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BpMrmiw th. woekcond of Tuly 16, Ut 1949, HA wins callcd bcsoause of © the “grave danger" to basic American freedoms of free speech, | frac press, and free petition by enomios: of democracy and To civil liburtics. . ns LOUIS FRANCIS BUDUNZ, former momber of the cp and |. former Editor of the "Daily Worker", in his book "Men Without Paces", pases 269-290, deseribed ths 3111 of Rights Congress _ held in New York July 16-17, 19h9; as the “biggost Red-Front ~ gathering sincs the Congress of Intclloctuals held at the .----—- Weldorf-istoris, in March of the same yerr." BUDNKZ, related ~ that the "main fosaturo of tho effair was the presence of seven of the clovon mombers of thy 'Politboro! on trial at . - that timc, throo of the others boing then _ An jeil on conteme ““Shar gage ao adors wore Sone 0 on October 1h a LF LAL hor we TRE aw ba Sw Hid) PLS LE It is to be noted thet elovon ¢ cP 1 victed for violrtion of the Smith Act of 194 ge 1949, in tho United States District Court, § t of New York, Now York City. 8 on advisod that on august 6, L, 1949, a rally wos held by th: Communist party of Harlum at | corner of 126th Street and Lenox Ayonuo, New York City. ~ rstated that the guost speaker at this rally wis PAUL _. ROBESON, who stated that he felt proud fighting agnin on the ~ streets of Harlom for the re-oclection of BIN DAVIS end dew mandinge freedom for HENRY WINSTON, ROBESON blamed the red-=«*": baiters and Wall Stroct for trying to promota a third world a war, aguinst the USSR. in BENJAMIN 1, DAVIS, 7R., has boon Proviousty tego described, oe Oo HUNRY WINSTON was convicted for violation of ‘the ~ Smith Act of 1940 on October 14, 1949, in the Unitud States . - District Court, Southern District of New York, New York City, and on July 2, 1951, became a fugitive upon the issuance of ... -. a bonch warrant in the eames court. WINSTON surrendered hime (= self to the custody of tho United States Marshal, Kew York ae citys. on March 5, 1956. = . Ce eee _— Pas - bo ee rr ue The September 21, 1949, tesue | of the row York oo Herald Tribuno” nowepapor contained an articles ontitlod, > "ROBESON Hoard for 19 Minutos At Trial of Rods", which °° =" Or eannt Sey pe ea eT ee wee sve emg nt A ARE DOE PNR AREER MRA PO Les