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a 2 O “the People's forld, alleged publication of the Communist Party a West Coast, in its issue of Decexber 26, 12:1, weld that Robeson the featured speaker before a "Defend America Keliy" held in Los d@les, California on Tecenber 25, 191, There were approximately 1,000 @zroes presente me rally wes sponsored by the Hetionsl Negro Congress. among other Robeson in his speech contrasted hie experience in . , Kazi Germany in » when he was menaced by Hitler's Storm Troopers with = the reception be received in Russia. He said that in the USS he found a. laa complete absence of racial discrimination of any form which inspired him Cog to send hie son thare to be educated. He urged unity of action on the A ( part of all allies to defeat Hitler. 409.1930),-27 the Sunday Forker of Merch 22, 1942, on page 2, section 2, and in column 1, there appeared the following cauent made by Robeson Mevevee E g : } g pa g & E E 3 : h mass relly "Salute to Gur kussien Ally* wap hold Hovesber 8. 1912, in the Madison Square Garden, Kew York. Robezon was introduced by the waster of ceremonies by saying that "the next vaice to be beard ie the side OL cnet tattePanstet The spotlights were turned on Robeson and he , every place he appeared in the United States end had nentloned friendship with Russia and hed sung the “Red Army song", the mudience had literally The People's Yoloe, Harlem newspaper, for January 23, 1943, carried an advertisement urging the relezee of Professor Morris U. Schappes, proper Consunist of the City ty College of New York, who had been convicted of per) . Robeson 1s quoted in advertise.ent az saying, "I went identified in every way with thia novamerttevoccevecne 0 free Horris Schevpess vecouthis responsibility is the first eharge upon all of us to fight Fascism: for freedote" 40.19501,-31, pg 2 the xichigan Chronicle of February 6, 1943, reported an interview with yobeson in which he stated that there was no racial discrimination in kussia. He said the people there learned to love and work for their govern= nent because it belonged to then. He Justified sending his son to fissia ' On April 6, 123, it was reported that a panphlet ‘of the Netional Couneil of Awerioan-bovl ot Friendship, Incorporated listed Kebeson as a sponsor’ Conf. Ynformant W New York City offices to. . L LE min