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The Negro Communist newspaper, "Peoples Voice," issue of May 8, 1913, : contains an article captioned, *Pearl Buck Meads Bation Wide Committee te Fight | Race Bias." This article states that on May 7, 19143, "a nation-wide movement | to do away with race discrimination in the war effort was announced by Pearl 8. Back, Chairman of the Cemmittes Against Race Discrimination of the American = | Qhvil Liberties Union, which has been studying the problem during the past 8 The Daily Worker, issue of dune 21, 193, page four, contains an article captioned, "Suppress Sth Colum, Appeals to F.D.R. Ask," which is as follors: “Expressing the deep indignation of the American people at the outrageous mob vielence against the Negro people in Detroit, = =-—> labor and progressives were teday flooding the capital ef the =. _ country with dexands for a thorough investigation by the Peceral - Government of those instigators of Hitler's game ia the heart ef . ’ dndnstrial America. re Bee TS Boo roo. >, pes *Pearl S. Buck, Chairman of the *Cemrttee Against Race Discrixination in the War Effort’ in a telegram to President © _ Roosevelt called for an FRI investication of the ‘wave of mob qwiolence against Negroes and other aincrity groups spreading : fhe Daily Werker, issue of Jane 25, 1913, page one, contains an |. @rticle captioned, "Powell Asks City Act on Mate." The article stated that . ~. the then New York City Comeilman, A» Clayton Powell, called on the Hew York | City Council and local government executive branches to take imsediate steps ~ “to ferret out instigators of recial end religious prejudice and prevent my | jpread of Gisorder, This article states that later Powell met with a group ef eitisens to form @ Citisens Committes to take action to forestall the ’ of GHeorder and religious prejudices. Among the persons who sent messages to this Comittee that they would work with the Comittee but were unable to attend were Wendell Willkie, Pearl Buck, and Rabbi Stéphen 5. Wise. 4 { UNE - 5 -