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nee The magazine section of the Worker of April 16, 194, in a story on Robeson's life said that he was an honorary member of the WU; State, County and jaunicipal Workers of Awarica, a predecessor to the present United Tublio workers of Americas the ILM; and also a member of the Abraham Lincoln The Dally Worker of February 13 a Teports that Robeson spoke at a mecting of the Joint Anti~Fascis Refugee Ocomittes at the Anbassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California /at which time £17 2000 was reised. Tn his speech he is quoted ss heving said 9 "Ke ars starming SY SOS CroEs roeds of history. Souething is wrong when such Fascists as Hearst are allowed to to aielead and misinform the American people. The American people 4 do not entirely understand that we can have Fascism here wmless we lear to use Use eur productive resources for the benefit of all the people. Ke can't wait for Fasclien to die out and the oppressed peoples of the world will not waite Be must understand that we have already entered a changed world. we must have those 60 million jobs that Wallace speaks of. We — mast clean out our ow Fascists." 100-1230)-31, pg 11 jhe Daily yorker of March 12, 19515, carried an article datelined in San Francisco on that same date in which Sobeson is reported to have urged former President Roosevelt to end the deportation case against Harry Bridges. In his letter to the President, which was quoted, he said, "Harry Bridges has stood steadfastly against discrimination, steacfastly for equal treatzent, and all this without regard to bie om personal fortunes." 100-12304-31 pg 12 the Daily Yorker of april 17, /1915, carried en article to the - effect that the Council on African Affeirs headed by hin had submitted a menorandum to tha delegates of the 2 tink ted Nations Conference in fan Francisco, calling for the establishment of an International Colonial Commission in the proposed world organifation. 100-1230)-31, pg. 13 ‘qhe Daily worker of Kay 16, 154%, carried an article in which - St was pointed out that Robeson was to appear on a progran entitled "Salute . to the GI's of the United Nations" to be held on May 31, 1945, under the guspices of the National Council of American soviet Friendship. The feily .” Yorker of June 1, 1 pbaid that Robeson sang Hed Arny songs at this moct- ing, which was held in Madison square Garden, New York Citys ~ ; 100~12304-L0 30 iis Becky worker of saptenber 30, L9lSp sald that Robeson bed t acted as (hatraan of nore than 1000 eitinats in the Pine Art= field, who | formed an organization know ag the "Artists, iriters and professional Division pf the ban J. Davis Non-Partisan Counittes". The artinle quoved Robeson ag having gaid, "His (Ben Davis) campaign belongs to the pe to ell pearle <= white and neagre, -g nd utting ecross boundar: ries, and nonepartisan poll politics, our Ben’ in City Council. That / 10012300, pe 7 a