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antieFasciat, He said that he was not a Commmist, but that he would choose it over. the Republicans, explaining that “in my association with Communists throughout the World, I have found them to be the first people to die, the first to sacrifices, and the first to understand Fosoimm,” ‘The "Dat ly Yorker" of Deconber 27, road, on page §, said that he would be the principal speaker at a two-day conference to be held in Washington, D, C,, on January £3, 29ATe | under the euaploos ef the American Crusade to End Lynohing. Ko, i 7 } the "People ts vosske of February 1, 1947, on page two, carried an article in which it was atated that Robeson had told reporters in 8t, Louls, Wasourl, that he was leaving the theater and the concert stage for : the next two years to “talk up and down the Wation against race hatred and prejudice,” The artiole pointed out that Robeson marched at the head of a picket line with about 350 members of the St, Louis Civil Rights Concress 4n front of the Amorloan Theater in Bt. Toults Missourl, to protest its racial segregation practiod. $hé Los Angelos "Times* of March 17, 1947, pointed out that Robeson! s concert, at the Philharmonic Auditorium on the Saturday night before, followed the pattern of those set by him in recent years in that it was part recital and part political action, The article pointed out that from the remria nade by Robeson it was apparent that he had no intontion of changing his routine, . It added, "Those who pay to hear his eloquent ginging will also have to endure his politicking, * Hedda Ho pper tn her coluan "Looking at Hollywood" in the los ‘Angeles “rims” of Marsh 20, 1947, said, "ihen Poul Robeson sang the Conminist "People's Battle Song’ hore and dedicated it to Gerhardt Eisler, some members of his audience walked out, Why one remained is beyond me, To sit idly listening to a man abusing the preoious heritage | of freedom given us by our Constitution in flaunting the preachings of our most dangerous enomy is inviting disaster, When such people as Robeson are attacked they scream "persecution! and 'Fasoism'== the obvious dodge that our Red brethern attenpt when cornered by. people whon they've goaded out of lethargy. Yet they believe it perfectly right that they de allowed to attack the very foundations of our country «= simply because one of our principles provides freodom of speschs” The "Washington Post" for May 9, 1947, in an artiele entitiod “Jew Veterans’ Legislation Demanded ag First Anmal Communist Veterans Enoampnent Commemnorates VER Listed Paul Bobsson as sms sf the featu rs speakers at a a ‘program held at Turner's Arena, Washington, D, Cs, on May 8, 1947, Among the ' other speakers who appeared before this group were William Z, Foster, Chairman of the Communist Party, and Eugene Dennis, General Seoretary of the Comumist «Te | 750