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Me The “Daily Worker” of July 4, 1945, on page 1, in column 5, shows the subject's pioture along with that of Lieutenant Colonel Itsik Feffer and Moscow, Russia, City Councilman Bolompn Michoels, wha. Robeson had welcomed to New York City at a reception held at the Boviet Consulate in Hew York. the "petty Yorker" of 94 a mass mecting to be held on that day at th honoring the two above-mentioned Russians, 100=12304-31, pg 3 The “Daily Worker" of October 7, 1045, on page 8, indicates that Robeson supported Benjamin Davis on the Commmist Party ticket for the . position of Councilman on the New York City Council at the “Davis for. Viotory Show” held at the Golden Gate Ballroom in Harlem, How York City. 100~12304-31 pg 4 The "Daily Worker" of arch 17, 1944, reported a speech made by Robeson at the Sun YateSen tribute mecting at the Metropolitan Opera House, Wew York City, March 12, 1944, RBoboson is quoted as having said, “The | picture of China's internal conflict as the Kounintang against the Chinese Communists is as faleo as Martin Dies! picture of his committee defending ~ Congress and the Goverment against the American Communists," The subject @eid that China was fichting Fesciem with one arm tied inaamuch as the Com mmist lea Eighth Route and the new Fourth Army were not allowed to cooperate with the regular Chinese Army. 100-12304-31, pg 7. The April 6, 1944, issue of the “Dally Worker" said that tickets for the birthday party of the subject to be held on April 16, 2544, at the ry, 34th Street and Park Avenue, Kew York, would be on sale at the Con- Armory, aminist Political Assooiation Bookshop and the Council on Africen Affairs, 23 West 26th Street, Hew York City, for $1 to $8 onohs 100-12504-31 fhe “Dally Worker” of April 18, 1944, refleots an interview had with Robeson by Louise Mitchell, In this interview he is quoted as saying, “his birthday party was really-to be a Counsil on Africen Affeirs Party." He is quoted again as having said, "The postwar peace ani prosperity rest on the constructive solutions of the problems of oppressed people everywhere," He said that the United States and Creat Britain have realized that Mexioo and South America want to be free, so, too, they will have to realize that 160 million Africans want equalitye | 100~12504-31, pe 7 The "Daily Torker” of April 16, 1944, in an artiole written by Samiel Putman on the life of the aubjest quotes the subject in desoribing his firet vieit to the USSR as having said, "How can I desoribe my feclings awe ee Poe Bt ea Saw! on AE ~ upon orossing the Soviet border. All Z can say is that the mouent I cans there I realized that I had found what I had been seeking all my life. It Was & new planet -- a new constellation, It filled me with auch happiness as I have never known in my life." 100~12504«3, pe 8. o3e : 35