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fc ‘Memorandum « ° "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO" : Director, FBI DATE: June 2, 1948 (aan t SAC Honolulu SUBJECT: part Ce pEsow , ; INTZRNAL SECURITY = C aa Rebulet 5/17/48 and Bufile 100-12304, This is to advise that ROBESON arrived in Honolylu via Pan American Airways on March 10, 1948, and his accompanist, LAWRENCE } ROW, arrived the same date on the SS MATSOWIA, The third member of the RO ESON party, EARL v ‘ROBINSON, arrived in Honolulu on March 11, 1948, Upon ROBESON's arrival at - Henolulu Airport, he was greeted by the following persons, all of whom have been identified as membera of the Communist Party locally: JACK W. HALL, Reg= * ional Diredpr of the ILWU, identified member of the Executive Committee of the Communist Perty in Hawaii during 1946 and 1947; JOSEPH EBALALIO, with alias JOB / RR, ILWU longshoreman who has been identified as a member of the Commnist Party; TOYOMASA ‘OSHIRO, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 152, ILWU, (Pineapple and Cemnery Workers), identified as a member of the Communi st Party; BENJAMIN WINUI, with alias "BENNY BIG NOSE", Vice-President of Local 136, Il TLWO Ne i ‘Lengshore & Allied Workers, identified as a member of the Commnist Party; JULIAN kK." OA, ILWU stevedore and identified Commmist Party member; ERNEST) President. ‘of Local 150, ILW Warehouses, Manufacturing & Allied Workers and | identified Communist Party members ROBERT W.“WMcELRATH, International Representative of the ILKU in Hawaii, and an identified membeMof the Executive Comnittes of the Communist Party in Hawaii in 1947; Mre. YOSHIKO la »_Communist Party member —- and wife of Regional Director of the ILW, JACK W 3 3 irs. MYER _ BQONDS, a ist Party member and wife of ILWU attorney - SYMONDS. ROBESON's arrival precipitated a local press controversy in which C, J. TERBACK, Departmental Commander of the Anerican Legion in Hawaii, charged that BESON and his associate EARL ROBINSON had been described as Communist singers ~ in a 1947 Congressionsl report. These allegations by UTTERPACK were inmediately a Be denied by JACK W. HALL who charged that “the Legion will find something wrong with ? a an anyone who hasn't got the right kind of blood," | wo r — ear ROBESON and LAWRENCE BROWN were gueste of honor eat a cocktail party 4 . ‘on “| sponsored by the ILWU at their Regional Office, Pier 11, Honolulu, T. He, on Fe 7 the evening of March 10, 1948. This affair, which was attended by approximately 3 oO. 150 persons, included ILWU leaders and prominent local businessmen who met inform- . +E 3N ally with ROBESON and BROW. It has been ascertained that this affair lasted | fon over three hours during the course of which ROBESON sang various songs emphasizin j EL labor solidarity but neither ROBESON nor BROWN spoke at the gathering. teas ” 7. | Ye The first of ROBESON's local concerts was heid on Narch 11, 1948, before nf Hes a sellout audience at Roosevelt High School, Honolulu. These concerts had pre- <= viously been reported by ROBERT W. McELRATH in the March 4, 1948, edition of the "HAWAII STAR" as being arranged under ILW bon and that ROBESON would sing SOMUNTSE ——_scconoggy By. ay COPIES pighnund "oy ai + — Le ee A