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i attended by ean estimated) Some cars were geen to ring ¢ Sie bts Be soe Bo ea That he RRR. Arne ed tee Robeson Enraged as Party Membership is Questioned | A large force of police geth-;licemen on guard, Robeson made OTHERWISE the concert was #red outside Weaver High School\Shese remarks from the stage: held without incident. Inside the 4 . A * © «© itori formed ce} that never took place. nf Education for permitting me|out of the ordinary was reported. Inside the school, however, a/to sing and upholding the con~ The auidence was hightly parti- near-riot threatened when twolstitutional right of an artist to/5an and showed its approval of Hartford Times reporters asked, Perform. I want ta thank the! tne program. . singer Paul Robeson if he was a/Police for the protection the¥! policre operations were directed Communist. have given me and I] would lik€/trom the Ridgefield St. entrance In an emotional outburst fol-|' Teturn and discuss with the ior Eeney Park, Inside the park lowing his concert at the school,|PTeSs issues of concern to theiine police maintained the patrol Robeson told the reporters it was| Stal and the country as a whole.’ wazon and g bus load of 45 men “nobody's damn business” wheth-|_, 2, Will never relinquish my'three other buses carrying police er or not he was a Communist. |8ht to speak here or anywhere) vere standing by at strategic ‘The singer also called the: cise: I haven't said anything in| cots Firemen stood guard at newsmen names because they! (2€ last few years I didn’t sav) sjarm boxes in the ares. : ; (Review on Page 16) Y back ‘in 19337, or 1941 er 1945. It was one of the greatest de- vase with Gommurnte?” ying fathet Aig at slave ae oe hs [baring only with the eltdors orate, Lt} a Y - quection “it wproves, "on eee ale, nere is stil a lot America tre Sanford soother ey ere phony," Robeson said to his ques-|""uryi continue fighting and Gent pruman and President-elect: omer. | Bi. er. s "8 Opera: struggling for the Negro peopie| ing for peace and your people * nobody Wil’ stop me. irentals and fuel.) | ; ‘ The statement was ereeted than being associated with Com-|_. eo ¢ «& | eM with wild burst: of applause. . munisis?” he asked. pith & in the evening, with his Cite MANAGER Sharpe Robeson stamped his foot in!7, ‘ ; i anger. “You ineffective so-called Dist Bppearance on stage, the|Visited the school shortly before: liberals think you know how to| Seer, drew a standing ovatich. (the convert, put left after he was get things done. But you accom-| ROBESON appeared at Weaver|CONVinced no trouble was afoot. plish nothing. Communism is not/ under! the auspives of the Peoe Paul Robeson wok dant: to the reason for the ettacks on) ple's Barty of Hartford, an affill- singer's future Tan moon he: Me. The, reason is this: Thelate af the Progressive Party. son intend to’: mai : Robe White ruling class of America} #e volunteered to sing, accord- rot thn Connie continue ging doesn’t ike Negroes who stand/ing ta Dr. John M. Marsalka, the world 4f he resai neuehout . Up and talk back and fight for) executive vicechairman of the ort, denied hin ee iat ae their rights. party, and recelved only travel- ry S. State Denart oes y the 2 * ing expenses. Profits from ad- “Burnham said Robeson bes in A TALL, muscular impressive/mission fees will go toward re-|vitations to sing im Enelend. man, Robeson bent. at the waist.:ducing @ $2,000 deficit mffered France Poland ad Coechcan * “Is this what you want us to do?by"thd party during the recentl ayia “die will ea whe he ts Bend and bow and shuffle along/ political campaign, wanted,” e & rever and be a nice, kindly colored man! Announcement of the concert “Whatever Acheson that is and say please when J ask for;more than two weeks ago started to say, the State D artm t better treatment for my people?” |a full-scale controversy, The City/?°*2" “pa men’ Bays fi—J have a right to be friendly “Well, ft doesn’t work,’ he| Council asked the Board of Edu- ; ” thundered. He drove his fist into/ cation t¢ deny Robeson permis< raid nading “E dom't ke poses his hand, “That's what I do to/Slon td use the public schoo! Spain or the Germans. The people who get in my way. That's| auditorium, but the board re-ltniteg States is Iriendly with what I learned in football.";fused, | them. I stand on my rights to (Robeson was an All-American! . Fearful that the singer's ap-|cnoose my friends.” ¥ football player at Rutgers Uni-|pearante might touch off w pos-|" ye said his friendships were versity.) sible ript, Hartford police mobl-|pased on his desire for peace, “I The interview was held back-/lized 250 men at. the school. don't went my son to be killed stage at the high school in the| Jn the murky gtbom the police-/fighting for industrial interests,” bresence of some 25 well-wishing men patrolled the sidewalks.the said. - ° fans. It had opened on a quieter / breakin Up an occasions] band) Robeson is scheduled to sneak note, lof teen-agers, Patrolmen in white and’sing next tn Cleveland/ Ohic, At the conclusion of the con-|taincoats kept the road clear.j/at the 2d annual Conv on of tare a and marked by no| block several times but they were |en, National Negro LaySr Coun- War isturbances as an-|not allowed to siop. Shouts of Prior to his | ticipated by the hundreds of po- “Commie” came from one car, dinner wie Hartford friends | ee ee me i He aT : TT 7 a ‘ ~ apo yge te meghh Ot Re docket Ren AUR A had MR MAL ei Mae ALL INFO? Tran coM™ATNED WA #