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WFO. 2100-19021 ROBSSON is quoted as stating, "to be shot down for them is as much 6 part of the Faseist pattern as for the youth of Germany, Italy France or Spain to be shot. down for HITLER, MUSSOLINI, DeGAULLE or FRANGG*. 'B. UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS OF AMERTCA | <— at a meeting of Local. 30, United Public. Confidential Informan advis i hat Mic participate in a piexet Line at the White House August Lh, 6 Informant said PAUL ROBESON is a life member of the United Public Workers of America. According to the Washington Evening Star newspaper, Number 7, edition dated February 16, 1950, Page 1, Column 1, under the caption | "Public Workers Ousted by CIO on Red Charge", it was indicated that ~ the CIO Executive Board expelled the UPWA from the CIO on charges that the Union followed the Cocmmmunist Party line instead of CIO policy: Confidential Inf craant advised the subject participated dn a picket Line at the White House August 4, 1949. According to the informant, the purrese of the picket line was to protest racial segrega~ tion and discrimination in the U. S. Burean of Engraving and Printing. Other participants in the pieket line, acconling te the informant, were: AL BERN IETEINS ARTHUR - ~ TRING GERTRUDE. EVANS* THOMAS » SECHARDSON# MARCUS GOLDMAN} , k Confidential Informant advised that after termination of the picket. line, a reception in, honor of the subject was held from $230 P.M., to 7:30 P.M., August 4, 19h9, at 523 New Jersey Avenue, N. ®., Washington, D. C. Informant said OLIVE? PALMER* and THOMAS RICHARDSON® seemed to be the dowinatine persens at teks reception and that an automobile, bearing D. ¢. license E+2109,was observed transporting people te the reception. It is noted that D. C. license E-2109 is registered to ARTHUS STRING.