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+ Smt es ae ae a hee Be i ast ee et wa eee ti ne ll ee Se ca nt a Le ere tle ee cme mine a ee Ee el ee co. mf WFO 100-1L99h | Bo - ews Lt PR 6 af teow a ° . : Avenue, Northwest, Washington, De G., on Thureday, June 16, 199. Informant advised that the chairman of this meeting was OLIVER T . PALMER, Business é fégent of the Cafet:ria workers Union. The featured speaker was Mrs. PAUL Pr tOBESON » who was introduced by chairman PALMER as "the wife of the greatest American". Mrs. ROBESON, sceording to oy: said that those present micht wonder about her being in the Union Hall but she felt "at home". She sa.¢ that hsr husband, PAUL ROBESON, had been a porter in the Grani Centrai Station and had also been a cishwasher, and he now is a member of three progressive unions--Actors Equity, the Authors League, and the Musicians Union. She said she, herself, started out in chemistry at the University of Illinois, working her way through by waiting on tables. She said she did so well in her studies (with an average of 99) she took up tutoring in chemistry instead and worked asy way through college that way as there was more money in tutoring than in waiting on tables. She said that following college she worked in the laboratory at the Fresbyterian Hospital in New York city and that she wrote a book an@ was also a member of the Authors League She said thet if people think there is not any work in writing a —.. book they should try it. She said it took her years of research and worke She wrote her manuscript and then rewrote it three times and then looked for a publisher. when she did find what she thought was to be her publisher, he read the manuscript and told her he thought she had enough there to write a hooke K)D She said she was going te tell them more about her husband, PAULe Sne said "you know what a magnificant person he is". According to > Mrse ROBESON said "they say he is not speaking for the negro peopleeseshow far have the nerro people gotten with people like WALTER wHITE of the NAACP, who attends a meeting and is then asked for lunch. ‘whet good doss that do you?" She also ridiculed others who in the past have been considered leaders of the negro people. She then said "so, I am not so sure but what PAUL does represent and speak for the negro people". She said "PAUL is black--black inside and out". according to Mrs. AGEESON, negroes had listened to dowbie talk and TRUMAN promises Long enough. She said she was proud to state that she had voted for wALLAGE, inat the Democrats had not produced, anc neither iad the Republicans anc that by the next election the people would be ready to try the Progressive Frarty and elect them. She stated that HARRY TRUMAN had stolen the platform of the Progressive Party and was elected on it. She said she had learned and mastered judo and jujitsu. Then she said, pointing down toward the ground, "down here are the negroes, Jews, and even the Itelians...ethere is more satisfaction in fighting fox rights and so if any of ther: want to take me on, I am ready. They will find themselves either over my head with a broken neck or uncer my feet. with their brains dashed in". Subject then said that PAUL would be returning soon to tell his own story. of the Hodcarriers Union, | hi amihht ne wanle 85 Unis Sveryuning WoRlG ny iat pie atts raat emmy aan potee ate, et ite ages ct ew mei HE ae a f According to informant {J wexay Tuomas encoke very briefly Spat le aaa