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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 27
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The Jewish Peoples Fratemal Order of the IWO has been
designated By the Attorney General as being within the purview of
Executive Omer 9835.
. The Southem Conference for Homan Welfare has. been
elted as a Communist front organization by the Congressional Committee
.. on Un-American Activities, Report Number 592, dated June 12, 1917.
Tne fmerican Youth for Democracy has been designated |
. by the Attorney General.as being within the purview of Executive Onier
od
9835.
The American Labor Party has been described by the
Californis Committee on Un-American Activities, Report 1916, Pages LO and
ll, as among organizations victimized by Communist domination.
Confidential Inferman’ ported that FAUL ROBESON
stated that assembling in mixed groups was committing a crime under
Virginia laws and that "we must continue the struggle 86 that here in. .
America, as in Yugoslavia, Russia and other such areas, the workers can |
maintain their own power amd guide their awn destiny". Informant recalled LP
that ROBESON stated he wanted te be assured thet there would be. no useful
purpose seryed in some trumped up war, which useless conflict is the
preservation of Jersey oli. .
According te Confidential Informant BHOBESON con~—
gratulated the assembly on their stand against Universal Military
Training and thanked then for thelr courage and assistance in the
fstmiggie” he and others “were waging to make this a better worla®,
The Washington Afro-American newspaper, 56th Year,
- Number Sky Edition dated February 21, 198, Pages 1 and 2, carried an
article under the byline of WOODY. Ss PAYLOR entitied "Youth Hail PAUL
RORESON® in which TAYLOR indicates thet SOBNSON said in his address to
the NUAAUMT that Universal Military Training is part of the war policy.
veeesed move toward new enslavement of millions of people. The article
_ indicated ROBESON did not want to see the youth of this country engage
again in some kind of conflict to preserve oil belonging to SINCLATR,
HAURISON | or other " rich Wall Stresteree”
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