Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 November 1945 — Page 6

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Ya -|Quisling now awaiting trial as a|verise u large : Recalls FDR Favored Hills war cmioal, sid ody. that at no admit As Capital of U. S.

By JAMES F. DONOVAN Correspondent 15—~Rep.

late President Roosevelt considered the Black Hills of South Dakota a better site for the national capital than Washington, D. C. “The same attributes which made Mr. Roosevelt favor the Black Hills as the capital of the United States,” Mundt said, “also wotld apply to the hills as the capital of the United Nations Organization.” Mundt has long favored locating the UNO capital in the Dakota hills. A UNO committeé is considering possible sites for the UNO

ON OHIO STREET capital and a Dakota representative is now on his way to London to

4 Mock Went uf urge the committee to look over the A CONVENIENT Black. Hilly before making a final FRIENDLY LOW COST Streit. Took Notes Mundt said that the Roosevelt HO ME { opinion on the matter was relayed SRS L——— to him by Clarence K. Streit, presiLO AN | dent of Federal Union, Inc. (Union { Now). In January, 1940, Streit had IES CY {dinner at the White House. Dur{ing the sfter-dinner conversation, SERVICE Mr. Roosevelt mentioned’ what he Monthly interest reduction saves believed would be ideal sites for a you meorney and small monthly jinew U. 8. capital and a capital of payments here reduce - both jiany international organization. prificipal ‘and interest; inciude Streit took notes on the Presitaxes insurance. dent's discussion and wrote a personal memorandum from them immediately after the dinner. He forwarded his memorandum to Mundt in a letter dated Nov. 6. It said in part: “This led FDR into commenting on fhe capital question in the U. 8. A, saying there were arguments both for having it here in Washa W “OHIO ST ington, nearer the center of popula- . . tion, and in the Middle West. Nebraska, he instanced, but didn't like the climate. He added “that he thought the best place for the capital of the U. 8. A. would be ‘in the

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. " mate, beauty and central location.” : Not A Side Line - Favored Azores : . The President also discussed a possible location for any capital of a union of Great Britain and the United States—~the main plank of the “Union Now” platform.’ The Streit memorandum said: “He (FDR) smiled appreciatively (at the discussion) and astonished everyone by adding, ‘Do you know where I would put the capital?’ Everyone was interested and he went ‘on—‘in the Azores’ He stressed that they were ‘impreg-{-nable,’ had an excellent climate and were centrally Jocated, : “Mrs. FDR expressed doubt of first point, but he maintained it, stressing particularly the union's! SCR DOWer.. |. od aiith Could Go Ui \ “I chimed in saying that an Englishman had suggested Ireland as

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