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NY 00-2 8 ac. ms A 1 25 57 CC : lA had made the greatest and longest speech of his career. states ROBESON had been introduced as the greatest anti-Fascist o y and thet ROBESOK in turn had stated the keynote of the dinner by stating that "The grea nti-Fas 1 Browder, is in jail." It is to be noted that eeemaaiiin ..:.-: that the success of this dinner was indi- e€ money contributed at the meeting by those attending, which was in the amount of $10,000. rT arrangements had been made for a meeting on April 2, 1942, a 230 peme, at the apartaent of \HELEN ANT, 317 Fourth Street, New York City. The meeting was attended by ER TRACHTENBERG and the following Negroes: _ WAR ‘YERCAN, JAMES FORD, ROY AUDSON, PAUL ROBESON, and EDAARD I.,ARONOW, who are menbers of the Citizens Committee to Free Earl Browder. The purpose of this meeting, according to was to draft a letter in con- nection with the Free Lar wder ROBESON'S personal stationery was used in sending this letter to approximately three hundred individuals, the aid of whom were located in Washington, BD. ©, dvised that the letter was signed by ROBESON orwar to frie and rers of his in the United States and in various public offices. In this ( / connection, ,§MPadvised that the names of HARRY HOPKINS and HAROLD ICKES were |» mentioned. was determined from the information furnished by QIN that PAUL ROBESON is co-author, along with DR. MAX YERGAN, or a en ed "The Negro and Justice.* ; On April 3, 1942, 4¢ was deterrined fron a oe 1OUI STOCK, ROY HUDSON, PAUL ROBESON, JAMES FORD, MAX YERGAN, and I, ARONOW actually drafted the letter referred to above, and it was * taken to Washington by ARONOW. a»: << that TRACHTENBERO has re- lated that PAU. was desirous of accompanying the delegation that would deliver the letter in Washington, and that inasmuch as ROBESON had been ing to many Negroes he would be one of the delegates to mect with the Attorney General. -, It was learned tron SD =: MARION HART contacted TRACHTENBERG some time between ch 23, 19242, April 2, 1942, and advfsed that the dinner held at the Biltmore Hotel in honor of PAUL ROBESON, which was given by the Spanish Aid Committee on March 23, 1942, had been a great success. He stated tint she regretted the speech given by ROBESON had not been recorded in some way, inasmuch as this speech was the best and 1 st that FO ad ever given. MARION HART advised, according to a e menamd that she had not seen ROBESON since 1926, but tha co r in spite of this lapse of time, and that she had conversed with him at length, believing that he was a wonderful man. According to t mare |