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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 24

101 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Nov 4, 1949 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Paul Robeson Sr · 100 pages OCR'd
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ot. gcatrol at national 2 tevad ty Ltheshia Led by Mtiches? Straight. he — recent “effort ot Commatst-inspired veterens oreth{ention is the United Hegre and ised Veterans of America, formed in Chicago, Tllinots about two years ago. thes there is the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the Communist Party recrnitnent tor the Civil Var 42 Spain. Lee _ + It de alleged that tvelve thonsand Communists vere in the Armed Services during World War II and that the activities of these Communiat veterans were Mirected w ry _ giecret comittes headed by J. Peters, recently deperted from the vatved Grates, a "Sdevording to available information, a Yeterana' Sommission of the sommtaten Party 1 is. a. now Girecting the activities of these veterans, . een The great majority of Tommn‘st Yorld Yar II veterans are not, at the present — tine. in any elnele weterans orzanication, bnt are spread all owar ineide the ~ S Sommanist controlled labor unions, aport clubs, and "goon® equade; others are busy infiltrating the regclar veterans organizations Like the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreien Yars, eto. 4 large number of these veterans were present in the "security guard" at Peekskill, as can be sean by the militery behavior and leadership of this "guard®, - We hawse haan unshia £ 7S os veo a © Workert "These men, most of them ax-GI's had a solid ring around the concert 7 grounds before Rebeson was acheduled to aprear, Sy Qaen. more than = 1,000 were present, about ean hour later there were about 3,500," . ee DAILY WOREER, Sept, 12, 1949, p 4. Article: Why Unionists Guarded os Sencert - written by Bernard Burton, ete tL From all available information 1t appears that the "security euerd® does not — exist as a fornal organisation and that the Scremunist Party at this tine prefers to to SEES ETT ~ -- @@@renneeenenn a caer oo ee , é6livorate provoostion, Similar to methods used by tho Nazis whes, price” to their’ seiscre of power in Germany, they invaded Jewish or Catholic neighborhoods with their domonstrations and trocpors, The Cemrunist Farty, which advocates the destruction of denocratic seociety, does not confine iteelf to mere advocacy of force and violence, but organizes that ferce in order to effectively carry out ite program. = 17" ” he Communist Party's intention to form and maintain s quasi-military organi- | zation te implicit in tte eoctinued efforts ta ‘he formation of such groups in the pest ant in the Present, end in the dectared sgtentions and Airectives of the Nosoow ~ cemte F at ge ren ee are te re 2 _ TLR RA et NR OB Sear arnet pan nee ar er ee eb : es
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