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re [ i i Pe 44 Confidential Informar ivised on July 17, 1944 that BENJAMI | Jena » wre, Canmunist Party Counorisan in New York City, talked with | \ NCE of the Daily Worker about securing WENDELL WIIXIE on the committee to end Sim Crowiesn in baseball, of which eanmittes PAUL ROBESON | was to be the chairmane DAVIS is reported to have said that ho was having b dinner with PaUL, who was to arrange an appointment with WIIXIE at which : v time BILL LAWRENCE and other newspaper men would "accidentally" turn up when PAUL ROBESON asked WILATE to serve on the canmittee to end Jim Crowlan. Also, Informant advised that DAVIS and LAWRENCE discussed inviting others =< to serve on the committee at PAUL's invitation and when these persons ine wited to serve on the committees said yes, a statemant could then be issued in their nama and PAUL "wouldn't have to do anything". Informant further advised on July 17, 1%4 that BENJAMIN J.DAVIS conferred with GIL GREEN and mentioned that PAUL ROBESON was endsavoring to make an appointment with BRANCH*RICKEY ef the Brocklyn Dodgers "on the baseball question’. = 9 “i>” It 4s noted that in the Daily Worxer of December 2, 1%3 on page 1, column 2, there is a statement that Jim Crowisn in baseball suffered a bad blow when Judge Ke Me Iandis, Commissioner of Baseball, invited PAUL ROBESON to discuss the question of negro participation in the game on December 3, 1943 at the Hotel Roosevelt, lew York City. On November 3, 19%4, Special Agent SEED odvised that Sic. in a pamphiet entitled "Equal Justice and Democracy in the Service of Victory" any fers September, 1944, by the International labor Defense in tribute to N, former secretary of the International Iabor Defense, there appeared @ list of individuals who were listed as officers md menbers of the National Canmittee of the IID. On the National Comuittee was listed the | mame of PAUL ROBESON. Confidential Taformant reported on November 23, 104 that . vb PAUL ROBESON informed MAX YERGAN of the Council on African Affairs that he, PAUL, could accept no more engagements of a political nature and do "Othello on a road trip through the country since he was tired out by preslection work in Detroit and Cleveland. However, Informant said that YERGAN asked ROBESON to get in touch with LOUISE (BRANSTEN) at San Francisco since LOUISE has been "unselfish in disregarding the needs of the Russian-Amarican Institute and has thrown herselt | and her money to other things"e In addition, Informant abo