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Office of Secretary-Treasurer Cjkron ZMortuary Benefits for Widows and Orphans tensions for Superannuated ^Members 21-27 NORTH MAIN STREET cHo. 182. 3rd FLOOR, MEDFORD BLDG. AKRON, O H I O December 22, 1932 I'r. Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Eccles: As information, I am inclosing a copy of a letter sent Senator Harry F. Byrd, which is self-explanatory. TThile I wrote the senator as an individual, I feel cure as president of Akron Typographical Union, there would have "been no change in the sentiments expressed were I writing under instructions from the organization* With kindest regards, I am Sincerely yours Hon. Harry F. Byrd, 0. 3# Senator from Virginia, Washington, D. 0. Dear Mr* Byrd: It Is supposed to be an American privilege to differ with a public official In reference to the nation1© business, without penalty, so long as onefs remarks remain decent, therefore I take the liberty to remark: I gather .the'.impression from your Boston retrenchment address you believe people on WPA are shiftless and oiake no real effort to find work, preferring to ran?* in on Government bounty* If 'work be plentiful—-as you infer—what puzzles ma is why since last August, Akron Typographical Union, the organization and individuals, has met *7ith little success in our efforts to find even part-time work for the fifty-odd printers who lost their Jobs when a newspaper Suit the city. mv e work-quest is liati ;e. As Akron WPA appears to want no part of this responsibility-— providing work—I leave the problem in your hands, for frankly we are at the end of the rope. After attending to this private employment placement natter of War out-of-work members, under the Bvrd-plan, you sight enter the newspaper publishing field as a met nod of absorbing the idle people from approximately fifty American newspaper's that have vanlsted, mysteriously or otherwise in the last ye«r and a half. While the senator may not be expert at legislative leaf-r^king, to me, you t&ug lam* been adept in your efforts to remain at the (Governmentsupported feed trough, and should be tolerant enough to permit others similar privilege without too much whooping, especially as X am not aware of any Byrd endeavors at national stomach-filling that >&ve been partlclusrlv successful* Until something better comes along, I»ll string aloag with TfPA, Sincerely p. 3.—I do not believe in secrecy in nation?! discussions, so I am sending l!r. Marriner 3. Eccles a capy of this letter, that gentleman having seen fit to publicly differ with you and effectively, in my opinion. January 5, 1939' , Mr. Jiles ^urry, Akron Typographical Union Mo. 18*:, 21-27 North Main Street, h&ron, Ohio. Dear Mr. Uirry: • This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 28tn enclosing- a copy of tne one which you had sent to Senator tfyrd. I was pleased to note your comments and wanted you to know tnat 1 appreciated your courtesy in sending me a copy of this letter. Sincerely yours, M. S, Eccies, Chairman. ET:b
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