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NY 100-25857 — '. could walk the streets as a free man.- He said that LIGHTFOOT aes . and his followers were not trying to overthrow the government, : “but were simply struggling for the rights of the Negro people. (ay 4 ne purer tigen on ELOYD-BROW and . * BENJAMIN J, DA , JR., conferred briefly on that date at F3 “DAVIS' residence, Evidentadly referring to PAUL ROBESON and ea | ROBESON's book, -BROWN-said that the following week, in both = "The Courier" and "Afro", that "we" will have another of ~~ i. "our" ads. He said he had a new heading, that being, "Ike é $ so : “ ae ese peo Says Later, Paul Now." DAVIS indicated that that was a very good heading. Cl ssea on that the May Day bl ~~ ‘Celebration in Newark, New Jersey, was held on 5/2/58. — . eIp - PAT TOOHEY, 2 member of the National Committee OF | the CP,USA, spoke at the meeting, TOOHEY mentioned PAUL ROBESON's book, “Here I Stand" and urged everyone to buy a- © copy as soon as availabie. av P ON's book, "Here i I Stand". which he said | clearly outlines a complete program in mass work. He said that ROBESON's ‘book should be accepted Asp Party policy that 25,000 were to be distributed in the New York area, He said it was the duty of each club and section to take as many of these books and see that they were sold and distributed widely. PEARL ALLEN, a leading Negro CP member of the New . York State CP, spoke during the discussion ake followed DAVIS! report, and said she could not accept it. he said that i ROBESON's book was a good book, but soula/Bee accepted as Party policy since ROBESON is not a Party member. ‘She said the CP - should formulate its own poltoy : as a Communist Party. a