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cb wee ar simply, without saying anything or asking for anything. "My friends, how good it is to be here without b imme treated ee #6 ema ne em nanhahtana naw een ia @hee Sing SiC a&L_Llcu as an “uuaypi Onenaois Pol SVHEYTs This 49 pos way I like to find again my Parisian friends. Indeed I am very glad to be here again. Every sojourn in your city reminds me of the unforgettable welcome which the French workers gave me as I was coming back from Spain in 1937. And how could I forcet that Saturday of last September, when I sang on the . Meudon terraces?" JEAN WIENER, whom we shall applaud tomorrow by the aide of PAUL ROABSION. came for the dessert. And soon, the Tee we FS ouseus weet conversation took a musical turn, PAUL ROBESON spoke of bACH, BEETHOVEN and BARTOK, of his researches, of his studies and of a work which he has just completed. He became fiery try- ing to convince us, He was happy. We left him then, to find ~ Rim again a few hours later at *L'iiumanite*, where he was - ---- - anxious to greet in person ali the comrades of the paper. He was received by our comrades ETIENKE FAJON, the Editor of "L'ifumanite™ and WALDECK ROCHET, members of the Political Bureau, ROGER ROUCIAUTE, the Manager, GASTON PLISSINNEIER of the Central Committee, RENE ARURIEU, the Editor of the paper, and ANDRE CARRiLL the Editor of the Sunday edition (L'Humanite © Dimanche), As he came into the room, PAUL ROBESON was greeted by his brother who was waiting for him and by all those who everyday get up “L'iiuma" and who, last night, expressed by their applause the admiration and the respect which they all feel for hin. ETIENNE FAJON began: "Dear PAUL ROBESON, I remem~ ber that, Last year, when the time came to part after your unforgettable Meudon recital, I had thought I could say: "Until we meet again’. I say (now): we are happy to have you among us," “If PAUL ROBESON had not come, our Festival would have lost a part of its beauty. I welcome him in this house where the collaborators claimed the privilege of being the first to applaud him, as they know well that, with hime art | cannot be dissociated from the struggle." The acclamations which followed our editor's words, showed to PAUL ROBESON our delight in thanking him for coming, He rose to sayt- + =$e<-