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. ° ‘The “Daily Worker* o of August 28, 1950, page 3, . yw e@olumn 4k, stated that Dr. W.E.B, DuBOIS was one of seventy - i° signers of a letter to President TRUMAN and the Mayors of 192 American cities asking them to "act at once against those who seek to interfere with the Right | to petition, speak or act. for peace". : 7 bee The "Daily Worker" of September 11, 1950 carried en article which reflected that at a meeting at Dewey Square, 116th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City, on September 9, 1%0, PAUL ROBESON and others spoke denouncing the intervention in Korea, demanding the re-issuing of the ROBESON passport, and urged bail for the Communist leaders, negro job rights, and defeat of the police state bills. BENJAMIN J, DAVIS read a message to ROBESON from Dr, W.E.B. DUBOIS, Vice Chairman of the Council on African Affairs, who was travelling in Europe after attending the world peace meeting in Prague, This message was:= "All Europe longs to hear your voices. Your picture was in the streets of Prague. Never say die". The "Daily Worker" of July 24, 1950, page 3, column 3, carried an article which stated that more than one hundred American negro leaders yesterday Joined in denouncing American intervention in Korea as part of an attempt to have "the United States replace Europe in the enslaverent of Asia and Africa", The article states that the statement was drafted by Dr. W.E.B. DuBOIS and was sponsored by the Council on African Affairs. aemaaesnan el advised on June 23, 1 a .#.B. DuBOIS was a nationally known negro educator and writer, He stated that although on friendly terms with the Communist Party for a number of years with the Commimnists making great efforts to win his Sree te a. and support, Dr. DuBOIS actually joined the Party about 1%. ~ fora Statea that he was advised of this fact an The "Daily Worker" for August 16, 1950, page 9, column 1, carried an article which reflected that Dr. W.E.B. DUBCIS, Chairman of the Peace Information Center and Vice GUNF NopttriAL -15- ff ™®