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o if 00-22692 bun a 0 i Nite Civil Rights Congress held e PAUL ROBESON Rally in the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 5130 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Tlilinosis. T-8. of Known reliability YT tc el SKTT TAMRENK ; } on Stated thet PATEL ROBESON was L present 3 a reception of the Civil Richts Congress honor- ing WILLIAM L. PATTERSON, held on September 19, 1918 at 10 South Michiean Avenue, Chicaco, Illinois. The informant ay . edvisod that at that reeeption PANL RORESON gave a speech osBa in which ho stated that P/TTERSON was his best friend and ed the most progressive and brilliant in the fight for better- ~ Ss, sent of humanity and democracy. The informant said ROBESON furthor stated thet the fight against Communism is the first eten of Fascism, and that such people as WILLIAM L, PATTERSON ~ 7" are necded to syucarhcad the fight against these attacks on the Coumunist Party, and concluded by stating “It is only through VILGIAT L, PATTERSON that I aa what I am today", or Ga pa Gmn::.: sod on QB inst ect zocesow ona wiuitam RTE SON ‘ f and HONARD ELST wore members of a delegation which wont to Wuoshiarton,-D.C,. to sec Attorney Genoral J. b/ “OVARD MO CRATH, but were only successful in eontacting HC -GR°TH's assistant, : ae :: unknown relicabtliity, but who holds a rusponsible Zi f mos tion, advised in wae: he repards HOW RDNA ST ag a Comiunist, clthough he has no uroof of FY ST!s Comaunist Perty morbership. He steted thrt judging from FAST's jokes, if he is not . Commumist, he is at least sympathetic to Communist cnuses,