getting to Vienna.
I am sure that Pauline is going to be completely lost, she
was so dependent on him. She and the two girls had already gone to
Paris, where he was to join them to sail September 30th to this
country for Grenville's wedding to Anne Eustis, but I understand that
Pauline flew back to Vienna the day before Grenville died. He and I
had been classmates and close friends ever since College days and,
of course, your friendship with him was almost as long and deep.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
29th September, 1937.
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Grenville, Jr. and Mrs. William Emmet sailed last night
to join Pauline and the girls in Paris, and I believe that they
will be bringing the body back early in October and that the
funeral will probably be held in the Old Church at Bedford,
Westchester County, and Gren buried there.
I should add that, from what I saw in Holland, he was
extremely popular with everyone there. He had a farewell luncheon
to the Diplomatic Corps while I was there and it was obvious that
they all had a real affection for him. He made a delightful
little speech, ending up by inviting them all to a "Reunion in
Vienna", which they all accepted. I was glad to read your message
to President Miklas, which shows that Gren had done really useful
service for the country.
I was glad to get your reply to my letter, and I shall
hope soon to see you, but let me repeat that it was a joy to
cross on the steamer with your Mother and John last summer, The latter
has mutter to me 7 his kg course Vam deeply interested
Incidentally, your postscript to the letter from the State
Department to the Diplomatic and Consular Officers was of very real
help in many ways and was much appreciated. Don and I had a most
interesting hour with Ambassador Bullitt in Paris and the other
Embassies and Legations were of considerable help at times. Many
thanks to you.
With my blessings and good wishes,
As ever,
LPM:LG
PSF
"M"
you
LANGDON - MARVIN
EMMET, MARVIN & MARTIN
GEORGE W. MARTIN
S
RICHARD a. EMMET
COUNSELLORS AT LAW
TELEPHONE HANDVER 0-2974
JOSEPH K.BAVAGE
CABLE ADDRESS: EHHARRO
JOHN F. CURRAN
48 WALL STREET
ERNEST W. TYLER
NEW YORK
ROBERT N. ERRINGTON
THOMAS 8. FENLON
ELIZABETH H. GRAHAM
JOHN LMERRILLJA.
GRENVILLE T. EMMET. JR.
10th July, 1939.
Miss Marguerite A. LeHand,
Secretary to
President Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Miss LeHand:
Mr. Donald C. Stone, of the Bureau of the Budget, has
said that he could give Don an informal job during the summer,
and I think that he will come to Washington on Monday, July 17th,
with a somewhat ancient Ford car, and I may come down with him.
Will the President and you be there at that time?
If so, I hope that we may be able to see you both at least for
a few minutes.
With kind regards and, again, many thanks for arranging
this job for Don,
Very sincerely yours,
LPM:LG
filmal
PSF "M", you
V
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 30, 1939.
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESIDENT
L. M. doesn't know what you
have in mind to talk with Hinckley,
Smith and Reynolds but he said X
very serious questions have been
raised about how they are going
about the airport project -- and
this comes from people in whom L. M.
has great idence and who have
always been for Gravelly Point.
However, they are scared by the
expense, which is twice the cost
it should be, and wholly un-
necessary. They are making it
a lot bigger than they will ever
have any use for. For instance,
they are building a 7,000 foot
runway -- and there are no planes
that need that. This is the view
of both the pilots and manufacturers.
They are building it several feet
higher than there is any necessity
for because of possible floods, but
if the water rises that high the
roads to the airport would be flooded
Bo that they would be impassable.
don't mention the some of the
This is very confidential opline
but form information
information - It is just
1
PSF "M"
40 EAST 76ᵀᴴ STREET
/n
January 2nd
Dear Uncle Franklin,
many thanks for the
Christmas present you and
Mrs. Roosevelt sent me. 2t
2 remember me, and I
was very thoughtful of you
shall always prize this
I. In now a freshman
at Harward, where I
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occasionally see Johnny.
Every so often to, I find
attributes to your prowess &
american History while at
college lesser and I may follow,
in degreen your own
steps in this field.
anyway Harward is a grand
place and I've enjoyed
its freedom and stimulating
atriosphere more than
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40 EAST 76ᵀᴴ STREET
anything else
again ut me thank
you I consider this
gift an example of your's
and Mrs. Rooserlt s anflaging
memories.
wishing you a Happy rew Leas,
Sincerely yours,
your Jangon Marrin Jr.
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Den
Min
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PERSONAL
feb
Hyde Park, 1. T.,
July 23, 1939.
Dear Miss Mason:-
I, too, had heard the story
about the Atlanta Georgian. The usual diffi-
culty confronts us -- as to how a liberal
group could be got together with a million
dollars:
Very sincerely yours,
viss Lucy R. Mason,
Textile Workers Union of America,
421 Atlanta National Building,
Atlanta,
Georgia.
@
TEXTILE WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA
BUDGERBOR TO
TEXTILE WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
or THE
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
LUCY RANDOLPH MASON
PUBLIC RELATIONS REPREBENTATIVE
July 18, 1939.
421 ATLANTA NATIONAL BUILDING
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Washington, D. 0.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
It has come to no from a reliable person whose name I
cannot give, that the Atlanta Georgian is "being developed as a
marketable property" and the owner is open to an offer.
The weekly paper has a circulation of 80,000 and the
Sunday edition of 120,000. The paper is said to be breaking even
and in a position to make money if it were not involved in the over-
head expenses of a national chain which constitutes a drain on its
income. As you know, it is part of the Hearst chain.
It is rumored here and has been stated in The News
Week that James M. Cox of Ohio is considering buying the Atlanta
Journal and Georgia and combining the two papers. If this happens
the one faintly progressive note struck by the Journal will be
destroyed. I hear that two radio stations connected with the two
papers would be included in this transaction.
The Georgian's physical properties here are said to
be worth more than half a million and it is presumed that it could
be bought for something like $1,000,000.
For what they are worth I want to pass on these pieces
of information because if over a city needed one progressive paper,
not dominated by the most reactionary interests in the state, it is
Atlanta. If the feeble liberal voice of the Journal is silenced,
the situation here will be worse then ever.
At present Atlanta's one fearless and intelligent and
consistent newspaper writer is Tarleton Collier, columnist for the
Georgian, and perpetually under fire from conservatives and reaction-
aries. Under new reactionary management probably even that column
will be closed.
Respectfully yours
LucyR mason
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-(Phone WA. 25
Behind the Headlines
BARTOW COUNTY
WPA on the Griddle
ACTION DRAMATIZES
CURRENT DISCONTENT
By Tarleton Collier
\HESE are tough days for the
bor itself was quite willing to be
WPA, about which people are
ruined in this way, when you look
more generally at the
at the wage scale, the casualness
end than any other topic
and the insecurity of the tradi-
esides the weather.
More than ever the critica of
tional private jobs by which so
institution in Georgia seem
much of 11 subsisted. There's
on embarrassing it, one way
something about & steady job that
another. This determination
has its attractions. particularly at
been strong for four years or
pay, that goes over $20 a month.
but under the placid and
administration of Miss Shep-
HOW ABOUT INCOME TAX?
erson, who knows her way
round, there have been no un-
W
OULD the people who are
after putting Mr. Greene in
oward acts to give the critics an
pening into which to bore to de-
jail be wanting the lists to pub-
lish?
truction.
Tarleton Collier
Neither could this purpose be
Now, however, the trend of the
regarded as particularly laudable,
is helping them. The aver-
citizen can't understand the
a fellow, you could imagine his en-
on the theory that the people on
joying the. situation to a certain
the lists are generally there, de-
or justification for WPA
trikes, and he becomes a bit Im-
extent. It is a sure thing that
spite any view to the contrary,
because they are unfortunate.
atient about everything.
they won't be able to keep him
There are certain stigmas against
And, almost as If they were In-
locked up long, and the experience
which even the humblest of man
pired to strike while the iron is
may give him the kick which this
should be protected.
the discontented element of
he public are pouring It into the
column supposes is lacking gener-
Nor could anybody say that "
reach.
ally from the existence of P WPA
Is Viesirable to make public the
lista If they are wanted for the
administrator
purpose of singling out the WPA
POOR MR.&GREENE
workers and persusding them. by
they have done nothing else/
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
one means or another," more or
those citizens of Bartow Coun-
THE QUESTION arises as to
less pleasant, to Chack to the
who want to get their hands on
what the resolute petitioners
fields
he WPA lists have succeeded. in
want with the, lists To: win a
You may conclude that the lists
ramatizing their fight.
point and thus to embarrass the
are wanted because of a suspicion
Unfortunately, they have picked
administration of work relief,
that, all is not rightywith the se-
a sucordinate official who,
which is unpopular with the ma-
lection of workers with the ad-
fter all; has no discretion in the
jority of all except relief workers?
ministration 2 the projects-that
natter of acceding to their de-
This Is hardly & worthy objec-
there are irregularities and un-
hands for the county lists. You
Live, although perhaps a natural
savory patronage.
help feeling a bit sorry for
one in view of the current general
(In that case, a demand for in-
Greene, the area -engineer
state of mind. Landlords and em-
vestigation, backed. by evidence to
rhom they are threatening to put
ployers in rural Georgia have shut
support 1t, probably would get re-
jail If he doesn't come through.
their eyes to the roads, the
sults Nothing short of it should
If he did so, he'd probably lose
school, houses, the public strue-
suffice to drag the records into
job. If he doesn't comply
tures of one sort or another which
the open.
probably be harried and
have been created by the WPA
Heaven knows, there was enough
sauled around, perhaps actually
program, and have stormed from
outery when the government made
set behind the hars for a brief
the very beginning because they
public the lista of all the Income
in the end.
said WPA was ruining labor.
taxpayers. They pretty soon
To be sure, if he is that kind of
You may imagine that rural la-
stopped that.
From the desk of
LUCY RANDOLPH MASON
Dear Miss Le Hand:
When I address such letters more
directly, answers come from official sec-
retaries and I wonder of the President
everysaw them. Not that what I have to
say is so important - but at least Mrs.
Roosevelt has helped me many times to bring
my letters to his attention.
I hesitate to trouble her by
sending everything that way, kind as she
has always been about my communications.
Sincerely yours,
Lucyn mason
LENZ & RIECKER, Inc. WALKER 75 VARICK 5-7395 STREET PRINTERS
PSF M- Hear 3-41
March 5, 1941
MEMORANDUM FOR JIM ROWE
will you do this, please?
Thanks.
M. A. LeHAND
Private Secretary
Enclosure
Let to the President from Madeline Mason-Manheim, 77 Park
Avenue, New York, N. Y. 3/2/41 re her father Jacob Manheim,
291 Broadway, New York, N. Y. asks if the President can
find a place for him - in the Anti-Trust division of the
A. G's office or in the housing division of the Govt. in
New York or some other capacity. His work as special
assistant to the A. G. in the prosecution of the Govt's cases
against the Title Companies terminated last April.
MEMO FOR THE P. 3. - Will you take up with the Attorney General
and write to Madeline?" FDR.
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May 1, 1941
MEMORANDUM FOR
JIM ROWE
Will you do this for me please.
Thanks.
M. A. LeHAND
Private Secretary
Enclosures
733 koa to ANTO (OL are byewee.
tax : Joez
22% BOAR
LOB
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 23, 1941.
MEMORANDUM FOR MISSY:
Take up with the Attorney
General and get a reply we can use.
F. D. R.
Let to FDR - - no date. - from Madeline
Mason-Manheim, 77 Park Avenue, NYC
re placing her Father with the Govt.
Says few weeks ago received 8 very formal
end routine note saying "1t WAS not
possible 'to fit Mr. Menheim in'' etc.
,
1
Emellon]
ROBERT H. JACKSON
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
RF.
Department of Justice
Mashington
hullopt. Gen Cares.
Millon below
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December 29, 1936
"M"
MEMORANDUM RE OFFER OF A. W. M.
This offer at this time has two purposes: First,
to influence the decision of the pending tax case, and
Second, to rehabilitate A.W.M. in public esteem. Sources
close to him have admitted great concern over his loss of
public standing as a result of the disclosures of the trial.
As to influence on the decision of the case the offer may be
successful. It would be very apt to relieve him of the fraud
penalty and might influence several votes and possibly be
decisive on other questions in the case. This influence would
follow from the offer irrespective of its acceptance and the
extent of the influence would probably depend on the public
reaction to the offer and such action thereon as the Adminis-
tration may take.
Public sentiment may not be influenced in the
manner A.W.M. intended. The offer seems very badly timed
from his point of view.
The public, it seems to me, will be convinced that
the offer made now is intended to influence the decision.
Timing the offer just in advance of when a decision may be
expected is likely to take the edge off any victory he wins
and to add to the sting of any defeat he receives.
Had he awaited the decision and then made his
offer it would have been a generous gesture upon victory which
would have added to our embarrassment and a grand gesture of
sportsmanship in case he were defeated.
It is the balance of my judgment that immediate
publication and prompt acceptance and prompt steps to hog-tie
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the offer so it cannot get away and then silence are the steps
indicated for the Administration. Let the public draw its
own conclusions.
Is the offer made by A.W.M. or by the A. N. Mellon
Educational and Charitable Trust? This is important in the
publicity. This Trust was founded in December, 1930, and
between then and 1933 Mr. Mellon claimed tax credits for large
gifts of pictures end money to it. The trustees were Mr. Mellon
himself, his son and his tax attorney and inasmuch as many of the
pictures were still on Mr. Mellon's walls and the trust was
never proved to have been in possession of them, we denied the
gifts.
If A. E. Mellon is now proposing to make a gift it
confirms our theory that the trust had no separate identity.
If the trust is now offering the present, it would
tend to confirm Hogan's theory (see his speech, Brief, P. E-14)
also
E-15
2-16
In any event prompt acceptance is entirely consistent
with the position taken by the Government.
In the argument I used the following language:
"There is no question that Mr. Mellon
ultimately, and whenever he gives these
works of art to the public or to an in-
stitution that is functioning for public
purposes, will be entitled to a tax credit.
It is a worthy thing. It is a commendable
thing to bring from Russia to America these
great works of art. ...
However, the worthiness of this
ultimate purpose is not for a moment under
attack. * * * It is conceded that these
pictures held by this trust fall into one of
two classes: either pictures that are locked
up in storage in the Corcoran Art Gallery,
unavailable to the public and unavailable
even to the Corcoran officials, or they fall
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into the class of pictures that hang
upon Mr. Mellon's walls and the walls
of some other members of his family.
*
*
*
It is also in evidence that there are
many Americans anxious to view these
pictures, and that they used to go to
the Hermitage for the purpose of seeing
these pictures, these works of art. They
saw them more freely in Russia than they
have ever seen them in the United States.
*
*
*
The significance is this, that this
amount has been charged off for charitable
and educational purposes, and that the
entire educational benefit from an exhibition
to anyone, so far as is shown, has been to
Mr. Mellon and his friends."
I am handing you copies of the brief which contains
our discussion of this entire issue for the background will be
very important in connection with the handling of the details
of the gift and whoever handles the publicity on it should
be familiar with our position so we may not be misrepresented.
pu
PSF
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
"M"
May 27, 1933.
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. FORSTER
If the State Department
recommends the appointment of O. C.
Merrill to go to Europe to a World
Power Conference - I do not want to
send him and remind me to ask Mr.
MoNinch's opinion.
F.D.R.
fill
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Honoldule THE Rouths
Nov 24 9 28 AM 39
1939.
Dear Mr. President: RECEIVED
We are deeply appreciative of
your sympathetic, understanding
message.
Maude had sailed the Seven Seas,
making a home for her sailor husband
in various ports of the Far East, in
Cuba, and had just finished a happy
two-year tour of duty in Washington.
She was filled with the joy of life
and loved it all,
She died very suddenly of bronchial
asthma, not uncommon in the Islands and
not necessarily serious. Her death was
hastened by complications, which, had
she lived, would have meant long, tedious
treatment and, possibly, invelidism,
which is to us unthinkable, so we are
happy for her that she sailed away, on
her last voyage, from suffering and
unhappiness.
Mrs. Merriman joins me in thanking
you and Mrs. Roosevelt for your thought
of us.
Yours faithfully,
The President,
morton horriman
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
ship
V/ S STREET
my dear In President
from kind words of
affreciated sympathy were deably
adalplis dudden disappearance
was a trial and a my stay
tome mute the telegram
to frn made it all clear.
after are these years
advept has become a
habit which it would
he hard to give nb but if
anything could reconcile
me, it world he the
thought the splended in
work he is doing
that hard boiled Refublican
stronghold!
Tearfully and Scalefully jous
Mary Miller
December 11- in
[miller]
R.
R.
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December 9, 1933.
My dear Mary:
Because I am such an old friend I know you
will not mind my sending you my deep sympathy.
Until this telegram came I did not know that Adolph
had left you. After all these years I cannot help
but feel that his conduct has been cruel in the
extreme.
I have always felt that Adolph would plunge
into politics and the only consolation is that he
has been so eminently successful.
Affectionately yours,
Mrs. Adolph C. Miller,
2230 "8" Street,
Washington, D. C.
[miller]
PSF
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January 22, 1936.
My dear Adolphs-
This is, I need not tell you, a very
difficult personal letter for me to write because
of our own long friendship. It is because of that
and that only that I have hesitated thus long in
coming to a decision. Four of the members of the
Federal Reserve Board are sixty-seven years old
or more and the two oldest happen to be very old
friends. Naturally I would want to reappoint you
and Charlie Hamlin to the now Board.
However, the Board is a new one from
the ground up and on any active body of this kind
I have tried very hard for the last three years to
apply the usual rule relating to Judges of Federal
Courts, 1.0.0 the age limit of sixty. Even in the
case of other Federal Commissions, stc., I have
rarely exeseded that age limit by more than one or
two years. That is why I an constrained to follow
the rule.
I do not need to tell you how such
this hurts me personally but, frankly, I do not
see how I can be consistent and do otherwise than
put on the new Board people who are under sixty
years old.
Needless to say I appreciate and the
whole country appreciates your many years of
splendid service and if this were the only problem,
of course, my decision would be entirely different.
the
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I do hope that you and Mary will come in
and 860 us very soon because & thing like this ought
not and must not make any difference in our old
friendship.
As over yours,
Honorable Adolph C. Miller,
2230 8 Street,
Washington, D. C.
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PSF miller 100mgles
THE WHITE HOUSE
(Yen Curres 3-41)
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1941.
MEMORANDUM FOR
GENERAL WATSON:
The President said some time
he would like to have a talk with
Douglas Miller, who is the author of
"You Can't Do Business With Hitler".
Grace Tully
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 17, 1941.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
Have you ever seen Douglas
Miller, who wrote "You Can't Do Business
With Hitler"? They tell me he is a very
interesting talker and analyzes the situa-
tion much better than most of the lecturers
have B
who return from Germany. He was Commercial
Attache in Germany for twelve or fifteen
years.
This just in case some time you
would like to have a talk with him. No
one requested it.
G.G.T.
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for
3-42
3, February 1942 "M"
Present coastal defense at Ft. Pickens,
Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola Fla.
Quanity
Calibre
Personal criticism
Beach work OX.
16
.30
anti-airoraft-nil.
2
3" Anti-aircraft.
OK. insufficient
in quanity.
2
12" long range.
best they have, but
29,000 yd, max.
should be casemated
1902 A.D.
4
12" Mortars
should be replaced
1898 AD
with sub and anti-
aircraft weapons.
suggest they E0 on
on a good will tour
of S. A. and find
themselves a home.
(based on recent try-outs
4
155 M.M.
17,000 yds, Max.
I vus informed by
bought from French
Exec. Officer that
after world war 1
these were to be
mobile tractor
replaced with modern
6" gun for gun.
4
3" 12,000 yds. Max.
rapid fire, originally
Being modernized.
set un for protection
of mine field.
Tent by rack miller
ERM
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October 14, 1939
Dear Mr. Minnigerode:
Ever so many thanks for all the
trouble you have taken in regard to that old
portrait. I take it that without some identi-
fying data it will be impossible for any of us
to go much further; and that that being the
case, the portrait itself 18 not of much value.
I am trying for one more olue.
Mrs. Roosevelt's aunt, Mrs. Mortimer, will be
back very soon from Scotlend and it is just
possible that she may know something more
about it. Meanwhile, would you be good enough
to keep it for me for a short time?
Very sincerely yours,
Honorable C. Powell Minnigerode,
Director and Secretary,
The Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D. C.
fdr/tmb
Let. to the President from Mr. Minnigerode 10/13/39 re three-quarter
portrait of man sent by the President to the Gallery with the
request that the subject and painter be identified. Reports
on same enclosing copies of letter from John Walker, Chief
Curator of New National Gallery of Art; from Dr. W. R. Valentiner
reporting on same: Sent to Mrs. R. with accompanying memo.
The President wrote a letter to Mrs. David Gray on Nov 15, 1939 telling her
that Mr. Minnegerode had several experts look at the portrait and no one
knows who "the old boy 1s". Suggests "Tirsie" buy it from her or sell it
for whatever she can get for it.
See:Mrs. David Gray--Gen corres-Drawer 3-1939
PSF
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"m"
Belongs to the President
Claude Lorrain Painting rec'd from World's
Fair and sent to Mr. Minnegerode on November
14, 1939.