Evening star., 1953-11-12
White 5 Sister Makes
Public Letters Of
Praise From Officials
BY the Associated Pres.

Mrs. Bessie Bloom, a sister Of
the late Harry Dexter White,
branded a spy for Russia by
Attorney Genral Brownell, has
made public letters purportedly
written by former Treasury Sec
retaries Henry Morgenthau and
John Snyder praising Mr.. Whites
Government service.
Mr.. Snyder's letter was writ
ten April 8, 1947, more than IA
months after February 4. 1916,
the date on which Mr.. Brownell
said a second detailed report on
Mr.. White was deliverd to Brig,
Gen. Harry Vaughan, military
aide to the President, for Mr.,
Truman.
The Snyder letter was occa-
stoned by Mr.. Whites resigna-
ton as United States executive
director of the international
Monetary Fund.
Mr.. Morgenthau's letter, de-
scribing Mr.. White as a "top
fight public servant who served
his country WE'LL" was written
to Mrs. White on August 18,
1948, two days after Mr.. White
died of a heart attack at his
summer home at Fitzwilliam,
N. H. He was Sc.
Gives Truman Letter.
Mrs. Bloom also made public
letter from former President
Truman. dated April 7, l147,
accepting Mr.. Whites resigna-
ton as monetary fund director
with sincere regret and con-
siderable reluctance This let
ter had been disclosed before,
however.
In his letter, Mr.. Snyder wrote
Mr. White:
Dear Harry:
"I want you to know that it
is with the keenest feeling Of
regret that I learned of your
intention to resign your position
as United States executive direc-
tor of the International None
tary Fund, although I realize
the impelling nature of the con-
siderations which have led you
to take this step.
"You have every reason to be
proud of your career in Govern
ment service, and i am sure you
will always look back on it. with
a great deal of personal salts
faction.
Tribute to Work.
"It is hardly necessary to say
that your efforts while with the
Treasury were responsible in no
small measure for the creation
of the international Bank for
Reconstruction and Develop
ment and the international
Monetary Fund. Nor is it neces-
sary to do more than point out
that the auspiciouS beginning
made by the International None
tary Fund is a tribute to your
unstinting laborS as this Gov
ernment's executive director.
with you go my very best
wishes for success and the as
surance of my warm personal
regard"
Mr.. Morgenttau's letter to
Mrs. White was written two and
a half weeks after Elizabeth T.
Bentley, a confessed courier for
a Communist spy ring, testified
before the House Un-American
Activities Committee that Mr..
White, as an Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury before his ap-
pointment as monetary fund di-
rector on January %, 1945, was
one of 80 Federal employees who
helped her get secrets for the
Russians. Mr.. White Subse-
quently denied the charge under
oath. two days before his death.
The former Secretary's letter
said:
Dear Mrs. White:
II was shocked to read in the
newspapers of Harry's untimely
death.
II am sure you know how I
feel about my association with
Harry while he worked with me
in the Treasury, but I want to
try to put it into words in the
hope that it may be of some COM
fort to you at this time.
Harry had keen, original
mind. threw many tough prob
lens at him but sooner or later
he always came up with the an
SWerS.
Starting with September 3,
1889, when England went to war
with Germany, Harry, as cease
lessly doing his part to see that
the United States should have
preparedness program. He made
many valuable suggestions as to
how to deal with the Germans
and Japanese.
After we got into the war
Harry was most helpful in seeing
that everything was done to wage
war successfully against the
enemy.
"He performed particularly
useful service through sugges-
tions that he made on our rela-
tions with neutral countries as to
how we could stop them from
assisting Germany.
1T was Harry and his asso-
ciates who worked as a labor of
love on my book Germany Is
Our Problem which in my
opinion will grow in Importance
as historic document.
ITO sum it up, Harry was a
top-flight public servant who
served his country well. If / get
around to writing the real story
of my life in the Treasury, Harry
will occupy an important place
in the book !"
Mr.. Morgenthau could not be
reached Immediately for COM
ment.
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