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POY PG=100~-9555 An article which apneared on page 13, column 4, of the September 8, 1949, issue of the "Pittsburgh Press" a daily and Sunday newspeper, captioned “Concert Here By “~Hobeson Is Oprosed", reflects that considerable opposition to ROBESON's aprearance in Pittsburgh was voiced by the Allegheny County Committee of the Americm Legion in an effort to prevent a possible riot such as the one which hed resulted eat ROBESON's recent appearance in Peekskill New York, It is noted that the proposed ROBESON's appearance on October 15, 1919, never took place, and according to an article which appeared on pave 19; column 1, of the September 28, 1949, issue of the "Pitts- burgh Press" captioned "Paul Robeson Mass Meeting Here Cancelled,” the subject's Pittsburgh sponsors had stated thet ROBESON would not come to Pitts bureh in October as he would be too busy in the New York City political campaigns, one of which was thet of BENJANIN DAVIS who was running for city Council, The article further re- flects that ALEXANDER<IRIGHT, “a leader in many left- wing organizations,in Pittsburgh," hed previously applied for a permit for the ROBLSON meeting. DAVIS was a National Board member of the _ Communist Party-USA, and WRIGHT has been identified by qagm as @ member of the District 5 Communist Partya == aes