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Fe adutsed that Werahall, as a private indiutduel, belteved much ag he did regarding the nethods used by the or- gantwation (Y¥AAC™) tn appealine +: the xcs of Yegroea. The trformant stated, however, that Marshall had remarked tn private te hin that althauabte ner not belleve tn aome cf the thinge he advuceates fren the sneaker's olatforn, the hest wey te gecure the sasa support of the ecclored people was through edvocatton cf an acttye militant ottttude toward the hetternant cf the colored ree@e (62-3176-241, p.G) Reverend J. . Taylor, colored mintster cf Florence, “outh “Mreltna, whe dbelonoced te the WAACP, atater thet Yarghall wes ¢ loyal Amertoan and that althounh he would he milttent tn helpine kta oroantgation achteve tte atrs he would net alicu the use of force or un-~Amertecon or tllegal neane. ™e ¥lorence, “ceuth Caroltna, acratnn paver on June l&, 1943, quoted “orahall aa etating that the recent race rtote tn Detrott were attrtbuted to subverstue qroupae Ne dtacuseed Army treatmant of Yeqroes and mas very; prateeworthy of the woy tn whtoh the fray and entire Sederal covernment treated Hagre people. “Ya atatet? this ras net true of very many local agencies, ‘ershall added that the celored peonle had more te lose should the #2ts vations he victortous thon did the mhite people, Tn genercl terns he oondemred subversive oraantgattone of all kiade anc warned the Yegroes against them. He satd that they should be cuer alert to advance the cause of the colores pecple dsut that they should he Avericanes first ane atrtva for thetr om betterment a@ecndly. Fe adied thet Communtste were act as acttve amonc the colored neople today ae they were ft fteen years caa fer the colored people have found that Communten does not gtve them what they erpect to cet. Marehell adutsed a hreau tn formant thet ft mas act the polfey of 40" to be belltrerent tm en; way but hinted that the oroantgation would sponsar a arovp whitch would be belltcerent if the asacctation dbelicued tr the etne of the orcantwotion, (61-3176~146) Perlinda Mavtson, a Yeorese who was formerli: -restdent of San Vpanetace Chapter of the VEAC?, adutsed that tt mas necessary tn 1943 to held two meetings before-offtcers could be elected. ‘he admitted thet early ta 1943 ord curtng the year 1942 ghe had attennted to werk with Comeauntst Party menbera tn the /sacectation tn harnony. /fter they could not aoree on the new cofMecere ct the firat meeting, they held oncther meeting on “ecenber 3, 194%. Yavtacn attenoted te turn the chair over to cn@ Yeonley Peoples and tmmedtiately the Communist Party memberge bjected and recomended ancther peraon aa ehatrmen, /?ter mich Greoument, 1* wne finally deatded to draft Thuroeed Yarahall as Chefrman. Fe happened to he tn the city on other husiness. ") - ~