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booklet on the front page of which stands "Wake up America" by "America First Committee" New York chapter, Inc. and containing protests of General E. Robert Wood; [[underlined]] "Stalin [[/underline]] the Mortal Enemy of Democracy; Herbert Hoover: "Truth" is the Way to [[strikethrough]] achive [[/strikethrough]] achieve National Unity". Followed by similar protests signed by Bernard M. Baruch; Charles A Lindbergh John T. Flynn, Harrison Baldwin Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana; George N. Peek, former Special adviser to President Roosevelt; former Governor Alfred M. Landon; Amos R. E. Pinchot, former lawyer and publicist; Senator Gerald R. Nye of North Dakota; Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick 
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California.
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urging to write to President Roosevelt etc. - I fear it will meet deaf ears by Roosevelt and Ickes and similar men in Washington who are urging U.S. to join Britain and later on bear the cost and expense, when after the end of the war U.S. will receive scant thanks and will never see back even a part of all the expenses, loss of lives etc.
[[underlined]] July 13. [[/underlined]] Marvelous weather. Went to photo supply house in Yonkers, to develop some recently made photos of our embellished garden. Then drove over Ferry to New Jersey to visit my friend Professor Hixson who lives there. But his [[strikethrough]] [[tareco?]] [[/strikethrough]] woman caretaker tells me he is still away on his vacation.
[[underlined]] July 14. [[/underlined]] Advised Dick to order enough fuel [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] -oil for keeping Snug Rock warm thru