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NY 100~25857 copten! IAL at the meeting. The informant advised that information reflecting that YERGAN, acting on this request and the request of one Mr. JAFFEE of Actors Equity, discussed the proposed statement with the subject and that the subject in his statement to this organization pointed out that the Franco Government of Spain had been pro-Fascist and was aided by . Germany and that the appearance of the actore before the meeting in _ question was not one of a religious issue and that LASKY had nothing to - 2 do with the Equity members' appearance before such meetings which oppose | Fascism. The informant advised that a statement was prepared by MAX 7 YERGAN upon the authority of ROBESON to be sent to Actors Equity in this — matter. . . Informant advised that a request was made of MAX YERGAN by lb the office of MIC ILL, then candidate for the City Council from the Borough of the Bronx and a known pro-Commnist, asking that YERGAN obtain a statement from the subject endorsing MICHAEL QUILL for candidate for re-election. The informant advised that a statement was submitted ~— — to QUILL!s office by YERGAN allegedly from the subject to the effect that ~ ROBESON was pleased to give his full endorsement to his "good friend, MICHAEL QUILL", and his campaign. ROBESON in this statement urged his . people and other citizens of the Bronx to make QUILL their first-choice candidate. His endorsement of QUIIZ characterized QUILL as alert in the interests of labor and minorities and "truly e people's representative". QUILL is a known close associate of the Communist Party and is known to have followed the Commmnist Party line in the past. . The Daily Worker of October 19, 1945 carried an article stating that the subject received the Spingarn Medal on the previous night. The Spingarn Medal is an annual award made by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples to an outstanding American Negro of the year. The article stated that the thirtieth award to be made was presented by MARSHALL FIELD to the subject at the Hotel Biltmore. The newspaper, @"P.M.%, of the same date stated that the award was for RCBESON's Siiatinguished achievements in the theater and om the concert stage, as well as his active concern for the rights of the common man of every race, color, religion, and nationality", This article stated that the subject pointed out in his speech that the Russians have shown what backward peoples can do in one generation. He stated, “Puli en ployment there is a fact and not a myth. te ; - The remainder of the subject's talk consisted of political , comments including an attack on the "Bevens and Dubinskys who manage > fantastically in the end to be on the side of the Fascists they say they hate", "He also called for an alignment on the side of freedom ‘arena wel ip a