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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 23
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D7 As MLE (Nineton-direect )
GY 1.2+81752 (TH &/20/65)
(Th 24,96.) NSIACTON gadd thet the forercinz, in the main, wan the erence
of tie procieg that he hed ezphesised, sarely, that tne cevecth sorld Cos-reas
by ezphasizing and develo;i:; in a Karxist wey ite grocram uth ite new
political orientation also laid a new goth, a new road for the developcent af
Scecialisa in this sountry because Sooielien waa the sutxzrorwth of Genocrary
ani | democracy broucht to fonzletion and not the Ser dal of dcxoc~ Boye.
woo. - a ¥ :
; a SACUPE eallea the Court's otteation to the fect that RUISTCE,
ta referring to the deliberations of tre Seventh Sorld Conrresa, spoke of then
aS Gxprecsed "in teras thst could cot be understood” wien he probetlY scant .
“in terre that could sot be sigundersto>d." The witners acreed with SATHEA'S
@orrecstion of his testimony and the Court apreed to this eorrection on the record.
et
(TK 14,741) SacHtR then agked A79°I78 whether he had been elected to
the offiee of tre National Crgecization Secretary of the Younr Communist League.
RIMLT YT asswered that he had been elected to thet office in Karch of 1936 by
the Baticonal Conference of the Touny Convunist League, He seid his term in.
‘thet position ran throuzh to the Nations] Convention of the folloxin; year, *
1937, which he believed was held in Way. fACELH waked EIN TOW to atate briefly,
in general terns, in mbat activitice Sis'f 23 had enrared ae National Orranisation
Socretsry of the Foung Communist Learue. W1iLTOd said that hie firet teak wae
to become acquainted with the cational atrusture ef the ergeni-ation and in ~> °
eonoection with this he was required to trevel extensively to study the protlens
of the various sut-divisions of the orjanigation. RIN "TON gaid his ehief
res onsitility consisted of maxing # study of the probleca, structure, dew-oracy
within the orresigzaticn vith the afz in view of later foraulating a pro¢ren
for the orrenization as a whole. In sonnectioa with this he said he aroke at
weriousa functions representing the orranisation, condveted classes, gave
lectures and aid considerable writing for the organisation. WINSTCT wae then
asked by SACiEn whether he had testified that during trat period of tize he =.
head also made jreperation in @onnection with the holditar ef the 1637 eonventien ~
ef the Founr Communist Leapue. RIN: TOR answered in the affiraative cteting
that the Declaration of frinciples was one af the most seportant underterings
of that Convention. The Court stated that ?* did not quite understand bow
WEWETCOM Joined the Communist Farty in 131 and went frou one office to another
in the Young Communist Leapus. The wituces anescred that he had been a. |.
penter of toth the Toune Communist Learue and the Comaunist Farty which were
two seperate end distinet organizations at the same time. SACHER asked |
BINGTON whether there were any duties or activities that he hed enpared in 7-
im connection with tue preparation for the 1937 Convention ef the Young ,
Com uniat Learue which ke had sot steteds . ee en
(1 4 , 744) KE GOHTY ob jecte. Gustained. “ZACHFR states to the Court
that he is seeking to lay a foundation for refreshing his reocllection. -.
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