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os. NH 100-8032 Mtn | at a nominating convention of the Peoples Party of Connecticut in New Haven held on August 6, 1950 stated that the United Nations is an instrument of war and praised Soviet dekgate JAEOR- IX for trying to bring peace to the world. ‘Wie mist applaud Malik for eo diligently pursuing the cause of international na ae and fae hetdsad an ebdes end eatateaemantlibte da the TH Aald heaewadd nnn to. PESCS, ENG 20 VEsNe SG Veets Se SSC Ome Ane 26s Ue Yat SAE Pera VLOnoe “oe is a wonderful man". "We as the peace party in this country cannot support UN action in Korea. We condemn it.* This article stated that she criticized U.S. delegate to the U.N., WARREN - AUSTIN, describing him as a*spoiled brat and a puppet of Wall Street." The September 28, 1950 issue of the Daily Worker stated that the Subject was to be the featured speaker at a conference on the Unified Action of Neerna and Bhitea Progressives to be hela in Boston the following Sunday and wes ee es that the conference was sponsored by the Progressive Party of f Massachusetts. Mrs, ROBESON was to talk on the struggle of the Negro people in the worldwide movement for peace. The Daily Worker is an East Coast Communist newspaper, — Peoples Party Activity The June 18, 1950 issue of the Worker contained a news item captioned, "Peoples Party Maps State Peace Campaign", This article goes on to state, “Resolving to develop a concrete campaign around Peace as the paramount issue in the coming election campaign, Peoples Party of Conn. delegates at their third convention pledged to secure 50,000 signatures on the World Peace Appeal by Oct, 1. 16,000 signatures were personally guaranteed by the 118 delegates present. "Under local issues, the platform calls for the reorganization and modernization of the state government, including provisions for referendum and recall, a revision of election laws to allow freer access on the ballot by any party, the eliminetion of difficulties of ballot-splitting, and replacing of the convention-caucus system by direct primaries, “Other issues stressed were expansion of unemployment compensation, effective rent control, repeal of Taft-Hartley, revision of workmen's compensation laws to include all illness which keeps workers from bringing home pay, a Connecticut River Authority, a State farmer's market, the repeal of the State Bales tax and adoption of a graduated income tax." The convention ended with timonial dinner for Mrs. Eslanda Robeson, Rev. Dudley r and Prof, Thomas Wine The August 7. 1950 issue of the New Haven Register said, "Mrs. PAUL ROBESON, wife of the Negro baritone, was nominated by the Peoples Party of Connecticut as ite candidate for U, S. Representative-at-Large at a convention yesterday at the Towne House*, The October 13, 1950 issue of the Hartford Courant contained an article reflecting that Mrs. PAUL ROBESON, nominee for U. 5. Representative-at-Large in Connecticut, addressed a Peoples Party rally at the West Middle School ly? CON a ALi.