<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Urgent Plea to Support Thomas and Committee Against Un-American Accusations</dc:title><dc:date>1947-01-01</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0023</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is addressed to Representative  H. G. Douglas in Los Angeles, dated November 17, 1947. The writer, Mrs. B. Thomas, urges the representative to take action to abolish the Thomas Rankin Committee, which she believes threatens the freedom of speech and thought guaranteed by the American Constitution. She emphasizes the importance of preserving American institutions of freedom.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>