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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 25

104 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Jun 23, 1950 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Paul Robeson Sr · 104 pages OCR'd
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AN 100-8032 behaving like a dignified senator representing the American citisen should is nutes, "I think MeCarthy situation is typical of a certain type of politicien and presse that will make headlines for their ori reasons®, “The American press is pretty biased and one reason that I have no respect for the press is that it dose not give dignified axpression for the Negro, "They do more saying of what they want to believe’ than reporting honest news". Mrs, ROBESON electrified the audience by declaring that 2/3 of the population of the earth is "colored". She stated thatthe Negre is going to treat you, the minority, as we wish you had treated us", Denying that she is8 a Communist, she said, "We have the finest Constitation. ever thought of but it wuld be wonderfal if it were implemented™. When criticized for making 14 eppear that nothing is good in this country, Mrs, ROBESON said it seamed unnecessary to add another voice to those already doing so much yelling. Mrs. ROBESON attacked western colonialism, Truman's Fourth Point, the North Atlantic Pact, and the Marshall Plan. Although stating that the Russian standard of Living is low in comparison with the average mean of American living, the Russians are pleased since it is higher than before and constantly rising. She stated feod and rent prices are cheap though clothes are searce, in respanse to a question about Russia and church relations, rs, ROBESON stated that Russia had a policy of taking away the big business from the church and leaving religion, saying that she had visited many churches during her travels in Russia and ehe found them crowded mech more so than in 1939, This article states that the audlence at the University of Connecticut was ver} hostile and she stated that the United States ls mending se mach money on war preparations that it does not have money to spend on schools and other necessary things, At this point a student counter-attacked by asking how she explained the present expansion of the Univeristy of Connecticut’s buildings. The article stated that although she said she was glad to hear such construction wae going on she had no explanations, This article continues by stating that most of the questions put forward by the students and faculty were attacking the stand by Mrs, ROBESON and the action taken by the Bussians and their satellite states. - has advised that the Young Progressives of America is an organization completely dominated and inspired by the Communést Party. ; ki african Aid Comittes : WH On poe a advised that the Subject was listed as a menber | of the Executive Comittee of the African Aid Committee, The informant stated that thie comnittee is located at the headquarters of the Council . t on African affairs at 23 West 26th Street, New York City, and ie believed , | te be a committee formed from the membership af the Council on African : ] Affaire. The Gounci] on African Affairs has been declared by the Attorney i i; General to be within the purview of Executive Order 9835, pos
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