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Higgins File INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED CABLE ADDRESS "HIGGINS" New Orleans 19, U.S.A. IN REPLY REFER TO November 12, 1945. 633 Honorable Charles G. Ross Secretary To The President The White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Ross: Mr. Andrew J. Higgins has asked that I forward to you the enclosed "Background Of The Present Dispute Between Higgins Industries, Incorporated And The American Federation of Labor". Your perusal of this factual narra- tive is earnestly urged as the decision resulting from this series of events will have national repercussions, and it is hoped will result in action designed to return our nation to the Constitution and to the Democratic principle of free business enterprise. Very truly yours, HIGGINS INDUSTRIES, INC. Heart Stuart S. Hellman, SSH:A Director of Industrial Relations Encl: