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DIRECTOR, FBI September 12, 1947 SAC, SAN FRANCISCO JOLT ANTI-FASCIST REFUGEE COMMITTEE INTE|NAL SECURITY - € Re New York teletype September 2, 1947, concerning appearance of pau? FOBESON in San Francisco and Los Angeles. ROBESON's only public appearance in the San Fm nciecc are. was at the Oakland Auditorium Theater, September 7, at 3 TM. According to the Daizy Peovle's Vorld, this appearance was for the benefit of the Spanish Refugee mo ~ Appeal of the subject organization. ROBZSON's appearance in tho Bay area drew . oo: the usual publicity from the Dally People's “orld and some publicity from the ) _ San Francisco “hrenicle and the San Francisco News, the latter two being “ legitimate daily newspapers. ROBLSON is quoted in the Chronicle for Septexber 9, 1947, as follows: "Spain today should te a danver signal to Americans that Fascist philosophy still exists."..."But there are many forces in the United States that fecl Franco is not so bad." . s, The San Francisco Kews published RO&“SOR's .icture alonr with that of ~ __ ANTON RUPRIGIGR, mural painter presently working at the Rincen Post Office in _ San Francisce. R2FRSGIER has been associated with Communist activities during y bis satay in San Francisco. The News quoted ROBSON as follows: ., ~\ "ur. HOOVER (former President HERBERT HOVER) likes Franco “ but I don't." At ROBESON's appearance at the Rincon Post Office, he was accaczpanied by representatives of the Spanish Refugee Appoal who sought publicity for refugees from the Spanish Government. 2RORESON was further quoted: "You should see those people. I've seen than. C . They haven't a chance to. et on their feet economically | cf speaking—wall, some of them have, but you take MILTON WOLF, ; a for example. lle wasn't a Spaniard. Ho's an American, but boy “ ha fought in Spain and Franco nearly beat his head in. He's & back in New York now, but do you think he can get a job? And he can do almost everything. You just fight in “pain and than try and get a job over here. MILTON can't do it, and he's ‘a news- and in the iatin-American countries and Mexico the refugees can't do anything. You can't imagine tie pressure . that can be brought, say, in Panama, not in the Canal Zone, but pe. in the Republic of Panama—~by the 4marican Government. It is TS berauas of the American Government that the refugees eantt get anywhere in Latin America. ®Rooniper/Z _ °7 7 "The American Government is supporting Fra VO /s ac If they weren't, all those oy Cova could go homs. _ And vhat ONTA An or y] / ALL_ In MATIC ark “PIED