Word: ams
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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I am writing this to inform you that the correspondence which the Senator had with the Secretary of Commerce, Hon. Herbert Hoover [it concerned segregation of Negroes], was given to the press by me without his knowledge or consent. Likewise, this letter is being written by me without his knowledge...
For your edification and amusement, I am enclosing copy of an editorial which appeared in the Meridian (Miss.) Star under date of April 24, concerning Senator Stephens. The editorial is written by one of the most brilliant writers in Mississippi-a man who is a recent-comer to the South...
"I am here in America, as many Americans richer and undoubtedly more prominent than I am, go to Europe, notably to see your electric industries and rayon [synthetic silk] industries, in which you know that I am interested. It is as a traveler wishing to see and to learn that...
"I am traveling with my family, which will not be a surprise to Americans who appreciate family life so highly and so justly. Being a worker, I have also with me a few indispensable collaborators, so as to enable me to continue to manage my business, even at a distance...
"I am Chairman of the International Holding and Investment Company, Ltd., and also Chairman of the Hydro-Electric Securities Corporation, a public utility investment trust. These two companies hold investments amounting to about $150,000,000. Their holdings are in various public utilities, mainly in this country as well as...