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Confirming telephone,conversation and teletype of April1.0, 19b-3,there isbeingforwarded herewith the clipping from theDetroit FreePresswhich quotesS.E. CBOWE, geanoi Students,Michigan" State College, es having denied PAULROBESON theright

toappear as s speaker onthe MichiganS tter checkingwith the FBI "because the Federal Agency said he was a knownComm-niet". =>b: M

W information,s,jR..n..,t e lo/Agentat Lansing, lliehigen, advised methatnot only has he neverdiscussed PAULWJBFSUE orspeakers to appear on the Hiohigan StateCollege Campuswith President JOHNA.HANNAHand DeanGBOIE buthe added that he has never discussed them with anyone else. ASACkenise advised that hehas neverhad anyC-con c with these people or handled inquiries 01' thisnaturesThe same is true of the writer, who has met President J01-INA.

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Baumgardnerin the above-captioned matter dated 13, 19148.The '"emcrsndmindicates that the Ne-':arkfield

iro|n. at RutgersUnive:-sitthatWashon,. .,telephonemade inquiriesat Rutgers Universi y egarding Robesonsstanding while he attended that college. Reference memorandumrecommendedthat the Liaison Section ascertain the reasons why this

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_indicatedthat noinvestigationhasbeenor isbeingconducted regarding Robeson or any other individuals who are underthe primary investigative jurisdiction of the FBI.

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This isto advisethat ROBBSOHarrived inHonglylu'via PanAmericaAirways onliar-ch 10,1948,and his accompanist,pLAiIRE92ICE,BOVtheRQll>I_SON, arrived in Honolulu on llarch ll, 1948. UponR_0BBSOH'sarrival at

nolulu Airport, he was greeted bythe following persons, all of whom havebeen identified as membersof the Communist _Partylocally: JACK W. HALL, Reg- *ional Direrbr of the IIJIU, identified member ofthe Executive Committee of the

mst Party in Hawaiiduring1946and 1947; JOS 0,with aliaJOJJ

RR, ILHUlongshoreman whohas beenidentified as amemberof the OommznisParty; TOYOMASAQSIIIH!,Secreta.ry-Treasurer ofLocal 152, ILWU, Pineappleand

92.Cannery Workers~,_identifiedas amember of the Communist Party;BENJAMIN

Imum, with alias"n1;_!g1r_;nc___1rg_E",Vice-President ofLocal1ssj"fi;Ti '

ngahore d: Allied Workers, identifiedae memberof the Communist PartyQA, ILIUstevedore andidentified ConmmisPartymember;EMSPresiiient ofLocal 150,ILIIU Warehouse,Ianu acturing&Allied Iorkers and'_Aidentified Communist Party member; ROBERT, I.._, cELRA'1'H,International Representativeof the ILIFU in Hawaii, and an identified nembe of the Executive Committee of thCommunist Party inHawaii in 1947;Ilrs. DSHIIO .. g ,__C0mm.mistPa tymemberand wifeof RegionalDirector ofthe ILIIU,JACKI gilirs.IIYER Q,Go ist Partymember and wife ofILIIU attorney .' SIHONDS. .

ROBESOHH arrival __p1-eoipitatedalocal press controversy in which ,_;II3@A_ _3, DepartmentalCommander ofthe American Legion in Hawaii, charged thaRESOH andhisassociate EARL ROBINSONhad been described asCommunist singers

in a1947Congressional report. These allegations byUTTERBACK were inmediatelydenied byJACK I. HALLwho chargedthat the Legion will find something wrongwanyone who hasn'tgotthe right kind of blood. . '

RDBESOH andLAWRENCEBROWNwereguestsof honor at acocktail partysponsored bythe ILUU at their Regional Office, Pier ll, Honolulu, I. H., onthe evening of larch 10, 1946.This affair, whichwas attended byapproximately150 persons, included ILIU leaders and prominent local businessmen who met inform

ally with ROBESON andBROW. It has been ascertained thatthis affair lastedover three hours during the course of whichBDBESOH sangvarious songsemphasisinlabor solidarity but neither ROBEBOB norBROWN spokeat the gathering.

The first of ROBESOH'slocalconcerts was held on Hsrohll, 1943, beforeasellout audience at Roosevelt High School. Honolulu. Theeehconcerts had pre-viously been reported byROBERT I. llcELPATH in the Ila:-chi, 1948, edition of the

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without charge for the union and that the proceedsfrom the several concertswouldbe used for that they consideredto be "worthy causes.'

'ROBESOH,while in aeaii, Visited the islands of Kauai, iiclokai,Lanai, llaui, and Hawaii and had atotal of 15 public concerts at these places.ROBERTII. IMELRATH,Territorial ILIU Representative, and an identied CommunParty member,as indicated previously in this communication,had charge of theROBESONtour and supervisedall arrangementsas to hotel accomodationsand theeecuring of spacefor the concerts while this groupwasvisiting the islands-other than Oahu. . A

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21, 1943, at iiciinley High School at which time HE RGBIHSOFandBROHHandROBESOHevegivenhonorarymembershipintheHawaiiivilLiberti

Uomitteebyzucp sun,anidentifiedCommunist,andvrncxmwChmenofth"Educa theofthatorganisation.tistoenedthat'1 Hawaii vil Liberties mnitteehasbeendescribedby-92onidentiaJ._Infornaas aCommunistFrot92prganisationwhichwasfcrne to agitate in behalfo _ . and1lr_g_._JOHNERNES 'IREGKE,Honolulu schooltea hers recently suspen1'0:-_Conm|unistactivity. _ l .

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l ROPESOHheldapress conferenceat the NiumaloHotel, Honolulu, priorto his departure iiarch 21, 1946, during the course of which he declined to iili?a question as to whether _ornot he wasa memberor the GclmnmistParty statingthat "as far asI know the Communist Party isa legal party. You might as Iellask no Are you aDemocratora Republicanih ROBESOHalso stated that he was

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Referenceis also mde to Les Lngelesradiogren to Honoluludatedstarch'11, 1948, wherein it was stated that RGBESGwas it -that tine" in Honolulu

for unknownreasons, but "believed confidential assignment." This is to advisethat no information has been developed during the periodofhis stay tint wouldindicate that ROBESONwas in Hawaii ona special assignment on behalf of the

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July30 I receivedthe following enclosuresfromIfau obesondesocigeitefof NewYorkiiity.

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materialwassenttotheNewFarmersof America,which15anorganizationof 26,000 Negroboysenrolled in vocational

* agricultureinthepublicschools,it wouldbeof interest ~.5 _toyouto learnof theeffortsto bringsuch_statementsbefore1 nationalNegroyouthorganizations.Furthermore,youmay

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NewFarmersof Americafor their endorsement.

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We,theundersignedNeg-oAmericans,stronglycondemnyourhysteria-breedingarrestsof national.leaders of the CommunistParty, andcall uponyouto tabpositiveactionto protectcivil rights insteadof persecutingpolitical minori-ties.

Weraise here no defense of the principles of the CommunistParty. Our concclis to defendtheright of political andotherminorities,P0016-UJthe N957-people, to fight for the kindof society whichthey considernecessargyto givefull expression to the principlesof American democracy.

Us agree fully with the declaration of Henry A. Wallace:

Defense of the civil rights of Communist is the first line in the defense of the libertiesof a democratic people. The history of Germany,Italy, Japan and Franco Spain should teach us that thesuppression of the Communistsis but thefirst step inen assaultonthedemocratic rights of labor, national, racial andpoliticalminorities, and all those whoopposethe policies of the governmentin power."

The obviouspurposeof these Gestapo-like arrests of Communistleaders is tofrighten people away from the Wallace Movementand progressive people'sorgsnizstions generaJ.13',practically all of whichhavebeenslsnderedas "communist"or "subversive" by the Attorney General and the Un-American Activities Comittee.

Here, clearly, is an attempt to strengthen the current drive to vs.r'andreaction in general by intimidating all political opposition to such aprogram.

It is significant that the indictment of these Communistloaders does not evencharge themwith any attempt to use "force and violence", for political or anyother purpose. Indeed, the assertedbasis of their indictment has already beenoverruled by the SupremeCourt of the United States - in the "Schneidermn

Case", where the late Wendell Willkie served as defense attorney,Hetake special note of the fact that two Negro leaders are amongthose involvedin the recent "Communistround-up--one a veteran, the RationalAdministrativeSecretaryof the CommunistParty; the othera lawyer, whomsome60,000 citizensvoted to elect to the Council GBthe City of NewYork. The significance of thesefacts trill he understoodby the Negro people.

We call upon our Governmnt to halt its fascist-like attacks upon oppositionminorities, and to act for the protection edminority rights.

1-Iscall uponthe Attorney General to use the of his office to defend thelives and liberties of the Negro people in the South.

1-Iecall. uponthe H'eB1dentto give morethan lip-service to civil rights whileactingto destroy them! -- to use his executive authority to abolish discrimina-tion in federal employmentand segregation in the armedforces; to throw thefull influenceof his office into the fight to lave Congress repeal the poll tax,establish a national FEIECand outlaw lynching,

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It is clear that we Negro Americans will lose even our right to fight for our rights unless an aroused American people puts e. halt to the govern-ment'shysteria-breeding atteoles upon the Communists. The recent ~ . -

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Inthe "Nee York Times" issue of October B, 1946, it is reported that PAULREBESCNtestified at a hearing oi the TIJNNEYJoint LegislativeCommittee on Unimerican Activities in Los Angeles, California. He wasdescribed in the article as a surprise witness at a series of hearingsnominally concerned with the Kn nu: Klan and left Iing activities in Holly- wood and he had been subpoenaedpresumably because oi his co-chairmanship

withGeneralWm NoftheHationalfcomittto WinthePeacanother pro-Communis activities. During the hearing he stated that the "best comtry in cue sale today" to test the principles of -AR.-il=ight heAmerica"; that he .-hadchosen Russia as the place for the early education of his eon; and that many Negro Americans would prefer the equality achieved in Russia to the Ishadosy freedom they have in the South.

RCBESONhad endorsed the candidacy of CHARLES __COLLINSfor the NewYorkState Senate forthe 21st Senatorial District - CQILINS is a sell knownConmurd.st, being a member of the NewYorkSgate Committee of the Communist

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In the January 27, 1947, issue of the "Nee York Times" PAULROBESOwas quoted as saying that he intendedto abandon the theatre and concertstageto "tour up and down the nation against race hatred and prejudice.Also, according to the said issue of the "Times", ROBESORhad marched on theprevious day at the head of a picket line, which about thirty numbers of the Civil Rights Congress or St. Louis had formed in front of the American Theatre to protest its alleged racial-segregation practices.'

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atfairs inNew Iork City or which heis Chairman. He stated that Peoria,Illinois, where he wasbarred from singing because or his pro-Communistactivities! was anexample of Fascism at workin the Ihited States and itwas clear that the "Communist bogey had been used to break the back or the -liberal movement inthe United States."

The "Daily Worker" issue of April 22, 191,7, reported t t O0leaders of the Negro people, headedbyPAUL ROBESON andI. E. B IS,Negro writer, called upon President IRUKAN and Congress "to rep ate deci-sively the Fascist-like proposal to illegalize the Cmnunist Party."

Q Confidential Informant -advisedon June6, 1947,that ncezsonhad given aconcert in Panama City on Hay 2'7,1947, and that in apressconference after the concert he refused to say whether or not he was a lumberof the Communist Party. He said he was "anti-Fascist" and remarked that heintended to devote the next two years to active participation in a movementto improve the lot of the Negroes. He alsostated thehysteria Iwastheeause of tear of Soviet Russia.

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Con dential 1nrommuF7advisedmmR BESON attended a mass meeting eJs eo es atsrnal Order at

Madison SquareGarden, NewYork City, and that after singing several songs, including aSow-iet melody, he delivered a epeeehin eh-ioh he stated that the people of the world are looking upon the Soviet Union as their "liberatorand realfriend." The aforementioned meeting was held on July l5, 191,7.

Confidential Informant-on stated thatat a ._Communi - up -.=. - =-, =.- co on -;= 1 ,at Rio do Janeiro,

stated that RCBESON and s.

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that LPAUL ROBESONsen aorm etter to numerous people on , 194?,

requesting contributions to the Veteran of the ABRAHAMLINCOLN BRIGADEdrive and $15,000 to free Spain. Enclosed in the torn letter was a replyenvelope addressed to the Veterans of the ABRAHAMLINCOLN BRIGADEwith thesubject's nameappearing in the lower left corner, '

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In the "Daily Iorke issue oiOctober 30, 1947, it nae reportedthat RQBESORon the previous day, as Chairman of the Council on African

Affairs, protested to FRANCISB. SAIRE,United States representative tothe United Nations Trusteeship Committee,the vote "orthe United Statesagainst India'sresolution on the Southwest Africa question. The vote inthe Trusteeship Comittee Ias on Indiais notion requiring South Africa togive its old league of ctions mandate over Southvest ifrica to the TnitedNations Conmitteeby the next General assembly.

The "Daily Worker" issue of November4, 1947, contains a pictureon pa l6 or ROBESONand LARRYPARKS,the acconmanyingnews item reporting

obtained the signature oi PAULROBESONon Civil Rights CongressgstiiondemandingtheendtotheHouseUnAmericanActivitiesCommitt

ARKS is describe as star of the oti n icture "The Jolson Story".

ConiidentialIMormmtie he____ n furnishdtNewIork Office vitha list of theDirectors and Dirisctore-at-.T..srge of the'not defunct GI-IBGEWASHINGIYJNCARVERSCEOOLwhich had beena Conmuniet Partycontrolled and dominated institute. The name o'PA,ULROBESON appears on

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_ -__ .-__- Confidential.Informant? on advisthaROBESONonNovember30,1947,atteneda ral enter, NewYoCity, sponsoredby the ABRAHAMLINCOLNBRIGADEandComitsCoordinadorproRepublicsEspanola,CommunistParty front organisation. RIBESOH,accordingto thein.t'oz-mant,spokeagainst racial discriminationandannouncedthat heplanned to makea tour of Porto Rico in the near future. Theprincipal

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0/y un conncentiu.inxormsnt ouseo thatonthatdateea specialguestatthegar annualneet1ingof the Committeeof Womenof the National Councilof American-Soviet1

Friendship at the Hotel Astor at New York City. The subject gave a shortspeech concerning theworkof the National Councilof said organisation,statingthat it neededmorehelp so that in the near future all Lnericans,1as well as he, night feel a warn glow of friendship toward the Russianpeople. He then sang several Russian

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The former NewYork newspaperIRE" in its January15,"1948, issuereported thatHBESON would sing at a benefit to be held at Manhattan CenterNewYork, on January 19, 1948, under the auspices of the Lhited Public Workerof America--C10. g

The "Daily Worker" issueof January19, 194.8, reported that the2nd Annual Convention of the Progressive Citizensof America, held at Chicagoon the previous date, authorised the PCANational Board and State Chaptersto takesteps toward affiliation or mergerwith the 3rd Party started byHENRYWALLACE. Lllong the Vice Chairmen elected at theconvention was PAULRQESJH-

On January 29, 1948, the "NewYork Herald Tribune! reported thatPAULBCBESONhad been oneof the principal speakers ata rallyof the 1Inter-national Ladies GarmentWorkers Union held at the Yugoslav American Hume,405 lest 41st Street, NewYork City, on the samedate. The rally vas spon-soredby theCivil Rights Congres ofNewYork. RCBESOH,whospokeat therally, discussed "ThoughtControl or Freedom."

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The vnany Worker" issue of June 3, 1948, reported that fivethousand people picketing the White House onthe samedate in protest againstinaction on civil rights legislation, were ledby PAULROBESOHandBENJAHIEJ. DAVIS, NewYork City CommunistCouncilman. The pickets were apart of adelegation of seven thousand from nineteen states organizedby the Non- -partisan Delegation in Iashington for Civil Rights legislation and theCommittee for Democratic Rights. This group -opposedthe llI.NDT-NIXONBilland pressed for passage of anti-lynching, anti-poll tax and fair employmentpractices legislation. Whenquestionedby areporter concerning his beings memberof the Commmist Party, ROBESONreplied, "That question has becomethe basis oi the fight for civil liberties, and until that ght iswon, I

refuse to answer ite That is the only reasonI have for not answering.

The Wes York uni of June 1,, 1943, reported that during ahear-ing on anotion in SupremeCourt, HawYork County, NewIork, for an injunc-tion restraining IIAX IERGANfrom representing himself as the Executive Direc-tor of the Ommcil on African Affairs, 'IEF.GAN'Scounsel told the court thatadispute had arisen within the Council when the Department of Justiceincludedit amongagroup or organizations listed as"totalitarian, Fascistor subversive." at that time he stated that IE%AN told reporters that theCouncil sought only to interest the publicin improving conditions amongthe peoples oiAfrica andwas not "totalitarian, Fascist, Communistor sub-versive. FAUL1"iGE%iioritioiood this otatoont, according to iE"mAh"5counsel, stating tomembersof the Council at asubsequentmeeting thatIEPGAN should have attacked the Attorney General. YIRGAIUS counsel alsotold the court that YEPGANwas the rightful Executive Director and thatthe RCBESONfaction was seekingto "pull asqueeze play to get l'ERGAN_out"because of his efforts to rid the Council of Communist influence.

The "HesYorkTimes"issueof June1,, 191.8,reportedthdz ontheprevious swening,_et ameeting at-the ManhattanCenter, NewIorkCity,sponsored by iossoo and t:-in 5treo-'2",PAULRQES-OErenounced the h'Uh}&NIXON Bill. He stated that it was the responsibility of artists and writers

to makestrong opposition to any legislation seeking to crush civil rightsin the OO'CI.li!Is

ConfidentialInformantpon reportedthat,accIing to HA1, 1'er Exeout re Diree ouneil on Airicsn Affairs,mm, somberofthehecutiveCommitteeoftheT

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As reported by the "Lmsterdan News", NewYork Negro newspsper,on June 5, 191,8, PAULROBESONappeared before the Senate Judiciary Comitteeholding hearings on the IUNDT-NIXONBill on the previous Thursdayand re-fused to answer Senator HOMERFERGUSONin response to whether or not he wasa Communist. Thepaper quoted ROBESONalso as saying "Many leading Americansare going to Jail for refusing to answerthat question.I

advisedthatRIBESOHattendeda brallyof the Joint anti-=Faecist Com-aittee at the St, 3-ieholas arena,NewYork City, onJune 24, 1948, sang several songsandthen delivered a- speech about "TheFight for Freedom"

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JOSEPHSTAROBIN,"Daily Iorkerl writer, in an article cabled tothe aforesaidpaper fromWroclaw, Poland, reported the agenda-at the WorldCongressof Culture at Wroclaw. The Congress was Communist controlled and

passedmanyresolutions, amongwhichwasa resolution against FRANCOSPAIN,a resolution insupport of the "Greek Democrats" and aresolution for the

imediate liberation oi C-EP.HARTFISL-...E=1@PALTLREE-SO!~!,according to STARCBIHattended the WorldCongressof Culture and was invited to becomeamemberofthe permanent committeeof the said organization.

The "Daily Worker" issueof September23, 1948, reported thatRCBESON,as Co-Chairmanof the Progressive Party, would conducta seriesofstreet corner meetings in behalf of Hrs. ADAB. JACKSON,American LaborParty candidate for Congress in the Brooklyn 10th Congressional District.

Accordingto the Daily Worker" issueof September 29, 1948, the"battle" between the COM andits ex-Director, Dr. I151 YERGAN,endedtheday before when IERGANresigned as an officer and memberof the Council.The settlement was madebefore SupremeCourt Judge HENRICLAYCEREENBERMPAULROBESON,Chairmanof the Council, declared, according to the "Daily

worker", "I an happy that the disruption caused by IERGLNis at an end.The way is new clear for the Councilto go forward with its work which isnowmore important and more sorely needed than ever before."

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The "NewIork World Telegram"issue of February 3,1949, reportedthat REBESONheeded epicket line of three hundred members of the International

Workers Order parading near City Hell in protest of the Board of Education'ban against after-hour classes conducted by Communistfraternal groups inlieu York City school buildings. -

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Condential thatonFebruarye,191.95|while in England, ROBESONwould Londonbeforethe British Battalionof the Intemation Brigade in-ii iould go liter to Pirise According to theinformant, ROBESONplanned to return to the United States for e_.ten dayperiod at the end of larch to testify at the trial of the Comunist leadersin NewYork City. He would than return to Europe, according to the informant.

Accordingto "NeeYork Times" issue ot larch 10,1949, PAULROBESine speechatGlasgow,Scotland on llarch9, 1949, said WMARIISHis on trial,itis anay of life, aphilosophy. The trial of the Communistleaders in

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In the "NewIork Sun" issueof February12,that PAULRDBESON,inan interview before sailingstated eoncervaiugthe Cardinal Hmdseenty case '1Cardinal IEINDSZENTYdid commit overt acts againstto ten million AmericanNegroesshould occupyourworth more attentionthan the business in Europe.

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Referring to the trialof the Communistleaders in NewIork, ROBESONsaidhe did not cire to compare that trial with thatof the Cardinal. He stated"The courts will be used to serve the interestsof those who are not demo-

cratic. The trialof the Communistleaders isa subtle way to bring force_.

lccording to the "Daily lurker"of llarch10, 1913, ROBESOH,wheninterviewed at Glasgow, Scotland, said that following the trialof the Con-Iunist leaders in NewYork at which he intended to testify as a defensewitness, he would tour Eastern Europe and Russia and would complete his-A-queue} G-an-_ In |I|-i192- -In Ilka Q11UUUUUAU BUG} Jr-I Ill-ll: Lil In-IV Q.

for "Peace Jobs"sponsoredby theBronxCountyAmericanLaborParty.

The "D Worker" issue of larch 23,1949, reported that PAULRGBESONand " ESSJAN,former CIO Counsel would address nine rallies

RCBETIESIGLTE, Londoncorrespondentof the "Daily News", in anarticle in the said paperon larch 31,1949, reported that R BESOH'Sconcertengagementshave taken his to Birmingham,Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgowandh.i.1.rerpool= According to 1!'.ElS192l.e1'E,RCl.5_E-3fJLIscold discuss Negro prchlgswith Prise llirdster A'!'tLEEand Colonial SecretaryCREECH JONES.

The Daily Iorker" issuof April 1'7,1949, reported that RDBESOwas scheduled to speak at the ct -_U,5RSociety "peace"demonstration- _'. .in Glasgowoniiay12, l9l19{andthat Beanof Canterou;y,also wouldbe aspeaker at the a.foresaR_EI'e"mon'strationi"'"-'"""'


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There is attached an item which appeared in the PolishPress for June 2, 191,99 tt PAUL HJBESONand Whl h wasmade available to me Q

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THIBUNA LUDU

June 2, 1949

'1his article was especially written tor "TR!BUNA LUDU".

Paul Robeson

I come to you as arepresentative oi progressive America.The America oi Henry allace and twelve valiant Con-ununiet leaders,who are being prosecuted today for their affiliation with theAmerican labor class. I greet you in the name of the Americanworkers, since I, too, am one oi then. is afourteen-year-old boy

I worked on the fem. When I was fifteen I worked as a stable boy,later as ashipbuilder, then atdocks andhotels, working hard toobtain some money to continue DU education in a world full oiprejudices. W faare still working+45 Qflfl n 1'|I-Inn

ther was aslave, and my cousins and their childrenon tobacco and cotton plantations, fighting hard

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It is the duty of every progressive individual to fightagainst theseplans, and to explain tothe colonial nations thatunder theseconditions the supposed benefits of the gradualindustrialization of their countries is nothing else but the in-position of new forms of lavery and exploitation.

Colonial nations are natural allies of European andlmerican workers in the fightfor peace.

Truj9hwillbe vicvbvrlevst

The imperialists presently are endeavccring to occupyWestern Europe and deprive it even of its shadow of economic free-dom. In Wetern Germany they prefer to cooperate with posthumousHitlerites than with progressive forces. This is all a part ofour canmon fight. -

But I amconvinced that the reign of capitalism andimperialism willend, Just asit ended in Soviet Russia and innational democratic countries and asit is presently ending inChina, thanks to the splendid victories of the National Army.

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