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¥ ; ee : . je + a . a Page Tro | without charge for the union and that the proceeds from the several concerts would be used for what they considered to be “worthy causes." “ROBESON, while in Hawaii, visited the islends of Kauai, Moloksi, Lanai, Mani, and Hawaii and had a total of 15 public concerts at these places, ROBERT W. McELRATH, Territorial ILMU Representative, and an identified Communist Party member, as indicated previously in this communication, had charge of the ROBESON tour and supervised all arrangements as to hotel accomodations and the securing of space for the concerts while this group was visiting the islands other than Oahu, ROBESON" » last concert in Hawaii was heid on the afternoon of March 21, 1945, at McKinley High School at which time EARL ROBINSON and LAWRENCE BROWN and ROBESON ‘e given honorary membership in the Hawaii Qivil Liberties Committee by RAC SAIKI, an identified Communist, and VIRGINIA LOON, Chair=- man of ths Education Coumittee of that organizetion. \Wt is to be noted that the * vil Liberties Committee has been described by Vonfidential Informant. { ‘as a Communist sehetea, which was formed to agitate in behalf | aaah casera RSE Ror AA Bonito mena @ and Mrs. JOHN ERNES INECKE, Honolulu school teachers recently suspended for Communist activity. ED 5 strict I Intelligence ce, 14th Naval District b/c reported BERT W. MCELRATH had creed A the b1D ROBESON tour had netted the ILW approximately 000, ILW officials were quoted in the "HAWAII STAR" as stating that the proceeds of the ROBESON concerts would be given to the families of JES! NDEZ, Cuban labor leader, and MANUEL MOVEN, Fijipino labor leader, both of thon re assassinated within a month of eavh other. _ . ie . : voy a a 1 Ny ' -RORESON held a press conference at the Niumalo Hotel, Honolulu, prior _- to his departure March 21, 1948, during the course of which he declined to answer &® question as to whether or not he was a member of the Communist Party stating that “as far as I know the Commnist Party is a legal party. You might as well . ask me ‘Are you a Democrat or a Republican?'.” ROBESON also stated that he was ; a real Socialist” and a “Strong WALLACE man" but one who goes beyond HEXEY _ ~NLLAGE thinking on “Progressive Capitalism." He further indicated that if there ~ ‘was-q@ strike or shooting, he would be on the union's side, Reference ig also made to Los Angeles radiogram to Honolulu dated Warch 11, 1948, wherein it waa stated that ROBESON was at that time in Honolulu for unknown reasons, but "believed confidential assignment." This is to advise that no information has been developed during the period of hia stay that would | indicate that ROBESON was in Hawaii on a special assignment on behalf of the Commnist Party, RIK. WFD: FEH 100<4937 cor Los Angeles : New York oo: [3