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Lue Wage) TAL SE 100-1820 songs 60 that they would conform to Communist Party line, HARVEY MURPHY made the collection speech and the cole lection was very well organized with numerous membera of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers immediately canvassing the audience with amati cartons, MURPHY alse stated that by coming to the platform you could buy a record album of PAUL ROBESON for $5,00, which PAUL ROBESON would gladly autograph, PAUL ROBESON also was soliciting subscriptions for his newspaper “Freedom", which will ‘7 be described in a later section of this report, { After singing several more songs ROBESON made a speech in which he stated that he is from the common people and that he is their voice for freedom, ROBESON continued that now that the Korean armistice has been signed there should be political amesty granted to the victims of the Korean war who are presently in pris: With regard to the State Department's refusal to issues him a passport, ROBESON stated that he was furnished with a legal: brief by the State Department which explained that the reason that the State Department refused to grant him a passport was that seve: years ago while on a tour in Europe he made a speech in which he yA advocated independence for his Negro ancestors in Africa, The : State Department contends that this speech interfered with State - Department policy, ROBESON called for a wnited peace drive by all the : peopies of the world and stated that he was extending his hands a the Korean people of the Soviet Union as well as to the people os of new Red China, to the peoples of the Caribbean area, to the -_ peoples of South America and to the peoples of Africa", 'y ROBESON stated that he had several invitations to sing . in Canada and also an invitation from the British Actors Equity oa Union to play Othello in London, and urged ail present to write ie to the State Department and demand that he be issued a passport, a | Following ROBESON's speech, HARVEY MURPHY very sar- ae ‘ eastically congratulated the RCMP for the “fine coverage” that a ; they had afforded PAUL ROBESON and the concert, < f that there vette appro imately 1500 cars Qn the American side of the park, However, most of these cars belonged to individuals attending a picnic on the other side of the park and were not | _ a CO mee ya Ok sie yey ives an jappernieet a he dene bee we apantaeesge . * :