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Robeson Praises Seattle On Attitudé TowardRace BY DWIGHT SCHEAR fim Seattle is one of the healthier | “Hollywood wena ean: ” sections, of the country in itsihe said. uicher it, racial attitudes, Paul Robseon,, wk. poe St BERT OP hae -§reat Negro star of the theater ‘and the concert stage, said in his Olympic hotet room todav. { “It is one of my bappier cities to visit.” . the wortd renowned per- former is here for a concert wriler the auspices of the Ajsociated Women Students eof the University of Wash- ington at 8:30 o'clock this : evening in Meany hall. \ Robeson’s fabulous career, . r- : gun at Rutgers university whyre ‘he was an All-American and a Phi Beta Kappa, has carried him . to the top of the musical and BT theatrical world and was climaxed oak by his recent amash hit as Othello in 8 two-year revival of the Shakespearian tragedy. Tones Confident , Robeson, speaking in the con- fident, deep and rolling tones which give him a stage person- ality even in a hotel room, thundered against the popular theory that Negroes are outstand- Ang only in certain fields. , When 2 member of his race b jbreaks the joe in any one .” fleld, immediately « hoat of | ether Negroey rises to promi- ence In that/realm, he polnt- daha ed out, Which brings him to his favor- ite subject, son, Paul Jr, a football, track and scholastic ace at Cornell university, whose am- bition it is to reach the high realms of electronics and resear bysica. P m= Comment Evoked Paul Jr. was educated from ‘is eighth to 13th year in Russia, his consignment there causing = storm of comment in this country at the time. “My son is definitely the prod- uct of Soviet education,” Robeson said. .“I am well satisfied. The Russian standards are extremely high.” : Following bis university concert tonight, Robeson will Jeave Seattle briefly, to return for a concert at the Moore theater, February 22, and addres} a meeting under f sponsorship of the Joint Ayiti- Fasclet Refugee committe in |; the Givic auditorium, Fejru- — ary 24. . 4 Undecided as to future plang]. : Robeson is toying with mak ng & ; ALE INFORNTT OT *. TNED ak | PIN du wee 3 m : THE SEATTLE STAR HEN iii ui eS RaGkd SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FEB 12 1946