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nannainnun res MR. 

  
  
  

In connection with the popular drive among the radicals'
for amnesty for political prisoners, and the great pressure
lately brought to bear on the Government, particularly the

present administration, I feel that it is of interest that the
following be called to your attention, as indicating the
utter contempt in which these individuals hold the Government
and how they play a double game. ROGERQEALDNIN, who W?th
ALBERT DE SIDNER, managing most of thiswprOpaganda through the
American Civil Liberties Union, spoke at Cincinnati on may
24th. ELIZABETH CUELEY was booked to Speak at the
same meeting. Baldwin was supposed to speak on the subject
of War prisoners, but in fact his Speech contained very
little on that subject and the greater part Was on behalf
of the One Big Union and the He said;

 

?The three organizations obtaining the best re?
sults for the object of free Speech and assemblage
in the United States, which had been denied them due
to the war hysteria, were the Non Partisan League,
the I. W. W. and the Communist Party."

bolshevism in the universities and I hOpe there will be
bolshevism in every college in the country". He outlined
their particular interest in the case of CHARLES ASHLEIGH
and VINCENT ST. JOHN and dwelt particularly on the case of
CLYDE HOUCH, the American citizen and draft slacker. Because
Hough surrendered himself, Baldwin considers his case one of
the weakest and the surest as the-basis of propaganda on

the Government for amnesty and said that;

He admitted that, ?There is a great deal of propaganda for 

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?Action will be brnught on this weakest case in 
order to Weaken the other cases, which, while there may,:? 1929
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be some grounds for the conviction, still were based upo

 

. the fact that these people had Spoken orrdr ibuted .
1 literature advocating their principles.": 
 

 

 

 

A significant remark of his was:

?Russia stands as an example of what you can do when
you get away with radicalism!"

?Referring to the escape of Baldwin said;

?He cauld accomplish more by going th M0scow to attend
the next red meeting there than he could by gaing on
?ototLeav?hWOrth to~serve his sentence".

He also indicated that the power of the Third Internationale
over the Communists in America was greater than that of the
Government. Also that?they have representatives stationed
in washington to keep alive interest in_the DEBS case and
others, and that they would soon have two representatives.
Their plan was to flood various members of Congress and
officials With protest communications in the form of tele-
grams and letters.

In.making his report on the return from his western
trip, he indicaged that he not only Spoke at public meetings
abut at.?private gatherings"; at Rochester, Gleveland, St.
Louis, and Pittsburgh, and

was a result.of the conference'at Chicago with the
General Defense Committee of the 19w.w., attended by
Baldwin and Elizabeth Gurley Elynn, the Committee

has circularized the prisoners at Leavenworth,-asking
whether they are willing to have efforts-made_for

the release of individuals as well as for the group
as a whole".

 

This action indicates the extent to which Baldwin and 
organization are carrying their work.

 

 

 

   

 

   

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CONFID r1111. 1

 

Special Report on 
Address by 
Rogef?gldwin .
HELL 11?? WEST VIRGINIA.
under auspices of
Amalgamated Clothing Workers at Germania Hall,
Rochester, New york.
February 10, 1922.
Began speaking at 8:30 to an audience of 2200. Finished at 9:50.
Baldwin is a good speaker and held the close attention of audience and

was vigorously cheered when he made reference to gains of Communists in
g. West Virginia. He said,

 

X"The so?called Government in West ?Virginia pretends

to believe that every miner who belongs to the union

or Wants to belong to a union is a Communist. They

are not now but at the?rate they are going in West
Virginia, they soon will all be (Vigorous and
prolonged applause). "In West Virginia, they have 
Governor named Morgan and when he was running for the
office, the operators in the noun-union fields alone

put up $250,000.00 to help him get in. Well, he got
in and, of course is their man. There is no law in

West Virginia: Men are jailed without charges or knowing
what for. In one jail, I saw 115 miners in a jail that
was built to accommodate 55 and they were there for months.
The tent cblony has over 5000 men, women and children,
living on the barest necessities of life, no shoes, no
floors in tents, bare feet on the bare ground, biititheir
spirit of unbreakable resistance in the great message to?
organized labor the world over. They are fighting the
great U.S.Steel Co. with its unlimited resources for the .1
privilege of American citizenship." (Loud applause). There 





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He described Senatorial investigation at Washington, D. C. and said, i: si?gf??
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5 mpous hudr-mouthed, old hard?boiled guy, who admitted

 

 

 

he took 100% profit last year and was justified.
BUREAU OF Walsh, who was conducting the miners' and of the farce,
turned to one of his colleagues and said, 'And I have been

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wm 55 ~44? Mstalling peeple all over the U.S. there were men like that ?is
OFJU STICK in West Virginia and they would not believe me,? and the f?
foolish old 'Colonel' did not have enough sense to know 53?
300?33 FILE but that he was complimented and came over and shook hands

with Wal sh."

 

 

 

 

Baldwin predicted the last great stand in the U.S.,
April lst, and in May when the 13.8. Steel Co. grapples with
the 11.131. of A. and the solidarity of the 12.12. Unions at the
same time, which will be a fight to a finish and the result
will be in no doubt. "The U.S. Steel Co. is going to its
'Waterloo' as Opposer of right to organize." He said he
heard Mother Jones in Kansas City address striking miners.
She said, "What is the matter with you miners? What is
wrong with you? Here you have been on strike ?for eight weeks
and not a striker in jail. Must be you are all feeling bad."
(laughter and applause).

He asked the Amalgamated and all organized workers to 
remember that the tent colony of West Virginia is fighting for the
right to organize as American citizens and that the fight is yours,
mine and every other fellow's with a spark of manhood. The audience
understood that sudden death at the hands of hired gunmen is the
lot of any miner in five lower cosuntries Who joins a union, etc.
(Long applause at close of speech.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

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Acting under instructions from Special Agent in Charge

 

Blackmon, I proceeded to Rochester, New York, where I attended a
electing last night given by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers; at the
headquarters of the Union, #476 Clinton?Avenue, North, and who were
addressed bv ROGER head of the American Civil Liberties

Union and who took as his subject "Hell in West Virginia".

MR. BALIDNIN began his address by giving an account of
the coal strike by the Uninn miners in West Virginia, especially in
Mi-ngo and Logan Counties and described his first visit the re with the
United States Senate Investigating Committee and also described con-
ditions found among the union miners in the tent cojsony in Mingo 00.,

He also described the activities of the State 1301166 and?cther peace

oii?icers in curbing union activities.

He further related that on, or abquLt April let there would

be a national; strike of coal miners together with the 

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last conflict between the miners and peace officers, to obtain firearms
but that at this time the union miners in Mingo County had been able

to obtain at least five machine guns, which were now hidden somewhere
to be used, if necessary, in armed resistance in April if the necessity
requires and that the State Constabulary had not been able to obtain

all of the rifles and revolvers owned by the union miners; that these

?arms were concealed in the manner that a dog buries his bone.

MR. Speech throughout was simply a recital of
past performances by the union.minars and what they were likely to do

in a continuance of the strike expected in April.

There were about five hundred Garment Workers present and

when he remarked that the union.mners of Mingo County had obtained

five machine guns, he was applauded very vigorously by the audience.

He also made reference to the inability of the union organi2d
ers to organize in Logan County and after a few remarks about DON
CHAFIN the Sheriff of Logan County, he further stated that when the
strike took place in April, special efforts would be made to organize

the coal fields in this 

He further stated that he did not expect any relief to be
given the union miners as a result of the investigation conducted by*
the United States Senate Committee and that in his opinion the only?
friend that labor had on that Committee was Senator'Kenyon and that

his help was now gone because of the fact that he had been appointed

to a judicial position.

 

 

 

 

 



E: B. Harrigan - 2/11/22

 

 

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MR, BALDWIN without a doubt is making a careful study of con-
ditions in the west:Virginia coal f?ids and undoubtedly he ia now
spreading yropaganda among the union sympathizers so that when the
strike tahes place in April, union.sympathizers throughout the country
will be informed of conditions in West Virginia ard they will?undoubta
edly give aid to_tle union miners. The Amalgamated Garment Workers

in Rochester, NQY. are composed of Jewish? Polish and Lithuanians.

Attached 1? the Amalgamated bulletin which I obtained at the,
meeting last night.

CLOSED.

 

 

 

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{The Man Who Doesn?t Want To Join:
The Union Because There Are? 
Foreigners In It. i. 9

(Mr. Non Union Worker No. 3)

He doesn?t like spaghetti and the people who eat spaghetti. When- . i
ever Jewish workers start talking Yiddish he says that they sound like . i
a bunch of barbarians. .-

He ha?? .3 the Lithuanians because he has heard somewhere that they
are related to the Bolsheviks. He makes fun of the broken English of
the? Polish tailors who have just come from the old country.

tie forgets that if he tried to speak Polish among the Polish people
heiriould sound like the phonograph when the needle hits a crack.

He forgets that the,Lithuanians were turning out great ?artists and
writers when? America was inhabited by savages.

He probably goes to church and worships a Carpenter of Palestine,
but he never associates his faith with Jewish workingmen' 1n 1922.

I He eats Boston beans and then laughs at the people who eat spag:
hetti! Like the horse who laughs at the rabbit for eating grass.

He doesn?t want to join the union ?with th?m danin foreigners!?

He thinks that a foreigner' 15 good enough to work with in the shop
but not good enough to work With' 1n tl-iei?unitm hall.

This is the kind of a worker who is loved by the non-union boss.
The boss plays him for a fool all the time. He works for starvation
wages rather than asso?iate with a ?wopi? forgets that America was
I: discovered by a wop and that the Italians have fought as hard as any
other class (if workers to maintain the American standard of living in

 

 

 

 

Ah

3. UNCLE SOLOMON SAYS:

I, The difference between a for-.
eigner and an American is that?the
Ainerican?s grandfather got here?
?rst. The May?ower wasn?t big
enough for the foreigners, :so they
waited- and took. the Aquitania.
And .who says the Aquitania is not
. abetterwboat?

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Girls? Bowling Le?aguc

Highest Bowlers
Reds 

the clothing industry. i A ?lst game?Anna Komiss 116
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers do not stand for cheap, ignor- 2nd game?Dora En glert 110
?ant jealousy among the workers in the clothing shops. We are a union Blues-
'of . .

And the working class is international. All the workers in the 15? game??Milhe 106
CIOthhing Shops need a living wage. All the workers need fair working 2nd game?Lena (3011811 110

conditions. All the workers'must stand together to get these things. Reds bOth games.
The bosses bring the foreigners into the industry. Our job' 15 to organize A?verage?lst game 702
them. Average?2nd game 622

To the non-union worker who hates the foreigners we say:
mIf?? you are too good to join' a union with the foreigners, you are too
good to work with the foreigners. We don?t Want snobs in the clothing
shopshand we don?t want snobs in the union. We are one brotherhood
with b'ne?ndble purpose, and there is no room in our brotherhood for
quarrels between the man who eats spaghetti and the man who eats
Boston beans, between the man who never eats ham and the man who
i eats ?sh on Friday.? 

 

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NEW CONSTITUTION

TO BE GIVEN OUT AFTER 
NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Members who are receiving the new
membership cards will miss? the old

 

 

 

 

~Cursi To Siieakiifor Local 204

General Organizer Aldo Cursi will
.be the. speaker. at. the..next ..session of
the Women?s?Locala of the union next
Wednesday, February 15th, in Room
100, at Union Headquarters; Brother
Cursi has not appeared as. the speaker
for Local 204 fer some time and his
remarks will be received with an un-
usual interest. Women members of

theu'nib?n have adopted the attend-
ance card plan for local meetings so
they expect a great increase ih?at?tend-
ance at the regular local meetings.

 

SARTORIAL NOTE
In Honk Kong is a tailor named Ah
.Men. .
The last word in tailoring,
might say?Boston Transcript.

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constitution and by-laws which were
printed in the old red? membership
books. For the next three months

members will be compelled to get

along without new, copies of the con-
stituticm since it is expected that a
number of important changes will 1be
made at the next national convention
in Chicago. After this convention the
revised constitution will be distributed
among all locals.

 

 

 

 

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Qm'algomateh itinlletin

BASKETBALL TEAM TO MEET STRONG OPPONENTS 
Friday Night After Lecture: Dancing Until Midnight.

A new plan of entertain cut for
Friday nights will be undertaken this 
week by the Amalgamated Athletic
Association when a dance and basket-
ball game will be scheduled after the
lectme by Roger Baldwin on ?Hell 1n
West Virginia. An admission fee of
twenty-?ve cents per couple will "be
chrged for the basketball and dancing
which will begin at 9: 30 and last until
midnight.

Although the Athletic Association
was defeated in its efforts to ha?ve
Sunday night social affairs the of?cers;

"inf, 



of the Association are determined to
continue the work of the basketball
team with renev?ved energy. Manager
Goldman will place a strong team on
the ?oor Friday night, and the game
should be of interest to all Amalga?
mat?ed members.

Ladies will be at a premium Friday

night, since all gentlemen" accompa-
nied by a lady can get in for 'tWenty?
five cents. If 'he comes alone the two
bits will be extracted anyway. Two
girls will be admitted to:- twenty-?ve
cents.

"<rg?i?xab: was 

LOCAL TO BIG DANCE IN AMALGAMATED
HALL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT: EXPECT GREAT CROWD.

The Lincoln Dance arranged. by the
Women?s Local of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers in this city will take
place next Saturday night, Feb'rutify
11th, in? the large hall at union head?.-
quarters. Hundreds of tickets have at?
rcady been sold to this dance and} a
large attendance is certain.

The dance will be given for the
'bene?t' of a special fund created by
'Local 204 and theo?icers ?of that lodal
?will have complete charge? of arrange.-



TO ADLER S. EMPLOYEES.

All of Adler Bros. employees who
,are not working are requested to fait-
tend a meeting which will take place
Tuesday, February 14, at 2:30 P.- -M.
sharp at the of?ce of the Union 476
Clinton Ave. No. .

 

Vaudeville and Unique Address
Next Weelr Friday 
Children of Amalgamated members

will appear in a new. series of dances

at the Friday night meeting at the

Amalgamated next week, February,

17th. In addition to the musical and

vaudeville program there will be an}

address by William E. Sweet Dotti

ver, banker and capitalist

iect will be ?Why I Oppose the OpeTi
Shop Movement as an American Busi-
ness Man." -

 

His suE?B'

. Mrs-3'1? ?farm?

ments. The fact that there will be no
basketball. game this week at the arm-
ory where the Centrals usually play is
expected to bring a large part of the
armory audience to Amalgamated hall
Saturday night.

Tickets for Saturday?s dance are on
sale at the union of?ce for thirty??ve
cents. The committee consists of En-
dice Gutkovsky, .Sarah Rickles, Rose
Cominsky, Ida Dubin, Ida Bernstein

and others. ,33; .

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AVIS.

'?Agli Operai di Adler Bros

Gli operai di Adler Bro. che non
sono occupati sono i'nvitati aid inter-
venire ?alla riunione che av?ia rluogo
Martedi 14 Febb?raio?, .all_e ore 12 .30 
m. precise all? uf?cio dell? Union'e, 476
Clinton Av. N. .1

Star Shops_ and Chairmen

.. Estonia, 1823

Stein-Bloch. 

tore Leonardi, H. Wedel, Fred Berg
. Stein-Bloch Trimming Roo'm?Al.
Sherman. .
Adler Shop 5?Har-ry Levy.
(Several other shop's have almost
100% orange cards. "Watch for their
names next week. ?Shop chairmen
should report to? the Financial Secre-
tary not later than Saturday noon if
.they .wish their shops to be recorded
in the next Star? List of the Bulletin.)

 

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Open Ev?enings

 

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Of?ce Hours; 1103Sundays. No Of?ce Hours Friday.

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Money refunded if not satisfactory

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Repairing Established 20 years

LOOKING AHEAD

In making your plans for the new yyear
please keep in mind the fact that this store
is here to serve you every day?to your
entire satisfactiou-.-

Sibley. Lindsay Curr Go

 

 

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Tuesday, :Thursday and Satufday 6 to 8 p. m.
Sundays by appointment
sr?pNE 6343 '73 CLINTCN AVE. 

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THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, ROCHESTER JOINT BOARD, AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA

ROCHESTER N. Y.. FEBRUARY 8.1922 @314? No. 15

 

 

 

A message from the battle front of
West Virginia will He brought to Roch-
ester this Friday night, February 10th,
by Roger Baldwin; head of ihe. Amer-
I ican ICivil Liberties Union, who has
I just!returned train the :scene of the
mm?ers? struggle; against the ?open
1? shop? coal barons.? The subject of
I Baldwin?s address in West
Virginia." He will. tell how the cap-
{j italists 6f, West Virginia, ?nanced by
R. the Unite?g States" Steel Corporation

 
  
 
 
 
 
  

l'i'ave driv?c?m union miners and their
wwes out of their houses and have 1m?
1? {port?d armies of thugs and detectives
to terrorize the districts.
1 The West Virginia mining district
3 which will be described Friday night
is: the 'key to the whole mining situ-
1 atibh Min the United States and will
probably be the center of the great
3* ?oal strike which 13 expected 1n April.
Baldwin. is an able and experienced
speakerlwho is familiar with every
angle of the West Virginia situation.
He is ?f?h Harvard graduate who be?
. came a conscientious objector during
tI1erwar and served a- term ?in .Fort

 

    
 
  
 

Ttge arrest of Chester Tanner, a
worl?er in the Child St. shop of Mich-
on the charge that he as-
jssault?ed Jacob Webber, marked the

 

eaiifipaign of the Amalgamated Cloth=~

M??-?mwi?ggihllforkers of this city to spread
educational propaganda -among the
clothing workers of Rochester. The
.arrest occurred. Monday afternoon at
the factory of Michael Stern?s and the
warrant was sworn by Jacob Webber,
a member of the Amalgamated Cloth-
ing Workers who was passing out
lea?ets before the Michael, Stern fac-
tory on January 19th. .

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?admission price of tWenty-?ve cents

"game and the dance which?follows.?

MICHAEL STERN WORKER ARRESTED FDR ASSAULTING
i Amalgamated Member While Distributing Leaflets.

hearing in'poliee court Tuesday morn-

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IN WEST TO BE DESCRIBED BY ROGER BALDWIN
FRIDAY NIGHT: BASKETBALL AND DANCING AFTERWARDS.

 

LETTORI ITALIANI

Non mancate' di leggere 13. sec-
onda pagina, scritta in Italiano.

 

 

 

 

THE MINER ON THE FIRING LINE

 

Leavenworth penitentiary.

At the end of Friday?s lecture the
Amalgamated basketball team will ap-
pear in a regulation :game with a fast
opposing team in?: Joiner St. Hall. An

will be charged for the basketball

The dancing will last until midnight.

Webber charges that while standing
in front of the Michael,. Stern factory
passing out notices for a regular edu-
cational meeting of the union, he was
struck by Chester Tanner and his nose
broken. It is alleged that foremen
from the plant tried to prevent work?
ers' from the shop from receiving leaf-
lets and that when- they failed in this
attempt Webber was assaulted.

The case came up. for preliminary



 

JACOB WEBBER 1

who was asaulted by a Michaels- Stern
worker while distributing bulletins

 

ing and was adjourned to February 14. YOU ARE NOT A GOOD UNION

Judge Sutherland represented the de? MEMBER IF YOU ARE WORKING
fendant and .Maurice G. Ellenbogen A ROCHESTER SHOP AND NOT

appeared as personal r?teimlt?qitfya RM [Tm?km'?mm?a CARD

 

 

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Open Evenings
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Dress and Blouse Sale Now Going On

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Prescriptions Carefully Compounded

 

 

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Le bestie er crumiro A

Una vorta un Cavallo struccione
Ch?ogni tanto cascava pe? strada,
Sciopero? pe? er Padrone
A passaje piu? ?eno piu? biada:
Ma 'er padrone ?accorre der tiro
penso? de pjasse un crumiro.

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Chiamo? er Muro, ma er Mulo risposeA?
dispiace, ma proprio- nun posso;
Se Dio guardi' 3e faccio ste case 
1, Li caValli me sarteno addosso.
Er Padrone, pe? .mette un riparo,
Fu costretto a ricorre ar Somaro.

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Mulo, 

pur? io come lui, 110111 magno,

Tiro carci, ?impunto rinclilo. .
Come voi che nun sia solid?ale 

Se ciavemo 1?istesso ideale?

Chiama 1-?0mo sta? c?rto che quello

Fa er crumiro co? Veragpas?sione,
Per un sordo sevenne er fratello 
Pe? 'du sordi va dietro ar padrone? 
Finche? un giorno tradlsca 1e rin?nega? 
Er iratello, er padrone la- lega. A



 






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TUTTI ALLA LOCALE ITALIANA

Luendi, 13 Febbraio, alle ore 7 :45
p. precise, alla Sede dell? Unione,
476 Clinton Av. N., Sala No. 5, avra?

:luogo Ia riunione della locale Italiana.~

Una serie di questioni? impo?rt?a?n?s?
sir'ne saranno soggetto di discussione.
Il comitato conferenza ha gia? avuto
parecchie riunioni senza dubbio rap-
portera? alla locale del cosa ?nora e'
stato fatto. La. s?ospensione tempor-
anea del lavoro in aleune fabbricke
della citta sara? soggetto di discus-
sione di esame.

ienza per mettere l?Unione' 111 g1

messo ai soli memhri dell?1Unione1-I

Si votera? anche in merito al 'p'ro-
poSto 'fond'o di riserva, fc'mdo ileces-
sario per far fronte a qualsiasi eii'nn-

   
   
 
   

 

di intensi?care il lavoro di propag?aI
di organizzazzione nelle varie 
bricke nei piccoli centri tuttora dis-
organizzati.
Venite tutti.
Locale Italiana No. 202, 
Amalgamated Clothing Workers {of I
N. B.??L?in?gr?sso alla sala e? per.- i

 

SHE WAS PUZZLED
Little Jane's mother brought home
a box of candy given to her by an

Episcopal friend shortly before Eas?
ter, and passed around some of its 

contents, to her children, explaining
that Mrs. Cox?s children had given up
eating candy until after Easter, ?so
they cannot eat any now, as, it. is

.Lennt 

.. 1 . 
Little Jane? 51- brothers prompt-1y ate
their pieces but she stood looking at
the candy In her hand with a 
air.
?Why don?t you eat it; Jane?? her

.mother asked.

?Because,? she explained, ?then how
couldnl ,give it back if it?s just lent??

 

 

Nov. elm-er 21 19 22 .-

mmom. 1mm FOR ME. RUSH.

Will you. kindly prepare
for me a. short but complete memo?-
randum upon ishe anmcedents of

Roger (33.16111 11.

Very- truly yours,

 

 

      

 

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covering Eastern Ohio snd'?estern 

meetings or interview local Emericsn Civil Liberties
Union committees in the following Cities. Where he
does address meetings it will be in behalf of the Labor
Defense Council of Chicagoi

fSundey Mbndey December 3rd 4th Boston

Tuesday 5th - Rochester

Wednesday 6th a Buffalo

Thursday 7th Cleveland (messmeeting)

Friday 8th YoungstownyPittsburgh
(Probably in evening)

Saturday 9th Detroit?Toledo

Sunday 10th Detroit 1

Monday - llth?: Chicago

Tuesday - 12th - 

Wednesday 15th St.Louis

Thursday 2-1 14th - 

Friday 15th - Indianapolis?Terra Haute}

Saturday 16th Cincinnati

Sunday - 17th Charleston,W.Ve.x


In.YoungstoWn he will interview the local C. L. 
committee headed by W. Mbtcelf and such few libenels es ?9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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this 011841.) may be able 130 mus ter 231? f3 $1,331?! ?39?
the occasion. He will no 1% 1.- K/?o??mn 
doukt have an evening mess 
me at ing in Pitt Sburgll. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATI 
Reediw
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DEC- ?61922 DEPARTMENT OF JU . g;

 

 

 

 

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REFEREN 

 

 

Instructions fro ?b i?cer, Snecial AgentE 

REPORT MADE AT: DE: PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE: 

Pittsburgh, Pa. Eneca??mezs BENCH.

TITLE AND CASE: - ,a


gunmen: CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AK - .
n. BALDWIN Speaking Tour. ,6 
FACTS DEVELOPED: 
14$ 
AT PITTSBURGH, Office File Emacs-sin.

 

A 31%
ELBALDWIN, national director of the 
will start on a tour of the country end'will address . 

 

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TELEPHONE. BARCLAY

POST OFFICE BOX 241
CITY HALL STATION

61.93 I I Ci?ii'l' I Ell-I HI Elm-I:
FE I AUT DEBIT I I: Lilli? I I CAT I UM EILUIIZI 
DATE 

DIRECTOR,

Bureau oi Intestigation,

Department of Justice,
?n WaShington,BBC.

- RE: ROGER BALDWCEN: . . :bZ

Dear Sir:-

 

Referring to?repprt of 
dated January 8th,1923 ntitlea "one bAthiN, 
Alleged Soviet Informant states that
scoording to the latest information he has secured at
llO wieoth St., the BAEDWEN?referred to is ROGER 
of the American Givil Liberties Bureaa. 

 

 

 

 

The statement inzthis report, to the effect that
he recently arrived in New York is evidently incorrect.
The Informant states that as nearly as he can ascertain,
- all the other statements are cgrre?t. 

   
 

 

 
   

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his: iather ?was a proslierous farmers: He is a direct descendant from Hiles
Standish. While ,a student at Harvard UniverSity he :became: interested in;
Socialrsm anH after graduating 3mm lav: Schpel, h'e Specialized in d'e3ende
i??g radicals. He has: traveled abroad quite extensively, SpenHi?g conSid?
erahle tifne 5.15%. Germany He 

A During 1917, while St. Louis, the Subgect beeam'e associated 17115321
Max Eastman, Christal Eastman, Fannie Witherspoon ?and- ether radicals.
Leaving St; Louis 3or New rerh, he traveled by tga'y of Washington, where

he: stopped long enough to stage an. anti-war demonstration. 3 (This was Just

he3ere the declaration of vian. 




Convicted fer Violation 9'3 t'h'e? Conscription Act, SubJect we;s ee?e -
tensed t9: eerve: gne year. in the Newark Gennty Jail. Upon expiration on?
this term; he married Madeline Dpty, a writer, ,and "a member (if a prominent
Massachusetts family. During the Russian revolution, Miss Doty had been
. in that Country, and '3r?on?i there had :g?ghe: intq' Germany, tfrhere ehe? wee in
communication with}. Liehhnecht, whom ehe financially aided. 

Baldwin went to PittShurgh while the steel strihe was in progress,
established contact with Z. Foster, strihe leader,- and? offered to 'act
as confidential informant 3hr the sti'i'he committee. He succeeded in sqe
curing. employment at the Homestead mill ef the Carnegie Steel Company

and'- inaHe e. confidential geport Hi? conditions in the nil-11'- i?his report Wee
- circulated widely throughout the Eittsburgh district. After this he worked .

for. _a whiHe as arailroad treeh laborer.

n?g a. 

?Because '93 his education, training and execdtive ability,- Baldwinais
eeid tq approach his in an entirely different manner than. the ?aver;
age: ?red werhen, but he has had some difficulty in establishing himself ae
the the proletariat of his: 19131911 environment.

Baldwin is, Or at; some time has hee?n, chairman of the League? 3Hr~
"??Mut ar?hidt :meihher 93 the Six: or, Right the Advisory 

03 the National Hubli?c Ownership League, secretary sis": JiviZ?Teague 
St. 3911.53.53.? Missouri, member of the AmericaniHnion Against militarism, mem-



her. of Executive Committee of National Hrh?en League, Peogle's Council Exti-

ecutive HoarH (33 the Friends of Hre?edom for India, he?aH Hf the American

civil. Liberties Hnionl ?of Haw Ygrh, member 0?3 the General Advisory Board of?

International Horh?r' 5 Defense Leagiie, the General Adirisory Beard 6'3 Beaghe; 
30r Amnesty e3 Bolitical Prisoners, niember of Executive Gommttee o3 Int?er?
Collegiate Socialist Seeie?y, enH escreta?ry ef taei?iherty Defense league.

ALL LAF 
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CONNECTICUT
STATE BOARD EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF AM ERICANIZATION

 

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ROBERT c. DEMING HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT

September 14 1925
To the
U. S. Department of Justice /?Ja
Washin ton . .a -
D. c. ALL CONTAINED a

- 13 {Jig 
Dear Sirs:- DATE 4 BYSEEQ 

c9 I have been somewhat interested in the career
of one Roger Baldwin, present executive secretary of the
American Civil Liberties Union of New York City. This
gentleman is by birth, I believe, and of interest a Con~
neoticut man?
a
The recent purported eXpos? of and by the Unit~
ed Mine Workers of America?relative to the spread of com-
munism in the United States and through the workers of
the country, cites the Civil Liberties Union as loaning
money to the Communist International from the Charles Gar-
land Foundation Fund. This information is quoted as hav?
ing been pbtained "by authorities" in raids on revolution?
ary headquarters. 
ii
$Can you give me information relative to the Bal?
dwin Communist Transaction now in your possession Bal?,
dwin recently appeared at waterbury, Connecticut, and cre-
ated much interest as an~ardent advocate of "free speech",
with complications. Please specify if the information you
send me need be confidential or not;

 

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resuming infemas?en wee weaned; 
Ghatsaamgm . ,11155 $515 lemmas}.

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he?nhagd. tgfhaf?er their. son. .93? a lass-sum, 333 am: am miner; 
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EDWARD J. BRENNAN


TELEPHONE. BARCLAY steo

OFFICE Box 241
CITY HALL. Sun-Ion

 

 

i?ureau at ?nhestigation
15 PARK Row, 3411-: FLOOR
New YORK, N. Y.

Nov. 8 19225

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Mr. William. Burns, 

DirectQI,? Bm?eau of. Investigation

ge 

Dept. of Justice,
Dear Sir: 

Waghington 13.6,.

For your information I am transmitting herewith
mmora?dum from Special Agent Seully in regard. to the
matter contained in your letter of Nov. 6th 1923,
initialed of the reported speech to be made by
one Roger Baldwin using the WJZ station to broadcast

  
 

      
  

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REE: ROGER N. BALDWIN

Attempt to Broadcast Radical?Speech Via nadio.

 

Hovember 7th, 1923s.;

EUR 33130,. AGT. IN CHARGE BRENNAN):



Referring to Bureau letter dated viashingtonj?.
November 6th, 1925, initialed by the Director, cone erning reptr ted.
arrangements being made by Roger N?Baldwin to broadcast a speech over
the radio station WJZ of the Radio Corporation of America, in which
Baldwin was to attack government officials, and pursuant to instruc?
tions received, in company with Agent Starr, I interviewed. General
Harbord, president of the aforementioned concern early today at his
office, 1856 Woolworth Building, New York City..

Agents after eXplaining? the purpose of the visit
l?nd informing General Harbord of the infor nation we possessed conc erna
.. ?ng both Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, he advised

that up to this time no application has been made by Baldwin to broads.

  
   

:5 cast a speech over his stat ion but that Norman Hapgood of the American
Liberties Union had made a request to speak, but up to the
??mpresent time no decision had been reached on Hapgood?sl request.

3% General Harbord further stated that Roger N.

Baldwin would not be given the privilege of Speaking over the WJZ

qutation nor Norman?Hapg oo-d either, if he, Harbord, could prevent it.

ALL com'Amtu?





gHe expressed the Opinion that probably Hapgood intended to broad-
cast the Speech prepared by Baldwin. During this interview, Gen-
eral Harbord made notes of the information furnished him cone ern?

ing both Subjects, as well asxthe American Civil Liberties Union.

November 8th, 1925

 

 

 

Pursuant to instructions. receives: erm



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Mr. Brennan, I again interviewed General; Harbord today at his office
in the Woolworth Building and when asked as to his statementoi?.
yesterday concerning Hapgood, he, General Harbord, stated that after
my visit he had conferred with Mr. Owen B. Young, Chairmanof the
Board of Directors of the Radio Corporation of America and that that
gentleman had stated that under no circumstances would Eapgood or
any person with extreme radical tendemies be permitted to use their
station to broadcast a Speech. General Harbord stated? that he was.
but one of fourteen members comprising the Beard of Directors but
that we could be assured that his decis ion, as well as that of
Chairman Young, would be tollowed by his fellow members. The other
members of the directorate are: 

ARTHUR E. ALBERT e. DAVIS, crosses. 
HARRY P. DAVIS, HON. J. W. GRIGGS, JOHN HAYS HAMMOND JR., EDWARD

 

W. HABDEN, EDWIN M. EDWARD . NAILY, EDWIN W. RI CE, JAMES
R. SBEFFIEIJ). AND GENERAL GUY r. TRIPP. . 

General Harbord advised that. his organization

was against permitting any persons to broadcast their political vi ewsi,
and as a matter of fact, says that in the future it may be limited

to the two major political parties. he further advised that in the
event he should receive any correspondence from the American GiVil

Liberties Union or any similar organization, that he would immediately



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THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT Okwmall OI??ig.? JOURNAL 3' BE AT OFFICE ONLY
REPORT MADE AT: DATE WHEN MADE. FOR WHICH MADE: REPORT MADE BY:
LOS 11/14/83 11/14/83 Em KOSTEBLITZKY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE AND CHARACTER OF CASE:

CIVIL w?qm??ws Ange?l?s - RADIQAL 

 

 
 
 

 

?Iz??S?k 

ttention Mr. Hobver?No,8
At Los Angeles, California., Loe Angeles File 180/1120

Reference the following letter received from Acting Agent in
Charge Edw. P. Morse, San Francisco, California, dated November 13th: 

"Fol1owing is copy of a telegram received thie date IrOm
the Director: .

?ReIer report Agent Costello Oct. 27th General

Radical situation step Obtain and forward imme?

diately bulletin mentioned page eleven said report
containing statement by Baldwin Givil Liberties

1 League stop two. 

"See pages eleven and twelve of Agent Costello' report
on the General Radical Situation for the week October
27th,1923. This Office has already mailed Better Amerin
cann?hderatien,bulletin rednested by the Director. It

is respeet?dlly suggested that you endeavor to secure

the original copy of the bulletin Irom the headQuarters
of the Federation in your city and forward it to the Dir?
ector, sending a copy of your letter to this oIIice. If
no bulletin is available, can the source of information
be ascertained??

Pursuant to instructions from Agent in-Gharge Wheeler to obtain

the desired information, Agent called-on Mr. Joplin in charge of

 

 

the BETTER AMERICA FEDERATION, 'Wand fig? 1%?33 the
on Tle-l .

 

 

Bulletin referred to (No, 227, October 
33, 1933) could not be Obtained since o. NOV $311923
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DEPARTMENT OF 
15101118 files, MIN J'Oplip Stated that ROUTEDTO: .FIL 1_ 

 

 

 

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RE: AMERICAN CIVIL UNION. . i 

l, F??erHtion.Buileti? of October'a?, 1923,113 contained 13 and take?
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OF NEW from; 311'?de A's EHE page?s!

$979-80a81, a Q0?yg0f Hhiqh ?00k can be??btain?d atNaw Ybik.

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JOURNAL MEMORAN
Date f?ce . San ?Francisco Galif-
TITLE AND CHARACTER OF CASE: A
ROGER N. BALDWIN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION .
Origin of'Casc - Date 11/12/25. 
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Local Of?ce Bureau No. ?K?Zdu? Other Of?ce No. 
Assigne? to Special 0 . Date: 11 Ill-2:225 
Reassigned to Special Agent" Date - - 
Reassigned to Special Agent Date 
STATUS 01*1 CASE
Referred to U. S. Attorney Date 
I
U. S. Comm. Warrants ?1
(Xame m? commissioner.) .
Preliminary Healing- Date. . 
Con?rmed Hearings Date 
Presented to Grand ury- . Date 
Indiciament Returned - Date 
Arraignment a?d Plea Date 
Set fer Tria? Date 
(Name of judge, court. and place.) 
Court. Verdict Date 
Remarks: "um-975952333. 

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TITLE AND CHARACTER OF CASE: - 7 
ROGER N. BALDWIISE, LIBEMIES UNION 1%ng
EBERIZJED OAKLAND, - 
7 ?2 origin! 

~13? TENT ION MR5 22-- IN CHARGE

 

Reference is made to DiractorFS inert o'ode telegram. stop two

dated 1519?. 19.25%

Self-explanatic'ary telegram and ?come sp?ndenoe ?0110?:ng
we" 

"Nov, 12; 1925-.

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gRefe?r report, agent. Costello October twenty seventh general
?fpadical situation step ob?e?in and forward immediately
bulletin then?ioned page eleven said repeat;- cont einlng
i statemen? by Baldwin civil liberties league stop two.
Burns". 

 

?Nov, 1e, ?19:25.

 

Burns, Esq? A -. 
Director. Bureau of. Investzigamom Gimme?? 
Department of Justice, . . on" 510
Weighing: on, 13.0, ?e?a?gyg, 

A1321: ention Eoove r52.
Dear Sir: .
Enolo?s?ed?here?vit'h please find bulletin of the
'Better American Federation of California} requested

in" your telegram of this detox Am Writing the. Alameda

County of the Federation at Oakland, 
Galif;, and Agent in?Oharge Wheeler at in 2;"9
whose district the main office of the Federation 15 
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Dear Sir:

Following is cepy ofva telegram- received this

date from the Director: 
'Refe-r report Agent Costello Oct. ?27th
General Radical situatiOn stop Cb?ain
and forward immediately bulletin men-
tioned page. eleven said report con-
raining statement by Baldwin Civil
Liberties Beagle stop two".

See pages eleven and twelveo?f Agent Costello? 
repdrt on ?he General Radical Situation for the week ending
October 27th, 1925. This officeihas already mailed Better
?merican Federation bulletin requested by the Director. It
is respectfully suggested that you endeavor to secure the
original copy of the bulletin from the headquarters of
the federation in your city and forward it to the Director
sending a 99133" of your letter to this office. If no bullee
tin is available, can the source of information be ascertained.

Very truly ?genre, 
Eidw. P. Morse;
Acting Agent in Charge".

Agent consulted Mgr. Brown of the ?ameda County Branch of the
Better American Federation of California 55?0r-16thh. Oakland, Calif.
relative- to the; sourcexof the information ?hat appeared in the Better
American Federation of California Bullshin of Oct. 25, 1925, concerning
Roger N. Baldwin, Direc?or of; the 01m Iiiherties Union of New Yerk Cit:
Mr. Brown immediately Wired the main office of the Federation at. Los
Angales, Caiif. for the desired informagion. Nov. 16th Mr, Brawn in-
formed Ageing agent in Charge 3.33. Morse, over the telephone, that the
main office at ~Les Angeles had adrise?d him that the information in the

bulle?in referred to was taken from. a report of the husk Investigating



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February 19, 1924.



ALL INFORMATION g?g?xmm
HEREIN IS UNCLAS- 
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Hon. "William J. Burns, 0
Department of Justice; 
Washington, D. C. i 


My .dear Mr. Burns: (9 i 

Wourid you be kind enough to send me some
data on Roger NDBaldwin of The American Civil Liberties
Union? Also anything that you have that I can: back up
by proof in attacking this organization.

I believe that Baldwin is an,,arch-slacker
if I am not mistaken. If possible, would. like to have his
record and any extremely radical extracts from Speeches he
has made. l~wou1d more than appreciate your assistance in
this matter. 

I sincerely hope? may have the pleasure
of seeing you while in Washington "in the next few weeks.

My kindest regards and very best wi Shes.

     
 
 

   

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I beg to acknowledge receipt of your. letter of June 19,. 34955;,
in. which you inqmre whether there is any criminal record in the files .
1 of! the Eedera'l Bureau; of Investigation concerning Earl R. Breeder, Carl
He'e?SSIer, end Roger N. Baldivin, .





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My dear Congressman?

gemhave caused a therough eearch to he niad'e ?our records

and the fil?e centain no criminal ?date: iconperning cger H: Baldwin. How-
.ever, the files contain fa. record of one Carl Hoessler,?2who was received
at the United States Disdiplinary Barracks, iEort Leateneorth, Kansas on
June 22, 1918, for Wilfulxdiso?bedience of order-.5, henng been sentenced

to a- term oi? twelve yeers, ?The filee further reflect that this individual,
who W853- listed under the name of- Carl Haessler, vies. commtted to the United
.sta?ee Disciplinary Barracks at Alcatraz California on April 8, 1919,. ?9
apparently being transferred ifrq?i; ?the? Hort Leavenworth DiSCiplinary Barracks. 
Of course, without a. check of the fingerpth records, it larch pOSSible t?o?
definiter determine that. the, individual whose record is given is identical
with the .yerson concerning when you inquireWith respect to Earl R. Broader, I ?ind a; record on a men ?hy
the same :name, ".who was received at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenu
. . Worth, Kansas, July '14, 19I9, on a; cherge of conspiracy. The records reflect
. a sentence of two years and that Browder Was paroled November 5, .1920, .. .
fThe?re? is a; further record on the, same individual, Indicating his erreSt. by
the golicd at Detroit, Michigan, o?nMay 26, 1.9303 as a fugitive from
justice, with disposrti?on shoan as "discharged on With; As in the 'caSe of
?Hoessler, there i? no we}: to determine that the men?- whose record is given
. fie identical with the email- concerning whom you. ingmre, but If 'elm pleased 'to-
forward this information :30? Such value as it may haveWith kind personal regards, I am



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BALDWIN. acorn N. . 
'Office: 31 Union Square West, New York City b?gi?lid "to

As:director of the American Civil Liberties Union, talked before meeting of that
organization on December 11, 1920, Hotel Bellvue, Boston, Massachusetts, and appealed 3d
for the moral and financial support of those belonging to prevent the personal rights 33
of workers from being sacrificed by Federal and State laws, which prevent a free exb .
pression of opinion. He stated that 39 States "had enacted laws making it an offense g3 
to advocate the overthrow of the Government? and that some States prohibited the
display of "Red Flags", which legislation has driven the radical movements under
cover. Referred to as ?a conscientious objector released some months ago from
Leavenworth" (Special Agent wm. J. West 202600-22-35)



Representative of the U. S. on the Executive of the League Against Imperialism.
(Confidential State Department report 2/26/29 61-5917-6 p6)

..

Editorial from washington Herald of October 18, 1935, entitled, "Unmasked", relating
to the activities of the American Civil Liberties Union, quoting Pverbatim" a letter
written by Mr. Parson, published in the Herald Tribune, October 8, 1935, in which Mr. -,
Parson relates that he was a classmate of Mr. Baldwin at Harvard and in the classbook ,k 5
for 1935, appears Baldwin's description of himself as follows: have continued 3
directing the unpolular fight for the rights of agitation, as director of the Americax,an i
Civil Liberties have been to Europe several times, mostly in connection 1
with international radical activities, chiefly against war, Fascism and Imperialism:
and then have traveled constantly in the United States to areas of conflict over

workers rights to strike and organize. .My chief aversion is the system of greed,

 
 
 
 
  

  
 
 
  
     
 

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Communism is the goa1a

In the some.editorial published above, pefe
court Judge, Arthur M. Hundo, in upholding
part of American Civil,
schoolhouse. the-
ae follows:

Certain testimony before
Chairman:

Yes.? She Chsif?sn: Does?youn organisation

to advocate-force and violence for the overthrow cf-the?


Gertsinlyg.in eerie? as?mere:odvocac$ is:
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ch makes up the.control of
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trumont of'violence and compulsion.

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ih' this; own?! ?69- my: 'f-hs-
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You d0" uphold ?shot-12,11? ?itga?n
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I seek the social owner?;
ertied close and sole control of those

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sauce is made to a decision of Superiof
the echoolboard of Sen Diego, California,
Liberties Union to hold meetings in the .
school board is quoted in this editorial
isation uphold the right oz citizen

ate-murder? Baldwin;
uphold the right of an American citizen
Government? 3. ma
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the some baeie
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tion,?: 313 record as shown oh?pegg 263 of "The Red.Network" reflects that among.'
"other thinge, he is a director by fadical, OhgrleazG
lend o?;Bo?toh, Massachusette,,to fugther the thetradical cause; formerly connecteg
?ith;Ind?etriai Ibrkereto? the world} former as?ocigte Berkma? Anarchiet gong: Amp:

League to Limit Armament?z Lehor Defense Council 1923; ??seian Reconstructioh?Ferm:
1925: National Committee, Internationg; Workers Aid, 1921; National Committee, Wbr?

delegate Congress Again;

Imperialism. (c {at} ruesele?1927; Gaunt?; ups; congress Against ma; Amer:
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speaker at'comwuniet-heotinge; Reception-Committee;

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BALDWIN, ROGER director of- the American Civil Liberties Union sought an injunction to rest
?Governor Eduard Rivers of Georgia from reg1etering e11ene in Georgie, cleiming th
. therehare ?adequate laws and agenoiee both State. and Federai t9 cope with aote o?

In reply, Governor Rivere charged that the American CiviI L1bertiee Union "hue been

the prestige front for the Communietie ag1tation since the daye of Lenin?3 -"they have i

tried to keep out of jail every Fifth Columnist and notoriOue criminal who ought
to be in Jail from Seopo-Vanzetti to the Scottsboro rapist and Angelo Herndon."

(Augusta Herald, Augusta, Georgia 5/22/40 62-9322-9),

    

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L: (.4 CHIEF SPECIAL DEFENSE There as Lransm1LLed hereW1Lh :a dQSSier shOW1ng iu? x, Q~yf
~32? Lhe 1nformaL10n presently aval? ble.1n LBS fiIeS of Lhis 5 3 f? 33
I 3 Bureau W1Lh?re3pecL Lc 
whoSe address 
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con51dered for custodlal dementlon in Lh? evenL 9?.a .
w; naL1onal emergency. The 1nformaL10n conLSIhed,on Lhe wf 5:2?13333
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?53 . 3 suleemen 1 LhaLualready ava11ab1e in LhehBureau 
f11es,.and daLS -Sre received Lh?y W111 be made 
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vrse Lhis Bureau SL your earllesL convenlence as: ?3 :3
5* dec1s1on reached in Lhis case?Very Lruly yours,
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Director 
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Washington, D, .

RE: ROGER NASH BAIDWIN
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Reference is made to the photostatic copy oNh
Custodial Detention card furnished to this office; bya-the
Bureau on ROGER NASH BAIDWIN, 31 Union Square West, New York.
City, N. Y.

 


Investigation conducted by Special: Agent?%) 

Chappelear, Jr. reflects that subject BAIDWINimaa?ntams a

business office at 31 Union Square West, New York City, and

resides at 282 West 11th Street, New York, N. Y. 

 

From the publication AMERICAN- IABOR -
it was ascertained that subject BALDWIN was born at
Wellesley Hills, January 21?st, 1884.

It is suggested that the Bureau files be amended
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conference with th
that he wanted the Dir
plaint cases to police
lice', in their clumsy efforts and methods, were
further, that 'he had com

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Director of th
actor to disco

an rights;
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l?ice department, in investigatin a case which
to it by the FBI, had infringed and
Episcopal mini .
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contact his friends and members

liberties and hum
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and found that th
had been referred
civil liberties of an
. furnish) and that 
in Kansas City today to
Liberties Union and to loch around and that he won
office of? the FBI. (Relative teihis 5?21
contacts Mr. Brantley said that they: undoubtedly include . erome 
Walsh and Decker, the Preside
the President of the 10

investigate the Kansas

Mr. Brantley ?said tk?? aldwin wan ed
were assigned to the Kansas City office, how hi1
received, etc.
gave Baldwin no inforw
would probably come to?
of the FBI.

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. SAC Brantley, Kansas Cit elephonically advised that
Mr. Roger Baldwin is in Kansas City today and that Specialx Agent
ampbell of the Kansas City 0 fice had occasion to interview
him in connection with an undevelop lead set out by the New York
office for the Kansas City office in a conscienti ous*objeotor case,
which lead requested that Lira. Baldwin be contact

Jerome Walsh, a local attorney who represents th

 

Mr?; Brantley said that during the above interview, Baldwin
told Agent Campbell that he is on his way from the East to the West

for investigation, for the

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Mr. Tom

'Mr. E. A. Tamra

Mr. Chas I.

Mr. Fom?l'th

Elwin



Mr. Laid 



Mr- Nichols



Mr. Bonn



Mr. Carson

*Mr. Hollaman

Mr. Quinn 
Mr. 

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Mr. Harte

Tole. Rhona
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Mr. Hesse
Mr- Tracy
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Mr. Ladd Page 2

Mr. Brantley pointed out that during Agent Campbell' inter?
view with Mr. Baldwin, Baldwin was not hostile or unpleasant; that, as
a matter of fact, Baldwin did not lean toward the conscientious objector
concerning whom Agent Campbell interviewed him.

Mr. Brantley said that he would advise SAG Nicholson at
Denver of contemplated trip to Denver.

Mr. Brantley inquired as to whether Baldwin had actually talked

with the Director recently and what Baldwin should be told if he calls

at the Kansas City office.
1:15 P. M.

After talking with Mr. E. A. Tamm, I called Mr. Brantley back
and told him to treat Baldwin very courteously, as Baldwin has talked to
the Director about these matters; to tell Baldwin that he, Mr. Brantley,
would be very happy to receive any suggestions or comments that Baldwin
might be in a position to offer, and bring same to the attention of the
Director, and that the Director would be very pleased to receive any
such cements or suggestions. Mr, Brantley inquired as to the matter of
giving out actual information on the number of complaints referred to
the policepetc. to Baldwin. He was told that he should not do this but
should courteously explain to Baldwin that this information is not
available and is confidential.

Respectfully,

ant/IWL.

G. H. Carson

 

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Mr. Hollcman
Mr. Quinn 
Mr. Floridan
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Mr. Hal-ho
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SAC Brantley called from Kansas City with reference to
the presence of Baldwin in Kansas City, and advised that Baldwin 
visited him this afternoon, accompanied by a Kansas City 

Joseph Judson, Who is probably also one of the Civil Liberties/y,? 
men a '13, . . 1 

Mr. Tracy

 

Baldwin stated while in St. Louis he had ascertained that the
FBI had referred to the local police an investigation involving a clergyman,
and the police had conducted the inquiry in an ignorant, clumsy manner,
violating the clergyman's civil rights, et cetera. Baldwin further stated
he had ascertained in Kansas City that some of the police officerS?had
investigated alleged subversive activities and in connection therewith 
had told some young girls to burn literature in their possession, such as
"Mein Kampf" and other material, probably of a Communistic nature; that
these officers were accompanied by a Bureau agent and told the girls they?10
were working with the FBI. b7c

Brantley inquired as to names and details, and Baldwin indicated
one of the police officers was a  was at one time
connected with the Kansas City police,?but is not HOWLSO connected. Baldwin
indicated he would furnish affidavits relative to these complaints. Brantley
told him we would be glad to receive such affidavits, and anything he might
care to submit would be forwarded to the Director for his considera-
tion.

Brantley stated Baldwin was not at all offensive, and merely
indicated he did not believe the Bureau should refer cases of this type to
the police. Brantley informed him that We had always been most circumspect
in the types of cases referred to police agencies for investigation, and
had impressed upon all concerned the factAll that fhese people had rights and
liberties which should not be violated. %all, Brantley stated the
interview was very pleasant. Brantley will gadvise the Bureau as soon as

the affidavits are received.
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S. .BIOIILOV
BISHOP EDGAR BLAIOI .
PROP. EDWIN BOIICILAIIO
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PROP. GIOROII S. COUNTS
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October 24, 1941 -
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Mr. Hendon 
Mr. Housman 
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DECLASSIFIED I
Dear SirRE: scream 

XAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIESR UNION 1 z: 
In accordance with telephone conversation between Mr. HENDON-

. and Special Agent R.J. BRANDT of the Denver Office, and Mr. 
later conversation with Mr. BRANDT, I desire to advise that
ROGER BALDWIN, who is connected with the American Civil Liberties; i
Union, 170 Fifth Avenue, New. York City, called at the Denver Office 3
at approadmat?ely 5:00 P.M. on :October 25, 1941.; and was interviewed

by Agent BRANDT.

 

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we. BALDWIN endeavored to give the impression that he was most

cordial, and Agent BRANDT has advised me that he endeavored to handle 3 e9
this interview in a very diplomatic manner. Mr. BALDWIN stated he 5 

was particularly concerned with the policy of the Bureau in assigning

cases for investigation to various Police Departments, and he inquired 1L,

as to whether any cases;had been assigned to the Police Department in: ?33

Denver, Colorado. He was advised that upon certain occasions, certain;

types of cases are. aesigned to the Police for investigation. He had ff:

indiCated by his prior conversation that he was aware of the fact that 

this wasxthe practice and that it wasibeing followed in various cities 

throughout the United States,.1nclud1ng Kansas City and Chicago.

BALDWIN was advised that undgrathe presidential directive of September,

1959, the Bureau was designated as the coordinating and recording 

agency for National Defense matters, and that under this Directive;

 

 
 
 

cases were being assigndd to local ?lawienforcem t?agencies?for?in

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handle these cases in'a judicious manner because of their educational
background and training. Mr. BALDWIN then went into a rather 
discussion concerning the term "subversive". He stated he inter?
preted that term to mean any person who placed his loyalty to a
foreign government above that to the United States,,and could not see
how this could be applied to a Catholic, for example, who expresses
his loyalty to the Pope, or to a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, who. 
places his loyalty to his religion before that to his country. Agent
BRANDT did not comment concerning this remark. .

He then inquired as to whether the Bureau investigates
,Government employees, and was informed that the Bureau investigates
all individuals suspected of violations of the Federal Statutes within
the primary investigative jurisdiction of this Bureau, or actions ini?
~mical to the best interests of the United States Government. However,
investigations of governmental employees arenot conduCted without the
specific authority of the Attorney General.?

BALDWIN also referred to the fact that certain individuals
connected with strikes might be termed Subversive individuals, and he
was definitely advised by Agent BRANDT that this Bureau is not
interested in labor difficulties or employersemployee relations, and,
in fact, has no jurisdiction in labor disputes as such. He stated he
realized this and knows me. HOOVER is very careful in restricting the
Bureau activities to those within its jurisdiction.

The interview?with ms, BAEDWIN lasted approximately five minutes.
It will be noted that this interview was conducted by Special Agent
R. J. BRANDT during my absence from.the city, and Agent BRANDT has ad-
vised me that Mr. BALDWIN was afforded every courtesy and that he
endeavored to handle this interview in a discreet and diplomatic manner.

For the Bureau's information, I am.enclosing a copy of an
article which appeared in the Rocky Mbuntain News, Denver, Colorado,
on Thursday, October 85, 1941, and also a copy of an article which
appeared in the Denver Post on that same date.

'Very truly yours,

NICHOLSON ?7

Special Agent in Charge
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that they were investigating for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
which, he stated, had on some cocasions created undue concern on the
part of persons being investigated.

:He induired as to whether any complaints had.been received
in this office concerning the action of Bolice OffiCers, and he was
advised that.Agent BRANDT had no personal knoWledge of any such comp
plaints. He also inquired as to whether there had been any news?
paper publicity concerning such complaints, and he was advised that
Agent BRANDT was not aware of.any such publicity.

me. BALDWIN also inquired as to whether there was any great
amount of Communisti? activity in Denver, and was not given any
direct answer. He was advised.that was not particularly
familiar with this type of activity, inasmuch as it was supervised,
for the most part, by ma. Special Agent in Charge.

When this question was not answered, BALDWIN stated he had inquired ibe
of his associates in Denver as to Communist activity in Denver, and ib7c
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and who, BALDWIN stated, had been in Denver for a number of years.
He apparently intended to infer thatl Iprobably was a reputable
citizen, although many words. Agent BRANDT

did not manifest any interest indicate that this office
had investigated or contemplated any such investigation. In fact,
Agent BRANDT has adviSed me he was entirely nonycommittal on this
point.

 

Agent BRANDT inquired as to whether Mr. BALDWIN had any
specific complaints to make, and courteensi?yinformed him that if
he had any'information which he believed would indicate improper con?
duct on the part of any officers conducting an investigation for this
office, it would be appreciated if he would furnish complete details
to this office'so that they could be forwarded to Mr. HOOVER at
washington, so that appropriate inquiry could be made concerning the
facts. He stated that he has no complaints whatsoever concerning
the activities of the Denver Office or the Denver Police Department,
and merely wished to voice his objection to the practice of assigning
National Defense cases to various local lawaenforcement agencies,
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On October 21,1941, Special Agent GEARLES G. .CAMPBELL
of this office had occasi to interview Mr. BALDWIN in the case
entitled, SELECTIVE SERVICE, ONSCIENTIOUSI

OBJECTOR, in which New r1: is the office of origin.

Mr. BALDWIN was very courteous and cooperative during this 
interview. He gave every assistance, with no partiali or favor on 
behalf of the Subject. During the Course of the interview BAIDWIN
stated to Agent CAMPBELL that he recently saw the Dirac or and dis-
cussed with him the assignment of subversive activity ca as to police
agencies; that it is his, belief that the poli
incompetent and lack sufficient intelligence to handle 
without possible injury to the character and reputation of the pat;
subjects involved. As BALDWIN put it, some of the officers are a
?bound to get off the reservation."

  
  

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BALDWIN also said he had discussed the investigative
activities of Agents in labor matters with the Director; who 5.
him, BAIDWIN, that the Bureau was not engaged in such~mvest1gat1ve
activities, which he, BAIDWIN, believes is right, becausethe feel

the Bureau has no business therein. will? 6? 

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made inquiry as to the size of the .[EagsiasL g?tyAg?gelf 
Office and the number of personnel assigned here, and was informed
Agent CAMPBELL that he was unable to furnish such informatio 
reason that he was not in position to be aware of these facts. 
also inquired as to whether this office had received complain? 
ing the investigative activities of the police who were engagg~ *7 
subversive activity cases assigned to them by this office. 
again informed by Agent that he was not in a pes-i?tib-

receive such complaints and therefore was unable to enlighten .

 

  
  
    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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this matter. BAIDWIN then stated he had just completed an investiga-
tion of several complaints the St. Louis office of the

1 Bureau. He informed that apparently our St. Louis office had
referred some complaints to the St. Louis police for investigation.
swung said he had learned that the police had conducted one
investigation in such a clumsy manner that it resulted in the loss

of his church by an ?Episcopal minister in St. Louis.-

Agent. CAMPBEIL interviewed BALDWIN in the early morning,
at which time he said he had received no complaints regarding the
activities of the Kansas City office of the Bureau. however, he
intended to inquire among his "people,? after Which he intended to 
call on the Special Agent in Charge at the Kansas City office before
departing for Denver and the West coast.

During the late afternoon of October AlQ?l BAIDWIN
appeared at the office accompanied by JOSEPH a local
attorney. BALDWIN presented his card, which shows his address as
170 Fifth Avenue, New York City, The American Civil Liberties Union,
telephone GRamercy 7-4330. and his companion, JUDSON, were
polite and courteous. They were treated in the same manner by me.

BAIDWIN stated he recently had had a conversation with you;
that he had known you for -a good many years, the acquaintance with
you dating back to World War #1 days. He stated that he had admiration
for you; that he knows you are doing a good job, and believes you are
doing it fairly and impartially, and that it is your desire that all
of the Bureau personnel be fair and impartial in their investigations
of all types of cases. I told BAIDWIN that you most certainly are
?dding a good job, and that it is your earnest desire to see that every
employee of the Bureau is courteous, polite, and conscious of civil
liberties and human rights at all times; that such had always been
your practice, and that you would make no departure from it during
the emergency.

BAIDWIN said he is quite concerned about the reference by
the Bureau of subversive complaints to police and local law enforce-
ment agencies. He stated he felt that the police had not received
sufficient training and were not sufficiently intelligent to handle
these matters as Bureau Agents handle them. He said that in his
conVersation with you recently he had expressed to you some concern

 

 

 

 

 

 

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with respect to this particular phase of our participation in the
national defense program.

BALDWIN said that he had had lunch with some ?or his
"people" on October 21, 1941, and it had been brought to his atten-
tion that two sso ri Police Department;
namely, Lieutenant and of the Internal
Security Squad, had appai'ently told some young women in Kansas City,
whosecnames he did not furnish, that they should burn sonic literature
in'their possession. He said that this literature, he believed, con-
sisted of the book, "Mein Kampf, and possibly some other books, the
name's of which he could not recall. He stated he considers this 9.
via of civil ?liberties. He stated he had heard that
and had said they were working for or with the .FBI in connection
with the particular matter under consideration. He said he had heard
that possibly an Agent of the Bureau was present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I told BAIDWIN that I had not heard of the case; that I
should like to have the names of the persons involved; and that I
was certain no Special Agent had been present under any such circum-
stances or conditions. He stated that he would furnish the names; of
the individuals concerned at an early date to this office. I told
him that you would be furnished With any information supplied
by him; that you would be eager to receive it;. and that I Jmew you
would give it appropriate attention. 

I cited to; BALDWIN again your concern with respect to the
preservation of civil liberties and human rights, in pointing (jut 'to
him that there is no man in the United States who is more interested
in the preservatidn of these attributes of democracy than you, and
that you seek to inculcate that into the minds of every employee in
the service. I pointed out to him that in many public utterances you
had pointed out that you wanted no violations of civil liberties;
that you were desirous that investigations with respect to subversive
activities be handled, through, the existing machinery of law enforce-
ment; that citizens report anything of this nature to the
nearest office of the FBI, and that in many public utterances you had
indicated that such matters should not be handled ?by private groups
or persons, and that there should be no vigilante activities in
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I also pointed out to BAIDWIN that in our Quarterly Peace
Officers' tonferences we had stressed the, preservation of civil
liberties and related matters 3. that we had pointed out to the 
officers at these meetings that information coming to their attene
tion relating to subversive activities should be reported
to the Bureau; that investigations of these matters should be
handled in such a manner that the persons under investigation, who
are guilty of no wrongdoing, should not suffer, and that their
reputations should not be injured.

 

I am attaching hereto a clipping from The Kansas City
Times of October 22, 1941, relating to the presence of BAIDWIN in
the City on October ~21, 1941.

The Substance of the foregoing 'was furnished telephonically
to Mr. LADD and Mr. CARSON of the Bureau on October 21-, 1941.

Should furnish me any information relating to the
activities of the Bureau in am connection, \it will be fur-
nished the Bureau. -

For the information of the Bureau, JOSEPH L. JUDSON, the
attorney who was in the office with ROGER N. BAIDWIN, is an admitted
Commist, is active in the affairs of the Human Rights Club,
Communist Front Organization here, and has caused the Hman Rights
Club. to become identified with the American Peace Mobilization. In
this connection attentidn is invited to the report of Special Agent
M. B. RHODES, Kansas City, dated January 30, 1941, for more inform-
tion relative to JOSEPH L. JUDSQN.

 
 
  
 

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DWIGHT BRANTLEY
Special Agent in Charge



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clarify 811611, gusstio?n's, as .ylou- ?ight. .11:ng had mind 'cohcernihg . . 
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JONAS J. SHAPIRO 
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Washington, DQC. . 
Dear Edgar: . . 
l. Thanks for the courtesyiextkended to :Harold Stem, who was

quite overwhelms . 

2. As 0 Roger Baldwin's ?conmunication, I would ?certainly sug- .i
age at that you fo ,_Rrgpe?r' time and as}: him the names of the
cities,,the names of the people and the names of the cases, because cer-
t?ainlv you do not Went to do-an injustice to the local officials, and
Roger must know how easy it is to unjustly accuse people. Furthermore,
as}; him whether he does not agree with you. that despite all g.
and diversities of local administrations he- would oppose a 
coleete- concentration into a. national police forcet i

3. I am sending you a copy of a letter that I received ifrom
Francis Biddle. At his suggestion I an; to talk to you about the matter
further. .

Yours

  

 

 

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letter .to Edgar Hoover. . 





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05% Mr. Hendon

- Mr. Qulnn Tamm

MEMORAND n. gunman
My. Harbo 

RE: ROGERUBALDWIN Tole. Room

?.315 ow ?Ditre-ctorrmrerleen Civil we?. r:
wk, Liberties Unfio? ?9 Mr. Ncasc 

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In accordance with your instructions, I telephonically 
contacted the field offices listed below, and talked with the Eff?I??
individuals indicated, on the dates indicated, advising them of the
possibility of a visit from Roger Baldwin, Director of the American Civil
Liberties Union. I furnished them with the background-of this matter, iu?
and conveyed to them the instructions set forth in mr. Tamm's memorandum if
of October 23rd in connection with his calls to Denver, Salt Lake, and 
other Western offices.

 

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Office Agent contacted Date of call
Butte SAC K. Logan 11/10/41
Des Moines SAG L. Dalton. 11/15/41
El Paso SAC 13: A. Bryce 11/10/41
Houston 510 R.J.Abbaticchio 11/12/41

?Oklahoma City' Agent R. T. Hood 11/10/41 in,
Omaha Agent A. J. Rafferty 11/12/11 - 
Phoenix SAG H. R. Duffey 11/12/41 3,
Portland Agent H. A. King 11/10/11 o?
St. Paul 310 c. w. Stein 11/12/11 
San Antonio Agent George ll/lE?nl
Sioux Falls Agent 6. Fletcher 11/15/11

While talking with! SAG Johnson of the Chicago Office on: Neit?enber
12th, and Agent Shiley of the New Orleans Office on November 14th, I also
conveyed the above information to them.

ResPectfully;

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October 23, 1941 



MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR Mr. Holioman

    

 

ALL INFORMAWN CONTAINED 
HEREIN i3 UNCLASSIFIED . W.

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Miss Guru:

I telephoned Special ?gent Brandt at Denver, Special Agent
Nulty at Salt Lake City, Hood at Los Angeles, Pieper at San
Francisco, SAG Nathan at San Diego, and SAG Fletcher at Seattle, re- 
garding, the attached memorandum on Roger Baldwin of the American Civil
Liberties Union and his trip to Kansas City and tour of the western
cities. I informed them that Baldwin is making it a practice to drop

in on the_various Field Offices on his way and ask to see the Special
Agent in Charge.

I instructed each oj'them to see Baldwin when he calls and
to be exceedingly courteous, polite but ewtremely discreet and judi?
cious in talking with Baldwin. I warned them that Baldwin is quite
cagy, telling them about his interview with you and how apparently
pleased he was with you and the fine work the Bureau has been doing
down through the years, then about his statement to the press in
Denver to the ejject that there was danger in the IBI and that his

interview with you left much to be desired.

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(ck I instructed these men to be the essence of courtesy,

diplomacy and ?finesse, telling them that if Baldwin brings up the

?g subject of the use or denial of public buildings, to inform him that
9% we have nothing whatsoever to do with matters of this nature. I told!?

them that if he brings up the matter of our referring cases to the
police, to inform him that matters bf policy affecting the operation
of the Bureau are determined ?by the Attorney General and that if he,
Mr. Baldwin, has any criticism to make in this regard, they will be-
glad to receive it for you and forward it to you for your attention.
I warned them about committing themselves in any way or getting into
any. controversy with Baldwin. EECORDEB use

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?had always insisted that the civil rights of all 
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rights of any subject. They were told that.Mr. Baldwin should be
that you had personally issued instructions that whenever
any allegation of abrogation of civil rights came to their attention,
they should obtain all of the details and forward them to thhington
for your personal attention in order that you might personally assign
an administrative.a?ficer to conduct an appropriate inquiry and to

take drastic administrative action if was necessary.

   

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ME-MORANDUM FOR. MR 0 Hr. Coffey

MM. 

Special Agent B. y} Brandt, ?pting in ?harge qf themEo
Denver Q?fice; just telephoned? .Boger Baldwin of the Americanm
Civil Liberties Union telephoned this morning asking?for ?mamm

Mr. Hal-ho
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. SAO.Nicholson who is out of the city and advised Brandt thatmamw
he was coming up to the Denver Q?fice at 2:00 me. this after-
noon to see Brandt about ?some matters.?

Baldwin is in Denver where he gave two addresses yesterday
and he is quoted in today's paper as praising the Denver schools
for eliminating the lutingioj?the American Flag. He also pradsed
coloradc in general or the guarding qf various civil liberties.
lhe paper states tha Baldwin was scheduled to confer with the BBI
and the United Sta '3 At orney seeking information upon (1) the use
?Or.denial af use, ub ic buildings?for public?ngetings. (2) the
?liav?e??i?ga ti a gws?local author' e?ovah?s Witnesses; lhere is a su eadl to
?the artic e, anger in and quotes Mr! Baldwinsaswnollowsq
xtnmul??il) mosgimgs [36% 5' 
?Mr. Baldwin said he conferred ra?en; wi,h J1 Edg?r 
Hobver, Chief cf the IBI, with regard to the 
versive activities and individuals and this interview ?to put it 
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Brandt was specifically instructed to not go beyond the above, not
to engage in any controversy whatsoever with Baldwin and on anything
doubtful to refer Baldwin to the Washington Headquarters of the
Bureau. Brandt is acquainted with Baldwin's background and I think
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R: ROGEBOLBALDNIN
LIBERTIES UNION
Dear Sir:

Mr. ROGER BALDWIN of the I rican Civil Liber
Union and the local director, . IG called at theg
Francisco office on November 7, 191+l. i

Mr. BALDWIN had an appointment at three o'clgack. ?He
was 20 minutes late; he made no explanation and stays a? about
ten minutes. He rushed into the office, talking hurrigdly, and
seemed to be preoccupied in his mind about something while con-
versing with me. 

He handed me his card, stating that the certainly
wanted to know to whom they were talking, and I stated: that I
recognized him from his photograph, and had no diffic ty. in,?
knowing who he was, in fact I had on my desk 3. copy 0 a news-
paper item which showed his photograph together with 's state-
ment. Mr. BESIG began to laugh, and stated - "Have ya; seen:t I
this?" Mr. BALDWIN stated - am not interested in- ersonal'
publicity - I don't like it." I then read to him par o'f. the?
article which appeared in the San Francisco News on hyvemberg .

6,1941, (which is attached hereto): "The place to for

the machinery of suppression of opposition to Adminis ation'l;

policies is the Federal Bureau of Investigation." HE denied

the statement, and stated that he had?s?aid nomch ing. He

said - "This is a misquote; this is hooey.? He st? ed that he

had said that in troubled times people could tell tits trend as

to civil liberties itha Way?the? De of Jus ice carried 
on its functions. if; ?mn 

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Director had long been a champion of civil liber ?gim
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violations on the part of any of the agents in the service be
brought to his attention. In his hurried.manner, Mr. BALDWIN
cut in and stated that yes, he knew the Director had done a
very fine job along this line.

He then advised that his attention had been directed
however, to some examples of police violations of civil liberties
in connection with our practice of having the local authorities
handle cases involving subversive activities. He mentioned
having been in correspondence with the Director about a case in
Kansas City. He wanted to know about our practice here of re~
ferring cases to local authorities and I told him that in con?
formity with the policy which had been laid down by the Attorney
General and the President of the United States, we referred
appropriate matters to the local authorities for their attention,
pointing out to him that it was a decided advantage in having
the benefit of local officers who had an intimate knowledge of
a local picture, aiding us in protecting the rights of innocent
people, who might be impured should the investigations be con-
ducted on innocent persons based upon unfounded complaints.

mr. BALDWIN asked.me whether or not I didnlt think
that agents were'mnch better qualified to handle investigations
than the local Officers. I replied that I, of.course, felt that
we had the highest type of investigators, but smilingly stated
that I certainly was not going to say that local officers were
no good, and could not handle cases because as a matter of fact
the officers had been given intensive training not only in
general investigative work through the police training program
of'the FBI, but had been given particular training in national
defense matters, and in that type of investigatipns, the latest
type of training'which is not in progress being that which was
given to local police officers by?the specific direction of the
Office of Civilian Defense under Mayor F. H. I
turned to Mr. BESIG, and stated that he knew of the great amount
of training that we in the FBI had given officers in this area,
and he nodded that he did.

hr. BALDWIN came back again to the specific point -
didn't I think that it was much better for the Bureau to handle
all cases and not refer them to the police, and I replied again
that those were matters beyond my purview, that those were
matters of policy which were decided by persons other than the
Bureau.

 

 

Director - Page 3

He then stated that with 9000 people in the Bureau,
there certainly must be some who are indiscreet. I smilingly
stated that I certainly knew that among 9000 people, that the
human element would arise that we would like very much to have
9000 agents, but to my knowledge, we had just about 2,500. He
then said he meant the Whole personnel of the Bureau. 3

I then asked him if he had any complaints of any
type regarding any of our personnel because if he did, I most
certainly would want to know about them, and I kneW'that the.
Birector, personally would insist upon them.being brought to
his attention. He said, no, that he had no complaints, and he
turned to hr. BESIG, and asked him whether he had any complaints
'and Mr. BESIG stated that he-had none; that as a matter of
fact we had some Very fine boys here. He liked them, and he had
no complaints. The only thing that he recalled was that some-
time ago a school teacher had been requested to come down to
our office, and had been questioned by our agents; that
this school teacher had only been a member of a peace organiza-
tion. She had come down with her husband, and the agents had
talked_to her about Communists in the schools. He was unable to
give me any names or time.' I asked him to give.me specific in?
formation on it in order that I c?uld determine the reason for
it. Mr. BALDWIN stated that he certainly felt that I was en-
titled to'something specific rather than just a general complaint,
and told hr. that he should get.me the specifics because
I certainlyuwas entitled to them. mr. BESIG then began to hem
and haw around and?said that he couldn't figure out at the time
why they had been called about it either because there apparently
was no basis for a complaint, and the school teacher said that
she was not concerned about it.

He then asked about having people come to the office,
didn't I think that was embarrassing them by asking them to call
at our office, and I stated that I certainly did not think so.
As a matter of fact we had about 100 people a day come to our
office who came for help, who came seeking advice, and direction
in a great variety of subject.matter because they had the con?
fidence in us, and we always did what we could for those people,
helping them in many ways. I further stated that if this per-
son whom.Mr. BESIG.mentioned had nothing to conceal, and was a
good citizen, that there must have been a good reason for our
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to ask her help in a matter which dealt with some case in which
we were interested. Further, that a number of people preferred
to come to our office for interview. MT. BESIG was left flat?
footed on this one, and I have made inquiry in the office, and
nobody can remember the case, and even nr. BALDWIN obviously
felt that nr. BESIG was talking too much in generalities, par?
ticularly after his original statement that he had no complaints.

Mr. BALDWIN then got back on the subject of the
police handling subversive activities again, and said he thought
it was a dangerous practice. I again stated that those were
matters of policy which were not decided by us.

He said, "Yen knOW'Mr. HOOVER has a hard time defin-
ing subversive activities to me. What are subversive activities?
Do you go out and inveStigate someone just because they are a.
member of the Communist Party?" I replied that we investigated
violations of the Federal laws; that if a person was accused,
or if it was developed thrOugh investigation initiated by us,
that an individual'was-engaged in activities inimical to the
best interests of this country, we would conduct an investiga-
tion.

He then wanted to know how many cases of subversive
activities were being handled by police and how many by us. I
ducked this question, stating that I had no figures on that bee
cause we were working in very close cooperation with them on
matters in which they could be of assistance to us; that our
agents were conducting investigations constantly regarding
violations of Federal laws and in national defense matters, and
those types of cases dealing with actions inimical to the best
interests of this country.

He then said, what about these cases where men are
discharged in industries because of their sypathies or allega-
tions of their activities. I professed amazement at such a
statement, and stated that I knew of no such instances. I stated
that under no circumstances and at no time had we ever told any-
body that they were to discharge a person for his beliefs or exr
pressions. I stated that if there were a person in a plant
who was guilty of any violations of law, he would be brought be?
fore our courts to determine whether or not he was guilty of
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upon ourselves to tell any employer what he should do about

his employees. BESIG jumped in at this point, and stated-

"What about the Mare Island cases?" (The Bureau will recall
that there are a number of employees that have been discharged
at mare Island because of investigations conducted by ONI which
reflected their possible connection with the Communist Party.)
I replied that any'matters pertaining to Mare Island were not
under our control, being under the jurisdiction of the Navy.
mr. BESIG-backed down on this one, and said, yes, that would be
the Navy and not us.

I repeated to them again that we certainly could
not and would not tell any employer what he should do, nor had
we ever prejudiced the position of an employee. As a.matter of
fact by the discreet manner in which we conducted investigations,
we had been able to protect numerous individual whose positions
might have been prejudiced by our inquiry even after it had been
proved that the original complaint was unfounded, had we not
been doing a good job in this regard.

I then told.Mr. BALDWIN that I had been here over
four years and that there had never been an instance that I
knew about or that had been called to my attention, and that I
certainly felt that I should know about them in order that I
could let the Director know if there had been any misconduct as
far as civil liberties were concerned on the part of any of our
agents. Mr. BESIG said there were none, and Mr. BALDWIN said
there were none.

The whole interview was most unusual. BALDWIN rushed
in, and seemed to be going through the motions of asking certain
questions while his mind was on something else. After about 10
minutes of very rapid talking, he jumped up and said;that he had
to be going, and dashed out with owlueyed BESIG tagging along.

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and stated that he thought he had better give Mr. Pieper his card because
an FBI Agent ought to know whom he is talking to. Mr. Pieper advised
Baldwin that he knew who Baldwin was because he recognized him By his
photographs. Pieper had before him on his desk a newspaper clipping Of
Baldwin's interviews, which also had his photograph. One clipping'which
Mr. Pieper had before him contained a quotation which Baldwin had made,
the exact quotation ha ng been furnished to the Bureau previously.
With Baldwin was fig who is the local director. Befig began to
laugh when he saw the newspaper clipping and asked Baldwin whether he had
read it. Baldwin said that he did not like publicity and had not
read it. Pieper told Baldwin that he was very glad Baldwin was there
as he wanted to ask Baldwin about the newspaper clipping because of the
reference to the FBI. Baldwin stated that the quotation was a misquote?
tion, that "it was a lot of hooey", that he had never made such statements,
that he had stated that the matter -of civil liberties uld be judged by
the manner in which the Department of Justice condu ts i
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to have a preoccupied mind. He wanted to know about the 
cases to police departments, and Pieper told him that wasa yog?n.e gurT?%?
of the FBI, that matters of policy along that line were 12 he
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6:20 P.M. MEMORANDUM FOR MR. E..A. TAMM 
. RE ROGER BALDWIN I 
SAC Pieper of the San Francisco Office telephonically' 
advised as follows in connection with Roger Baldwin. . 
Roger Baldwin, who had an appointment at the San.Francisc0s; Imxemw 


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FBI have assigned to the police departments. hr. Pieper stated-that"h e*?duc?e 

that question by stating that we are working very closelg with the police
agencies and have*been for a number of years. Baldwin als cs mted thatIhem
thought the assignment of such cases to police departments was a dangerOus
thing because of the fact that law enforcement officers were not qualified
to?handle subversive activities. He stated that the Director himself could
not define just exactly'what subversive activities were and Baldwin then
asked Pieper whether he did not feel that the FBI is much better qualified to
handle those investigations than polide officers. Pieper replied that he
withought the FBIahad the highest type of lawetrained personnel, but he was eff?
g; certainly'nOukg01ng to say that he thought police officers were inca ahgi anda
.3gjcoulo not conduct investigations. As a matter of fact, Pieper sta ,t he
replied to Baldwin in such a way that he could not say that the 
any time that weihawe the best officers, yet he let Baldwin know tha3

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thinks the?FBI has the best officers without criticizing any police officers.

Pieper stated that he then pointed out to Baldwin the pelice
training program which the FBI has effected and which is now at its height
in following out the directives of the President through cooPeration and work?
ing with mayor LaGuardia and the Office of Civilian Defense. Pieper told
Baldwin that the police officers in San Francisco had had a great deal of
training.

Baldwin then asked Pieper about men in industry being accused of
subversive activities and losing their jobs. Pieper told him that at no time,
and no place had the FBI told anyune what they should or should not do in
industry, that the FBI never takes upon itself to tell people whether to
buy or sell, that if an individual in industry had violated the law or was
conducting himself in such a manner which was against that individual, he was -
brought before the courts fer proper action, and that he, Pieper, had never heard
of an instance where the FBI had done such a thing as cause a man to lose his
job. Pieper told Baldwin that he would certainly like to knew of any instance
of this kind which Baldwin might be referring to. Befig then stated, "What about
the mare Island cases?" Pieper told him that he did not know anything about
?those cases that they were naval matters and the Navy had complete jurisdiction.

Pieper stated that he questioned Baldwin as to whether there had
been any instances brought to his attention where any of the FBI Agents had been
accused of having violated any civil rights of any person. Befig stated that
there had not been any instances, as a matter of fact the San Francisco Office
"had a bunch of good boys, that he liked them very well and always got along
well with them". Pieper told them that in five and one?half years he had
never received any complaints and he felt he should be entitled to receiving
the complaints if there were any. Befig stated that there had not been any
complaints, that everything was all right. He stated that Baldwin kept coming
back to the question of the police cases, and that he, Pieper, kept mentioning
the policy which the Bureau.had to follow. Pieper stated that Baldwin said he
was making every instance known to the Director as he was in touch with the
Director regarding a case in.Kansas City. Pieper said that he then changed the
subject as he did net want to talk about individual cases.

Befig brought up a case of some school teacher who was supposed to
have been invited down to the office, coming down with her husband, and she
was only a member of a peace group, that she was questioned about Communist
activities in the school. .Pieper told them that he would like to know the
name of the person and the allegation of the violation of her rights. Befig
stated, "Don?t you think that's rather embarrassing, and is that the right thing
to do to have someone come down to your office?" Pieper told him that there
are many people coming to the FBI Office all the time, that as a matter of fact
many pecple come in for help on matters over which the FBI does not have jurisdic-
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Pieper told them that this woman was probably told to step in at the San
Francisco Office the next time she was down town, that she may have been
helping the FBI on a particular matter. Pieper asked them what the specific
matter was in which there was a violation. Befig said that she did not
have anything, that he could not see what.she called him about. Baldwin-
then turned to Befig and said, "well, that's not very specific. If there is
anything, Mr. Pieper certainly is entitled to something specific". Befig

then coughed a couple of times and said there wasn?t anything to it that he
would try to find the name of the Woman. Pieper stated that he could find,
no reference of such an incident occurring. Pieper pointed out to them that
there are a number Of people ceming to the San Francisco Office.

Pieper stated that the interview with Baldwin lasted for only about
ten minutes, that he left as fast as he had come, that his mind seemed to be
preoccupied on something else.

Pieper stated that he dictated a letter to the Bureau immediately
after the interview was over, which letter left San Francisco Saturday via
Air Mail.

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AMERICAN CIVIL. LIBERTIES UNION

FIFTH AVENUE
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Washington D. C.

 

 

 

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DR. HARRY BARNES
JOHN BEARRSLIIY


REV. HERBERT S. 
BISHOP EDGAR BLARII

PROF. EDWIN M. BORCHARI:
VAN WYCK BROOKS

PEARL BUCK.

WILLIAM F. COCHRAN

JOHN S. CODMAN

PROF. GEORGR S. COUNTS
DOUGLAS

SHERWOOD EDDY

DOROTHY FISHER
REV. HARRY EMERSON FOSOICH
WILLIAM HENRY GALLAOHRR
KATII CRANE 

DRAN CHRISTIAN GAUSS

DAAN CHARLEs W. GILI-ZEY
DR. FRANK P. GRAHAM
POWERS HAPGOOD

MARVIN C. HARRISON
CHARLES H. HOUSTON

HENRY T. HUNT

DR. FRANK KINCOON

FREDA 

DR. JOHN A. 

PROP. HAROLD D. 
AONEs BROWN LRACH
WILLIAM DRAPER LEWIS
ROBERT MORSS LOVIITT
BISHOP FRANCIS J. MCCONNRL
PROF. KIRILIIY F. MATHRR
PROF. ALESLANDBR MRIHLIIJO 
RT. REV. WALTER 
FELIX MORLEY
CHARLES CLAYTON MORRISON
A. J. MUSTB
DR. WILLIAM ALLAN NRILSON
BISHOP G. BROMLBY OXN 3M
WILLIAM 

AMOS R. E. PINCHOT
JIIANNETTR RANKIN

DEAN RUSSELL 
JOHN NEVIN SAYRII 
RT. REV. WILLIAM SCAR
JOSEPH 

PROP. VIDA D. SCUDDRR
RORIIRT E. 
RABBI ABBA HILLRL SILVER
JOHN F. SINCLAIR

PROF. CLARRNCII R. SNINN
HELEN PHELPS STOKES
OSWALD GARRISON VILLARII
GEORGE P. WEST

A. F. WHITNEY

PETER WITI

L. WOOL:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ALFRED M. BINGHALI
HARRY LORIN BINSSB
DOROTHY DUNBAR BROMLBY
CARL CARMER
Rmr. ALLAN KNIGHT 
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
RICHARD S. 
ROBERT W. DUNN
JOHN F. 
OSHOND K. FRAENKEL 
WALTER FRANK 
NATHAN GREENE
QUINCY Hows
DOROTHY KENYON
CORLISS LAMONT
FLORINA LAsan
PROF. EDUARD C. 
MARSHALL
ELIOT D. PRATT
ELMBR RICE
ROGRR WILLIAM RIIs
WHITNEY NORTH SEYMOUR
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Chairman, National Commit!? m. MARY E. Trewurer Sq rfiarj 
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Federal Bureau of investigation 
Department of Justice 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Mr. Hoover:
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I appreciate greatly your letter of November 1 3
Which I have on my return from a trip to the Coast. 


By the way, I referred your letter concenning? -
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numerous to justify turning them over to comparatively
untrained men with hardly the degree of discretion and
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since it inevitably involves complaints concerning 
people's opinions, membership in perfectly legitimate 
organizations, and activities not only legal but 

. regarded by many as patriotic. aWhen an investigation is I
made, for instance, of a private citizen active in a 
peace movement on the ground that he is subversive-?as 
has of course been done--it arouses indignation. Even
in time of war it could hardly be held that the activities
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you would, I am sure, not turn over to any local
police department so difficult an investigation.
It is equally delicate in the case of priyate
citizens. If the number of complaints deserving 
investigation is not too much, I should think an
exception could be made in those cases, confining
the inquiries to your own men; or if that is not
possible, in certain districts,at least,having
them carefully sifted by one of your staff before
the investigations are made.

 

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have heard in regard to the F.B.I. activities in
a tour around the country, and it seems to me
serious enough to merit consideration.

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Mr. Helloman 3
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Dear Sir:. N. BALDWIN
- UNION
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lative to the recent visit to this office of the above named. I am now
in receipt of a report from the Kansas City Police Department relative
to a luncheon held in honor of BALDWIN during his recent visit in this
city'oy JEROME WELSE, an attorney; affiliated with the Civil Liberties
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