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NY 100=25857 munist sponsored World Peace Conference in Paria, PAUL ROBESON declared that the focal point of world Fascism is the United States and that Presid- ent Truman's program for African development meant "new slavery* for millions of Negroes, ROBESON reportedly brought the eighteen hundred delegates to the conference to their feet with a call for "a fight for friendship with Russias" ROBESON also stated that American Negroes never Would go to war for the United States against Russia, "New York Post and Home News" Issue of April 22, 1949 This issue cf the "New York Post and Home News* reported that a concert given by ROBESON in Stockholm, Sweden on April 21, 1949 turned into a political row, The trouble, according to said paper, started when ROBESON sang a Russian anthem, The first verse sung in Russian was greeted quietly, however, when he sang the second verse in English, which most of the audience understood, the demonstration started, Anti Commnists whistled loudly and many left the hall in pro- test. FPro-Commnists answered with loud cheers and frantic applause. Following the singing of the anthem, ROBESCN stepped to the microphone and told the audience he could no longer draw the line be- tween his art and his political convictions. He said he wanted uni- versal peace but above all peace for the Soviet Union. Daily Worker® Issue of May 25, 1949 This issue of the "Daily Worker" reprinted an article which appeared in the "British Daily Worker" on April 18, 1949 concerning an interview with PAUL ROBESON by SHEILA LIND. In this interview ROBESON said that he loved what he found in Russia and that until the war he returned there every year. ROBESON further stated that in Moscow = 22 = IY