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= -_af dhe enatTtawatd ene. He advised thet Marshall, os a privete tadividual, belteved much as he did regarding the methods Based by the or- gantazation (WAACP) tn appealing to the moss of Begroes. The tnformant stated, however, that Morshcll Aad remarked in prtvate to him that although he does not believe tn some of the things he advocates from the speaker's platform, the best woy to secure the mass support of the colored people was through advocation of an active militant attitude toward the betterment a b JY SEED <010 720 minteter of Florence, South Corelina, who onged to the FALCP, stated that Marshall wos a loyal American and that although he would be militant tn heiping his organization achieve its aims he would not allow the use of force or un-American or tllegal means. wy wee wwe! © wets The Florence, South Carolina, morning paper on June 218, 1943, quoted Marsholl aa stating that the recent race ricts tn Detroit were attributed to aubversive groups. He discussed drey treatment of Negroes and was very prateeworthy of the way tn which the Army and entire Federal government trected Negro people. He stated this was not true of very many local agenctes. Borshall added that the colored people had more to lose should ~- the aria nations be victertous than did the white people. In general terms he condemned subversive organizations of all kinds c and warned the Neoroes against them. He said that they should be ever alert to advance the cause of the colored people but thot they should be Americans firet and strive for their own betterment aecondly. He added that Communists were nct asa active among the colored people today as they were fifteen years ago for the colored people have founc that Communism does not __ give them what they ezpect to get. Marshall advised a Bureau — informant that it was not the policy of NAACP to be belligerent in any woy but hinted that the organization would sponser a “ group whitch would be belligerent if the assoctation believed tn the coins of the organization. GEE os Negress who wes former! of San Franctsecc Chapter of the NAACP, advised that it was necessary tn 1943 to hold twe meetings before officers could be elected. She admitted that early in 1945 and during the year 1942 she had attempted to work with Communist Party members in the Asecctation tn harmony. After they could not agree on the new officers at the rst meeting, they held another meeting on December 3, 1943. attempted to turn the chatr over to one VYesley Feoples and tmmediately the Communtst Party members objected and recommended another person as Chatrman. After much argument, tt woe finally decided to draft Thurocod Marshall ae Chatrman. He happened to be tn the etty on other business. -2- a a