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Letter from Joseph Kerska to President Harry S. Truman
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Hune letter corp
888 York Street
San Francisco
California
December 10,1950
President Harry S. Truman
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear President Truman:
Nero is famous for fiddling while Rome burned. Mr. Truman please
do not become famous for fiddling with politics while the world burns.
Surely you must realize we are in deadly peril. You must forget
politics and petty animosities. You must appoint capable men, strong
men, who will measure up to these overwhelming responsibilities. Stop
favoring democrats. Purge the government of communits immediately. A
crisis such as we find ourselves in, due partly to the political
blunders of men in high places, calls for strong measure, new rules
and ethics.
You must, without another moments delay, declare a national
emergency, including total mobilization, price and wage controls.
We are not fighting to settle international difficulties. We
are fighting for our lives and our civilization.
Please consider me a dependable barometer of public opinion as
I speak not only for myself but for hundreds of friends, neighbors
and acquaintances. Public indignation is rising daily for our half
way measures and part-time mobilization.
And in closing, let me add that the wrath you kindled over a
music critics opinion should have been saved for world communism
which is trying to stop all of us from singing.
Sincerely,
Joseph W. Kerska