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NY 100-25857 aD or The New York edition on the "Pittsburgh Courier", issue of September 10, 1949, reported that the Civil Rights Congress has protested against alleged police participation in the Peekskill riot and that the Civil Rights Congress has announced that a delegation "would warch on Albany to demand an audience with Governor DEWEY.* This article further reflected that PAUL ROBESON has demanded oon =plete investigation and the prosecution of the Ku-Klux Klan, both bal ee ee ee a ee ee = == wee a in Westchester County and in the entire State of New York. . oo. The records of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, reflected that on September 20, 199, PAUL ROBESON had appeared as a defense witness in the case entitled, "U. S. wa. WILLIAM Z. FOSTER, et al.® The records further reflected that ROBESON in his testimony had . briefly related his personal history and had stated that he knew all the _¥"" “defendants. However, when the defense was asked if ROBESON was a character --- -- witness, the defense had advised that he was not. The -pécord reflected that the defense, after objections had been sustained to their questioning of ROBESON, had stated that it was impossible to obtain from ROBESON the testimony that he had been called to give and therefore that they wished to withdraw him as a witness. This had been consented to by Judge MEDINA and ROBESON had been excused as a witness. ho ‘ The "Delly Worker", issue of September 22, 1949, reported that PAUL ROBESON, Chairman of the Council on African Affairs "will leave Septen- ber 23rd for a country tour of Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, D. C., and Philadelphia.# mae The article further reflected that ROBESON had been “scheduled to speak and sing in the above cities and "will give his views on the Negro people's fight for economic security, civil rights and full equality." The tour was arranged and sponsored by the Council on ‘African Affairs. oor. The "Daily Worker", issue of October 5, 1949, reported that PAUL ROBESON "blasted the gag rule by Judge HAROLD R. MEDINA against the appearance of BENJAMIN DAVIS as his own attorney in the trial of the . National Communist leaders at Foley Square." The article further reported that ROBESON had charged "that they know they cannot answer for the dis- crimination and persecution of the Negro people so they will not let any- one bring it into court." It is further reflected in this issue of the "Daily Worker" that PAUL ROBESON had returned from a tour of major cities - in the United States and that he had been well received in Los Angeles and fas UNnl cago. 8, oe if -W-