Reply to Letter from Roy W. Howard
09/05/1935
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As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.
The American people rejoice with me in the liberation of your Capital.
It is fruitless to try to place the blame for this situation on one particular Nation or on another.
The bill is eminently fair to the States.