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aan NY 100-25857 Lu, a ¥ "with many people in many landa. They may not be--all of them-- your reasons, and you undoubtedly are stimulated by experiences . I have not shared. But, for whatever reasons, whatever our. background, we are united here, colored and white, worker, farmer, professional and businessman, youth, men and women, - in the sacred search for enduring peace." ‘On August 14, 1951, Confidentiel Informant of known reliability, advised that on this date PAUL ROBESO attended the funeral services for Mother BLOOR at 8t¢. Nicholas Arena in New York City. ROBESON in his speech praised the pest services of Mother BLOOR for her aid in helping the Negroes. — " Mother BLOOR was one of the deading members or the Communist Party. On Confidential Informant iy ome D advised that he attended a rally sponsored by the American ‘eace Crusade on that date at the Kiverside Plaze Hotel, New York City. Informa ant etated +iot BATIT. POPTSAN wae = sare albaw aNLOTMARY, STEELER TOAD save Rvodove WES © SPEGaner at the meeting which was termed, "Stop the Killing--Cease Fire Peace Rally." In his speech, ROBESON said that the American warmekers and "our soldiers had better watch out; that the Koreans were freedom lovers and that after the peace negotiations fell through, & holocaust would descend on our boys more terrible then anything else they had ever seen before. . . « I have friends who have an A-Bomb too. If they wess with me and my people, then they might wish they haza't." a eae TTT Confidential Informant (yw advised he attended @ rally sponsored by the Civil Righte Congress on August 23, 1951, at the Riverside Plaza Hotel in honor of . the sixtieth birthday of WILLIAM L. PATTERSON, - PA este tpameagaetie en i eer Informant stated that PAUL ROBESON attended the <<—— rally and was one of the speakers, ROBESON praised the work that PATTERSON had undertaken for the working men end Negroes. ROBESON further stated, "We must haye a common front between * the working class millions and the Negro nation which 1s engrossed in its fight for liberation." ROBESON also called for repeal of the Smith Act.