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“ a ‘ . . . . . _ He advised that Marshall, as a private individual, believed much as he did regarding the methods used by the or- ganization (NAACP) in appealing to the mass of Negroes. The informant stated, however, that Marshall had remarked tn private to him that although he does not believe in some of the things: he advocates from the speaker's platform, the best way.to secure the mass support of the colored people was through advocation of an active militant attitude toward the betterment ‘of the colored race, . ‘ Reverend J. W. Taylor, colored minister of Florence, South Carolina, who belonged to the NAACP, stated that Marshall was a@ loyal American and that although he would be militant in helptng his organization achieve tts aims he would not allow _ the use of force or un-American or illegal means. The Florence, South Carolina, morning paper on June 18, 1943, quoted Marshall as stating that the recent race riots in Detroit were attributed to subversive groups. He discussed Army treatment of Negroes and was very praiseworthy of the way tn whitch the Army and entire Federal government treated Negro people. He stated this was not true of very many local agencies. Marshall added that the colored people had more to lose should the Avis nations be victortous than. did the white people. In “general terms he condemned subversive organizations of all kinds and warned the Negroes against them. He said that they should be ever alert to advance the couse of the colored people but that they should be Americans first and strive for thetr own betterment secondly. He added that. Communists were not as active among the colored people today as they were fifteen years ago for thé colored people have found that Communism does not give them what they expect to get. Marshall advised a Bureau informant that tt was not the policy of NAACP to be belligerent | in any way but hinted that the organization would sponsor a “ group whitch would be belligerent if the assoctation believed in the aims of the organization. Berlinda Davison, a Negress who was formerly President of San Francisce Chapter of the NAACP, adutsed that it was. necessary in 1942 to hoid two meetings before officers could be elected. She admitted that early in 1943 and during the year 1942 she had attempted to work with Communist Party members in the Assoctation in harmony. After they could not agree on the < newoffteers at the first meeting, they held another meeting on December 3, 1943. Davison attempted to turn the chair over to one Wesley Peoples and tmmediately the Communist Party members objected and recommended another person as Chairman. After | much argument, it was finally decided to draft Thurgood Marshall as Chatrman. He happened to be in the city on other business, -D-