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a FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION _ -.: z This CASE ORIGINATED AT PORTLAND, ORSGGH ps, se FILE WO. + 10G4005: = cs FOREIGN INSPIRED AGITATION AMONG THE AMERICAN es NEGROES IN THE PORTLAND FIELD DIVISION Spek -syNorsisorracts: No negro housing difficulties at present, Group ~ 4 segs - ‘of negro shipyard workers atrongly opposed to” , 3 ys, “Auxiliary Negro Local" of/Boilermakers Union, but a demand full membership in Boilermakers, AF of L Local ; = | 72.. Portland NAACP Chapter continues fight on "Jim Par e, Crowism" and backs negro shipworkers’ stand against ae ad | seperate "Auxiliary Local." Negro publications attack ie de article in January Reader's Digest by WARREN ’ 8 TP. negro, on "A Negro Warns the Negro Press" and sdvocate . | - ALE oo plan to educate white people on negro problems through ty { — white press, radio and movies. No Japanese, German or ; 1 ae Italian inspired agitation noted. Reportedly some aan activity of communist origin among negro shipyard workers ae | th respect to racial employment problems. WILLIAM \ ink | McCLENDON, negro, spoke at BROWDER meeting, Janu- so | ary 22, 1943, on racial discrimination against negroes, - _ but Local NAACP Chapter refused to sponsor NcCLENDON's . =~ ~*~ on speech. EARL BROWDER'a speech did not touch on neg i. ar problems. oe ~ | _#Pe ’ a 4 tn | REFERENCE: Bureau letter dated June 22, 1942. . wate | Report of Special Agen, Decenber 17, ‘ “ | 1942 at Portland, Oregon. J : te | DETAILS: AT PORTLAND, ORHGON: ro a . ay 2 nie ™- he | : 5 Bureau’ @ 7; G-2 P aat te | i Les sngerea 22 cua an Francisco a be 1 Seattle ‘Po , i: f Poe * t 7. | Pittsburg LJ. << ” \-) — ~ tt J - 3 Lan “0 1a a aad BOs { % 4 : . ‘ 7 2 ewe peers tse -. ers ae ~ ‘ I - “ * eee a Ta we Pek ee “ee SN a ae My ie ee spt me "te —* «,” ee ee a 2 ey a a —z, a te re ie eye a ond a ae 4 Nha te ET eR ote MONI oe Ce Bed Se el eee ge EES a, SO agen ea es Min 'e te Fee aw ee, ~~ nated eam i, ener NS St, <1