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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 23
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TH, 16,710) SACELE asked RILIUUN to etate briefly and ine edetler rensrel
way es he hed in connection with the Unm-leyed Cournc!] the miu of tia activity
he encared in in his censcity as Section Gr arniver of the Youn: Cocmurist Lecco
An Hrooklyn. &1:. 704 replied that bis activities in thet aren in the ucin were
eoncerned with the fullest periici:ation of mecvers ef the Yeunr Coarintat Lesra
in the union, on the osmpus enc in the eommunitiss to renter their support for s
_ procs. fer federut t., roprintions for sciool, to provide tec unicul tredniny and
skilis for younc workers, At thst tine th. witness seid they were perticniarl;
interested in opening up the doors ef opportunity for youth du shipoudicing cud
attommted also te get support for @ prorrem te raise the are of youth lezving
sehool for purposes of mekinzs it poasivtle for the: to lezern trades end at the sare
time met to elutter op the unecoloved renis but to lesrn te stuty as en aid to
@lieviating the burden of unogz,lo:ment. The witness: seid thet they alao wented to
enlist guocem for lowerine the working dsy to afr hors inetend of the then tecive
hour worline day whieh would make possible the absorption of younc workers into
industry with the adults,
cn 1 hee 14,711) Continutag, FIRITON anid that they wanted to enlist support for.
the wenployes youth who were uUnerploved throwh po fault ef their een, They
wanted no discrininstion tocan] the grunting of melief cecsuse youth erc youth,
ETN TOY @eld he helped threurh the mediun of the Youns Commumist Lencue a group of
youn: women et the derobax Hlcnt dn Brooklyn whe had orvanieed a spontaneous
strike het hed no excertence in the conductin: cf strikes an! gcoucht the eftnesct
kid in formwl: ting decenis witch incluted 254 hourly dnerecee, becter plant
ventiletion, Deproves sanitary facilities enc other points, THUG at. Unt
he asaistec thin j resp din gcttin: wo tla mecessuny melinery for uiir etrdke
insluding mrotistions eamittes, picket captains an! @o on, The witnsas mid he
helped to enlist the sup ert of the Youn: soneunist Leerue or anication ag a ebole
for the atrikera in ordor thei thoy: evld get ocffee ant sendvichos ehile they weru
or atrikes, 4F SDT geic the strike only lasted & few days ani the strilars only
reined 12g but dic secure dnproved sanitary conditions and ober iesues Wirt they
eskec for stu] theresfter the witness ecid he wis succecsful dn gettinc a lerge
eroup of ther to join what ucs k.own as the iets] Union. .
(.2. 14,713) Gontdnulne, SINSTON related tint dn the Red Hook eres they had
holped to organize fomms and wetin s end aleo sold their percr, the "Yours Worker"
in an effort to secure for the eoummity tmroved rocrestion.1 facilities wich
could be used Jointly by Italien an! Forto Hican youth, which it was hoped would
offset the oatpsien wich eristed at th t tine ancwiich ms causing friction between
Forto ficean and Itclitn younr people, Gther duties ss “ection Organizers HWIL3TCr
guid, consisted of hin formulstince the arentas for the meetings ani checking up
on the fulfilinen. of decisions rade by th: “ection Corcittee of the Founc Co-nurist
Lencue in the garrying through ef its procrems, - ne Pee
(Th, 14,714) The witness anid thet he aecsed to be the Section Grranixer in
Koverber, 1533, and dn answer to cuestforg fron AACITR rece riing wat he dic an
Kovemoory 1933, “1031? stated he had gore abrovdc to atudy ani work, fis asic his
purpose hed becn ta etuty the probleus ef socielist contruction in ren-ril, 6a
well &s the notion.) prollen and th: other preblens of the youth nevorente To
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