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Significant World War II–dated TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 12, 1941. Letter to Matthew Woll, chairman of the American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor. In full: "The coming Aid British Labor Week, which is being sponsored by the American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor, deserves to have, and, I am sure will have, the whole hearted and enthusiastic support of Americans. It is fitting and proper that such a movement should be initiated by labor itself and it is natural that all groups should follow this leadership in making the highly commendable effort a success.
British workers are laboring ceaselessly and tirelessly for the cause of the democracy which is theirs and which they are determined not to surrender no matter what the sacrifice. In their supreme effort they deserve to have and they will have the whole hearted support of American workers who will see to it that there is full and uninterrupted production of the weapons and materials needed by their fellows engaged in fighting the good fight for democracies.
Every day our workers show their willingness and eagerness to serve this nation fully in the demands being made upon us to aid those whose way of life is our way of life. In this they share the determination of all those who are now united and working in the cause of democracy so that liberty and the priceless heritages we hold dear shall not be lost." In fine condition.
In the summer of 1941, U.S. policy under President Franklin D. Roosevelt was focused on supporting the Allies while remaining officially neutral. Through the Lend-Lease Act, America sent vital military aid to Britain and, after June, to the Soviet Union following Germany’s invasion. At sea, the U.S. Navy was escorting convoys and engaging German submarines in an undeclared naval war in the Atlantic. Meanwhile, tensions with Japan escalated sharply after the U.S. froze Japanese assets and imposed an oil embargo in response to Japan's moves in Southeast Asia. Though the United States had not yet entered the war, its actions made involvement increasingly likely as it aligned more openly against the Axis powers.
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