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SE : 100-21480 .1l,1951. with mounting Government inspired violence against the Negro people.that the next organization slated fordestruction would be. the Ciyii Rights Congress. #It is little wonder that the.vicious forces behind the Burn's "CRC members and their progressive. friends will demonstrate their determination to fight by packing the Patterson mass meeting at the Oakland The #Daily Feople's World" issue .of September 17, 195l, page. 3, column carried the following article:. "Oakland September 16 yMore than 40O persons gave WILLIAM L. PATTERsON, National head of the Civil Rights Congress, a standing ovation following his speech here Thursday night. PATTERsON's talk climaxed a program which included Dr. HOLLAND ROBERTS,Director of the California Labor School and Mrs. DECCA IREUHAFT, East Bay CRc Director. Both appeared before the State Senate un-American Committee last week and are now facing possible 'contempt' citations because they stood on their constitutional rights and.refused to answer some of the committee's questions." The California Labor School.mentioned above has been declared by the Attorney General to be: within the purview of Executive Order 9835.. On September 6, 1951, of known reliability, identified DECCA TREUHAFT as 'a member of the Ben Davis Club, COMMUNIST PARTY, Alameda County in l947.. On September 14, 1951 of known reliability, said TREuHAFT appeared as a speaker at a mass meeting of the CRC held. September 13, 1951 at Oakland Auditorium, Oakland. According tq WILLIAM PATTErsoN, national functionary of. the CRC was the featured speaker and made the following statements:.