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INr'ORMAL RPJLLqa OP '!HI: PRESlms'l'

TOKDIB!:RSor '!HI VOUII'!'!ER PIUd'J.ClPA'tiOH CCIIKI!"''".::E

IN 'I'Hl EXECUriVK OFFICE 01' '11111 l'R&ilDllft' JULY 24, 1941 ·- 11,05 A,U, , E.S.'l'.

'I'IUC PRESIDXNr: ('To lo:ayor IA.Guardta 1 Are you a:ohlg to ba tha ·- wbat do

IJAYOR IA OOARDIA: Ya~ .

'lHI PR!'Sltf!m': (To ttayor LIIC).M.f'IUa) An JIN &OU.S to say ~thlll(t

KAJOR L\ GUARDIA: No.

THE PRESUlm: I thtak that ' a a cooc1 l atroducUoa ot all or ,.ou.. Yov.

11&Ya 10t u awtul lot ot wort to do oa tha" tll.iqa. I haYaa ' t got aiQ'

prapar.G apaaeh, bu.t I do tael Yary atroql.y that •• .ullt brlllfl tw.t car-

c1Y1l1u wort. I t h .. 10t to ba dona a1110ng C1YU1ana . Othar thillga are

pratty .. n orgaatzed - - produ.cUo.ll -- a .lld tba traUlng prosraa, bu.t what

.. a .. d 1a to flet into tba ~·• aad taatu .. a.lld -.ka paopla r aallze

cartalatacta.

call Qu .. l--.tlltar,- •• a tb1q: Uka pra~r1a.s aaadt.a&a; au4 tbay...,. ba

aaeaaaarr 11. carta1a parta ot tbe cowr.try, aot uc.aaarll.y all O'l'ar. Alr-

raid alanu, a~~d ao torth aad to oa, 'nl.at 1a olll.y part or 1t that caD.

be doae Yar y largely t hroua h tha coiUIUtutad author1Uea 11. tba State

S(IYar'I:QaDt a , City and COWI.tJ r;oYarDIUata, but bayond that i t h your work ,

wtlicb la at laaat aQually Ulportut -· -ora Ulportaa t.

~opla atlll 1a thh COilatr"y ba.YaD1t «0t &DOU.sb. ldaa - · I -·

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FrantHn D, Aoo-•••U LUo&-oorl

tb\• t• a t.ran.crtpt 1111t• bJ th• nu• HOG•• at•no~:r:~ab."r fN.a hu •C r•.,"n4 not .. tat"' at tb• t :M the • ::-ou ch •• .. a •. ~tot'l n•-c . !l!~~"u• ,12&'0 •.:lUpot'"'-"\eO'IU T ~ . ~. ~ • ~ .,.",l.f prepe.ro<l. ne n pRr~nthe••• ~ • • t.•4 when t.U •P''' b • • f ... vur-.<1, \b;.;~b ther "PP"'" th<~ prav ~n11ly pNipar•d reacl.tn& oopr tuL

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aot bet-all aratea . TM.t, I tbtllk, t a 1011eth1q that tha uer.p h01te ill

tb.ll COWI.tey b"' DOt yet 81)\ ~tlole11Uy tll.rou.all. the ir b .. h,

• • bow .t.t h b&J'IP'•lac h ~d today. t e Dow tbe tact

t hat t~ -~~ 111 l.ol!do• ·- -otben ot t&ailtaa - - are ju.et •• taportant

111 the dateAH or Br1ta111. aa ou ot t bti aen oa a destroyer, or 1011e ctrl

wbo h worirtnc la • aUlllUons raetory. Tiley era all pcart or tbta popu.la­

UoD detuH . A.ll4 I th1ak tbat. we hen 1 loaa: , loq w:r- t.o co 1a tb.b

eoWI.try. 'fa an cotq t o get, throUJh J'O\a, 111 orpll.lw.tloD 111 anry

CCII:II.l.DUJ . W. can't do U. a ll tro. Wuhlii.C\01. The reapoulbUUy, I

t.hlnk 11 )'OUl'l by uaita -- tlte --. I a took a u.aU -- t bet 11 a co~

arn -- aDd I u gotas t o bold you rupon1 l bll ln tb.u e co~ araaa tor

what go" on , end 1 u aot go1116 t o be put orr by peopb who ·~· "''eU ,

we couldn' t tbd ovt a bout tbla ~ •ahlACtCIII..• Or, "11 doD't kMW wbo

bu tbe jul1acHoUoa.• I don't c.n -.o t.a tlla jurhdlcUcn~. You ban .

Ia ot her wol'lie , i t yov la•a •~ problas or orl!)llalze.Uou aa to wbo ..

nspoudbllUy U l a , ud you can't t1114 oul !Gelber il 111 bdq bu4le4

by this, t.hat or the othar age ncy wltb111 a Stata, or a cor ps ar" , or a

COII:mUnlty, I u aot goiq t o t ake tb&t "an a;~;euse . Go a.bN4 aad do tba

t hia.g that you wut to do, rtrst; aad u lk abo\!\ jur1ad1ctloD atta~rd.a .

(laught er} Good &d't'lea? ( laugbur)

ADd ao I aa lookia.g ror nal r .. ulta . Now, you •:r han ao.

quutloD abou.t your nlettcuhlp t o State Couaclls ot O.rnM, aDd l ocal

CoWlcila or Daraua . .1. u lookiq tor r .. ulta , I thlllll: thay will work

with you 1A lll.aon t't'ary part ot tl!.a cowney . I llou't thi.Ak 701.1 ara solq

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aues or Wbat at1ht M oaUe4 poUUcd trouble.

I dOZI' t know, but I ba't'e I..D 1d" tht.t there an Ju•t abc.u ••

•li:T Re~tiUcue 1a t bll group aa t~n &l'l Deaoerw.te . 1 t2"Ukl.y ~- I

doa ' t c.&n, exoe;pt tor t bot teet Uat tb.h baa ~Ill a .umcteottJ cood:

capital, You u. ... e q,roea here. You he•• white P"Qple . You 1!.11'1 cot

brine it to ... You art Alllerlcaoe , aDd yOQ doa' t belon& to IIQ' pe.TtJ Ia

tbla wort:.

Azld 10 I do11°t lmow Uaat tbtn II a~b1Ag 11M 1 .Ut to •Yo

except tb.et , qulu traa.lr:ly , I .. lookl ll& tor reiJillta tro. all ot you . 'ife

will do the b .. t n ce.a . I t te golog to taQ a U ttle wb1le to cat all

Ute maehtnery worll:lna poothl:y. You IIII.J h&1'a to cllall&fl rro. o~~e tTl*

ot lubl"icatlnc oU to &DOther typt ol lubrlcatlag oil, but I- lncUned

to thllllt: thu you don' t wut to -a 110lahllla - ~tala• out or -oh-

htlh.

Unit ed 3\ll.tu. And, I Ael deDtally , tb.r·e era a great aany [.40ph who don' t

eYeD bdo111 to tu.IUae, who are ott bJ' th-hu - - lndhlduab. Ire

Mrlouuaaa or tbl• world .ttuuloo.

Ln M Ju•t &1,.• )'OU •• eu.aple 'llhlcta I sot - - \o ue whl.t tby

cell •ott the reoor lll.' • .SO... ot tb••• t hl.ll.s• )'OU lll.o - - wll, •J:~~bolll.y oeo

work i t out tor t hea1•h e1 - - 11 t o Ull th1 poiOple 10111 tb l ogl tbet tb1y

lll.oo't Quit• uo4•r•teo4. There ere lot• ot \bias• t!lc\ people 4oo1t quite

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Wlderatand. You ue aa lllto~tlc. b!.lr .. u to all or th• . .. 114 I will

&b e you the ex.aaph .

Her. oa t he Klllt co._.t, you have b .. o ree.di.Da: Uiet t.b.e leer e t ery

or tl:le IDhrtor 11 •• •• Oil .MIIID.Inre.t or -- h t eced wHb the probl• or

not eaoup. paolh.e to co ero~md h tbe le.et Coaet , elld b.ow be 11 •*l.QS

11'eryboo!y to curhtl thei r co--~loa ot ~aoll11e . All rlRbL Now, 1 Ul -­

I ai&ht be 11alhd eo "-rleall e1U:.11110 111'1118 111 Hyde Pu-k , N. Y. Alld 1 My ,

"That's e fUil.DJ t ll1 oc. fl'h1 a I a .Xed to curuu 1111 cou~~:~~pttoa or IJIS011De

wile D I rea4 111 the papere t hat thouNIIde or tOII8 or ge.eollne are a oiAg out

trc. toe Angdu -- :ru t Cout -- to Jepu; t..D4 " are helplll& Jepall. 111 -.bat

world war ao t~ 011 , aM Me Neu tor ea.. liM -- nearly two y .. r, , C>Ae or

our ettorte, troar. tbe n ry beglllDIJlS, Willi to preTent t bo epread or t bat

wor ld 'llllr 1n e e l"telll e :reu where tt didn' t - - 1t hadn' t s t arted . ODe or

ot t.bit .artb , 'l'het .. bappeoaed to be 1 phoe 1a tbe South PactUe wbtire "

had to gn • lot ot U t uga out o r '"" -- ru.ll'hr - - ua - - aad 10 forth

Chl ll.ll . And .. bad t o help get t he Aultrdtan 1urplu. of ""''' l lld 'll'l:leat,

l lld corA, tor bsli.Dd .

AJid it •• • •ry enelltlll , fl'<a 01.1.1' OW1I. • •ltleh point or Yllw or

dereue, to prl'l'lllt 1 ~ trc:. e\lrtillJ 1D t he SOuth Paottlo. So 0\U' rol'llp

polley 11111 -- try118 t o nop • -r trc:. ll'r•ltlq (lUt do1m tbln. ~ \be

Fr111ee R tll bad blr bead •bon 1111t1r -- we waot l d. to t: .. p tbat Uo• ot

I IIPJ1l111 rrc:. Alttlt.n.U• t.o New 2lal111d C01D6 to t he l>M.r EJ.at - - a ll thei r

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_,_ ti'OOpl , all tM1r auppUu tb.at tbey b.a•• •tat e. l oa4 1.D Syr ia , North Africa

aDd ~lut.t a.e . so U. •• u .. nual tor GNat Britain that •• try to keep

tiM peac. down tbilre •

.Ul rtgbt. AAcl aow her11 11 a aauoo called Jap... •l:lat ht r tbay

had at t.Mt t1111 q.snu1,.. pi'Oapeet e to t nlarp tbalr •plr. aoutb. , t hey

didn't ha,.. '-liY oil or their oWD up in tba nortb.. Now, it •• cut the oil

ott, tblly wou.ld bua SOM dOim to till Dut ch Eaet Iodtat 1 )"tlr ago , ud you

110'll4 bliu bed •r.

to lettlnc t bi a on co to J'ap!l.n , wUh tbt bOJit' -- and U. t.e worh d tor t wo

yeare -- ot keeping n.r out or t ht SOUth hc1t1c, tor our O!QI aood, tor the

jJOOd of the deteaH of Greoat Britain, l Ad tba heedc. of the S...e . flow it ' e

Jul t aa1Uuat n UOil.

Now you people UD hdp to .U:a tbe uen.ge cititln wbo w uld.D.' t

b&e~r or t hat , or do.M't r .. d the pt.pere cantully, or lhte11 to the r adio

caretv.lly -- p t tbea to wuiaratalld wbat - ot tbeH appare~ 111~1111

..u. So, co tb.a iato~tlon l.lld , I tb1U: you haYa sot jv.lt •• s,ru.t • u.u

•• you M 't'l 0111. the •ctue.l orp.nlzaUo11 .

Now 011 tb l e orsa~~1uuon -- to cOMI b&ek to thl\ tor • alnut• --

it 11 p.,-t,otly ... dn8 the IIUIIblr of lltt1r1 wb.leb I en 1111'1 1n tbll l'b1tl

HOUIII - - u4 11111 wlfl 1D tbl lbl\1 Sou" - · tra-. people -· .. n &lld wcnroe::1. 1n

•'~'•l'J' -· llur.l.ly .,.., ry Cow:lt y 111 til• tlaUM Stah l -- wllo el'l pl~&41D& to

be tolli whllt t b.117 oen 4o. They r&&ll.y b.onu\ly ere -- tb.ey en r eeliy to work .

An4 10 1111 ..,,MS• t o you 11 -- t o •ct • • ~•rt•r• ot tbh "bo:rll

KA.YOR U. OUARJll:.l.: Tblllk you, Mr. I'Me 14111.t . i'l will carry 011 .

TRI PRI:SlOIN'l': Good luck to you . I wteb I oololld l it 1D wUb you.

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Tho,....,.. loU. of tllillll ~,...,., P'"914 ~)t11 t q11U.e \llld.tr ­•~· Tov .,.. '" Wonon.lon """'~ u dl or t.htt!. Arid I •lU r.i")'OIIthe~lt.

Kort on t h<o ""~' eo.~t, ;ou h.t.•·• ~ Nt<ii"' \hat tht *'"tAt')' ot U.. Int.orior, .u Oil Acb.lnLitr"~ • 11 ~~ ~oJt.h tbll pr-aii~O!I>Ot..,O\Ighps.l>llrlllt.o("lr:N\Jl:lt!MF..ut C<I&c:t, ll'ld l.o. lilt 1a U::.if\. nw~:r to ""r~il INir C-lllf'Uon or cuolitle. 411 rtcllt. Jl""• I uo - l ailjlot. oo called '" -rl.,., cttlun, l1•-111f:1nlb'<IOPark, li. Y. kd lt-:r'1 •n..t•ta t'I>M)'Uiinf. 'i8>y-l ••iold to cwWl "::1 cor~u.., IJil ca...ol!M...,.. l ""..!itt U.. -· IJ•n U.O.ondl or to"" o! c-"Ol!Ae u. cot"~,; "' hoa t.o. ...,1•• -­:Jon C..tt- ~ .lapv>; W •AN Mlpln;; J•t•Uit...-.....t.l<>ob UQ UIKtoLac;;r.aalOOI!"

.Ulrl<}lt.. lbwU.ar_.,.lll-'laU.l.l-. tlloNh 1 oo:rl.d.orv l'>L"ll""• W>dt..•-..-.ror- u...- Marl7two.,.... • • 01>1 oL .,.... .rroru, trooo \be _..,..,. be&Lnnlllj, wu t.o l>«"""t !.be ""at ot u-•t. .... w otar 111 e.!'t.aln u.a..o -..,.. a t.m•t. •\oll!'t.l'ld· a.. of U»ee ..,.... h 1 J)llco c:.:lllaod U.O hcUia OauA-- ol ,_._ l.up1t '""'U at tJ\1 eut.h. 'ibuft hlppanod '-G 1M I pl.lc. in UM S....t..~ i'KUic vt.oro .. n.d 11.1 cot a lot or Ur.U.,.-ri.ibbo-r - titl--ll/ldeotorUr. ancl 10 0<1 --~ 1n u. Dln.ch Wtu, UIO Stnolt s.tu_,u, and Jllllo-0>111.,, J.ndwohe4 tohoolpr,:tt lhi A\I.Itl'aliAni\II"PliWO!IIelt Ul<lwnuat, .m.corr., !orf)-clan4.

lt "'' very ut.~t~tbl !rooo _. own ao1rhh point of vt...- ol '"r."" t.o pro-t~nt 1 W,'l!' !t01> :tartln& 1n lh<l SouUr.l'~cille. ~ 0"-L!' fortlgl pollc;/\oU- tr)"1n& 1.<1 1 \.o;II~"V r.-o. br..U.11\t :>lltda_., t.horc, l.t U..- Uao, !'!'wl1.1\o ~l=>t~tdn o!o•..nh'Mct ~t that tJ.ae-Of CO\rM Fl''VW:3 ltUlllad hor he..t ~ •tor - "'' •&-~t.lo<! t.o Scoop U.t Hno ~r lu;>rlil!• 1'1'<>01 ;.unrtlta anc1 :;.., ~'llM\4 l>'lfll to tM .,_.,.. lut- r ll u..tr t.."''Cpl, ~ U..•lr A~ld Ur.'t Uloc't .,...,.. a..lnt!.itwd in s,t-tra, !lorUt J.trlco and rw.~t.... :5o 1t ..... c .. entid ~~:~~~ u .• t- IZ)' w lor.ap w ~,.,,. doun ~1ft u.o

Allrl ... t . OMn:o-llerliaiMtlonelll..tJapat~. ':!>1Uoft­the7 llld It Unt U... flgrn~tn ~~ to 1'11&r'101 U.ir -trl IIIUu..v.i, U.,. clldn' t lore U\'1 o1\ o: t..._lr com.., in 1M ncrtll . Jlooo, t!• eo:t u. oUorr, U.;r?f'(~b~Ql.'l~o '-•• .,...c~a.-. to U..Dotch !ut lncdu• p..z "'~' - ,....-w "'""'h..twu.

ThcN!on~, thl,... wu - 1"11 l>lct;t call - 1 Nt.hod 111 J.t.u.!.nc \.lilt oil co t.oJ~~. wtt.h Ull hop<l-.,d Uh ... worlcodtor toro Jl&n­or llnptnc war 0\lt ~r tlle So\lt.h l'ldtlc ror ow om IJOOII, ror tM f:OOd ot t.h.l c!tf GMC o r Great Britain, and thl. fl'oe(loa ot tho .ou.

Youp.lophc.o.nhelp totnll~<tenthontn.pc!ti .. n who "''llldn' t Mal• o! c~n, or dooan't r~:<l t.1uo J>lptTI cu,t11H:r, or lioton t.o ~1'1>1 rlldlo ""'tllll:r - \0 -.,..tan<; ""'' •- Ill ,.._,. ....,.....,t &.-llal """"• :so, or. U.. Worae.t!Ofl otnd, J t.hltll< )'0\1. hne '" ~ ... ~ 11 ~Nit c to~k tu )'011 lllvo i n Ur.e Actlll]. trlanlut!Cifl ...,..k.

11011 on UW. cr.o:anhation - \0 c-line~ to t.h>t ror • ld..,W -it U _,ifl;j; U.. ~r o! ktt..rt l ~"' """ 1A tho 'htt.a H.,...t -Mel rqwu .. uu. :t.hc 11....,,_ rr- .... w-tn llt ...... u.,..n..., ~t¥111 the lh!.WO: !"..etc• - -U?J>l.IAit\l ubi tokdut Uo<7ut~ oAow'-].p· ,.:r~ooN>U;tarertadJ't.owrlr.

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//i~,fN,/( RE~'.UU<S OF THE PRESIDB!\T TO l»JJERS OF fFIE VOUmTEER PARTICIPATIOII' CQae!l'TTEE ~~ 24, 194.1 - - 11, 05 A,).· ,, ! . S , f . ~ - - THE !IECI.ITIV! OPnCB Of' T"t PRESIDBll'l'

11tR PRESIDENT• (To ~or t..Guardia) An you BOillfl; to be the · • .r.at do they

call it - - the C~rldn, and do the introducing'

I!AYO!I: UGliARtllA1 Y"'

('Mlo Prodd.ent ei\U:oe honde with all l.:embor1)

rt-::E PRESIDAlr--r 1 (To l:l.yor l.&Gut.rdi&J At-e you toir.~ to aay •-thll'lf;f

UYOR LWU.RDllt Ho,

TF.B PRESIDBIIT1 I think that ' • a ,;oo4 1ntro4~t1on of c.ll of you , You hll'n r ot

t.n awfUl lot or work to do on tho:so thin&• · I h · •on• t ~ot t.."\y prep-ared apoech,

but I do t eol vary etro"'ly that we Alit bric..o; hW!\'11 certain thin~;a to ever y

~t ot tho country, an.! it hae t;ot to ~ d.on.o throu,gh oi•U ian work, It hu

r;ot to be dono ~ o1Yil1ana. ~or thlnl)• are pr tty well or,anhe4 • •

production - - anc! the tr&J.n1.n& pro;:r .. , but 11t.at we need h to • ot into tho

ho:au t.nd t.mliee and. -.ko pooph roalho certt.ir: f acti.

Tho Xayor ' • work 11 really in t'll'o pnt1 . The tir1t 11 what I

call quad-military - - a thinG like pnparinp: eandbf.&l : and they IIIII.)' be niCIII-

lllr)' in Cllrtain parte ot the country, not nece1 ... rlly all ol'or . Air-raid

alanu, and 1o rortll t.nd •o on. That 11 only pe.rt or it that oan be done

nry lar,;ely thrOUC)I the con1tltu~d author1t1e• 1a the State &<~n~nta,

City and Cou.nty 1o•er -ate, but beyond that it it your 1Rirk, whioh h at

le .. t equally illlllortant -- IIIQrc blportt.nt,

People etill in thil oo1.10tr y hnon ' t &ot enou(h idea - - I

n.1 ,;ot~:~~ to lt.y the "'IUelt idea -- they hne - - they a re t;ettin.r; it - - but /

they haYen't 1ot -.:r.oupa idea of wht.t .ocl.ern.....,. .. ani , W~tortwlately. And

Page 11: l •IIa o t her wol'lie, i t yov la•a •~ problas o r orl!)llalze.Uou aa to wbo .. nspoudbllUy U l a , ud you can't t1114 oul !Gelber il 111 bdq b u4le4 by this, t.hat o r the

clitteront t r,. whet it u1ecl to be . lt h e _,. between popul ation• , and I\Ot

betw.on al"ldu . That , I think , h t oa.thinr. that the al'oras o hOI:Ie in thh

country hal not yet I!;Ot 1uffiohntly throuth their heatc .

Wo know what 11 happonin,. in J>nslan4 today, :.elr!cnrr tho fact

that tho •-n i n Lonclon - - II'IOthOrt of fo.nllie• - - are juat aa il:lportant in

tho cl.oten11 of Rr1ta1n u one ot tho -n on a doatroyer, or •- 1irl who 11

worldnr: in • ~iticma taotory. lhey are all put or tbh populatloll cleton•• •

And. 1 think that we hal'e a lon,., lo'lf: n~·• to f:O in thl• cOUD.try. ho are t•·

in .. to ,;ot,.. throuch Y"OU 1an ort;an1u.t1on il'l n.ry COII':O.u..'11ty . We can't d.o it all

tr• loathln~ton, The r01pondbility , I tl'li··ll: 11 your • by j ur:1tS-· ~e --.

"' t ook a unit -- fltJ, t!1at h o OOr' .JI area -- oni! l u -:o:!.n~ to holt you

roeponlibl&l' i n ~e1e corp• arou for What f'"OOI on , a.nd I am not t oir-t; to be

?Ut ott by people who l&:f, "•;ol~ , wo cou l dn 't find cut obout thh f r OQ 'i'iuh­

ir-t;ton , • Or , •uo don 't knew who ha1 the jul11d1ctlon. • 1 cion ' t. care who 1'.&1

the jurhcl.iotlon. You 1\a,.. , ln other wor d1 , it you 1\&1'0 aome probl• of

Or'l!;&nhation aa to..,., .. reapondbU1ty it ia , and you can' t tind out whether

corp• arM., or a CCQIIIUI11ty , I .,. not tOil'lt; to take that aa an OJ:OUIO, :io ahead

and clo tho thiQt; that you ff&ll t to do , t1nt1 and talk about jurhcUotion

aftoMI'I.rdl , (lall,&htor) Good&dl'ieef (laul!;hter )

And 110 I u looldn,r. tor red ruultt , Now , you uy hu·o 1ooe

qu11tion about your rolationthlp to State,i Counoill of Oefon .. , and. l ocal

C0W1ol11 of tlefeuo . I aa looldn.r; for r01ulta. 1 think they wil l worll:: wtt.h

you in al&e•t enry put ot the OfNntry. I don't t.llink you are I!;Oirlf{ to

han UJ r11l trouble, &ZQ' - re than you are &OiD&: to haTe lpor adic oa"' ot

what ldl!;ht be oall•d political trouble .

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ll&lcy' Republ1o11.111 in thil II:J"OIIp a1 there ve o-,c,..tl . I trar.kly · - I don't

01re, except tor the te.ct that thh hu b"n a 1Utrio1ontly toed illu•tration

that thh 11 non• poUt1cal. tou ha•• labor hor e . You h .. "" capital . You

hav. n•tr o" heTe. You haYt wtllte people. You haYo "'Ot o•oryo ro .. -aoot1on

And tho quoation or poHtio• · s-body e.ay start it. Don't

tori~~~; it tc .e. You •re hloriean1, and )'0\1 don't belonr to ~ey pa.rty ill

thh work.

J.nd 10 I don't kr.- that t."'eH 11 aeythlliJ; ehe I nr.t to l&y ,

'"eept that, qllitlll frtutkly , l u looldnr tor r ea• lt1 !reo. Ill of you . "'e

will do the be1t we can. It h ,;oir13 to tah a little while to ~et all the

uehlnery wor ldnz ll!I»Cthly . You uy haYe to ohan .. e fro:~~ one type of l\lbricat-

in,: oU to anothor ty•-e of lubr1c•t1n,. oil , but 1 •a inclined to tu~.k that

you don ' t ant to t;;&)c:o 1110leh1lh -- liOUiltainl out of JtOlehUll ,

"bat we IIMt 11 t.o ' 't thil thir-t into enry r.:dly in the United

Stat.e. And , lncil!entally , there ve 1 ~reat ~people who don ' t ,,..c bele~ to fllllili .. , who ere ott by thl .. lhll - - irdhl!!uah. 1i'e ...-ant you to to

erter tho11 P""Ph at:d explain the r .. l noeead ty )( and nrlouan.11 of thh

world situation.

Let me j111t r,ha you an exuple which I ,.ot -- to uae What they

call ' off t he record '. S~ of theae thinz• you do -- nll , anybo!Sy oan work

it out for the11111elv" -- 11 to tell the people 101M thins• th1t they don t

quite under 1tand. 'there ue lots or thin&• that peoph don ' t qlltt./unde~­ltand. YO\I ere 1..11 intoraatlon bw'eau to Ill or th... And 1 will t11'• you

theeXU~ple .

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t'ere on the Eut Coe.et , you h~~ been r ,..cUnto; that the Secretary

ot the Interior 111\ a1 011 Adldnhtre.torA 11 h.cec! wit.._, the l"roblea or not

enou'\h '"lloline to !'O ar OUild 11:1 the Ae.1t Coe.1t , e.nd how he 11 asld~ eYer y•

alrht be called e.n ..a~rioan oitl&en, lh1D,; in Hy~e Park, 1/, Y, ..nd I say ,

when l nad in the papurs that thousand• of tons or r;asoline are "!,Oin!, out

fro~ Los Ant;elee -· \ojo.t Coset -- to ..'apt.DJ e.nCI we ar e !:el pinr Ja;~an in what

All rl~,ht . liow the a,.....r 11 a Yery ai.cple one. ~here 11 a

world we.T eo!n~ on, and he.a been tor scma u- ·- !!earl y two years . One of

our etforte, rroa the YOry bet;1nn1n~ , waa to preYent the apr ead of that

world lt'a.r in oertdn areu wt>or e it didn ' t·· it hadn't started. '-no of those

are., h a ple.ce called the l'acltic Ocee.n •• o>~e of t!'le le.r~ut areu or the

esrth, There hep,,-ened to be • place in ttoe South ~e.eit'ie where n he.d to

l'et a lot or t...,_no:• out or there -- I'Ubber -- tin -- e.n'" ao forth .,~ so on,

we had to help r;et the Australian aur!)lUI or .. at e.Dd wheat , and cor n , tor

Anc! it.,., Yery euentie.l1 rro. our own 1el tilh point of •lew of

derenae1to pre,..nt a war f'roa startinr; in the South i-ac1t1c . So OW' rorelt;n

polioy "'" -- tryin~ to atop a 'lllllr tro. brea.ldllf> out dawn ther e , At the

•~ tUM , tro. the point or 11.ew or e.,.n Fre.nee at t...,at t iae -- or eouru

t·rance atlll had her hnd •boYe water -- .. w&nted t o kee9 that line or

auppli u rroa Auatnlh to "ew Zeale.nd co!nt; to tho hear Etat,<~'4ill their/

troopa, d l Wlr 111ppl1" that they baYO •lnte.ined in Syrte , Jlorth Atriea

and Palestine . So it wae euenthl tor "nat l!r ite.ln thet .. try' to k"p

Page 14: l •IIa o t her wol'lie, i t yov la•a •~ problas o r orl!)llalze.Uou aa to wbo .. nspoudbllUy U l a , ud you can't t1114 oul !Gelber il 111 bdq b u4le4 by this, t.hat o r the

t/.e ptt.cl 6otm t"'era,

All r ir,llt . Ar:d noor here h r. nation er.llotd Janan . ..het~-lr tt'.ey

didn ' t hue any oil of t}loir awn up in the north, J:ow, it we cut the oil

ott, they woul d haTe tone dcmn to the Dutoh £.ut ndtoa 1:1 yor.r ~o , o.nd. you

ihoretore , t art wat -- ycu al .. ht call - - a =thod in our =-.Ma"

in lottln"! tr.h oU ~ to Japan , rit.l tt.e hO!'• -- a:~d it l'laa 1rc;;r):~ tor two

yet.ra -- ot keepln- -r out of tile SO\'th 1-acificJ' -t;r our own r,OOO, tor the

o;ood ot the c!efomu of Crut ritdn, and the rr .. d= or the Stu, t:01r tt~

)Itt a.n illuatrat.ion.

Now you 1MOPle oa.n hel p to.._,., the n·er et;eo citlun who woulc!n ' t

he&r of that , or doesn ' t r ead. the papera c•retully, or Ust.n to the radio

oar &l'ully -- r;et thMI to lll1doretand what tOIMI of these appan nt anouUea

~q-,n, So, on the lnfonu.tion end, I think you haTe t;ot Juat aa &r e..t a tulc:

aa you h&'l'l on the actual or~:NJhatlon.

How on t.'Ut r r;e.niutlon - - to o~ back to that tor • .J.nute --

it h ·ertectly !'!:'.Ad~~& the :uaber or htter a 'lltlieh I r;et here in U'.e White

every -- literally otT•ry County ia the United Statu· -- 'llho are ple&din(. to

be told ...mat th•y can do . They redly hOMitly are - - they " re ready to

" An<!. 10 IQ)' MU&f!:• to you h -- to aot u 1tarten ot thh horn . race .

JaYOP l.A:l"ARDIA: '!'h.mll: you , io.r . l"retldent . :'111 111.11 earry on.

1"'E PRBSIDDfT1 Good luell: to you , J whh I could dt in ldth you.

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..... ~at !til PUSIDUT

IIIXIIU OP to 'tOUIITIIa PAITIClP.itlOI Ca.II'n'll ' -«'Hilillll . U GI ...... ,..-.l .. W ftl EJkJ i hi om...w 11!1 ~ ..

it •• • c:; ,.... 1 t ' ........ ta J tl• .J. a:lt or '11#- tou.~- ~

.~ l ot of -..11: t o to 1oa 4 tii0 diiiii• I ha.~'t ~pr.,arM {)M~h, i

but I Jo f M l .,.,.,. .tr~ly t hat ... ~•t bri!lfl h.o;~o oortai 11 thl».so t o '"'I"Y "'·' pert of tho oountry. &.d 1 t hao cot t o be don. thr outh oh1.1illll -.r k. It hao

II .:,, cot to M ••.n~ --c olftlii.D.o, Otllor UtJ.aco uo pretq .. n orcantoM -·

prHuotha - aM tM tra1At.ac p~-;.. -,;.e~~u .. to ta cot ...,. tho

111.11 l><lf I " " J eaak ~h,..r ... u u urtah taot..

tho ~r1 o 1J'OI'k 11 r eally h t.o part o , rho fbot h what I

call quad..S.lt.tw'J' - 1. t.lt.lq; like propvlq oud.Mcoa I.D.J th~ -1 be 11-H·

oarr 1!1 oorte.ia p&rto of U oo ••-b"J• aot D..OOt...,.U .J • 11 O'Hr, .lir•r a.iJ

.ar-. u J " ftrth I.D.d t o 011. that h oaly put of 1t: that OI.D. bo J one

,__. h r col)- thr~ tho ooat tltutaJ authoritho ill tho St&ta co .. on.t.Dtt,

City ll!IC C-tJ £0~1ltl, 'lntt ~· that it h your ... rk, '11t1111h h ot

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it hj' t fol:l1bo4J' • tolllt o..-or horo that .odor~awu -• eoatthln .. ontir ol y

tittor ont rr- what it 1110• to"' lt h a wv .,J.-;:;n.~lat1ono, and not tJ../

bot.Mn :t;:.:_•r ftla t , I thlU, 11 •-'th.lllfl! U\a~ t bl aToroco )l.omo 1a thle

•-trr ~-t yot cot ~ tllrouch tblr hoMo •

... a- wbat 11 happozd.a& 1.11. ll:l&lad toU.T· .. k- thl taot

that .,. .-a 1.11. t.on•or:a •• .othen ot tUd.l1oo -- uo jut u illportant hi

tno ••tonoo ot Britain •• _........ Mn on a •ootroyor , ,,~,.....,.,,.._,4,,..,,...,i,

wn ' h e I • ' tf o t ...,_y , Tt:oy uo all p«rt or tbh ~ toton10.

All• I thlftk that wo u,,.. a l orar;, lo'lll 11'&)'1 to 50 1D thh ootm~Wo uo tO•

1JI& to &• t throop '""- an orcanhat1oa 1a ... .,.,. o.-mtty, 1i'o oaa ' t •o it all

t'r«a l"uJWI&ton, Tho r "po!ldb111t,", I tM.,~ h youra by • ~t_}:::J..:;,:J:'- Q.:v

rr~~--•~u"'l ~,.....,, • .._,_..._, .il*b>&et._.., ~~~..,..-- • -"fttl 1 u ~:ol"?; to hold yw

r ooponoib{ty 111 th110 oor p1 uoao tor what 5001 on , aad 1 M not colll,l to bo

put orr by pooplo wtlo 11y , •!loll , wo ooultra' t tiM out about thll tro~~lfadl-

l~a.• Or, -.ro •o!l ' t blcw wtlo •• tho ~tiotlcm,• 1 da' t ouo _,.,hat

J~~~liotio•• You ha,.., In otbw wor<fo , lt ,.. ... ,.. •- probl• ot

or&o.nhatlora • ' t e ; l tilt; tt: ~-. an• you eu' t n a• ovt .t.othor

oorpo uoa, or a o~1 ty , I u not coin& to talco U\at ao Ul o.ou10. Clo l.hoa•

Uld do tho thlq that you want to do , tlrttJ ~~~• talk about jllrlttiotlon

afterward•. f+wtcgit t41 1 Good ad tnt ( la4 t\i)

~ ..,_ I u looki~ tor rool nr.tltl. ~~ou-., ...,,.. •­

quoo·tlo• about 7W' rolat1onth1p to St.t. f counoU• ot O.ton10 , aad l ocal

COI.tlloih or Det 01110 . I aa lookinc tor r .. ulto, 1 think th.,. will wor k with

you i n alaoot on r r put or tho ooU!Itry . 1 don ' t think you uo &Oh& to

ba,.. ..,. r M.l t rouble , u:t aero than yow. .,.. &oinc to ha,.. • P•n•io '"'' ot

what mpt " oo.ll M ,.utlu.l trouble.

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1 ••n't m ... , but 1 ha" •• l~•• that tM,.. oro ju1t about u

~ Ropubll ... n, ln t.hh vo~ " thoro oro DM.Hrah, ~~lllkly -- I •••'t oaro , u :copt tor tho tnt that thh boo beon • ~ coM llluotrotlon

--.~~ ttat wa,..lo ao:a-pollU.-1. lou bon lober hero. 10'11. u. .. •'91tol. lou

"-" - v-• h••· t .. he" wtllte pMplo. lou ~~a .. cot ""'7 ' ""-'"ti• ot l.aoriCM lito -.ro~•~t'~ o:a thh C-'.tte. •

.J! ~u!fu:. ~t poll tin. a-body -.y .tort lt. Dora 't

brill( tt to ... lw uo Alllriollllac. .,.qn don ' t bolo~ to UJ' puty 111

thh work, 9 ------~ 1 ••ra' t t:ncnr that th.,.o h o..n;rthinc olio 1 ,..., to '111•

oxeopt that, quit. t'J'o.atly , J - loot1111 tor rowlto h'• allot you. tfo

will .. tho b .. t we Of.D. It h COin& to tab o. littlo whilo to cot oll tho

aaohiraoryworkiq oMothly . ~~~~

.,_~ ~r ..,, t 1 1 • :Is:& u~ 1 - 1nol1n ... to think that

you dOD.' t wt.Dt to .to~- -tl.lrao out ot Mlohilh.

lJho.t- wu t ll to cot thll W~~& lilt. O'ftr)' l'ully U tbo UnitM

State1. An4. , taoUeratl.lly , th.,.o llrt • c root -.y pNplo fto 4on't '"a belOJI&

to hail! .. , who uo ott by tbo•olTII - t n4h:Uu.llo. Yo YOnt yO\I to s •

o1'tlr thou pMpl o t.D• o,;plllill tho rool nooo .. 1 ty, lllld 11rioun1111 ot thh

worl4 a1tuatton .

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._...._.,....._~-- t..-"""t'Wlr~,..,Jo , .,.. ztu:s tl ; a ,t

,., .. ,.., .. ,_ .__ ,//'Thoro aro loti of tMD.c• that P"Plo <1011 °t fl\llto ~m4n-

ltt.D4. lOll .,., 1.11 1>U'or•t1on bu.roaa te Ill ot th.. .l.nd J will sbo you

Page 18: l •IIa o t her wol'lie, i t yov la•a •~ problas o r orl!)llalze.Uou aa to wbo .. nspoudbllUy U l a , ud you can't t1114 oul !Gelber il 111 bdq b u4le4 by this, t.hat o r the

lion oa tho &ut c ... t , JOV. hllH b<tM r Oil.41ftC thllt tM 8Hretllry

of tho Intol"1or ~ · u on JAUD1a~ator, h h.eM wi th the probl- ot aot

-P •oltJM to ~o •r-• ia tho kot c .. at, and b- be 11 ••~ nory•

bo4J t o ovt.U their oonoU~~ptton of ~·•olino. All f' l&tlt• J'ow, I aa •• I

m.pt M ollllM u ~rioiJI o1thon, li'F111rC 1a J,od.o Park, I , T, •• I IQ",

"!hot' • • f'lllltiJ th1ft1• Why u I aolr:od. to O\lf'te.il wt7 eon•~tioll of c••ol1Do

wtlon I f'od. l a tiM pllpno tha t dlo\lou•• of ton.• of ' aaol111o uo ~oia! oat

trOD Loo ~•lo• -- Wut Collllt •• to Jo.paa1 I.D.4 •• o.ro bolp1Jlt Japan t ft what

loob lib an aet ot •au•nlcmf•

All ript. ~ tho o:ao_..f' ill a nlf''l llUople one . 'rhllf'o h ll

wof'I• ....,. coin, on, ....,, hao liMn t or •- tiM - ooo.rl7 two J'OilZ'Ilo Oao of

our • ttor t o, tr- tbo .,.,.,. boll.aa1~, -• to ,pr nent tho 1proa.4 of that

1POrlll war 1n oortllin llrlllll whOf'O ~it hllm't otart.oll. Ozlo of tho"

o.r••• ta • p laoo oallM tbo Pu1t1o Ocean - on• ot ~ lar1••t a.rou of th4o

.artb, Thof'o hl.ppon.C to be a. pl uo in tho 801.1th Pacln o ""''"' _.. had to

.c•t a lot of thin&• ~ - rubbor -- th -· ud oo fortb Md oo 0111)- -

..._ 40W1l 111 tho Dutoh I n41ol, tho Stnit Sottl-tll, an4 Indo-Cb1Dil, bl4

-.... J t wu Tef'J' ou ont11.l fr• our - ulfhb poUt of n..- of

.. ftmllO to pl'~t a war tr- ot.arti~~t 1111 tho a .. tll Peoitlo. lo o11r f•olp

pol1o7 -• -- tJ'71n5 to otop • _,. fro. bi"MkiDC wt • - tltoro. .lt tho

- u.., tr• tho poll:lt of .,.., of ,.._ rr ..... . ._ thot \1-. - of oouroo

,.ano• ottll hilt hof' h••• abo.,. water -- w ..u.W. to bop that llno of

·~ -nppliu f r • .lu1b'l.lta • •- z .. tan• phc to tho leer Ia.•"' 411 ttlot.r

troopo, all their o\lpplh• tM.t the7 u,.,. -..t:at..t.H. 1:a 'Jria, lof'tb Africa

an• Po.looti.no, So it ••• 0110nthl tor Or .. t ll'i-1n tho.t w try to koop

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tho pt~uo 4ow'Q there M ~ ~~J ./h I Jt t~t .Ul ri&J'It, Ad n .. hero h a nation u.llH Japu. 'llh1Uior they

ha< &t t b&t tlM '"''" ' " ~.~ oolu1o tbo1T _,., owth~·~ \ 4.1Q ' t haft aq oll ot thlr o-t~ up 1¥1 h 11ortb, ~ ... 1t wo O\llt tho oil

ott, u..J;,,;~. ~-~ ccmo Mlr!l to tho Dutab lut latioo a ,.-u &.l'• o .. d ~ ~

~CI!.anoha4.wv.

At let'UJI& thh oil ,;o to Japan, with tho hOlM •• an4 it hu worft4. tor tw.

:y.-.ro -- ot II:MplQ& ...,. out ot tM South Puttto- /or CNr 0111:1 coM, tor ~ coed ot tM 4.ot-•o ot Gnat !ritd.n , Ul4. tho rr .. •= of ~u. ...J..;.-'"""G~ftl ... un. l••/ J../l,

•Jr.~~ po-,lo- hdp to ":,;;; tbo onroco o1Uooa who woul.U.' t

ho.,. of that , o~ 4.o .. D' t r .. .4 t ho papel'o ouotull,. , or Uot.11 to tho r adio

oanMl:y - ~ t. undontan( what • - ot thooo appv.nt 1.11-U.oo

- · lo , oa tho 1~on~&t1on onf, 1 think :you ban cot juot .,, c r ... t o ta.k

&I fOU haft t a tho oot\lal ortudc.tloalc.'f' 1\

._ .. thlo crc•i•t:loll -- a •- 'Moll: to that tw o -.~.mat. -

it h ~ ..-.oln.& ttw n~~~~ober of htt oro .-a 1 cot horo la the Whit.

Kouoo -- &lUl ~ rito 111 tho Whito .aouoo •• tro- ,.,.,. -n u• •- iD

_.....,. lit.ra.lly n.ry cowat,. in the tJaJ.te• Stet.• -who are pleatlq: te f r ;..dt~

'oe t oU what they aUI fe" 'h.,- ..W. bo1aetly ut ~ r .. ~ t e

~ . ..., ... e ., Mll&le t.o ytu h :ot • aet u tt&rtere et Urte hor11

wwez or • b S ¥ ,. '1M' ' U I •

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