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me oy stern moe NY 16025657 a Wy , _. - oe - Paar for this. kina of povernment that they believe in “end | ROBESON - Fo . Opposes.” oC ae wn _ . a of known relieoility, acvisea on that PAUL ROBLSON will head @ committee to campelgn TOT = eh release of tre imprisoned Comnunist lesders. This cempaign is Just being planned and will te nation-wide. 7 } = ws ‘Conficential Informant of known reliebilitys” advised concerning the activities surrowicing a concert given by" PAUL ROBESON in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 2 1752. The ..0-..- Informant reportea HOELSON statea _ that one thing he waate aeslro e6r i the minds of our ‘presses that he was a Communist.” The "question ie not whether FAUL ROGESGw is a Communist or not --if that were true and they could prove it, taey woulda have already heuled mé before a _— Congressicial Gommit tee or Gourt . u ROGESUN stuted, “gBooor ding to the informant, “many times I have offered to go before any - committes ana preseit my Teelin’s anu to qualify my stand. Yest i have statea that 1 likxea what I saw in Soviet tfuasia during my visits there. The great Trunsfiguration of a people that was _ sewn ana that hac taken place between my first visit in 1936 and my last visit in 1lyl7, makes me like what I saw. For that reason I edgucatea my son there. But the real core of my Fight is not political but is based on the sympathy sna the love of my people and all colored people or the worla. Iam determinea to_ gtrikxe down all'Jim Crowism' and second class citizenship ° a wherever I find it. The only thing we must concern ourselves.’ ' with is Negro liberation to Pull ettizenship in all the Worle . ana world peace.” The New York ‘edition of » the" Pittsburgh Courier" of dune lh, Iv52, pare niueteen, column six carried an article. captionea "Robeson Will Sing in Street if Necessary." This. ' article steted tot tne american House in St. Paul concelled ‘a contract for tne singer's appearance there after veteran, ‘and. civic organizations protestéa oa the besis of ROBESON! s citeges_ ‘political activities." i ot Se Bo hg ete was OP sagan os : whe ty thon Confidential Informant , of known reliability,“ Wp furnished a throw- “away issued by 4 *proyvisioiaal Gommittee to ~~ , ae AL