TRANSCRIPT OF BROADCAST BY FULTON LEWIS, JR.

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 23, 1958
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TRANSCRIPT OF BROADCAST
By
Fulton Lewis, Jr.
Station WGMS at 7-7:15 P.M.
23 January 1958
I have for you tonight a special progress report of the
letter-writing campaign undertaken by Mr. Eugene Castle, of
Castle Films, the various corporations and companies in which
he is a stockholder, inquiring as to whether these companies
are contributing to the Crusade for Freedom and Free Europe
Committee out of the profits which belong to the stockholders
and, if so, much much? Mr. Castle has some letters in return
to the inquirees that he sent out and perhaps you'd like to
hear some of them. You, yourself, may be a stockholder in
some of these companies. If so, I'm sure you'll be interested
in knowing how the management is spending your money.
From International Business Machine Corporation, IBM, New
York City, signed by T. J. Watson, Jr., president, the following:
"We have contributed in '56, '57 and already in,'58, $25,000 in sup-
port of the work to the Crusade for Freedom. As ygu may. know re-
quests for the support of various causes are thoroughly investi-
gated and considered by our financial people, and their recom-
mendations are subject to approval by the executive and fi-
nance committee of the Board of Directors. Since IBM has con-
siderable interests in Europe through the operations of the IBM
World Trade Corporation, we have judged it worthwhile to
contribute to this organization." Just how the pro-Titoist
propaganda operations of Radio Free Europe could benefit the
IBM World Trade Corporation seems a little obscure, but let's
go on to the next one.
From the Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, signed
by Leland I. Doan, president: "Our company has not contrib-
uted to the Crusade for Freedom and does not plan to make a
contribution to this campaign this year. Most of the money
given by Dow has gone to colleges and universities that are
most likely to produce the scientists we need tomorrow and to non-
denominational community projects, like hospitals or communi-
ty centers in our plant communities."
From Columbia Gas System Incorporated, New York City, signed
by George S. Young, president: "The Columbia Gas System Incorpo-
rated did not contribute to this organization for the years 1956
and '57, and is not at this time planning to contribute to it in
1958. In general, we attempt as far as practicable to confine con-
tributions to those which are not controversial in nature and which
benefit the areas in which the Columbia Gas System properties oper-
ate or have their offices."
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From the Hanover Bank, New York City, signed by R. E.
McNeal Jr.,president: "The Hanover Bank made contributions
to the Crusade for Freedom in 1956 and '57 in the amount
of $5,000 each. We had not contributed prior to 1956 and
since we have not been approached by the organization so
far in 1958, I am unable to say just what action our board
might take in respect to an appeal for this year."
From the Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, signed
by Phillip A. Flager, chairman of the board: "The Duquesne
Light Company did not make a contribution to the Crusade
for Freedom in the years 1956 and '57. We have not been
approached to make a contribution this year."
From Socony Mobile Oil Company, Incorporated,New York,
signed, Arthur M. Sherwood, secretary: "Socony Mobile, to-
gether with certain of its affiliates, contributed $50,000
to Crusade for Freedom in 1956 and '57. The same amount has
been budgeted for '58, but has not yet received final ap-
proval by the Board of Directors. We understand that Cru-
sade for Freedom has been doing an effective job working
with our administration and other free countries. It has
the support of our government pending any change by our
government in its attitude toward Crusade for Freedom. We
expect to continue contributing to the organization."
From the Allegheny Ludland Steel Corporation, signed
by S. A. McCaskey, Jr., secretary: "We contributed $5,000 in
'56 and $5,000 again in '57 to the Crusade for Freedom to help
finance the continuation of the Radio Free Europe broadcast.
At the present time I cannot state what position our board
will take for the year 1958, particularly since the board at
its last meeting reduced the contribution budget upon the
recommendation of the contributions committee. From the in-
formation we have been able to gather, Radio Free Europe is
performing a service which indirectly benefits our corpora-
tion and its stockholders, and it is for this reason that we
have felt justified in the past few years in lending financial
support."
From Union Carbide Corporation, New York, signed by Ken-
neth H. Hannon: "We have not yet determined what out support
will be in 1958. In 1956 and '57 we donated $50,000 for each
year."
The Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh,signed by Roy
A. Hunt, chairman of the executive committee: "The Alcoa Foun-
dation, which is a charitable foundation started by the Aluminum
Company of America, has made contributions of $5,000 per year
to the Crusade for Freedom, both for 1956 and 1957., The
question of contribution for this year has not come before the
trustees, but undoubtedly will come up for consideration a
little later this year."
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From Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, signed by Cecil
Morgan, executive assistant to the chairman: "The answer to
your question is that for Bach of the years, 1954, '55 and '56,
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has contributed $250,000
for the support of the activities of Radio Free Europe and its
associated operations through the Crusade for Freedom."
Finally, one from the Honolulu Oil Company, San Francisco,
signed by A. C. Mattey, president: "This will advise you that
contributions were made to Crusade for Freedom in 1956 in the
amount of $500 and in 1957 in the amount of $500. There is
some evidence, however, that we should re-examine our policy
with respect to this matter for 1958, so I am unable to ad-
vise you at this time as to what actions if any, we may take
to support the Crusade for Freedom for the continuance of
Radio Free Europe broadcasts to Soviet satellite countries."
They seem to speak for themselves and when Mr. Castle gets
some more I'll pass them on to you.
This is a very special advance notice, ladies and gentle-
men, to suggest that you make particular arrangements to be
able to listen to this broadcast next week, because I am going
to present a chapter of our Radio Free Europe's story which I
think should make your hair curl, because it is one of the
most fantastic cases that I have ever run into in 35 years of
newspaper reporting. I've spent many months and thousands of
dollars in digging this story out. I hope you'll noise the
word among your friends, also, because you will want not to
miss it.
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