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NY 100~25857 . _ stated that PAUL ROBESON sought her support in his controversy with YEPGAN wo over Communist Party control of the Council, and that during an interview ys with her stated "My money, shoes, clothes—everything—belongs to the Com- wa munist Party and I am willing to fight anyone who opposes them." As reported by the “amsterdam News", New York Negro newspm@ er, on June 5, 1948, PAUL ROBESON appeared before the Senate Jndiciary Committee holding hearings on the MUNDT-NEXON Bill on the previous Thursday and re- oe fused to answer Senator HOMER FERGUSON in response to whether or not he was see a Communist. The paper quoted ROBESON also as saying "Many leading Americans are going to jail for refusing to answer that question.* Confidential Informant eter nf then Tete feb dT. nt ot ab ebb VL VS YUL ALVA" T aGULSY AGLUESS VURHWLL F LSS ab ths Ste NICS AL g a Lb ' ” advised that ROBESON attended \ 1 New York City, on June 24, 1948, sang several songs and then delivered a , FF ont hd Bt natn te me 2a speech about "The Fight for Freedom." JOSEPH STAROBIN, “Daily Worker" writer, in an article cabled to the aforesaid paper from Wroclaw, Poland, reported the agenda at the World Congress of Culture at Wroclaw. The Congress was Communist controlled and passed many resolutions, among which was a resolution against FRANCO SPAIN, ———- @ resolution in support of the "Greek Democrats" and a resolution for the immedt ate liberati on of GERHART EISLER, Parr, ROBESON, eaceordt ne te STARORTN ae pay 4 S dealahaiatesiontemtael 2 attended the World Congress of Culture. and was invited to become a member of ; ( the permanent committee of the said organization. The "Daily Worker" issue of September 23, 1948, reported that ROBESON, as Co-Chairman of the Progressive Party, would conduct a series of street corner meetings in behalf of Mrs. ADA B. JACKSON, American Labor Party candidate for Congress in the Brocklyn 10th Congressional District. According to the "Daily Worker" issue of September 29, 1948, the "battle" between the COAA and its ex-Director, Dr. WAX YERGAN, ended the day before when YERGAN resigned as an officer and member of the Council, The settlenent was made before Supreme Court Judge HENRY CLAY GREENBERG. PAUL ROBESON, Chairman of the Council, declared, according to the "Daily _) Worker*®, "[ am happy that the disruption caused by YERGAN is at an end. The way is now clear for the Council to go forward with its work which is now more important and more sorely needed than ever before," . -10~ | 44