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oortala hlo-lot0D07 beCw ., tb&.o Yia Ol>4 tbo !lop · ''• .trpahlo

po~ woo b,..,~ lll&coeto4. -.u ., -hlarl~ laoU.II:• I.Sbtnl

t -all roplio41 with --~· olaoo \o • aa.1111 lltr, -• allot b ..

se>od ,.. .... to l>oU..o - tllil poUo;r .... a-. auk tw a -

>mdarat~- tllo OtpN"-att.l op-._.. - Cet..l­

lhi o propoatoro\llt .,..,.__at"" creoto4 wit!> hlt ... .W .....WUt;r,

llo """ woo •-•• ~ to -ion tho -.pla, lrroMIIIll .. w_o tW

101 UD4orat-~ with ......., ,... Ill toot, at - ....., _.,.. boiJIC -c-at¥

001¢t - b)' - opot-,._1 ~ 117 • •iat daol& 111 - _... ..

liO>' 1o tblo nrl- hol>it et oo1t-4el.lal& Ull1t~ to t.lle .aoppot.illiC ~

ot Libort.l ..,. throM with ot..&tod toolllea Ill tl• n••teHnc to 1' ro

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ot the stork Cl\lb, t-reble - able e41t<>ro, pui>Uoino ,_

lood.,.o - othoro ot r .. l I.Jit~ !.A tlw Uwal --t ...,.. it

to tho !\Ill, CODMq-~, tor -plo, tile SGflAt objootbo !.A lrlll

,... cmlo~a~ but abloodUc~ uplalmd u b <iJII DO .... tllm ell, ~0

althousJ> oil hod bolD otroro4~ "-lot"' by Stetti.Allll - ilde11 at Talto,

tore y ooro hotcro, ODI "'&1D otroro4 1>7 ~!.A to stali.D """"tile lru

<lb p\lto tlxroatellod,

thio h hooauoo the footo ..ul •-ophen of ,..!At poU07

ml s.,.iot-Jaorioon rolat1o111 ... olap~ - -.. I.D - Tori<. It 11 -':(~Uo-~

only ......-.obloo - 1n - '.ho b\loi.Dooo ot poUtloo 11 ool'1'1o4 .., that

ODe Mer• ot .uoi m .... in the wl.D4 .. ta. ;Lz-'-..... OOIIrel'l&t.lOil .....

AD!ro• V1obilloky od m -rlAm tr•olliJII with h1a 011 tledSterr-•

C-..rci•don 'budDMs. !hie uae4 to be -~--~ et a 'b7l ax 4 1A the WbJ.te

Bo\loo in aoo .. n•lt'• lut .,.or, It •- at 1be oDd ot a toizo~ ohoortul

woi11Aco A. though 4oo141.Ar; at J.ut to ooJn a hotllaro- puolor

V1ob1.nolcy oud<\on~ I.Dquirod why tho thslto<l aatoo did- 1 t&IID Soatb

-rio a•, l!>o otartlo<l ,._rio& ropUo<l that wo did DOt .. ant Solltb -riu.

ootobUob our llpiro o .. r Cctral -rioa. lo&&in tb41 .UOOrillll protootod

that the oooupction wen or CoDtral Mlilrlea ... DOt pt.rt ot 0\11' po.,_U'

plon, 0 8\lt I cao uO\Irl y..,.• add Vlah1.Zlo~Q', u tboush ~-~ tho o~

pou1blo NUOZI t or thlo otr_. oolt-&1, ... ,.,._ WOilld ZO>t ~o

tho oUsJ>toot objoctloll•, 01» ... 1a&c1Do tho ~of U~al t~a who arp thot thoro b .., dltr_,.o bo-c - -ablp of 1be Palla&

Conal md tho J.,.1ot doolro tor tho -....11oo, It - !.A t hia o-..,.

took tho Vlohiaotic Tl.ow of nr Zl&t1oaa1 I.Atarooto,

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- u-It ~ t1zall;r bo .aw, wl U. oll tl'tlllaaoo, tholt tile

U.berol t-cmeoy t•...S. "11'-deluaioa 1o netJ;r -...~liT the oiz~~:ulor

l4berol attitlado tcw...S. 111e f..rlo011 C •hta ...... td~oU.ro.

n.. .,.... ot "red-b&ltllll:" 1o u ll&tlrol u lt 11 .S...IhleJ tor the

rut ..... will be W'.: l.Ddoe4 lf .thio -.y rwor l.Dd11]Goo 1D ..at'- ora of Ylolelleo IIIII IIIPI'I' .. AOII Ill Ubertleo OIIOh U - apericeod \IIIler

.\ttol'l>o;r G-rol Y.ittbo U Pallloro !be C r1eta Mro • ...tin rlpt to

l\ol4 0114 to ........ C:f n- tiW)' tboMeo But theft le oll tho 4ltt-DIIO

1D the - ld bnooec otMat.l:y "-t~ ~hat r:tOtt, mil. bd .... t~ ot

011 "--~: uoe•- of the c ......S.ot poo,l_Uall tb~ ..utlCIIWIC tbe w.-4

•c-=.ot,• -• oloeo to bolD« a brejllb ot otl.,.ttae. Tbere la, 1D

truth. 011 o:.-t ot a.bbla - Ill pneel nr:.-4 tor oo-t cll.poe • rn

- 1D Ullo Lt.'borol ottl~ tor...S. tlw C mt ota, *lob ac pra t-

"'-ldlt 110111GI'OO.IO reo11lta,

Oaio ... b wu a ~le epbe4a lD tho Ll.'borol Yeterco'

orgOIIloatlcm, tho .-rloc Votoora~~at ec.altlaeo. 0.. at tho t!.aaot upoata

at the AVC'• tine reoar4 hu 'bNII lto n~t ~&alD.t raalol ~loa.

:lot ~ •• .., oll.o!laUO poet rr- llarla III'Plle4 rw ..W.ollioll to tbe

160, A YlOlabt ...... ODNOtl, !.a wblob tlotl ..... pallllloi4, Tal- ..... ralaa4,

...... J.VC 1a.s.ro b,..le4 oll.rp1 ot -nltleria" at - -u.,_., Ia IPPO_._o,

the 11- wu *ot~ tho - poot, bol!lc ol],.Jior;ra, wu praotla!.Dc rM1ol

dlloria1Dat1011 a&&iDit llhltalo Bat the ""' real~ otlll"ta4 boaceo b 1.70 j le..s.r. oll a- 'bllt 4.-.4 DDt ~loll that the ol],.Dip'o paot- cle'"•

te4 by pll't;r-ll.nero, ...... foii'Otl tho MlW ta -...r-oot C mot

poDetrctlOta illta Ll.bOII'al or~""ho.tlOUt, rhe ot11r41' AVC will at 80111'10

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-u-ourrln ti>Jo _...,. oo .. Dtridt,", ht U.o 14-ol -••t u a

wholo wtll uror u - 14-olo oo&1- to ,t ........ ,. llloob'

peouu ... -bbl•• Iatollll•ut 1111~ llbout ,..,J.cl attab'o 1a_s..

pooolblo, oo ~ u ..., "'ollotio Liberal .... ,_t ot ._ -n

lol>d tho 8o>rlot poo!ti- la l.Mtllltl;t halted b7 a oharp ,...4 rr. "1ho

Duly Worir:n•, or a blut that Wo lo ._ U... ot ColoMl ..,_. L

HoCol"ldok (oa all..o-tul preoar1pt10D, oltbo\ICh tha ftoCoaiolo-P.-ooa

prou 11 o.laoot u T.,.u.,.... tha "Vorrr:or" 111 4o01'71111; ru. 41oll.ac• with

the ~wleta.)

ID troth •lt-~udc, prootlood for all the f""'Pi.llc

rouou, h at tho T&ry lle...t of tbo trt~oclf of .uoarlo011 LiboraU- a.

oam>ot bolp but woador wMthor thh oolt-lua1., woul4 -· b- pr-100<1

l.t Rooo"olt, .no""" both a r;i'on loodarf lol>d a'"'"' roaUot, ~pt hi • U.:e ll.lll! health. bre 11 • cood deal .r w14eDOe that he •IN14 -

b•• p.....tttod tt, DuriJ1c blo lut 71ar, tor -11, • -.,•lt lot tho•

olooo to b1a - thot Ida •-••1om to tile blot VZI1oa waro a •--'•

ot hla trJ.enda, ~d ••n at.te4 that f"1.rmaea• would b.•• been C.n a\llllb

urlior b7 --•lt thll> by 1718111. 111111 ho otUl UTod0 - ... u wu

tollOirl.Jlr; a PoUab poU07 wb1ob plalnl;r toroab~ a oh~ 11> \ail ""'­

t1on. 1irm»ll . in ahor't WU OZIIl u:pMt ot IOOM'f'llt 'I po.tw .. pl-.

.t.Dotho.r "N 1Di1o&tM by hi. 0-0DI't. , .trODC luiatmM OD th1e eo'olllt.J7tl

roopoo.db1Uty to 1111 ito great woal\h to robu114 tho d.rutatod orou

oDd aulot tM b'"*"'ll'<l -ioDo, still 1111othar ,. .. r .. oalod 11> tho dcD1t1.o

"""" be attaobo4 to tho VZ11to4 lo&iom ,

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Roo-olt; tlallT \IDO!erotoo4 tbot both 0~ oa4 luuia

- ro ruth~u pollee ototeo , but boU .. o4 you eou.l.cl do buoiMio ritll

~ul&, wboro :fO\l 00\lltl DGt with Oorsazl;(, boo .. oo t be 'baolo •-•pt ot

Dul• wu borborlo, whl lo tho baolo -•pt ot ~l.otl• 1o tho pwpooo

to lolprno tbo lot ot all •Do But loo-olt oloo lmow, 0114 oo441 wbet

tl>o Liborolo do DGt lmOir) tbet appo- 1o alloqo WI'OJIC1 1D wha-or

OODDOotioD, oimo i t olwqo .. .,tu&llT rooulto 1D a o1tul<t1oa .., ... 7011

aust ti&bt or ll:ml4l<~ \IDOier to...,.or, Do !mow, ODd ooid , tllot ••• wore

•ort• 4 DOt by wooli:Dooa - ...,.Uiotioa, b'* by tlNloou ...s nroactJa.

AD! ho -. - poi.Dto4 o'*, tho n t al s.t>ort to tbio oo-ry ot tho

world powor rolol.loDObip, llou14 tbb, a011, who 184 tho Ullito4 3tatoo l..oto

tho DOOt to .... lblo WOI" iD hiotory tO pr .. oat tllo claiD&tiOD Of Aropo ODd

Aoi& by two-·· bwo bee OCIIpl-Dt bet- tho poulb1U1l' tllot -

It 1o .... lou to - ulate OD what tho 4et&ilo of - .. olt'o

poUoy aig)lt ... .,. bee tocl"'Y, bow .. or oloorlT - aq f M l - uoclor­

etOIIdo bio su!di.Jic priDoiploo. ltort t bere 1o a flDO loo-olU• PlDl to

tho poU~ oohioh, it h - · SMI'ftlry ot 3t.ooto J - r. _...,.,would , ~ 'b'f Cert1!!.!:! • .,.~ ..tr.• p4.,J,c. •

,_ Y!f! to purouo , it ho oould,... ciYOD tho tools tor tho job)---li -

11llll4 OD oolmd -hoi' it;-, thio poUoy b u tollowo o

1. .U~ ouppol't tor tho tlllitocl llotlouo, u a working

world orgollioot.iOD oopoblo of pr.,.lcliD€ prootioal oolutioao ot ooorld

probl••• lh~ laplbo -..a1ned rojoot1oD of tho SGY1ot '1'1-, tbot 1Jll

1o Uttlo bottol' - a blrOIU tor I'O&irtoriDf; tho raro ocn••• ot tbe

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41J'ntlo11, !hio io p~d both to ,_, tho hl-o tllfta fit a -·

otaoio wor, ODd to ~· i.ato tbe 01 tho olAuolto ot -•relcat7 whiM it

11\llt o.oq\lire to r-t1011 ao a po-z& wor 1d .. ,111111aat1011.

S, P1..-u 1a all 4oall.llt;o w1th tbe Scwiot U~ 1a .,._

to halt tllo preoooo ot SOI'lot u:p-1 ....

4, lho broodoot ottri ot roUot mel ,...-,.,,.,u..., all .,.,,.

tho wm-14, !hio botll .. ..,. .. hiiUII1torh11 Ollllo, Ul4 ......,,, tho oo...U.t1o111

whioh - uwalq toapt tho -1oto to 111pulal1ot ·--·· rlll1l>o "'"'""fi,• ~~" io'iJri"" 0114 p.,.orl)', to\lll&lia 1114 oo.....Uo oh- .... a. poUthal 1

tilled 1n om wf\1, it will ho tUlo4 1n -.,,., ....-t fit,. .. , ""' 41opbir

ot -rlom tinu>oao 0011 pora-J¥ halt tbe lovloto' - uroh, 10

lol1t; oo o...Uti""" .... oeyw~~ .... .-ituto u opoA lm1toll:1011 to tho IIMtore

ot tho tr.-1111. lkr 1o it _..p to ottor a tow b1llla111 1n 1eolla to

Mlootod soo4 riob, .l.ftor tho lDIDalouloblo ooot ot tho -· t hat 1o a

wlllf ot oariJoc a poDII;T to loM a po-. ~ .,.t bo -h J.arcor ~.

,..,.. JDUot bo tor_., ,....,...... roUot, ADd 11>.,.. aut ho .._, _., pro-

v- Uko tllo tqtu Da, wldoh would si.Yo 100 aUIJ,OD ~~Woo• ~iDe

Uko a 4o0011t Uto, or tho Jor4u V ol~Aft Author it)', whioh w0111d OD4 the

ool1tUot bo1>teG Jow IDd Al'lh 117 pr....t41Joc plct)' t<r - both,

lho plrpooo ot tho pi"O&J'& u a • •lo h 110t to r1* ...,. with

tho lovlot lh>lOD~ but to r-• tho d~~~&or or war, 117 orocU.ac a -14 1n

whioh tho U111to4 st.aoo ...t tho Sew lot 11111011 0011 liTo ot po- t.ac.t.her

without tho torrlblo lllltual 11Upio10D, tho 4oopol11.ac di.Y111• b-e

a..,ooia c4 tho Woot, whiob - -" all cnr rolat!ou, c.atroz&o4 w1th ,,.~~,

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-u-a prop-a, tbo ..- le..Sero ot tbo ScwS.t rtat. ..,..14 IDI ... otaDII

~11" 1l>al>iUty to oaopeto , ODd wou14 dnolop o.- poU-r ot propoeoo

by l.aterntJ. &wel-t, on4 .. ul portll_.ahip 1n tho Utdte4 lllt.l.oMo

ADd thuo, ... mtuall,y, tiM woul4 .....,.. ouap1oicm oad 4tr111oat .....

r-.o.u. _,.owld ~c. Q,~,.&d a )'- lo.t'; tbe trop4;r ot .uooriou L1b.,al1• IUV ... u be the tr~

or tbo Onito4 stlltoo, tl>r o. 'feJ":f oliaplo rou.... 'lbo t-ceiae lo &

11s.m- FOV•• u o:i1;!J ho»>ot h1&l> otrlolo.l ot tbe sto.to ~

will trool,y o4111t, ADd it h oo-iall;c a L1bor&l PI'!P"- -rh•

bouor'fativoo will DOt 1noS.t upoll .-rs.m uoept&oo ot ouoh !nap

rooponoib iUtioo. You do DOt boat tbe 4rla tflf' Toactoo D-. aD4 1111'4111

Valley Aubllorltloo, 1t you horo ~ j\llt r-ile4 JOUP••lt to -

TVA. It 11 thorotoro tbo L1bor&lo .... allot opook out, But aatio• rarol,y

o.ot rr- ~. huaonitcria aottroo. n.. -1ola people, noplolou

"""' ol' tbo llz"lt.11h lom, will -ar oboul4&P r_. p-ootar roopoulb1Ut 1oo

=lou thoy _.. oODrU..O<I that tho &ltonattroo oro doep}T d.,&•roua to

th-. 1\lat opooial •-1otioa ot ov 4-er ou cml,y bo •-•pel b)' _,

who have tooo4 up ro&llotio&l}T to tho -- ot tho ~01'1ot-.la0ri- -

potitlon. Tbo Llbor&lo h•• DOt ~ the p~, IDl thllo tho L1bor&lo,

who a\Ut apeC out, omuot 811n'J oo~~Y1ot1on. 1'bo whole nat1011 1a ..Upe-.4,

u lt woro, by tho L1bor&l tr01;.q..

Thill: b 0110 oldo ot tho -ol. rho otbor oldo, .., wl>ion -

•If rood the futuro ot £or1o"" CC>UOO"Y&1oa, la 110 leoo 41oo-"'lllc• ror

tho ottraotlon ot tho oztre.loto t or tbo -oratoo 1o j uot u 1~ •

tho poUtloal Pl#>t u oD tbo poUt1oo.l .lett, .l.lroq - h .. re -. on4

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-u-..,.. coed .-.r1 .. 11 'INrcl>er• t alld.zlc t t.. polaCiliOu drtrel ot ctS..a.ltl-.

AU.IIil¥ om beU'I _.. IID4 -• <liua .. l- or the Labar --Dt ll)' t­erq 1'9UCIII.Iba .. II, .C.o - ~ the lo,za..ooua;;• ot ColaMl McC.wiok 11114

Rt~P"eontathe Jobn aadl:in. :bAt 11 .tracer ,tul, oza abo !were, a..

ADd DOI'o o.rten, the lbeolute holaUolll• or 11\e Pe.tter1~wwiok P,.. .. ,

lhat do .. it um, ocailli; fr'ca tho1o 1:1011 who om hU'dl,y enjoy a Scrriet

t rl\lli)ht 01111 ocnot •oW the 1\Uiplolon thllt. 1t s.pu .. ellbeoMol0118 .aoept•

IODOI or tlw V11hjwlr1 U1 au.l.1a11, Zd a Tillll'&l llltioipatloll ot &II llltS,..

aate 4~&1 with Y.o-, llllder whioh oech or tbe two CJ")at ~· will 44>.,1_

ate iii .,..a, and reel- to 1111l•od depeJ:Iden4t all other, wealclr peopae

wlthiD 11:1 iaperlal Q)l>are, lllo14eatall,y, 111 alMit e1pe11 SW1tat1oa to

Fllheq euob a deal wN t brCllfJI out oaaq the other dq, by GeMral

Galokt10111:W, alUt ary -•ntatcr or •Pr•cla. •

Lot DO ,...ri1111 Llboral clooo!ro hlllla<Jlt, I '!: 11 DOt tho lett

whioh will saill •troDGth 1t the uroh or ;«bt il:lporialla. 11 DOt halte4,

It 11 DOt the 1.1'berall who will ~~~~ a.oqutre tollow,re, tr they oolll:tmao

t o Jlllbllllh to all m d •IIDI!.Z"'J the ntet ot t bolr 10U-d&lulon, ln tbo

IP- or terror whioh will aioae t hil coiiii'!:Z')', tr- ..U:.11 om ~ wl~

tho 1111cla11 oenaati on or cmdrote..ut, i t 1a tho rJOit - the Y&ry ezt,_

~·PI ""'- · ··~ ri!;bt - llhioh 1e ... t lib]¥ to ll a 11 , U that ts- wer -•· 1t

will 'bo N 4eteetlbla to hOAOat C011110nat1ne u to ~at Ltberw. A

trleall -11 eaW t o llel')' liallaoe, attor 0111 or bla pre-J «let •P-Mh••

• 11elll')', hu 1t our ooourrod to )'Oil t hat 10"'" ttllclq; a 'bit; rllkt Tou'ro

talld.1111: the lU~gU~e or Ch•'berlaill lllll ~ 1a011, If' you'" WJ'On.'!: llbollt Scwlet

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i!l~nUcau, wou't you 8Dd. your rr1..xle do to .. rlem Ll'be.raU• ..bit

Chcbuh1D eD! :liaon 414 to tho Br 1t1ah COG•n.tlt"e party'" v.,.,

brtetl)', the c e o bla putt .

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108 C Street,N, W

Wuhlng1on I, D .C.

JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP

Ot&r Cou~1n Ele-snor,

December 17

B to t e anever1~ your let~tr, I have thourht a len tl~e. vov~rln~ be~e•n t he 1=puloe olnplr to ~pcloe:H•, ~n~ my vleh to explain oy pca1tlon to you . • thln I h•~ b~tt r do th• l atter.

Aa a publl e peraonslity, I cons i der that gl liott baa no exiot ence independent of yourself and hla rather . Th~ llttacko on him in the o ld dl\ye ~<e re really nttaol<a through hi !'I on you on<! the Preai den t . 1 tol t onl y acorn r ot· hi a n t­taok•ra , an~ I e tlll do .

The present t~~ 1tuet1on i s , ho•evo. r , enti rely ~ trr·r~nt . As I see 1t , £111ott 1a us1n~ n1a clote relatlon­t~ip to the Presl•en t to oonre r eutnenti c 1ty upon a thoroughly ~An~•rvu t nnd unpltaaant k1n4 ot at tack on hie fa ther'• m@=ory . I n thl t caee he 1a , 1n tact , th~ attacker. I beb~n ~ work aa a political observer without either deep bel le! or etronu tee­l tnr . AXCPpt the reelln eo co~on &Qon~ people educated aa we h~v• b••n , that politico i o a dirty busineoo and that the p~ople • r t o OPt 0 ~ booba , By elo~ .Cagea (and to t hp ~o.y Of oy death I shall r ••l guilty that they were ao slow) , the Prealdent ' e etxAti'IPl411t 1nruaee a certain aae-anln~ and aer1ouanee& i nto my wo t·k. I h'•• a sense or peraonnl r,ro tltude t o hl"' w.,i ch 1 shall nev r l on~ , An~ hla mPoory meant a grea t deal to me--- a a l t does to ~cny ~lllion o or other American• . Cons equently , wha t ~lllott hOI Aon~ fills c e with 1n ~xpreaa1blP d1ataate.

As to Ellio tt ' a -..ook , lQ1 v1t'lli or lt l a very P1·,-ol,. . I n•v r knfl'w th~ Prealdent 1nt1cately 1 'c'l.lt I knev hl~:~ ~ tll •nough to u~erat$n4 hov he talke~ when he ~•• at ease. I h•v• no doub t that he oaid aoat or the th1ngo ~lllo t t at t~i­but•o to hlo, although there are ao~e which I find dll!iculty in oredlt ln i , On th~ other hand , I am even more certai n t ha t Ell iott ' • total pi cture o r the Presiden t i a crudel y and ahocl<­i n• ly dlo tor ted. I reel th1o certainty ro,. t wo reaaona .

Fl rot , the book oakes a rool ot ~n• Preeldent , nnd glv•a an air or ouparrio1nl1ty , vanity and oheapneea t o hia . .,hol~ ~eat acbl.tv.- ment . I Mve very few lllualonfl , but onto b•l1et I eo no t prep&rrd to abandon i e my belief tnat the Preoi­dent va1 a genui nely great ~an , human withal, bu t poaaeaaln! tru~ protundlty an~ largenaeo or op1r1t . No d1otorted aelte­tiono tro2 hlo private talk , howev<r •~oothly covered with the

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vnrn1•h or A ellc~ ?ar~Y~llne ln~orp. etat1on, 1• ~ol~ to take ~ b~li~r away froc m• . 8econd, my brother and I, bein& out­regtd bv th~ book , dlj ao~e rather oarerul research into the f actA pr~e•nte~ by Elliot~ and hlt deduotion• therefroc. Both t"t• o•n tth.D vorJted cloeely "11th till f reald ent , and the parte or th• eot~al ~ 1plo~atlc record "h1oh ve were perQlt~ed to 1nepect, !l•tly give the l le to tlliott1 e pooi tlon , although not perhapo to hla r eportin~ or thl• or th4t eorap or the Pree1dent•a con­v ~rwetlon / FU~therQOre, certain ep1~o4ee ln tte book have b een e-roooly eurepoc t•d by ~be unar.i:oue tuti'llOny or ev• ryone else .. ho vae ">l'!ttent . You m.l dht aek Elliott, to:• e xampl e, to tell you the un•dorned story or hle t al k ~1~h ~tolin a~ Tehran. Ir publl &h•~ l n parallel column• wlth the deecr1pt1on or the same ~v,nt 1n thP book, 1t 'ifOul" not be c reditable ~o Elliot\..

hy brother. and I we re 4o ter m.lned to spread on the r~cord t hP exeeed1n~ly damo~1ng t ao t l we had uncovere~ rcout th~ book , unt il I lear, <d thAt 1t ·•ould distress you 1t we dl ~ eo. I o·.,e yov. much ale >, ae we all do ; and Stew and I concl uded that we had best keep al len~ . and hope that ~ll1ott ~oul~ not do it Again. I reared the hope uould be disappointed "' ~oon aa !~heard he wna &ol no to koeoow. 1 need not co~~ent upon vh• t he d i d t here; except to aay t hat 1 very carefull y ch•ck~~ the whole story, and ao or toe oplnlon t~at the ~er­f 1on prin t•~ here under- r atber than over- painted tne enormity or !ll1ott1 o behavior. The chtu·aoter ot hls 4enlals (wnicb were not dental s) conv~Loed ae that no ;ood pur~~Be vould be oerved by valtln£ to t alk to l ll1ott . Moreover, 1! tee lnc1-i~nt wao ~o ce u sefully dealt wlth , lt had to be deal~ with 1m­ne~1«t~ly . Aeco rdln: ly , I wrote th, column whl cn so dlaturb&d you . ~y purpose , let &e rep at , wae not to r~ve a shot 8t Ellio t\. , who 1 & r.:zuch too ea ey a mark , but to det£:nd t he ce .1ory or f'hout th• only mon ror whoae me·:ory I t ruly care.

Let ~• ad4 one more word . 1 hbve known Ell i­ott ~o• t or my 11re, and have alwny e liked hl Q. I do no t do111>t hle a1nc~rlty . InstMd, I euepeo t that he hns very poor Ju~sm~n t, and perha?~ because he waa An unhnppy boy , 16 now a m~n u~uaually open t o beln ~ used by unaorupulou a people w~o ere r ~edy to tlat :er hl m. Paul Porter once remarked to me about thnt ~l eerebl e ~usineas or t he loan and the radio e ta t lons , t hdt 1r vou , tud t ~d tht record you round that others were now 1nroooeooion or on exttem• ly profitable radio cha~n . while Elliot t got out or lt only bla 40i an~ a quantity or ,ublio oblo"luy . I II BBUiile that :te 11 be1~ 1Jit4 t.Od&y ln t~~e sa=.e way , but bJ ~nother type o: peraon; and vna t 1 have learned or the h1otorw of tb• ~8nuaerlpt 01 hl o book a tro~ly conf1r~o that r oau~ptlon . But vhlle bad judgaent in privata aattera can be r t a"1 ly conGone-4 , lt e ee:ae to :ae &laoet untor·g1vable when 1t ••..&~··~?IF nwa beara auoh publlc trult aa the ~ook and the Koocov tri p . Ir you are _o1~ to beha•e llke a public aan , •• Elliott 1a now doing , you ~uat be prepare~ t o take the oonae-

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1utno•a. I can asaurt you , of oy own 1<novlec!3e, thnt "any re­v1 •>•"r~ 8nd eom 1enta~ora e1 t h£r wrote aoftly or the boot. or " 1' no t .rr1 t o ot all tor thP sa"~ reaeon that led roe ~o tht 011 Pwoy " Y ~sta- - - r taptot an<l affection to.· you . 9ut it ie too 'uoh to a•k thPt Elliott ahoul<l b~ sheltered ln th1e uanner

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I "'' ..,oat ._.atetul ~o you tor •n·Hin~ to ~· . i' only b•csus e i~ gsvt ~e toe op,ortunity to ben4 you th1R co'llplf' tnl ~ f r!U'.k e7plontlt1on o!' ~ viewpoin t c.n .:JOtlv"•· B~l1•v• ne , what ~h tresaea "'e .,oot ~bout the whole bua1neas , s t h• r-et t hat 1t hn~ 11otressed you . 8ut what would. you he ve "~" ~o ? Keep e11Pnt , pretend that all 1 e ~ell , while the nan "ho ~/IVA 'llt~~nl n!: to ey whole workln~ lHe (insofar· ao 1t hos nny) 1• tur n•d 1nto u lau:hln~ stock ond a cheap lay f i gure of ;>~Op.1£Mda t

~~ l•tter la ~lready too lon~ , but I oanro- cln•• 1t ~1thout txpreeg1n~ th• hope ;nat you <111 at l ~~•t bP convlnced or tnP hon~ety o. ~y 1ntEntlona. Perhnpn 1 ·-•no ••r ttlr , a l t houc h I ct1ll do not think so . I t unfa1rnese there ••nn , I con only £ny 1 t was com .it • ed in the heat ot 1ntrn1e 1r.<l1g nat1on. .lhttt~ver hnp~eno , nothinG will chun.:e "'Y f~~l1n about •o~ .

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Dear Joe:

I am quite horrified by the piece which you wrote about Elliott . I assure you that I can corroborate the actual things which he said in his book, and so can a good many other people because they were told many times. He may have misinterpreted but that is a matter of opinion .

As to the experience in Moscow I think it would have been more sporting to wait until you had a chance to inquire from Elliott as to what happened and what had not happened.

You are entirely wrong in thinking that a tele-gram was sent by the family in the way that you suggest. Franklin, junior, must have told you that I sent a cable, but not for the reason that you attribute to me, but because I wished Elliott to know that he was being quoted and that probably the Repub-licans were going to bait him on everything that an inconspicuous person could say without any notice being taken of it . My cable could not have reached Elliott before he made his first and second statements, and you attribute the latter to the receipt of my cable, which was not sent until after his two statements appeared in the papers.

You may or may not think that Elliott is an admirable person . I happen to know that he has ideals and that he is doing what he is today from an idealistic feeling about his Father and his Father's policies. He is not a communist, but he is trying to be fair and to carry out the friendly spirit that he feels his Father had. I think we will get further that way, and those of us who are put in the position where we have to come in contact head on because of the subject matter, still try in every way pos­sible to show that we are not unfriendly to the people themselves. I would have you read the end of my speech to Hr. Vishinsky .

I am old and it makes no difference to me what any body says or thinks, either in praise or in blame, but when you are young, if people are unfair , I think it does make a difference and I think you should have waited before condemning Elliott for

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his side of the story. I know Ambassador Smith was not in Mos6ow, so he sent no message, but I am also aware that someone else did. Things in in cold print are often very different from the spoken word, which you kno~ as well as I do.

I have often differed with my children . I have always tried to recognize their motives which lay be hind wha t they said or did, that is something that we owe to those whom we love. I make no comparison be tween any of my children - that have different qualities and different abilities, but I do not think that Elliott is dishonest. I think he is quite conscious of the mistakes which he has made in life. As you grow older, you will realize that there are always two sides to every story and that sometimes people sin, but they rarely sin alone.

I ha ve rarely been more indignant than I was on r e aing the beginning of your column. I am d e voted to you, and for that reason, I feel that I must tell you truthfully how I feel about your not waiting to write until Elliott was back 1n the country and you could talk to him or he could at lea st answer you. Writing for money is no sin, which you well know, only dishonest writing is a s1n

Affectionately,

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-Dear Joe :

I a.11 qulte horrltled by the plec"e you ..rote e'bout c."ll lott.

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AI& to tht e.x~rlt'nco 1'n lloeeow, I think l t ,-oul d ho ve l>fli,.n

mot•t: £poi'tlng to 'f1t\1 t unt.s.l you ho.c1 a chance to l nqulJ• e rro&n

~lH.ott ae to whllt hn.d hopnlllln,r\ a nd t;hat hAd not ho.ppened .

You -nre ent irely wront l n th1nklng that a tel,groo wPa •~nt Prankl ln w !t hov,. told

you t l':o t I sent a C~"ble , but not tor the rea6on thrt you attribu te

to me but beeaut e I w1t~4 Eli lot t to k:n017 t h.ct he "'" ~ b~ll\f> quo t fl'4

end t-..,.. t prob··bly the Kt'pu'bllcana were golng to bait hia on everr­

th1~ that an 1nconfp1o~oue peraon oould ear ~thout any not1co .

it2lit sa•t• z ~Y onble could not have reached ~1A8~~j.:S;t•i~~- i• ~ ... ~ .... ..._

QO~e h!s. flret~eaentS~~ you attr1butei\aa~>o-&o-:t'ee-ab'tdtd''ll--<o0.FF-:~01'"

c~J et~ wa a rot eent until aft e-r h l a ~ atatem~ntS o.ppt-Arfl4

ln t~e papers .

You awy Ol' m.ny not think t ho.t Ell iott 11 an tLdcn1rabl t'l p~reon .

I ht1p9en to know thf!t hfl hoa l deell and. t hfl t he l s doln~ • •*at ht' 11

~ today from an l deall l tlc fettllng abo'Gt his FtLthe r "'"'' hla

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headon b ecause or Ute subJect ••tter, at11~ try 1n every •143 poa­

llble to show t hat we ar not unfriendly to t he proplt- th• .aelvfe ..

-t!'i I \"'Uln hAve you rf't•d th~ end or cry ept~ech to Ur. Y11h1ntk ·-

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I ""' old .. n~ 1t mol<~s no dift•rence to I!IP 11lv>t o.nyhP"'Y s•ye

Ol' think• , •1 th~r 111 pra.le• or in bllll'te, but >'hen ··ou ere yCtng

1! p•opl• ~ro unr~lr, I thlnk it doea mak• a d ltferenc •nd I think

- Y'>U 'eror~ co~O~ntl11'11_ Ell1ot:}ehoul d hav" vaatlt'j.ror hls etle

or th• • tory . I !:nO" klbaaaador Sm1th wae not 1n l:oe cow, so he ......_ e,.nt no iteiPt•~e but I nm ttlP? a..-ore thDt eOme onn dtd. 'l"hlngs

1n col~ prin~ ere o:ten very dl!ftrent rroa the epohen ~ord, ~hlch

you know a• ' ell •• I do .

1. lw vo often ~1rrere~ t~lth my o•m children . I h~ve always

tr1orl to •·•eut.nlte t he lr motl ven. n b vthloh l oy behlm' .::.at they

an i~ ot· -' 1c1 , t 'w t 1& so:nethlnb thRt wo O'r.'O to those ~ ¥"hoc v;e ~· I ronke no cornp:wl•on between 8ny or oy ohtldren, ldhlt~z1'1llt - t tey

h~ve d ifferent ~un1it1es end

tlv t Elliott le ~ hones t .

dift•rent abill t i ea but I do not t~ink

I think he ia quite conscious or the

llte.~ llubu ke you gow old er

you 111 r~ollt• th•t tX~re are a l war• two aidea to every story ~-

•n<' t "<' t •o,J• tlllles people sin bu,t J17 r Arely sin •1t'>o>Jl ~!it

'bl..#~olo! bt t nc et't:Jally ch. PP.d 'by eeMt.Cito ~leo .

I h· vP ret·ely b,.rn ~:~ore 1nd1gnnnt tho.,_ I wa.P on r "nt:ing

t "·• betlnnin or yotll' coluron . I em devote~ Jo you ..nd tor t hA t

r et· ton I r~•·l th t I must t ell you tru~hfully how I f ei>l nbout

your not.. \'a1t.1nt,: to rrlte until &111ott wtt• bfl!ek ln the country .. _

· n· you coul •l ~ lk ~0 'li J:< ()1.. L. ~ ~r-~. fn ~ ~,urec. ~ r Gut~ n.-pN~ ~~4/Q~

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JOSE PH AND STEWART ALSOP

743 Munsey Bui lding

W11shington 4 . D. C.

Dear Coualn lleanor1

28th Aprll, 1946

Telephone

National 9261

Herewlth I 18nd you tb article about whlch I \old :rou on the telephone. I" do 10 for two reaeone. flret 1 I ehall be deepl:r lntereehd ln :rour oplnlon 1 becauee with perhapa le11 patience and cood temper than :rou, I thlnk alone prechel7 the aa~~e llne that :rou do. Second, u :rou wlll eee, the Prealden\ flcure• ratur larpl:r ln the arUcle, and I ahould hate to feel that I had lliarepreaenhd hla, either b;r alna of oalaelon or co .. leelon.

The article ihelf aq be riclat or wronc --I \hlnk, on tae whole, that it etatea the caae clearl:r, but f or reuone of apace la incoi!pleh. (I could onl7 •Ice -:r one point, and had to leave out certain quallf7inc pointe wh l ca I ahould han lllred to aalce abo, ln order to round out the picture.) One thine aee111 certain to ... howeYer; the aubject of the article ia of Yital i~oriance, to tbe world, to the countr:r and indeed, to :rou and • aa indlYlduala.

I cannot tell :rou how mah I look fontard to takinc ;rou to dlnner on Sundq week. I ahall be there at 7115 ln rq beet bib and tucker. l1· W111 be wonderful to eee :rou acaln .

Mr1 . franklin D. RooaeYelt, 29 Waahlncton Square Weat, Apartment 15, NIW YORK C l'l'f .

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Dear Joe:

I am quite ho~ri,fied _by< tilt piece. which YOIJ. wi:pte about Elliott, I assure you ~hit '.1' cill' c6l:rob.oi!li'te<;'· . the actual things which he said in hia book, ' and so can a good many other people because they: were told many .times. He may have · mi.al-nter pteted but ·· that is a matter ·of opinion. :

As to the experience in Moacow , l think it woaid'- ha';li been more sport.ing to '!,.it 'until •you hl>d a. :Chance" to inquire from Elliott as to wha't' happened · ·, and what had not happened.

You ate entirely wrong hi thinkibg that a tele­gram was sent by the family in the way that you suggest . Frank l in, · junior, must have told you that 1 seJ.It a cable, but not for the reason that you a~tribute to me, but because I wished Bl'liott to kno" th,at he was being quoted · and ~ha,t p~obabl)'. the. Rep_ub-:, l icans were go~ng to . bait him -on everything that an inconspicuous -person CQUld say withoUt any not i ce being taken of it. My cable could not bave reached Elliott before he made Ilia fita't and second statements, and you attr-ibute the 'latter to the receipt of my cable, which wAs not sent un·ttl" after t

h.is two statements appeared in the pap~r·a.

You may or may not think that Elliott is an admirable person. I happen to know --that be .haa-1deala lind -;-­that he is doing what he is today f rom an idealistic feel i ng about his Father and his Pathez'a policies; He is not a communist, but he is trying to be fair and to car r y out the friendly spi_rit that he feels his Father had. I think we will get fUrther that way, and those of us who are put in the position where we have t o come in contact head on because of t he subject matter, still. try in every way . pll&• sib l e to show that we are ·noi: unfriendly to the people t hemselves. I would have you tead tha end ' of my speech to Mr. Vishinsky.

I am old and it makes no difference, to me what any body says or thinks, .either in pralae or i.n bla11e , but when you are young, if p_eople are unfair, I think it does make a di.fff!rence and I . think~ you should have waited before · conde11ning Bllilltt .fo~

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his side of the s tory. I know Ambassador Smith was not in Moscow, so he sent no message, but I am also aware that someone else did. Things in in cold print are otten very different from the spoken word, which you know as well as I do.

I have often differed with my children. I have • always tr i ed to 'recognize their motives which lay behind what they said or did, that is something that we owe to those whom· we love. I make no comparison between any of my children - that have different qualities and different abilities , but I do not think that Elliott is dishonest. I think he is quite conscious of the mistakes which he has made in life. As you grow older, you will realize · that there are always two sides to every story and that sometimes people sin, but .they rarely sin alone .

I have rarely been more indignant than I was on reaing the tieginn ing of YPUf column.· l am devoted to you , and for .tha t-3 reason~ I feel that

> • ,-1 must tell you t ruthfu_lly how I feel about ¥,OUr not waiting to write until Elliott was backctn~ the country and you could talk to him or he could at l east answer you . · Writ i ng for money i s no sin, which you well know, on@y dishonest writing i s a sin

Affectionately, ..

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1 "" quite borr1t1td b7 tht puall rou wrow .toou' II.Uen.

I oceu>•e you(!Lae •hu;jtbt "•" ·o; VtL ~~:::•=~= -+.a '! , ~ the 1d•u ~r~l'hf. ~ather'• .advioereftt~....., OOM'O\tre\e V*";,.i \

... ~~and 1 ae tual th l ngs •hto h he eaid/.., o.n a flOOd e.nr otlwr peoplt lleoauoe

they were told Slle ~~ttn)' tlae~~ lew J 111111 ...,. Mtn pea t:twa c!;t-11 Hi OtiClj ~Ut ?ft" c•n opt MJ tba' •Ill) Wife DOt •al••

liB to the exper1enee fn Moeoow, I think it woul4 be." been .

" more opor t1ng to -.a1 t until you ho4 • ohAnoe to inquire rro•

•111ot t ae to what had hapnoned an4 what ~d not ~ppenedo

You ' ere ent lrel y wron£ l n th1nk1ns thAt a telegr .. • • • eent

by the te~:>Uy in th• •ar you ousgeot . . l'ranlt11n oo.C hue told

you th~t I sent a cable, but not tor the re•eon that you attribute

to me but becauee I w1ohed El i l ott to know that he • • • bolfti quoted and t"''p~t probttbly the Republ1ca.ne wert going to' bait 1\im on e•ery-

' thine that en l nconep1puoue person ooul4 I&)' Without &n7 not1oe.

ltilltnaklu 1l,y Cable could not han ru,qhtd~ jll~!t ~tore lie d ~ . ~· ·r~·--=d· his. flre.t~et~tementJ~ JOU att:rlbute~a•~ L .,

.1.4... ~ :1. • et>1>l,e, ~ l.t wao rot oont untU athr hJ.e - •'-toMnlt-ed 1n the papera.

You ""Y Ol' 1nny not think that l:ll1ott io .n adelr,blo pereon.

I h•ppen to know that be bee 1doale end that he 11· 4oinc w~t be II

~ todq tro;a an 1doal1ot1e h ellnS oboU Ilia '•"'-r &114 hie

rathrr'e pol1o1ee .

be h lr and to earrr out the fl'ii..U, eplrlt "'-' he t .. le Ida

F~ther had. ~ t li lnk we will. pt t'larther t h.&t war, ad ..... et ue who lll'O put in the poolt~on ""-" we h.&Ye to'- ill .. .... he•don becauee ot the

oil>le to ohow t hat n ar•

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I am old and 1t malta• no 41ttereaoe to • what IU!IbP47 1.,1

th inks, ei ther in' pra1ee or 1D -la8e, but wben you Ire,._. . ' 1t peopl e a re un!a1r , I ~b1nl< it WI •ke a 411'fii'IIIO 11114 I Will

-n...e you ~efore condeaU ng £lliot~eboul4 ~Ye nJ..tel').:r.r'\se 1141

of t he a~ory . I ktlow AIJbMae4or .. UII waa DOt 1n lloa-, eo Ill . ...... oent no mesaage but I u allo &Yirl that .... oae 414. !blllp

i n eold print are o ften very 41ttereat fro. the apo••n worcl, nloll

you ktlow as wel l a s I do .

I have often d1tfered .,1 th 10' own ohlldrlll . I han al.w.,.

trio~ to recogni ze t ho1r mot1vea . ... x wh1oh lar behlnd whet \haJ

saiC or Cld , t hat is oooetl\1116 that We owe to. tboae .,_whoa '" A• I make no comparison between any ot D7 oh1ldren,'-l&J&~~· - thaJ

have d ifferent qual i t ies and .G4 th&t Elliott ie ~ boneet .

different abilttiee but ·I do DOt think

I think he 11 quite conaotoua of tha

Ute:~ lUxUs ia 7011 8fOW older , clstn~os which he haS ma~e in

you - 111 r ealize t hat tHere are alwara two e1dea to eYerJ etorr ~­and that sooetiaes people atn but t her rare11 eln slSI!e•• _.,. ......

N e"' e l!ie!ng 8ftttail) ahpred b) •••ee::s e&ee.

I have ·rarely been more indignant tha" I fte on read111i

e·,~ beginni ng of your oolW!ln. I • deToted #o 1011 and tor t hat

r eAeon I f eel t hat I muat tell you truthtullf bow I feel about

your not wai ting to 'lrite until Elliott Wile back in . the oountrr~· _

D1\~ you could t olk to hiClcrt, k (r...4/ ~r• 1 t ~ ~,.,,.., ~ r w.q AW. · ~ ..

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