week ie given over t o speeches largely • . J; didn •.t reel I could absent myself. from the Job for tvo veeke eo I oame home Saturday, I hope you read William Green's reeponee to the Amerioan Legion Commander. William Green vee magni­fioient,and the Commander and the Legion ne represents deserved everything they got and more. I felt eorr~r the Commander because I don't know whether he shared tha Views that he expressed, Hie trade union membership in the Trainmen's Union, I understand, ie largely a formal one. He only worked as a trainmen for three years until he saved up enough money to go te college, I think he is a lawyer, and continued h1s membership in the Trainmen's Union no doubt beoauae it ie good bue1neee to do eo. I do hope that our young men when they return will form some organi•ation of their own and not go into that hid~ bound reaotionary American Legion,

Elisabeth Christman, I am aura, has r~orted t o you about Mr. Green sending out a letter to the inter­national unions, state federat ions and oentral labor bodies asking for finnncial help for the League. Dan Tobin, who I eav at the convention, telt that the letter was not strong enough and he thi~ka it 8hould be followed

·Up, We will try and vanSle a follow-up letter out of Green. The more I aee of Dan Tobin the better I like him,

This morning there ie Winant's eon, One can only hope eaved somehow,

I hope to eee you at meeting on the 3rd of November. apeak to them.

ead neve of Ambassador and praT that he vee

the C,I,O, Auxiliary I have been aeked to

Until then, I send you my fondeet love and affection.

Faithfully youre,

Kra, Franklin D. Rooaevelt 'l'he VIIUe Kouee Waehington, D, 0 ,

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r.las e .. {lloyed by t he CU;- of !lew York Cor 16 years unJ recen~ly forced ou~ or hh Job tor beln;: incapacitated t or ,..rro=c• or dut.y . Yce le M was di.scrirr.ed acainst.. H.as been sent. b:l various Gover~t. acenclee troc place t.O place b~t un3ble t.O obtain ~~rk . H~ 1s veter~ oC 2 ware anrl h3 s twu sons in t.he s~rvlce.

Ura, Roosevelt aaka .. to ae11d

10U U.. enclolod letter !ro~. Fronk 11,

Pall.\.IUne, lS7 Proapect. St.r.et., Brod, !leo TOO'I:,

!Ire. ~nalt wow era it ~ can MYO thU looltod ihto .

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. I R-29-43 - He • rectintly di• har,god fro

· · due poor physical c ndition · unable ~o ! inn a job,

Br<>oklyn, N. Y, 9-1,-4)

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D_oar Mal v1na:

/ t_: . .t.:_. _ # ~o eorry to have del.ayed getting the 1n­rormat1on r r : Pallad1ne . We are eo ruahed and so short-hand du~i~~neea and other caueea that I haven l t had a olnute to go atter · tbe information that you wanted . I am glad nov to encl ose a memo from the Depa~tment ot Purchase wh1oh expln1n8 all about Mr. Pallad1ne 1 e record and th e reaeona thst he no longer 1e employ eO there .

I have talked to Cocm1se1oner Pleydell snd he teele thst Mr. Pallad1ne 18 a faker Bnd hae no right to exoeot help from anybody. When he had the Job ~1th the Oepartm.,nt of Purohaae he only worked intenn·1 ttantly snd they eame to the concluoion that he should be retired and, you vill notice that he finally vaA ret1re't\ on Septe11ber let of .th18 year.

I hope you are vell, Malvina dear, ~nd that I •AT get s gl18pee of you eome daY aoon.

Atteotlonately,

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In ,...rereooe to Mra. Rooal'fel t 1 a inqu11'1 -.cernlog tba retirea•t or honk 11. Pelledloe, o labort~r torooarly •ployecl by We departaoot, and 1A accord­aoe>e aith 7"W' talepbonic NC~ue•t or tbla 110rn1na, I u attachina norreapood•oe in relation to Mr. Pelladine' e e>aeo, oblcb 1a lelf-nplaoato,.,. Alter reacii.Da tbla C>C>rrespoodenco, I bolleYe ye>ll Bill ocroo that no iD,juaU co baa been dono to llr. Pelladlno. IocUODtelly, a proooaa aoner waa 1A tbla IIO.ro.lo& to aak OW' anlataooe in tor'fioa -.tMpt or ooW't papora on l r . Pelladlno wbo apparmtl7 doea not 11•• at tba adclreaa cJ.••·

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This io In ropl;y to your letter or September 25, 194: •h•r•ln you r~U6st !n­foroat.ion eooc:ern1ng the ret.iroaent or frank Palle.dine, a laborer formerly eaployod by this department .

Mr. Pelladine ffae transferred to thio depart .. nt on January 1, 1935, as a laborer, but because of his poor pl\yalcal condi Uon end his veteran• a atetua, was &Saigned to do clerical work. 1\eelhing his inability to perfo101 the work W.a U tlo requ!rod of hia , bo 01ado •ppli cation on July 16, 1940 to too Now York City l!aployeoo' ReUreMnt Syctet=~ fo>· reUr~~nt on peysical dis­ability. this applicaUon was denied by the fet!reunt Boud on October s , 1940 • .Arter l!r. Palladino' o diachai'St fro01 the .Ar~ey in llarcll 1945, ho renewed hie application for retireaent on ~reb 29, 194~ and was as~ doqied rctireoont by the MedJcel Board on~ 20, 1945. During ell thio ti~, Pallad!ne'o record of absences wae aucb that this department had to take otriciel recognition of it. This dapart.eent tben on July 2&, l94S l'~uest.d tbe ReUro:aent Board for Palladino' a reUroMnt on the ground thet be n o not able to do the work of laborer for which bia title called and notwitbtt&nding tho fact that he had heon assigned to clerical duty, bia frequent absences and poor pl1)'sicel condition eerioualy 1nt<lrrupted the work or the dopart.cent. Tbia applicaUon woo approved end Ill- . Pelladine•a ret1n­.. nt became erract1vo September l, 194t.

rroa the above, 1 t can be eeen that:

1 . Mr. Palledine'• Job ae laborer woa open to hi01 on hie return fro:o aervice.

2. llr. Pelledine wu not able to porfona the work ot hi1 title.

~. Be ... si .. n all tho bro&ka because of hie veteran•. ot&tua end" poor p!voieel condition b7 bel,_ aui&nod to-olor1cel duty. 4. Be recoiPihod hil inability to do either labor1ns or clerical work try "hie appl.ie&Uoa tor retira•nt on JulT 16, 19(0 and the renewJ. ot thet applicaUon on llarch 29, 194~.

5. The department ' s action in &pplying tor IUs retirement ••• io accord wi th his former action in applying for retircoent.

6 . No injustice baa been done Pal ladine as a w~r veteran and his retirement 1& i n accordance with tbe findings of the .Uedicel Board of the New tork City &oployees ' Retirement System.

Iucident.al.lJr, I am a war veteran and would not. want. to see any war veteran' s rights j eopardi<ed .

If there i s any other i nformation you ~ wish in rep,ard to t h.l s cose, I will be pleased to try and furnl sh i t.

Vel'y truly yours ,

Louis ?1. Murray As siotsnt to the Comodsslcner

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July 23, 1943

Under t il<; pr ovibion• of Sec tion B- 39.0 of the Adadoistra t ivc Code , application is hereby ll\Ode for the r etireu:ont on ot<U nary disohility or Fl·ank :.! . Palladino, a laborer, employ&d 1n th.io depart.cent .

This empl oyee entered the service or the ci ty May 1927 end was t ransferred to this dopart~ent on January 1, 1935. Al though Mr . Palladino's attendance record during the "!'rly years of his employouent in t his department ~as not bad, since 1938 his absences have been re.r above t he average . H~ at.t.ribut&s t.heoe absences to pains in t he back and l egs which condltloo he cla ims does not respond to med­ical trea.tment. J. record of these e.bsences J.1. tb his ex-plan.ations is attached for your infon oation.

A report from bis iiU.ediate superi or sho"Ws that ~r. Pall6.dine ola.ims he is unabl e to do any laboring work- not even cleaning, as a re&ul.t of which be has been as­signed to clerical dutiea for which he did not qualify t.rlder a .civil service ex­amination.

~. Palladioe suffered an accidont on fcbrua.y ~. 19~9 when he fell uowns tai r s at Storehouse B-2, ~~·7 Berry Stre6t, Brooltlyn. Be claims that , a t that t ime, be in­jured bia ehoulder and back, and was out on compensation from February 8, 19~9 to ~ 6, 194&. All examination of his absences rlll show that he n s absent during 19l58 rltb pains in tha back, which q s prior to his 19~9 acci dent.

Mr. Palladino • •e inducted into the Armed Forces oo October 5, 1942 o.nd received a discharge in the ear~ part of llarch 194Z bec.,use of hi s pl:l)' sical condition.

Frequent abeeoces aod his inabili ty to perform tho work of his civil sarvice title co•pel • to reque&t hie retirement under the provielons of s~ction S-~9.0. If the Medical Board fails to find that tbie oJIPl oyee is eligibl e ror retire006Dt on ordin­ary disability and will certit'y that he is able to do t be work which his ti t.le re­qttiree, we will have a bash on which to tUe disciplinary action in Mr. Palladino's. caee.

Very trul,y yours,

l n/e Louie w. Uurny Aasistant to tbo Commia aioner

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Dear Roe•• lll'e , ~nita Polllt.Mr1 Nu York City Chai,.,...n

e't the national ~":ounr Party, has r1lquestAd tm intflr-.1 ew .., j tJ\ :.!r.s . ~OOIIeYelt for fiO.UP or th~ indue trial wol'kol'8, to dl.o """" thft "q•l•l 1'1 a>ts AMencbutnt • .Cr:o . Roo~ttvelt hP.a t.. tl'loenl;e d to ee~ " Sit~b ll ~t"tJup at. her ~pal"t.Q!,nt, on F'ehruary "• at ~ . oo p.m. anrl hat~ aeked th•t fto.k ot t.h• worlcera • ho are appo••d to the .Aaon-..t be """'""t.·

lil'e, RCOllo .. l t. would be glad t.n hav~ you c<>M at tho oome t.l.., and bring l ollll!ono olee ,

M1ae Jto.e ~ ch.nttirl~rw\n eo ()en t.... ~treot W.• York:, Kew t urk

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!.IRS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

HIE 1'/H I TE HOUSE

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW US TO PUT THE EOUAL

RIGHTS AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU. WI LL YOU PLEASE LET US KNOIY

THE DATE AND PLACE CONV EN IENT TO YOU

AN ITA POLLITZER CHA IRIAAN NEW YORK CITY COUM ITTEE

NATIONAL WOIAANS PARTY 542 FIF'TH AVE.

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1 • ill U7 to -~Ui .. be~ 01~·~=-... .,. ,_., To t.ell 7011 tho tr11 , 1 o n it •:f.re non 1t both polit1o8l partlow ondoree tile JIIQual M "-- ~; t. It will toke a lana tl t.o ,.\Aft thr~ Howner, t t .. l .. ll\18 t do a lot aore th.., ,jllot be oppoi!ed t.o an aaendllent, I bel1ne we aiiDIIld i nitiate t.hrOIIC)l tM t.bor Dopert.oent a oc.plete 81r'fll7 ot t.he law that dh crillinate a"atnat •- aod tho law that are protecthe ; that w abollld then t • to ·~ In n er7 etete In the !)> ion t.o pt rid ot \be dieor1C.ne\o17 OliN and \o etren.;th.., \be proteotiYO OlleOJ and it tho tl• hae , ._ lib., • ._ ot thea .,., -•late, we ellwld pt rid ot th• non \boucll thaT ..,,. onoe nMdorl •• proteot1ft .

If wo do not do tllle, •• •••• not In t "ood pot1t.ion \o f lpt t.he ••nat.ent, I aa oondlnc a cop7 ot thlt letter "' ...... _, beoauat r thil\k t ho work ebould be 1\&rt.ed •• 80Cift aa poe11bl1. ~';'...._ ara aore bl,;lllT or;,;~~ni...S, t hAT • ro be-u>w aore actin aa al.ti...,.., and better able t.o protoot th ... elno, and tht7 lllDIIld01n all bet oarte in Y•rJ epooc1t1c cat et wbiob ore Jutil!ed bi \borir pb,rlolool a nd t~~nctlonal ditto_,_, baft t.IMI a- r1.,.te u -·

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Mrl, RooleYetaekB •ft to tn.nk you t or the etl~t. on "'!he nll!'r• of tlle Fquel ltl~t.l AatDduftt.•, llhiah abe d nO\- eeen, · and abo for t.be Gllppl~ , lllll cb you sent her ,.1 tll your le t.ter ot Februer y 10 .

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STATE 0' New YOitl(

DEPARTMENT OF' LA80't OF"F"ICI[ 0,. THC

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Fobruary 10, 1944

The enclosed has just come to my desk and I don 't know whether you have seen it or not, so I am taking the liberty or me111ng 1t to you. It is an excellent etatee~ent and to the point.

I re~d a story on the meet ing at your apartment in the Timeo this morning, which I am enolosing. I do hone that Blanch Freedman made it clear that harpist mus1c1ane are not under the New York State Labor Law or any state labor law that I know ot , and neither are pilot s .

With much love,

Att ectlonat e1.y,

Mra. r ranklin D. Roosevelt The White Houee Waahington, D. C.

.. :riends, Foes of Equal Rights for Women ! Get Hearing in First Lady's Apartment I 1 A &1r1 who JTinda cyllnde.ra In men'a party, wh.Leh a\ronJ:'I)' fa.vora an arrer&ft. pla.n'l and & woman the ltrlaJaUon, had aakcd )ln.

• who playa tn a bf.nd .,·ere oppoalnc RooMVtlL for a huri.nr altt-r the atar witneaau a t e.n unofficial conde.mntd \he law at a. prua con· .. CourL ot Appult" on tho pro~ terence lut. wetlc. The Fiut Lady

! J>Ottd &qual flJ&hta Amettclment •rn•d. on the oondJUon that the lut. Friday In th6 living room or oppotillon-namely, the National lfra. JrrankUn D. R001ovelt'a New Women'a Trade Union Leat;\1 ..... York apartm-"l, It wu Jurnt.d abo bt penniUtd to J)rt-unt Ita

I yeaterda.y, • eaae. Member• of tho National Wep The proudure wa.a Informal

~ere .,.,, t.lrht rnembtr• or tht

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Women'a part,y, undn lM ltadn­lh.lp of MJtJ Antl& Pollltwr, c:ba.lr• man or IU Naw York cny braneh, and tlve repr.Mntatlves or tM

I Tndo Union I.Aa&'Uf, amon.l" tbem Mitl Rote kb.neldtnnan. the Jeacu•'• pttaldfnt.

'1'\tto mlnutu wen &llotlt:d to each pludu. but elnc:a no ortldal Umt.kHJ)tr had. 1Menappolnl4d, the epetdlu Undtd lO nan ovtr.

A ma.rrled teacher, • railroad duk. a UnolJPitt. a boolc'bt.ndc.r. • prootreadt.r, a te1t ptlot. a laun· drua 1.nd a muelclan eonUnded th•t ru:trleUve lawa had hlnderc:d them tn maklnl' a Uvin&: whne a food &hd "a\.tura.nt woMer. war workere. and a department 1loro employe l&ld prott:cttve la.we were neet.,.uy In t.hetr lltlde.

Tht cyJinde.r l'r(nder, epeaklng a.ca.tn1t the lt&111&llon, contended th&t HJ'UI~o;Uona aud\ u Um11.t on the number or 'POW\dt w muet lltt wue abtolut.Jy .....nuat

"!'be womU\ mu .. d&n, a h.uplat. nplled that. tawa prohlbltlnl" wo­men from wortdal' a t aiPt colt ,. btr IUA7 lObe ud wen unfair a.n.d old lulll- ..

WlMn "t.h .Sdte Md conehukd, Mn. JltooMnlt wu uk.cl for ,.._,. ' ¥n'dkt. "'AppiiMJ 110t cn.nlM." wu Ita wM~ .. ..._ r. · _._,..._.I&D4. AliU.. __ .. _

b1en4t. tMuP It Mlma lh&t Mltbtr ll4t wu In tM 1eut lm· ~-~ •• ~u..;:;...o;.;U..;;.;.;t'..;•_;"'E";:..:,;;:.mmL

· ~ational Women•a Trade Uni~n Leegu& of ~erica ~17 l£3chiniayo ruilc!in6 , ·,7~ullin(.t?O 1, ];, C.

TH!l DANGE?.S 0!' Ti!E EQUAL RICH'I'S AME!IDIIEIIT

(:S..aed on infonr.ation furniGhed by the Womon'• Bureau, U.S. Departmont of Labor )

l'ol>rw>ry, 1944

A eo-cal l ed Eq•Jal Rigt1ta Am&nd!:lent hcl.a been before t he Strnate and. the Hounc for ovor 20 yoar1. It haa boon and ctill is oppoood by most of tho large wooen 1 a organiZ&­tione and by t ho trado union iliGvcm"nt of the country. E-ven though tho amondoont w.:ta r ovisod by tho Committoo on the Judiciary (S,J,Rco :25) and ropor t od to tho Sonata in 1943, end while tho di!forent wordi ne woe desi~od to givo Joint responsibility to tho Federal Government and to tho States in iopl omonting tho amondmont by epecial l eeialatlon, navertholeRa the r ovieod amen~ent ie etill considere~ by tbo oppononta to bo Just as dotrLmcntal to tho int croata of women aa waa tho original.

Follo-in6 arc tho chief objections of tho opponents:

l, Tl!S AU!llllllll!:!iT IS Nor PRI.CTICAL

It dcalo with abntrect riq .to not rool rigjlto . Lognl oqUAlity betnoon t ho eoxea 1a not poatoiblo bcoa.u,ao tr.on and •omo~ !lre not identical and their tr.t~reate thorcforo ean not bo equal.

2. Tl!S JJIEI1lll.IEN'l IS V.At:UE AJID LEGALLY UNSOUND

It would load to cndlocs confusion. On dato of ratification and mony years thorco£tor !t would bo difficult, if not impossible, t o accertain ~itbout extonded lit igntion which of a noat of la~B naJ on t ho ct ntuto books woro valid.

iurthormoro, wherever tho log$1 ot11tuo in reg$rd to civil matters difforo tor men and women 1n State or Federal legislation, groat contu.ion would ariee aa to wr~t etandardt to adopt, whether thoeo f o r mon or for woman.

3. TIU .AII:!:NDIIEIIT IS tJ>.IIIEOESS.\BY

What can t he e.mondJnont ac.compliah thnt ie not alroo.dy be!ng dono? It is va.ry doubtful that tho amo~nt in iteolf would have any offoct on Stuto lawa that aro actually diecrtmina~or7 · to women, auch na property l dwo, Jury aorvice, and othoro. Tho boat nuthor!tioa among lnwyera and Juriote ony thnt tbio ameodment to tho Conotitution, if ndoptod, ~auld bo only an enabling net, and that opocitio l a.o would etill h&vo to be paoood in tho Statce to rectify epocific diocriminationo or iooqualitioo.

Tho Stateo ~· p-adual17, throuD\ corroctivo lo,;iolation, olimin&til>f: unfair dioorimination agair.ot woco11 that otill Ungnr on tho otatuto boon. l'or OUII!Jlo, in appro:rimatoly tho paot fiv~ yoaro, 138 ch&nsoo and addiHona to tho bodJ of tho law of tho land hnvo boon modo to remove ioequalitioo. Thio otat ... nt i o borne ~t by tho Woaen•o Bureau publieatiooo United Stntoo s-.rr, Suppl .. ont I to Bulletin 157, Tho Lcpl Stntu.o of Wooon 1n t ho United Statoo of Amorica.

It io DQt a ohort cut to a raoovol of lo,al inoqualitioo, bocau.oo Go already

pointed out Stale action will bo nocc>aary, ~1 •uct. atop• oro olrc&il being t o.ke:> "it~out t ho 3l:eNirout •

.a lor ineq1l411t1ea which oro diW not to 1'"' but to projwlico, cu~to..,, ond traditiryn, thoao can be wiped out only by education and by 4coonatratlon ot ~ocon 1 e value and ability.

4, IT IS ltiSLE.ADIN~ A!lll '!';!ER,;fOR.E jli.JIG?.ROIJS

It masquerade• aa a proareaalve ~eaauro , whereas it ia really detrimontal to the lntereota or women ani tho ooeial order. For i~etanco it would oltminato all oxlating State loghlotion, enacted oapociolly in the intorooto of women.

For example, tho amor.~oont would nullify tho special State labor lawo for women tP4t have boon built up over cony yoaro·to aafo~rd working wccon,

· ouch ae minLmum-~ago, maxtm~hour, and othor bono~icial loglelatton.

r.coty-aix Stotoa and tho D1otrlct of Col~bio havo a mintmuo-wogo ~ tor women which covora tho s~rvtco 1n~u.~r1ee, auch aa laun4r1ee, totela , reatauranta . etores, ceny t~a or offices. and eo on, not co•ored by the Federal W&&O-I:our l P. ~WI wa::en ln these l nduotrioe, if not pro­tected by ~toto lawa, aro grooaly underpaid. Nor oro woaon workora in those induatr!ee ?r~~!&ed to any ~C3t oxtont and, therotore, C4D not protect thc~sclvoa. ~~n~WACO l•gislation only eoto o floor below •tich wage rotoa can n't ~all , ~nd lc~vc> aoplo o~pcrt~it~ to trndo union a to act r:1too ot hlt,hor lovola. E>•en -..1th tho min1c:um-woso lagio­lotion ox1ot1ng in tho v~rlouo States and ~ith tho ratoa ootobllohed under sucn law a, tt l:t nocooeory !'or tho t~ini..mu.c Wc~o Coir.t1aaion in each State to Inspect p4yrol.lo coneto.r.tly for v1olut1ono, Illuetrat1ng tho noed. for auciJ action 1\rO ~.Ate. <wnilnblo !ror.1 t he Stntoa aho"lng tht\t hun­drOO.a of theucon<:a of (.ol1or3 in b.:\ck pa7 nuu "YOmen, bocou,so of fo.Hure of Ol:lployoro to pay th""' c.a uuch oa the nlnlnu:o rote, oro c~lloctod annually by tho c:1~U:w• waco o~ln!otrctors . For cxunplo, In New York State ~ur!n& 19~ ~'d 'ho f;rat hs•r of 1943 t here wao collected $224,477 from 7,464 estaolla~ont~ ~hlch t~ paid 2l,COO wocen loco than the legal min~ wa~. Thcao t~~Jroa aro eapccially shocking nhen ono ramli~c• that nou of tho a!x ,.~ ol"<'.oro ir. tho State pro•tldo tor a minimum hourly rata of QOra than 36.7 coLte. >Or t ho anco period in Cnllfornio t horo woa colleeto4 for 9,897 woc.e,\ n...C minora $415,155. In 1943, in tho Dl.atrlet of Columbia, a total of $15 ,529 duo ·~en and minora waa collocted.

EYen t~ tho ratoa oat <>TO low, thoro oro olwayo oomo cnploycrt who "ill exploit tho wcrla:ra, ar.d tt Ia for ouch cc:plo7"r• th.:lt oinl= w040 leg1a­lot1on and adequate onforcacont arc nooo.od . In tho Stotoa not'/ hovi"': cin~ lawe ovor 4 c:illion wocen cuoe undor tho lo~itlation, to ooce of ,hom the lOdoral "~-ho~ la" applloo, but npproximotoly 5 ci llion womon workera' In tho country can not be covered by the lOdtral law, 'l'bia ia the caae for the srcat maJority of wo~en in tho aervicl and dittribut­ing tr~ ...

An~ther iaportant type of labOr legielation for wooon concorne maxiouc bourt ot work. J'ort7-throa Stat .. havo aorJo l!nit<>t1on 01\._ wooon' a dally and weekly houri. Tbooo lan are ... ry naceaeary in vi.., ot the lant that ao -.z17 workl.ac·• - ~ ..... roaponelbllitlu tor care of hOGO an4 full7 tllat - do DOt llAYe. 'l'bo tl1a1DAt1on of tho .. lawa would bo one of tho gr•tHt lnJvin tbAt cou14 be done to "orldns wO<DOn.

!here an oU.er kinde ot apeclal labor lawe tor woeen e..ch aa tbo01 daaling

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Tho ~ond=cnt olao ~d upuot. the application of cortoin lo5*l meaaurea pro­tootlvo to women Gl wlvoa and wido~o.

A atriking illuatro~ion of this ia the old ago ond aurvivoro 1 insurance benefito of tho Soqial Security Act. Sinco no ~rallol bono!ito are paid to tho huobondo or 7.ido17oro of T70mon <>ho aro ineu.rod \nd\vidualc 1t "ould bo nocoae4ry tor Co.,e:r~Jr.l to \"ipo O\\t the; btmet1to to \'10M<.n or to make equ.ll prov1a1on t'or oon. Tho l~'\ttor ·nJ terno.t ivo W')uld cronto a aorioua actuarial unbbl~JCO in tho !local p!anning nnd oporotiono of tho oocial eocurity eyotom.

Also workmon'u c~oneotion lawa cuot~.rily provide for different trcat­l!lcnt of t ho spouuo of ton i".l'J.Ted or deceased amployu, on the baoie of sex. lOr e~lo, in ao~o la~s thu phra4o •aur~ivin& wi!o or depondOnt husband• !a uaci.

In var!oua other wa74 ~ho aoo~ent would joopard!:e tte social and economic statua of womc,. nl rul·.t~ to t;,uir f=ily lHo. It would appClc.r to bo re­quired eitter to rn>te>e the huo~a~d of a d~ty to eupport which cuetoo, tradition, <WI la• ;..,,. uh.>,:·e lt:!;>o~.>.i upon him, or to placo a correspond­ing obligatio:> \\poll Q ·1\!' '• ir. ci,.Ct::Lo;aucus :rhich in tho vast majority of i netoncoa I'Ould bo vnJuat and ln<:<r~t.o.blo.

The l 'gal posit ion ?f women can not be ststa~ in a ainglo ,aimple formula. ~cm:e':l Mve var 1 ,_Jl l"ctl&1..1 ?nnh.Lr·'l - - as indivi duals, " ase uarn.t:tr'B , wives, lllOtu>~D, Cltizeu• -- t.ll ~~ ..-b1ch "0U1~ fo.ll Wlt~!.n tt.) GCOO)? Of thio ama::a<tme:nt . Tho t~;:u e':'l.bl .. mt, tl" po.G4.xi , r~ot c-nly "ould undoura.t.e a ll ox1et-1ng l9gialat1on c..:,r.CI.•.J..:ivo t•'l th~ .,-.}11-boing o!' WOJ!lcn 1.n rolstt!on to tboao variou. catogor ln4 ~t wou!~ pr~hibit tho enactment ot ru1y k!nd of spociGl legislation for wooon, no cottor h~ il!lporatlvo ouch log1alat1on might be ,

Section 1. lien and wooon ahoU ~.n<l oqunl righta thro~out t hO Un!tod Statoa and eTery plano aubject to ita Juri~!ctlon.

Section 2. Con~eaa aholl bClve powor to onforce thio artiolo by oppropriato log1alat1on.

Tho Amendment a a Rov!aod by the Sonata Co~ittoo on tho Judiciary

~qual1t:r of risbt• under tha law aball not bo denied or abridged by tho Ubitod Statoa or by an:r Stato on aco~1t of aox,

Congroaa &Dd t he aeYer al Sta tea ah&ll have power within their reapectiYe juriadie­tlone, to enforce thia articl e by appropriate l~gielation .

Tble aa~t ah&ll take affect fiTe years attir the dato of ratlfleation.

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MRS FRANKL IN D ROOSEVELT

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IN BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE AND IAYSELF THANK YOU I.'N-IY Tfi'~S FOR

STATEUENT II! TIMES TODAY. DEEP APPREC IATIO'I FOR YOUR CLEAR

JU MENT ON THE QUEST I N OF EQUAL R I GHTS AMENTli.1ENT

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Dearoat t.:loe.not :

For )OW" '""" roua gift of • 100, I •nt to ••nd you 'IffY spt. cial thi'Ulka. I ao 1'ul1y AWIU"tJ

or th• tremndoua nurcter of appe~tle -..1ch go to you, and 1 e..t:1 theretor e ·doubly grat·wtul that you count the IAatue on the "~~~~.&~ t " lidt of your lhto.

Yo\a have been • ftt1thf'ul frierd an~ I want to toke tho opportunity onoo "'"'" to tell you how tortuut·• we are Ln haTlr'lt your help on ao ~ oooe,tons.

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Aff6ot1ouato ly yours

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It ._. •-\ ot ,.... to •rito • • not.e ot .. ~.a-. l haC: o -t 1ntor .. ot.1Jig tl"!p ond it • •• not too t1r1na. J fool t r"" all rapor\o tbot l \ -· ...nil ..,u •.

l .. eo k1n-\//ilby Rillaoa about t t.e ALP •• ••ftnl peovl~••• ipaw w .,. about lt.

I had to l'et.ao t.!• Paolcen diMor inn taU on beoe,... ot otber qoao•nto.

I do hop.. you •lll roWI'o to tbo Leat~~o.

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Welcome home darling~ It 1 a grand to knou that f~ you a re back 1n the country. I t o],loued your schedule .-::

and I muat say it lfaS a terribly hard on e . You seemed '-!::

to be on t he go every qinute ot t he daY and evening,

and I ' m oure you must be very tired. I hooe t hat you ~~

wtll take a vacation soon.

The boys must have loved having you with them. ~

What you said about their isolation i o right; A nephew -..·

ot mine was at the Panama Canal t or two years and finally~

he was shifted t o the mainland . To the boys there the , .

worst thing is t ha t there's no posRi bility ot eot1on ,

a nd they reel so impotent. It s11emed to me t hat tt~o ~"

years is a long time tor t he men to be in thAt sort o t '(

position and they should be shifted at l east after t hey .__

are stationed tor a year . inAtead o t two years. · )

I know you had an \nv1tation from the . P~~n Dinner

Committee a nd I hope very much t hat you may be able ~o

attend. We would feel greatly honored it you could come •

We, in the ALP, had qui te a time prior to the

Primaries, It wee absolutely criminal r or Hillman t o

come 1nto Nev York and insist on the ALP taking in t he

Oommuniets. Attar all , the party did r oll up tour hun­

dred and twenty thoueand vote• at the laat gubernatorial

election and t hat vote vee irrespective or t he Communist

Ticket and the oandidatea ror the tvo maJor partiea, and

Hill•an • 1ght have lett Nev York alone. I know that the

Amelgamated prior to thie eituation geve l ittle coopAra­

t1on and the OIO union• t hat vere not Communist controlled

vera in the Labor Partr, and the Right Wing wee Just ae

devoted to the Preeident ae Hillman ie and would have

dona a ewell Job in the comi ng election.

The at~1tude or so mnny oeople 1s that we must aopease the Communists because of our tie with Rueaia. These oeonle evidently take the position that in order to plecnte Russia we must olay with the Communists. I feRl th~t t his i& wrong. Bupposedly .they are en American group, 11nd 91nce we tind thnt they ere unscrupu­lous, not to be trusted because of their opoortunism and lack of integrity, they should be treated with little consideration.

I have resigned my poRition as Secretary or the New York Btllte Labor Department and w1ll leave the De­oartmsnt by the first or May. I could have stayed on until such time as a new secretary was apooint ed, but I felt that I wanted to get through and be free to soeak' my mind and take nart in the coming campaign. The girls a t the Lengus w11nt me to come beck end I will have to decide one of these daye.

Incidently, you will be pleased to know that the League was instrumental in getting en Equal P&Y bill through this year. We soonsored the bill for the firs t time during the 1943 Legislature. We didn' t get very t ar and >re finally took it to the Ivea Oommiasicn, which is the legislative committee, ond we were also able to interest Jane Todd, Republic11n Assemblywomen ~ We brought together the other women ' s organi~atione and all agreed on thie bill which she in~roduced. Luckily, Jane ia ambitious to go to Oongreea and she needed this aendoff tor po11tioal purpoaea. However, the bill would ha~e been detested if Blanch Freedman had not apent the last week or the eeea1on at the 9apitol. Senator Ooudert was f urious at Jane Todd beQauee she hadn't stood t or one or hie net billa and wa• ready to knife t he Equal Pay bill eo as to toke revenge on Miee Todd. It wae through Blench that they were able to patch up their differences and the bill is now bef ore the Go~ernor for •h18 e1gnature.

So eorrr to ha~• learned that the President had been under t he weather . I am delighted that he ia all over hie bronchial attaok.

With tondeat love, I am,

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\/,,u.;_;_,{~;..;r (whtob Mal•tra aeut •) __. 'llh.a. 1 ,. • ..,4~ on n oatlin oad th• tho t.llowln& -•k Dul>inottY wu out or tD- oo I ooul4 not ••• bl.a about lt. I rlnally 41d ••• hl.a, hownn, on llondo¥ and talked to bia obout tho oontanto or tho letter and llh anowor wu nry olllplo: a. odd lt '• truo thot that propoul wu •d• b)' tho llqor, but thot ho and hh oolloacu .. tolt that they woul4 only bo willdow droooiJ:Il tor tho duration or tho oupalp> -- thot alnoo tho "lott wine" croup oontroh tho State Co-l•• and all Alloollll>ly dhtrlot leadore, onoo tho ooapall)l 1o oYOr thoiT u .. rulnooo to ~o prooant rocl.ao -uld bo rlnlohod. Dul>lllllt)' lllid ho would write to )'OU an4 porhopo ho elroady bOO 10 )OU will COt hie YOroiOJl or 1t ln hh own wordo.

I • haYiJlc ouob a pd tiJie roodinc tho Prooidont'o blncraphy writt ... '1!1 eo..,ton •okensio. It really lo tuoin­atlJlc an4 I a 10 1lad to b.wo it. I llka oo -b bil little 1- obout )'011 in whiah bo .-. how - ho ododroo )'OU•

It wu VODd oooiJ:Il )'Oil tho othor nl.pt and I olljofo4 )'0\lr talk ,...,. -h·

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' Dear Rosel

I h&Ye written to Mr. Dubinsky to ~rplaln that I 414 nnt ~••n the colo~ed orphanage at RlYerdale, but th~ Viltwyck School aoroaa the 111Yer from ue. Thla 11 a achool where chll~ren are aent b7 tbe cou~a when th17 are too )'OU!I« to go to a refol'll&toi'J.

WiltvJct School hAe done eone wonderful thins• wtth theee children who are not be.d, but who do not h&Ye prop"r hol!ea and proper 8U14&nce.

It wae good to eee JOU the o t her da7, ae ftlwaJ••

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D•ar••t Eleanor:

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Hlll.I:H ILA ... CHAIIID, VIC•·,-III.INIIIT MJII. MOidtOil QOLOWA.TilA, TliUo.eUIIIlllll IUHC::H P'lllli.D.._AN,IXI CUTI¥ 1 IIC..CTA'tf

I eaw Dubineky yesterday on aome Le ague JN.tter and he told me that the ILO would 1ika ' to make a ~ift of .500 to the Children 's flo""' 1n RiYerdale. !lill you either write hila direot, o/o Il.G.'IU, 1710 Broadway, New York. or let me knovi to who1a tho cheok 1~ to be :u.de out? When you mako e drive~ tor tho reeond1t1on1ng or the dorm! tor~, I think that Dublneky would be~ glad to ~ke a s~b1tantial oontrlbutlou to that. Ir you wlll l&t mo ~ow, I •ouldn't mind eek-1~ him, but it would be 10 muoh the better 1r the letter came fr-oo you . The Children's Home 13 the aort of thing he iG terrib l y intereatod \n.

Y~u nre aweet to &1ve ua all that t1.., on ll'odnosdO¥• I ""' &lad. you felt that you oould. apeak at that forum.

Wi th tondeat love,

Roe• Sohneidor~ Preeldent

P. s. I wea at tho Fifth AYOnue Aooooiotlon Lunohoon on ll'od~U~ade:y 111\on they doclloated tho knmll to tho Allies, Md haord Seorotar:y llorconthou - a wondortul apoooh . I aloo aot lira. llc>rconthau and her nloe "'""' d&llillwr-ln-low',

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Dear Roee1

I waa ao happy to eee you the other nlgbt and glad to flnd your letter at ftyde Park when I got hoae.

B\noe the Praeldent hAe adoepted the .. a1na­t1on, I hope1 naturally, that he will wln and I agree tha t the nezt four yeara wlll be d1ff1oult for the oountr, . I, however, hAYe mtxed feellnge and pereonally would ~uoh »refer to leave the llaellght, but I reall&e my wlehea aren't l aportant .

I eh~ll be 4el1Shted, of oourae t o act ae honnorary ohalraan f or your benefit an4 wlll buy elx eeate ln the eeoond or thrd4 row and try t o go. IV ~

The ohlldren have been no hardshl p and I have had real fun wlth thea.

AfteoUonat.ly,

l' t ~s Rose Sohnnl derrnnn " 4? L.,xlngton Avnnue , IIYC

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'\\/' ' .. \ \ '\ f~l' ' . }:."yer alno• the Democratic Convnnttoz, I '•• w&.nttl~ to writ• to you

and toll you h"" dol1C)>ted 1 wao the tho Preoldont conoentod to otaDd

tor re-olootlon. All thr<>uC)> thoeo yeore he hae Mt one crhla after

anoth•r in tho offalro of tho notion ond he hoo dono lt ouporbly . Tho

wetr of ooureo hae been a terrific etrttln but 1 hopo the worst.. 1s nearly

over and that the next four yoaro -· though eerlouo and oonpl lo•ted -­

will brlnt; tholr oonponutlono in tho aohievount or • r .. J peace and

world bottormont.

Dearest El.e anors

1 ""'auro yo" oro oa1llng to youreolf , I apeak eo thou,th tho

eleotlon1 were oTer but you eee 1 IJIL Ylry optlmlttio about tho outeome.

1 have faith anoQ&h ln the ~rloan voters to know th•t they could not

poulbly hand OTOr tho &ffdra of OUT country at this t1mo to a IIIOll lll<o

O.W.y Go 1a ao ilwXJ»rlenoea t.nd ignorant ao Crtr ae 1nternftt1ont.l e.ttaire

are concerDicS and th• probl ..... taolns our oow\try.

We have taken • play by Rophaalaon "Tho Porfoot ~rrlago" ln whloh

lllrl om Boplclna io r;olnr; , to otar . tho dote 11 'tuaoday .. onln&, tiovolllbar

~ l,th , Wo havo been aeoured or 1ta auooeae and wo underttand it 1e alo111

~ tho li.Daa ot'\'oloa of th• Turtl6.• Wou ld you be an angel ""d or;aln

rtJ ••"• u BoA01·ary Cbalnanf W• will be aend1n' letters out to our pat.ron-

r ••••• botoro lonr; and before hovlns lo~orhoada prlntod, oto ••• ahould

/ /U llto tn lalow that )OU will ar;aln f~vor uo by eotlng "" llonorary L'halraon 114J \~ f Ill If .- and or oourao l ·f you oould bo '!'lth ue on Hovolllbor 14th we WOillt oonoidor \ ~

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1 J..& ~,., / 1 aa oo,r;liOd that )OU han hod yoW" grand·ohlldron with y o.J thia (\ 9· 1 ( J • \) ' · •-r aDII wbilo tlwy MY be a hardahlp , nonrtholuo 1 •• aur o that \t 1

Ci" ~ you hen onjoyood ovory IOI.n~ that they hove boon with you • d 1 '

~{),)( I 1 l oplc forward to ooolnr; you toaorrow ovonl114: ot the dinner or tho

~ Liberal Party.

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!bank you tor your note about MiaeJ· I appraolate lt VOI'J muob .

•• ehall ~1•• her al••J• but abe bacl autterecl eo .uob • Ub little hope ot raoovery that deqth ••• t or ~•r a releaee.

AtteoUona tolJ,

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I ••_a abookttd to r ead or· »leay 1 a death . Only t he oth•r day 1 woa gled to r eacl in t ho new1pnper how ouch b6 t ter eh~ was and thc.t 1he waa soon to re.suao her dutloa.

Sho waa a awoet ~A Uovotod purton Md I ., ouro that you wi ll all mia1 hor terribly.. I read tbtt Preoident'e a.aaago about her p11a1ng an4 I can imagine how difficult it will be to f i ll her plaoe . It doe " aeo.m a pity t he.t m te oo YOWl& t1ho had 10 =oh t o givo and " ho gna it ao willingly ahould l>o callee to her Ua.ker, but thon we do not ';.1 eat1on tho "whye '' of cuoh ·happen1nge .

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F41thtully youra

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Mre. Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Perk !lew York

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Dear Mre. ROOIIT&ltt

X I o.m TOry happy to report that

¥ra. ~ron I, Bors haa "&•in grac1cooly i0o4ij!toa'lli0c1\0lrmo.noh1p or the Boner lt Co....Uttoa tor th1o year. Sha hoa obrt,Ya proTed a ••ry aotl•• ard eapable chair=.an and we are lootlrl& foTWard to a suoceaafu.l outoo .. ot the pl~ --The Parfeot Warr1e&•• by llaphao.hon, 1n ..,ich llirillll liopkina wi ll atar. The date la Tuesday, No.e=ber 14th.

You will hear from Urs. Borg 1n early Soptombor •• to tho next mooting data or tho Comittu.

With e;ood wtab)a, 1 am

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S incerely youra

l>ear Eleanor: !te aboTI 1& a for• 11htch we ha•c a eDt to the Conrd ttee.

Dear loaea

llrto. ltooeenlt uke • t.o

\bank 7"Y tor 7"111' let.t.or and to tell

7"11 boor n17 ..aoll elMo appreciat.• 7"ar'

oont~• 1n Ulo Proeld011t.

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Wro. Franklin D. RooooTolt Va1-l111 Cotta&•• B~a Forie Dutohoae CoWity ~ow Yorlc

HIEW YOJIIIK 1e

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Alq;uat 21, 19U

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..AUI..•INI W, HI:WWAH. \tte:I •"IIIUI01f0f WA.II. 1.1.1..1&, VIGI:•"II._eiMlll f H&lo.CN •t..AHC:HAAO. YIC._,,. .. , . ... .,. , ...... WON..O. •oi.OWATa ... ' "'"' ' " "''" ei.AHCH t'IIIICOW.r.N.I :U cVnYIII lt:l.llnfOIIT

Juat got book l'rolll lilY boo waata • TOOotioD ODd toUDd your lattor or AU&uat &tb. It doaa ay baart &Qod to lcoow that WO OlD ol.-.ya oouot OD you . l ,.. TOry grotatu1 to you for aoooptlng tbo hooorory ohalrMilOhip tor tho Leacuo 'a banot1t, ood a thouaand thonlol to you dtar tor your reee"at1on. I t1notrtly hope th•t you will be ablt to ba with ua. Wro. Boq;, lllca on o.ngol, hu a&ain tolcon tho oho1raanah1p. Sho 1o a &QOd ..,rlcar and I loolc forward to a ' ouooooo­tu1 uDdertolclnc•

I - .,,t optlaiatlo about tho roou1to ot tbo oo:~paicn whioh 1a about to atort. I tool tbat tho voat •oo of poop1o roolho tho oariouonaoo ot tbo noxt tour ,eara and will TOto tor a oaodldato who 1a boot quallth4 to hoodla tho graTo aattoro both at hoM and abroad I aa eura th•t thoee ot "' 1Who h••• lo~d ozwe in the stM'ln t will oaet their .. otee tor Ute Preeldent tor a n\lllber ot reuone . .. the •in ooo llolnc tor a paooo that wl ll bo~ on4 1ut1D, tor gonoratlooa to •••· t.ooldnc at Dowy'o ploturo h oaoup to OODTlaoa on~4y that bo 1a )'OUAI ODd 1nozpor101loo4 lu tho wayo ot (!o'raru..nt aa • 11 ao 1D tbo -yo ot 41p1o••Y• Ot oourao w all ... t 10)rk hard -- l obol1 bo h..,py to clo rq h\lllllla bl t .

Wltb a&ob 1o,.. to you, I oa

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NEW YORK 1&

T n .. C Au....,... -.o••• ...... ~ "08C OCMNI"IDC!IilNAH, -•a ,eeMt PAULI,.. I W NI(WMAN. VICI-.•••1• u u

MA.I:L LaaU&, 'WKI •.._Il.IIC:.l •t HILCN . I..A NCHAIIIO, VIC .l·,.•IIIOINf

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•LANCH ""IIOMAH, tou::oo~f!Oia tiC••••••

October ld, 1944

Wra. 1-"r~nlc:Un D . .. ooa~•elt T~o l'lhlt.o Hou"' W•ohlngton , o. c.L ~f1-.{_

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__ ............ .. Th& lLO loc~la ere hav1nt: a deaper,.te tiN witl, tholr Italhn

mem'bei'S . Th&y refur~ o to l \.3 tEll'\ to My argu~nts or. tha ro-e l Aot\o n

of the Pr aatdont becavao he st~nt t..hulr bo~•e OVhTSUn s when he ht'd

pronbed th"t no .American boy would fl~ht in i:.urope or oleuwhuru .

lt "*¥ bd that b•cl: or It all h the f'osolot lnf}uenou thl\t 1\nt•"-

01'1 11" our It' 1\M population , &nd I euppose t.hoy &ro worrlod e. b-out

tholr relo.t1V'ee tn I t"lY "., wB ll .

One o~ tho looalo whoae memborohlp I s 45~ lt~llon lo ••£•r to

havv )OU lit " Metii\G •~' oleht that you ma.y choo,.,-, th1a ~.Ont.h or

early nex-t 1110nt.h - ju1t eo t.l'\At lt h betoro t.leotlon . You woul dn 't.

h •wu 1n spo"\1: sbou.t tho Ol!lmp«i gn but they "'"nt you to t.alk a 'Lout t he

w~r &nd why wu had to oond o1..1.r boya f'.oross tho aer.a .

The looal that eapto11ll l y wanta ~rou 1a tho Le.lie&' ~:eckweAr ~lr& .

(Jooop~ Tuvla lo tho Bualnoao ~na,ur) . ~. Tuvlo led thu rllht on

tho floor or the State Pederatlon or L~or •• ¥fell '" the Centrt~.l

tabor Union ln !low Vorl< for t!o• ""dor oomon t or tho Pr •oident •nd

Warner. Do ~u t hlnk u,..~ you oould •r••'< at tholr or..tln&! 1 a po~o

to fr\Mle Pr'tt thl• aornln£ and •h• told a you t\'OUld be in town on

!lodnoaday and would ap•ak to ~u, but I thou,lot I woul oi •ri te you in

tho '"""ntlmo to explain the altuotlon. Tonl11 roulo th o t you could

turn the tl<lt in hh union. Thoy wil l not •~ 11 it o pol1tioo l rolly .

Thty will ooll 1t an onnlTeroory mtoeUng -- t hle h opp<~no to be tho

oltnnth year or thal r oxlat.eno•.

I reel terribly let down that 1 will not be 11ble to be at tho

dinner 'lltloro the Pro•ldont 1a tolng to apoa1< S.turdoy nldlt• ~ortlcn

Pblloy~a ftr•oubooa·lbod ond thoy turnod ,.. lbwn oven tl.ough 1 am o

"""bor , 1 will hllYo to oontont "')'oolr w1th l1at.enl11' to t,i,. on t b•

raAilo . o • ..,, p <!O!'lo aro oo"''lal~ol.out tlw llow Yor 1< c o,..IQ>• Tboy

••:r 1 h cloocl and • try to t.ll lho• th"t •rb• they aro cl >lnt; t llndo-

J, J ~ JOtntl\1 worlc ln tho cllotrlot. Cortolnly outnrdly thor• cloosn't o11a to

~. aaoh clohl&• l hi•• unt ln ,._v n•• 11 • po11ible OJ!Ia'lcor . So tu

N J1: 1 'I lla•• ""t h-d. llo ..... ,, next -" l ehall epoalc ot o roll)' In

~' ltl711 tDr tho W.ltore' Un1an· The ln'01t.tlon •- tr- the llnlon

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I not from •th• Perty . It sooms • • thoush the PAC """ tthe Lil,.>r-1 fo rty oro war;int: the major pa•·t of 1h o oouupa ign. 1'/e oor.tainly ""' <'.iotressed about it. Of oourau t ht, r6 may be rensons for it which nono of us \cnow or perhaps tha oampfdgn ht~.s ttlken on • new t ·eo)lniques l'Jhich nren 1 t npparont •nd still lnoorutabl~

We took tho opportunity nffot•dud us by our Annw\1 Zonferonoo to raise the quoatlon or LABOI<' S S 'i't . .J(.r. ll\ 't'Mt. 1944 t·.U:cTIO .. s . In case you hRven't J-ed a chone& to sue th16, 1 am ono l osing th& anoouno~oont. The throe spo alrers thot wo had dld a marve lous job -- osp oo1Ally Dr. Lindeman and Or. J • .kayodnd Wal eh who wert~ worderfuL ha:1m0nci Wa l sh didn't mlnoe words about what should happend on ~l~ction Day. Perh8pa you saw the writ.o - up in the second. eeotion of tho "Sunc.l.ay t' imoa .t'

With tondoat love to you darling, e.nU don 't wo1·r:r about t:. lo ction Day. The answer will btt tho right oua •

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.'\t'fectiono.tely ,

,/2- ::~.<1-a-.-.-.-...~

Bose Schneider~n Pros1dont

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22nd Annual Fall Conference of the

NEW YORK WOMEN'S TRADE UNION LEAGUE _/

HOTEL ROOSEVELT, 45th St. at Madison Ave .. , N.Y. C.

Saturday, October 14, 1944

• Program

Morning session: 10:00 a.m. E9UAL PAY- What lslt7 c-.-! MAB£L LESUE, Vb-Pttsidtdt aod a..itawl. Edoa.Uoa ~ WIUL, Di.rutor, Att Worbbop

Dlscusalon Leaders HON. ESnfER D. LONGSTREET, Dep<l<y Com.miuioner, N. Y. State Labor Depanmt<>t LILLIAN POSES, Regional Auorney, War Ma.opowu (:oaunissjoa PAULINE M. NE\VMA.N, Vi«--Prtsidenr, ~'"I1JL, membu Equt.l Pay Advisory Conuniuee of N. Y. State

Labor Dept. n .brQentiaa: State Pede.-aclon ol Ltbor KATE PAPBRT, Dit. DivUion ol Womeo io JodUJ'!)', QUid Labor & Minimum Wag~ N. Y. State Depart~

man of Labor

Luncheon: 12:30 p.m. LABOR'S STAKE IN THE 1944 ELECTIONS CIJ.Jn._, RCX.B SCHNEt.OD.MAN, Pmlclau, Wn.JL

• The Gaaeral laauu DR. EDUARD C. LINDEMAN, Prof. of Social Phllott~pby, N. Y. School of Social Work, Col. Uruv.

• Labor's Stake on the Home Front DR. DAVID KAPLAN, Chief Ecoaomllt, lr>d. Bro. of T....,.tm, AFL

• Labor's Stake In the lnteruational Scene DR. J. ItA YMOND VI ALSH, Dir. Ecooomlc DivWoa, CIO

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• Confen:nu Opal to Visitors

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I hope all po .U with

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Ilia o Rose Scbneideran Now York WOMna Tl'ade Onion IAa!l'l'l 247 1Ax1.ngt.on A.,.n ... Now. York (16) 1 Now Yorlc.

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Ootot>er 18, 1944

H.,. about '!hW'I<IIT •••nine Ootober 26 t or wtloo .... tin&?

lleenor Roooowvlt

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THE VHlTE HOUSE

OCTOBEI THIITY riiST AND SUNDAY EVtNlNCS IMPOSSIBLE roa UNION MEETINC ANY OTHEI EVtNJNC VILL DO THANK YOU

lOSE SCHNEIDEIMAN.

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Dear &....,

Do )'0\t la>ow ot ..,. to)' _,.lttao-r DOW who woul4 aell Mra . J!Doaayelt t.o)ta tor - bl& 111\He ao...e Cl\ria-. pari;JI •• 11011&ll)' c1,. to oh1lcl,.... up to - or t:wel ft yMn ot a,ce and the re &N abotat - 1\uadNcl ohilcl,... - bo)'• abel prla.

U \I\ ore 1AI ~on• llho """ • uppl)' tbNe to)'o - will be ablo t o .,in -the -r 1n • "" "'" ,roup later on ""-a 1111 han ou.r lia ta • d• vp.

lllao -· •-u.,_.. -··-Ual-'­.. , Lezlll&- ·--· - fori<. •- fori< L

Oo\eber 11, lM4

Dear RNet

Yan7 tbanka tor J OYr le\\er and tor

the ldnl! t.hl.llol• JtN. ••1 abcoa\ rq opeaoll,

I aa ao &lad that JOil sot \he t i '*•t to

\be Pl:lman Poll~ d 1GMr1 and .a •• 1ntlrea\ed 11\ Wba\ TOll tell .., ot the

lli.sa Rou Sdlne1derun 2( 7 Lexinat;on A nnu• , li!C

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• a47 L£l(INOTON AVa:NU& N&W YORK 10

Ooto bor 27. 1944

Mro. fronkl1n Delano Rooorrolt Z7 Waohinpn Square, ate

( lloabb>&ton, D.C.)

lltO•C KHKitOIJtWAH. _,eno~t

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loiAI&l. L ULII. YIC f •ll'lll.IDlMf

HII.IN 8LANC HA.D, 'f'fC: I•t"ltU!OUof

...... MON .. OI OOLDWAT C • • f llfll• liUIII l t..A HCH ,.l'lllt:O ioiA N , IIlC.UTIVC tiCitn "'-llf

You Mdo a wondortlll opeeoh l aot 111&)1t, and all tho p~o ....

tr-ndouo~ 1,..reued. It wao the kind ot opeeoh that ....,t atrol&ht

to tho heart. I oaw u.:t n\a.bor ot th- With handkerohioto to tha1r

•1 .. While you opoke. llhc Paullne 11....., and I went into tho oat ..

t or1a to haTo oo .. ouppor a lot ot tho &1rlo .... thoro and they oaao

o•er and •hook O\lr hude beo•u•• we had ebakiD hiD4a witb you.

I .... ouoouotul in &attln& a Uotet t or tho dl~~nor laat 8aturdq

beoau•• aoaeoDI bad \umecl 111 • r•••nat1on to tb• Porelp Polloy eo. a1 ttoe, ot wh1 oh I aa a anbor • and they ,..,. nry ldnd to let •• hon

that reoarTat1on. Then 8aturdoy, at about t our, Konroo Goldwater oalled

.. and oaid bo had a •-randa troa your oooret&r)', that bo wao to tey

and &et ao a rooerTaUon, ond that ho had plated one up and did I ...,.t

to &O• I , ot oouroo, -.111 hi• tboat I alroad)' had a t1otot, 11ltb all

tha thin&• that you han to oarey on your aiod, it wao darliD& ot you to

think ot ... I aa doopl.y touohed by your trhndohip and oona1dorot1on,

I att-ed a 111& rai ly in Brool<lJ'Il, Wodooedoy rr&hc. oalled bJ the

Reotaurant Thdo Ul11oao . I t -• aoot beort&111' to ••• a -Ill of troa

tho to dx hwlclred - and - ott end otter o doy' o work. 1'11.,. were

aoot cthuohotio abou' tbo Pruidont and S~~~&tor llapor, 1 'h1Dk that

tho ul11ono aro real~ dolJl& ao ou\atandln&. poUthal, job thio l,_OU'o and

1t we - en out the .,..,-.,.that ._. to .. 'bo n«rt l>l' job, lfiero h

110 ..,.etion oo -. bow 1 .. York State wlll p. I ... ppooe tho •- 'hi"& 1o

•ru• ot all ota\oo 'bo' oro no' pre40111M,olJ loJNl>Uoan.

lloollJl&l on ,....., b...t, dooroot, ond on that ot tho Proaidon\'o,

a. looked .. oblppor • • enr lut S.turday -"'· and hio opooob -0 a -.Rer pt ....

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ftMt 700l eo - h tor tlelleu.

I •u ctw -... to - hie ....

AttenlouU17,

U!•• Rose ~cbnetdermon ~oen•a Trade Union League 24? Lext ngton ~<venue .iew Yor~, .lew York

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Jlonaber l4, 1944.

llan,y thank• tor your letter.

It wao aood ot you to write ""' and both

the Prleidont and I deeply appreciate

your CODgratulationa and fOOd wiehee.

I &Ill 10 IJOrry I could not pt

to the benetit pertormanoe •

.l.rtect1onutely,

lli.s:l nose Schneiderman· New York .'/o:aen•e Trade Union League 24? Lexi~ton Avenue H•" York (16 ) , Ne• York .

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llro. Fraak1in D. J<ooaon1t n.. White Ho-W..hincton. D. C.

No•oabor 10, 1944

Controtu1ot1ono - - it'o VAnd to know thot :;ou wUl continuo - boat• •• ot the Whitt Bo'-'11 tor &ne>ther tour year• . The rtaulta ot Tueeday'• eltotlon are 10 <trenrh•laing Blld. eo h•ertentn, that one feela txhilerated 1.n aplte ot the Mrvou.s atra1n thAt wu were all undt l' dur1.nc the o•IIP•l&n· We need haTe not doubta now •• to tho tuturo of tho wor ond tho peooo which 1o to follow.

I ohuddor ot tho thouP,t or whot lliP,t bon boon if Oow y hod boon o1ootod. Tho t~il omonc tho Unitod Hotlono In hoYin, to doo1 with on unknown Quantity, oo to opook, would ho•o boon ter­rlfio. Tholl too , thoy would hoYO thouP,t uo otork -d for oloot1nc an UDtried. an4 \&l!.,prediotable pereon at t:hie .. ery or\loial t1• when the world h lookinc to ua for 1oodorohip ond cood judc-nt. Tho tai.th in OUT de.ooraoy and. the tal th in the wo•n •e Yote bae been rll>41ntod.

or 00\8'10 1 .. torr1bly diaoppo1nhd thot ,.,u won't bo oblo to be ot our boDOfit on tuuda.y. It would hoft boon loYoly to ho'Yo you w1 th ua non tho"'h tho ploy did not cot o CQOd aond-oft.

111th • 11 kindo or cood wiohoo for tha tuturo . 1 ..

Youro -- with t'ondoat lon

Roe • Sohn•14• rlft&l\ Prtoident

o.... Bo••• I han ch.a~ o .. r ow- llat.a and.

tin4 •• will need about tift.y atutfoOCl tOJ& an4 t ... t7 cloU.. •

!bia of eourae w1l1 o~ take care of a Mall maber of the Children wbo c-to tba J:hit.a lloUH pvt,r . 1 W<>DIIer U tbare i.e &117 concem 'IIIIo could aupJI17 ~-~·· puulea at not ., ... t han t11't,J Data, tin cent.a preferable ? I think " UN abou.t one hun4ro0Cl and. •-t.J tin ot th ....

Atfacticnat.al7,

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lllSS TI!OII"SO! :

1 cAn onl:r f'1bure thf\ t w"

.. ul nee~ •bout fl.fty otui'fod toyo1 that io on tn• D&oio of 61v1nt th•m to boys ond

~i rl o up t o 4 yoar• • I th~~k wo oan ua a ~bout tirt"en

doll• fo r ~ir\a up to B.

rrom 4 to 8 out .,,.,_ th•n th• Teat of the chi\drr-s . v.r. lioot oalced about tho ll.ait

on ar;• •rJi l s llid lZ - o.ltT

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Dear llah'ina:

NEW YOIIIK

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October 30, 1944

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R• your note about tho toyo -- I telephoned llr. Sopoa1to of the Plaything & llovolty Wlco . and he tollo - all he oan £et are dolh and atuttod animalo.

Dou llro . Roooenlt want to co with him to piolt thea out7 It not , I •hould be &lad to undertake to do thh and he oould then oend the bill on to you . Be would n,..d to know ot couroe how aany, eto.

We are undine tlw tloboto lire. Rooonvet

I prdered on to the White Houoe, but bne all

11 Ll (I y~ont a note to Waehina;ton Square to tell lw that • • haTe done 10 •

With kindoot resarde to you --

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a::i~L__ Roo• Schneiderman Proddent

lloY-r 20, 1944.

Dear ao .. ,

~ th&nka !or your letter

ot IID....,.r 17th.

0! eo~&r~e the a~h can

w.it untU JOU retiU'n !r<a lew Or'leana and

I t.h1nk ,our ...,,.et.1on 1• t1ne.

At!ect.1onatal.J,

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H I LIH . LANCHAAO. YICI ·"ilu toc .. ,. Mille, MON .. OC OOI..OWAT I!t. 1"111A1UIItll 8 1..AKCH ""IIDNAN, I li i C:U TtVI_ t iJCIIn' ... IU'

Yiaa Walvina Thomp1on 1''he llhlt$ Houa e Woehlngton , p , C.

Dea.r lla lvine:

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I p v ery eorry that the 111an at the head of th e Pls.ythlnga 4: Novelty Workera• Union l'lne lett for Chicago whero he 16 going to btt t.ll of nut week t.tte ndlng thtll CIO Convention, e.nd 1 my·su lf am leaving todt.y tor Now Orleans to attend the J.FL Convontion .

I hope you. will reel that the arrM&bmente Otll wf'.1.t for e. week. I prom1ao you that I will get on tt1e job as soon e.a I set back, ard 11' neoe,aaary I wi 11 plok eomtt !'irll f'rom thtt Red Bqok. 1 ""' owe one of theDI ...,uld be wi ll in& to help oo far •• the &eaea e.lld toya ve oonoerned.

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Mi oo Mol?ino Thompson Tho llhito llouoo Waohin(ton, D. c.

De ar Mal•1na:

I bopo by thh tao tho toyo , 4ollo and pua al ea ha~e arrived.

WUl you bo an &llgOl and ul: llro. Roooonlt to WTito llr. Eopoolto a opoohl noto booouoo or hlo otrorto to atoure the dolla 1fhtoh wre eent •• a contribution rroa the un1onf Ho oan bo ad4roooo4•

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llr. Anthony Eapooi to, Man qor Ploythtngo & Novelty Wl:o. Union 226 r..royotto Stroot llew York City

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Rooo Solmo14or-.n Proo14ont

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Dear Roooo

I haYo a l2o)O lunohoon engagement

on t ... edq, JOII""'7 2)rcl, a~ wh1oh 1 11110t

opo&k oo I aij!l1t not co~ ..o;r un~U )o)O.

Would you oaro ~o han 1M drop 1D at tho

'lilian 1 a•t doT/ I ban ~o be h .. • in

'ofaoh.I.Aaton Square at l,t)O,

AtrooUono~ •1¥,

W.aa Rooo Scbt>e1dc1'11&1> Now York l'lo~W~' a Tl'edt Union LUAUO 247 Lexin&ton AYonuo Now York (16) , New York.

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19, 1944

llro. PT&nlcl1n D, Rooanol t the 'llh!. te Houoo Waol\!.nr;ton, D. c.

Deareat Kleanor:

I wr!.t o you 1D bohalt ot tho lloodlocratt Eduoat!.onol Coa­JO!.oo1on. Th!.o Co...Uoo1on -.do the lloodlo 'i'radoa HI.~ School pooo!.blo , It'o tho o- oohool whore :you opolto before tho Ladle•• Weotwar W..k•• ' Union in early lloveaber.

The Needleoratt Co.,.ila1on 11 "'ftry ettger to have you epeak at the oo-.noe•nt exero1eea wh1oh will t ake pl•c• on fuee4ay eYenln&. January 23rd , at 2t30 p. n.

I .,. a anobor or tho\r A<hioory ColD!. ttoo o.nd th\nlc '"•l' h!.c)l~y or tho 110rlt thoy aro do~, It you oan pooo1bly r1 t thlo tunotlon 1nto your oohodulo , I mow tho t V.x lloyor, who 1o t he Cbalr-.n, and llorti•r c . R!.ttor, who 1o tho Prlfto\pal or tho School, wlll bo ..,ot cratotul to :you . ~

I no oo oorry to rood or tho cloath ot your aunt -llro . Stalllo:y llortl•"'""' :yootorday'o "T1•• .• lloxt to on•'• ~lato toaU:y, o~mto uo the noaroa t or lt!.n and I oa oorr:y clarUnc that th\o crtor boo ooM to you,

I bopo thot tho to70, £&81, doll&, oto. arrhod ...S I .. our• tho:y rill bo • cr•t jo:y to tho ob1ldron attond!.n' tho party.

Wlth tondoot loYO and all lt!.ndo ot coool wloboo tor the- Toar, I aa

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January 31, 1944 I

Dear Malvina,

I will be deli~hte~ to bring a tew induetrial women to Mra. Roosevelt a apartment on fri~ay at 3:oo o'clock, '!'his letter is eort ot an answer to a prayer - - I waa about to write Mre. Roosevelt and ask whether such a ~eating woul~ be possible. It will be good tor our girls to be there to­gether with the girls Anita Poll1t~er will bring.

MJ beat regards to you.

Mise Malvina '!'hompaon '!'he White Houae Washington, D, 0,

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Jonwry 3, 1945

Doareot Bloo.noro \ ~\ Tn.n1c you eo .uoh for your letter in conntotton

w1 th thoXContra l Noodlo Trado o Hl&h School. rho co=oncu•ili\1uh un\'T1"4o!O'Oo-tlii:rtr ·)'aU con coae any t1M bttwl on 3:30 and 4, 1 know Ur. Ftltttr and the J.d•hory Board will be wet &retot'ul to )OU.

Wlth dt op apprtoiatlon tor your • 1llin£n••• to COrti , I AID

Wl th toudoat love •

~OAY Schneiderman

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• ADVISORY BOARD ON

INDUIJTRIAL I:DUCATION

• 80AJitD OP' EDUCATtON

THE CITY OP NEW YORK

M AX MEYER, c;MAI.IIIMAN t4l0 M OAOWAV, MKW Va.lll

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Lou•• J . au-Lou•• W, PAI IICMILD I IOIII.U'- fPWUOINIIICJ oc~ 1. Po• lll<loCCO l"a4MM:• .c,Mt"'l LOUt• H. P'IU~ IEDWUI 0000• • • J\lu u• OM•• MAitiiY a.a-­&ow AJIO a...M• ,.,QCIIIIII o..o_ ... .. M c)aO.MI G.iltOI .... "JJI MOUII 'W, MArY

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~~. Eleanor Roosevelt The White Houao W&~hingtoo, D. c.

MY dear ura . Rooaevol t a

We wore delighted to lee.rn from }(ies Roae Sohne1derm&n thAt we e.re to have tho gre~t pleAsure Of your addressing tho graduating olaaa of Jknuary 1945, at o~ oocmencem•nt exeroieee,

th11 ia indeed ~ honor and a pr1Yiloge. and 'We a.re looking f'orwa.rd to h&'f'iJt& you 1.1 our· gu.eat on TUoed&y, January 23.

OUr beot wiohoo to :you tor 19,5,

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~rs. Malvina Thompson C/o ~rs . Franklin 0. &oosevelt 39 loashington &qut.re ~.est New York 11 N.Y.

Dear ~rs . •hompson:

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put thiS question to Mrs. Roosevelt? It has been put to me as a per son Y~ho mi ght KnuY~ , by the Uinner Arrange­ments Comwi t tee of the Refugee Helief Fund , of the Cost and ouit Industry.

Has lolrs . koosevel t any objection to speal~ing at t he Di nner on January <:J , 1945, on t he sa:ne ;-latfor.n wl tn Governor ue .. ey·l

I t<m sure 1 need not enlarge . The answer may be t r eated as entirely confident!~! , and I need no t quote you or lolr s . hoosevelt at all. I need onl y express my own opinion and advice to the Commit t ee .

v.ire me. ~hen you have the tLnswer, pleb5e phone or

"Yes" or "no" v.i ll suffice . I shaLL understtllld .

Vlitll kind regard5, I e.m

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!he Pl'Hldet ancl I appreciate TO'Cl' thou .. \ ot .,. on ow- ...S.U..a Allllln~•ur.

ArteoUonatel.r,

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MA.I!,. LC.$LIC. " K t .rllll• .. "' H I LI8 •uto~c""'"o .. oec ....... • , ,., N lll. MONIIIOC GO\.OWATIII tilt••"'"*• aL•NC:" ,I'IC:I O"'"" •••¢1.1'"" " ' "•'"'"''

llr o , Franl<lU> D. ioOt O.ftl t t bo Wbl. to II<NM Waealagton, D. c.

llaroh 20, 1945

We are •c•1n t~nin& to you, o~r coo4 &nd &•neroua tritnd, to aak tor the ren-1 or 1""'• cUt ot tlOO tbl.t 7eer. We are bn111(; a nrr but7 lecitlahn

7•ar. lnonac oi' )'OUr lnt•e-t in t.ne ao•ttto ••r.arrta• probl•, yov will 'b e

clad to ""-that our wor i:llon' . oo-,.tat1oD b111 to b rl"' Ml u ... do .. ttl o

110rkor1 W>Cior tho Workaen' 0 Co-neat1on Lew will f1M llT CO tlu'Oucb t bl. t lOt•

n on ot t bo Loclelotu,.., - hope . t be blll hat alreedy cone tllroucb tbe Senate

and ... hope -.err .,ob that it rill pate the lott-11· tho a... .. ..,. aontlono<l

tllit 1>111 ln bit aeuaco ,oo 1t oucbt to hu e olear aalllnc. 8lanob Pre-n

baa been &o1n& to Albany nary week and 11 there no• tor the duration or the

tettlon to alee oure that tho blll will nnall:r pau. Btoul4 lt boooae lAW',

l t will bo the Clrot t1ae tbat dOMetio wcrltera ...Ul 00110 under &11)' or our

labor hwt. lie are alto tr7lnc to teoure lecltlatlon tbot wi ll ll.ait the

n~er or hour• tbllt oto ld.An aay work a.tter eobool. Rtcht oow they oan work

aq ...... or hour e a nd ooae ot tho• cot eo hred t st tboy roll atloop 1n tho

olattroo•. Wo bope tbh 'blll too wl ll be ...So 1Dto lAw tbl t 1•r. lo lntrociuo ed

anotber l>lll artoot1~ younc oblldren .. rdnc on raru ln oroer to -•root tbe

ao&n4eloue oonditiona pr..,a1llnc on o,..erot.al taru 1n our State.

the L•acu• boo bold t .. •er1 cooo oonrer .. oee •• ono In le" York and one l n

S)"raovee . ftl• one in IJrao,.•• na YW7 r..ara.U"C beoau•• tbilre we had a croap ot

htl,..at1al looal •- eponeor tho oontorenoo, wltb llrt . P-dy •• tho wlte ot

11ob0p PK~ •• poeUdlftC• llo dltolltMd pootwar prol>l ... tor wori<liiC -en, and

Ollo ot the prootloal th11l&e to - out ot t- oonter•oe nt tbo ro,_tlon ot a

oo•lttee to pre•• ror rftr&lzu.q ot woaen ln ar 1D4uftr1•• to peaoett.. tr.oee,

&no alec to ••• to 1t tlllot whore they oro entitled to .. n1orl t7 tbot tbo:r bo ••pt on tbo Job.

We hDpe nr1 -b t- :rou Will tool ~ w Mrit 1""'r ,.,..roue oupport.

1 t-pt or 7011 all dq BatW"dq •• :rour 60\b ...W1"1 annhoroarr -- and

1t "' tloo ..... -1· .... -· _ .. to ,...., tMy .. ul.d b .... l>J'OVCM -.., •r•,...,.• ot llapplaooe to :rou and t• Proel-t. ' \

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Raaor&17 Preeldent of tbe .l,I,V .s. I do not UUnk tllq 1bollld ,.. Oil or

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JIOIC e<:WNIIO&iltMAN, ,_t:IIIDPfT IIIAAY C. Olltllll"., YMc.._t:llflc:.T

ll•tT.O ... n u•, c.o..~ • .n .. u .wuv •·o-•u•• wtite• "''""' YOI'tlll: wa•~P~·• ,., ,.,, ""-IO'oo """"."' liLI Oo\e&T" CHIUIT'NAN, llCcllll'roiiiii'I•TJIUIIVIIIP

I~& WOOI•DI' \INION

CXCCUTIYII BOA"O LOCAl. lltoUICHC.O

.. AiltiOH .U.-HI IIHIOIGe.IIIAI'~tU.'Iii- ''""''"'.,.._,.., ......... ..~1.0···"'"'· .. ..__ MOI.I.IC OOWD IICTAI~CL IJIIItl' lll'lllO,._ ILOo•u,.ofO•·-• .. .-~o., n.1... "'"" "01'10.:

A0Hb NI:IT(Mt 11.0¥1 trfO III.: .. II' UMION

PAULIHit N , HCWMAH IOIITO" IIA(:IN., ¥till,

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Vra. Pranklln D. Rooaevelt

The Wn 1. te Houae Washington, D. C.

Dear e st Eleanor!

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'!hankY"" a thwaand tlmea tor )'O<&r note nylnt tM• you wlll

aeod your cootr1but1on nut 1:100th.

I tJa aloo nry 1ratetu1 t o you tor flndlng tt.me tor the

National Wo::aen'a trade Union Lea,u.e doll&e.t loo trtdch will meet

1D Wctahlngton. You art~ a darlin& to ha.w us ror too on t.l&y 1 1th,

.nd we appreola.te your &raolouaneaa n~oro than word• oan toll ..

Tho Boa.rd of Dlrectore of the A~VS -.oted yesterday to aslc you

to boooae Hoaorary Pro.sldeot or tho or&tt.n1r.a.t.1on. 1 hope very. very

-.J.ch that you w'lll oonaent to do thh. I doubt 1fllhether you 11111DUld

have to llttend every meeting if you do aocopt: tho oN'1.co, but it.

would do them the utmost ,.aod to ha.va you ttl ere eve1-y once in a. while.

lt you are ab le to aonogo lt. I oa a .. lllbor o t tln AIIVS Board of

D1reotore. I ..-ant on tho Bo•~.rJ t'llrO years a&o prlmarlly ao as to &in

them an 1rl.aa or -,hat la.bol" la and what l t at.ndo rnr. One r&sHl t ts

that they barry a unlon label on their prlotsd .aatt.r baoau.eo I told

tho:• I wtlUld not hno "''I """"' on anythllll: that dldn' t boar tho u.n1o'1

labol.

lira. YolAan who b very li'!,eral and h\1 &h•n or heraslf and

her mon~ty towu.rd• tho work: or tho orgu.nlltt.tlon 1a "TOry anx1oua t.o

haw yOIJ. aoe.pt u Bonor~y Preddent . Th.era are 6 &rea.t II&J\Y

Republloan ...., • ..., on tho Bo.•rd. '!hoy han been trylnt to 1•t a

charter troiA Oot~~reoo at¥! t th We Cont~re .. ~tly poetpooed tho

aatter w>tll .rter tho ..-. IWiy or the wo .. n would like to continuo

the; or&anl&atlon ett.r the......... P..-aonal ~. I aee Qo r•&aoo tor lta

oontlniWloo w>looo tho RepubUoo.n ladlo1 w&nt to bullet up a -n• 1

orc•t.a•tlon tor pollti.o&l reuona. I daN eay, howeYer, that; ln the

Yarl""' atat&a ...... tho AIIVS hu u.nitl , they haft a talxwre or both

Republloaoa and DeiOOo,...to. I know, darllne, that oonoentlt~~ to booo ..

Honorary l'roaldant will add an addl tlonal t.lrdon -- nuortholooa, t tool

that tor taotit\al ro&..aons it would be •ery, •ery worth .. h\ \o tor you to aooept.

1·'~'• o.rt •~ry tad a.t U\e Leatu~ because our ®rr.peruatlon bill to r domsti o worke rs did not get out or thtt Aeee1Bbly Ruhu Co11.<Uttee. The R&pJ.blf.o~t.n.s on tho COI'l'Uftitteo who are tho hends or var1ouw oonv'!lit .. te ae are in r evolt age.io.et tha OoY~rnor . They havo had to awa.llo, tM a.ntl .. dhorl+Aino.tiol'\ bill, alto the Unernp loyr.:llnt tnaur~notl :.lortt Rotln,~ bill which they dldn' t 11ko and they just would not olio• tho domut1o worker•' btl t to get on tho floor. I will aay tht.t tho Govoroor throuch Ita ucrotory •nd hi• lo&&l ad•l•o.o triad to set lt throue)\. J•m Todd &110 tried to help - but to oo avail .

Tho war oewa cont.l-'luea to be won:lertW •n1 xe pr~ and, hope that vto tory wlll aeon be >d th "" •

With tood&tt love llnd t.ll k\nrlt or good M"\..,htU tor .. Joyou• Easter tor yw t.url tho f're~\d,e,nt and all your dew ones. 1 t.m

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