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speakers at this function were Dr. I.I.B. DU BOIS who spoke
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reliable intornation in the pas , v aed that the Chicago
Council or Anerican+Soviet Friendship CCASI! and the Atro-
Anerican Heritage Association ALBA! co-apcneored a inaction
in honor or the 42nd Anniversary o£ the Russian levolution and
the 86th Anniveraary oi the rounding or diplomatic relations
hetveen the United States and the U.S.S.B., laid tunction
heing held on !ove;ber ll, l9§9,,at 32 !eet Qandelph street,
Chicago, Illinois. Source advised that thelleatmred speakers
at this tunction were Dr. 1.3.8. DuBois and Iitrotan P.Iedorin, a Soviet Oiticial tron the u.s.s.n. Ilhaasy, I
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at this tunction were Handel fez-nan, Chairman, CCASI; Shirley
Grahan, the vile ct Dr. LLB, ,DuBois; Leloy Iolins. Becretarv.
ccasr, and Ishmael Ilory, an cfiicial of tn; um. ieinii-2:6 15.25
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individuals at this functions, dvised that thetopic oi the address by Dr. IE1: was "Co-existence,Colonialian, and Peace". dvieed that Dr. 'I.l.B.
DuBoie epoke on a recent or our he had taken which hadincluded tvo trw to the Ioviet Union and a visit to China,
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where he was feted by top Governnent Leaders on the occasion
of his 91st birthday., Duhois in his speech, noted that his
trip to Chin: ed recent date, the the iirst trip he had
taken to that country since 1936. as said that on this recent
trip he was within the borders of China for 9 weeks and that
everything he saw in that country fills his with adliration
for the Chinese people. DuBois claimed that the Chinese
people, under the Chinese !eople's Republic, have lads
trenendous strides. He clained that the industrialization
of various industries and plants in China has brought, '@- -.,,
great prosperity to the Ghinese people. He said that the Chinese,
in edditioo to organising their industry,have also trenendously
organized their schools. He stated that children in China
and also in Russia, cone first. He noted that children in
China are snot pernitted to becone a degenerate group. He
also stated that they were not pernitted to become subject
to a dognatic,decedent religion. e enid this nertiini to children in
the Soviet Union, as sell_ae in hmu5;&nminfancy on. He noted
that the discipline of the children in the school, particularly
since it is not hindered by'religious teaching, is such that
the children's actions are closely controlled and they are
not permitted to do as they please, such as they are in the
United States. DuBois stated that in spite of this closely
controlled discipline taught in the schools and the holes in
China, the Chinese children appear to be very contented.
According to Buhcis, the excellent school systens that Ch
and Russia have developed under the Socialist Systen are
such that they outstrip both Iestern Europe and the United
States in their current teachings
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Dr. Duois, also consented
on a health program w c . He
compared it to the health progrin whi England had adopted
and where he stated the Tories tried to do away with it, but
eere prevented iron doing so by the people, DuBois also
clained that the Chinese people because of their present
fern of Governnent,zara advanced in their freedom and
liberties. He stated that all the Chinese people look
forward with confidence to the future. DuBois noted that
the hinese people ire gitini their Government eonderinl
cooperation.-.During his speech, DuBois referred to Dr.Sun Yet Sen as the great liberator of China. zfring his
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ltatee tor help in solving the Chinese people'e problene,
ihowever, the United Btatee retneed to help and consequently,
Dr. Bun tat Ben turned to Ineeie tor help. Buoie etated
that the Ineeiane eent teohniciana to the eeeietanoe oi Dr.
Inn tat len and that this act by lneeia ens the beginning oi
Connunien and Iooialien in Chine. .Dr. dun tat len,'aooording
to Duoie, with the help oi Ineain, drove out oi Chine, the
Ieatern Colonial luster: and the Chinese Iar Lords. luoia
concluded by noting that China; an a nation, ie ohenging
history. He stated that China is a miracle land and that
no lon: as the United ltetee ignores China, Chine till ignore
the United States. -In Iteted that et the preeent tile, Soviet
Inaaie and other ocialiet People are the only ones who will
help China. -lo concluded by aayin: that people everywhere in
th world, who are nnder the Conlnnie banner, including CChina,have no regrete and no £eare.[2/ _
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lneeia,'"a new born wonan". -she etated that her trip to
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that she and her husband,.Dr. Dmois, had travelled in excess
of 7,000 piles within China. She said that her eyes Iere
opened by this trip and that she and her husband found Chinese
people to be the nost friendly people in the world. She
also stated that Chinese people they had net could not do
enough tor then. She noted that her husband had been
received by the heads or the Chinese Governsent at a reception
held for his in Peking, China, in honor of his 91st hirthday.
She stated that at this'rsception, both she and her husband
received a tremendous ovation. Concerning the role oi eoen
in China, Shirley Grahan stated the Chinese vonen have a very
important role in China. 3hestated as an example of their
inportance, that the.Iinister oi Health in China is a eonan
as is the Iinister of Justice. Shirley Graham stated to
the audience that American women, in order to compete with their
Chinese equivalent, Inst get together and work for peace and
friendship and treedoi and liberty. She said that tcien
in the United States lust also get into politics and start
a real political progran tor vonen. She stated that in order
to do this,eonen will have to start in the hose. According to
source, Shirley Graham received the greatest ovation when
she spoke oi the organization of vosen in the United States
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Flo advised that when Dr. DnBois was
introduce e was introduced as a fearless leader for peace.
Bource stated that no mention was made concerning the generally
known fact that Dr. I.l.B. DuBois was the reci ient of an
award of the Lenin ea Prize.
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of this Lenin Peace Prise could not be made at this November 11,
1959 meeting. Be stated that he guessed the Cbuncil would
have to wait for another opportun1ty.U,/
In addition to the information concerning themeeting set-out above, it is to be noted that the f llowingis set forth concerning the individuals IODtiOBQdp{la¢*
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"The Iorker", Illinois edition, issue of Iebruary 13,
1949, Page 5, Cblunn 1, Iagazine Section,~carried an article
entitled "Dr. DuBois Sees Africans on larch to Liberation".
This article identified Dr._I.I.B. DuBois as Vice-Chsirsen of the
Cbuncil on African Affairs.
"The Iorker" is an let hast Communist weekly
newspaper.
The Cvdncil on African Affairs is an organization
which has been designated by the Attorney General of the
United States prsuant to Executive Order 10450.
A 92who has furnished reliable information
in the past, on sep em 1, 1951, furnished a letter of the
American Peace Crusade APC! which identified Dr. I.l.B. Duois
as s ationsl Director of the APC.
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Illinois now deceased!, made available in January, 1954, the
"First Annual Report CCASF", an undated publication which stated
that the Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship CCASF!
was incorporated in July, 1943. This document stated, "The
Council's affiliation with the National Council of American-
Soviet Friendship was validated August 11 943!. The present
name eas adopted to confers to standard national practice, It
should be noted, however, that the Chicago Concil is entirely
autonomous; the government of its affairs rests exclusively in
the hands of its Chicago Executive Board."
A source advised on June 26, 1956, that at an Execu-
tive Committee meeting of the CCASF, an officer of the organiza-
tion stated that the aims of the Council were peaceful co-
existence and friendship with the USSR.
A second source advised on lay ll, 1959, that the
CCASF continues to use its facilities for the purpose of pro-
pagandizing for international peace and cultural exchange with
the USSR. This source advised that even though the CCAS! claims
to be autonomous, loaders of the group are frequently in contact
Iith, and its program closely follows that of, the RationalCouncil of American-Soviet Friendship. ' "
The National Council of American-Soviet Friendship has
been designated by the Attorney General of the United States
pursuant to Executive Order #10450.
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Hsinhua News Agency press releases of February 23,
1959, revealed, under Peking date, February 22, 1959,
that Premier Chou En-Lai had received Du Bois and his wife
that evening, and had given a dinner for them. According
to this article, Du Bois and his wife were members of the
World Peace Council, WPC!.
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Hsinhua News Agency press releases of February
25, 1959, revealed under Peking date, February 23, 1959,
that a banquet vas given in honor of Du B0is' 91st
birthday in Peking on that evening which was attended,
amoungothers, by ¥1ce~Premier Chen Yi.Q~
The "National Guardian", issue of March 2, 1959,
page 12, column 3, contained an article which indicated that
Du Bois had a two hour meeting with Soviet Premier, Khrushchev.Ub
A characterization of the "National Guardian"
appears in the Appendix hereto.
The May 1, 1959, issue of the "Soviet News", a
periodical published by the Fress Department of the Soviet
Embassy in London, featured an article concerning the
awards of the International Lenin Peace Prize for 1958,
which inicated that Du Bois ad Nikita Khrushchev were
among the individuals awarded the Lenin Peace Prize LPP!.
The "New York Times", issue of May 4, 1959, page
3, contained ancarticle under the date, Moscow, May 3, 1959,
which was concerned with the repordng that Du Bois
was the third American to win the LPP, and the article
quoted Du Bois in part as follows:
"I have never been a member of the Comunist D
Party" ...."But I think Communism is the best system for all
countries after this trip."...
The Communist Party has been designated by
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A review of the issues of "Mainstream" from
January, 1957, to June, 1959, rewmed the name Shirley
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Activities, United States House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning
Masses and Mainstream :
"Masses and M&instream*
"1. Cited as the successor to New Masses,
a Communist magazine.
Committee on Un-American Activities,
House Report 1953 on the Congress of
American Women, April 26, l9§O,
originally released October 23, l9H9,
p. 75; also cited in House Report
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Publications," revised and published as of January 2,
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Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning the
"National Guardian":
"National Guardian
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in 19h? as a "progressive" weekly. * * *
Although it denies having any affiliation
with the Communist Party, it has
manifested itself from the beginning
as a virtual official propaganda arm of
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Publications," revised and published as of January 2,
1957, prepared and released by the Committee on Un-American
Activities, united States House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning
"World Peace Council":
"World Peace Council"
"1. Cited as having been formed at the con-
clusion of the Second World Peace Congress
in Warsaw and which was heralded by the
Moscow radio as the expression of the deter-
mination of the peoples to take into
their own hands the struggle for peace.
Committee on Un-American Activities,
House Report 378 on the Communist "Peace"Offensive, April 25, 1951, %r%%inallyreleased April 1, 1951, p.39
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United States to give such a prize to r. William Edward
Burghardt Du Bois of Brooklyn, New'York,"who long has espoused
Communist causes." According to the article, American authorities
said there was no_objection to Skobeltsyn, but that the purpose
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in an article on page three, columns one and two, of the
May 20, 1954, edition disclosed that Du Bois was an instructor
at the Jefferson School of Social Science, an organization
cited by the Attorney General, pursuant to Executive Order 10450;
and when questioned as to whether he believed in the prin piesof Marxism-Leninism, Du Bois answered in the affirmative.§&
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author, lecturer, and the recipient ot the International
Peace Prize in 1952, whose hone in in rooklyn, New York,and whose office is in New York City.&5
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1959, contained an article entitled U.S. Denies Visa to
Sovietiide "'!hich stated that Dmitri Slsobeltsyn, Chairaan oithe Gonmittee which awards the Lenin Peace Prizes, had been
refused a visa to enter the United States. The article set
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SubJects on Security Index. Iilliam Dubois is
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Fulton Lewis, Jr. , dwelled at length upon the communist backgroimd
sympathies of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois.* Mr. Lewis stated that Dr. DuBois' is being given a Lenin Peace Prize by the Russian Embassy tonight June 23!and that this is merely one more indication of the very close connection j /Jbetween the Communist Party, USA, and the Soviet Union. Mr. Lewis ; .1
pointed out that those attending the presentation of this award to Dr. DuBois
include Communist Party functionaries Ben Davis, Louis Weinstock
and Alexander Trachtenberg. After reciting several examples of '
Dr. DuBois' s subversivetype statements and affiliations, Mr. LewisI concluded with the observation that the Russians are welcome to persons
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Peace Prize won by him in May, 1959.
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and their echeduled attendance at the above referenced Conference
in Accra, Ghana.
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Twelve copies of the enclosed letterhead memo weredesignatedthr the Bueau because it pertains to the subject andhis wire who have travelled extensively in the past both at homeand abroad and because the complete itinerary of the subject andextent of his travels abroad are not known at this time.
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wife.
June 25, 1960 Leave New York via Sabena Airlines
Flight Number 548 Jet First Class!for Brussels, Belgium '
June 26, 1960 Leave Brussels vie OK Czechoslova-
kia Airlines! Flight Number 562
for Prague
June 30, 1960 Leave Prague via AZ Alitalia
Airlines! Flight Number 261
for Rome.
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Lola Graham Du Bois
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as unable to advise the date when
Du Bcis in en e e hana or the date on which he ex-
pected to return to the United States. ii: '
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ro , vised that the subject
and a female, Tot further identified, W'¬i 'e listed in hisrecords as having departed New York aboard Sabena Airlines
Flight Nuzrber 511 at 9:30 p,'m,' on June 25, 1960; He said
that Du Bois was travelling to Prague, Czechoslovakia. Mr;
6 advised that Du Boia and his companion were scheduled
rum-at in Brussels, Belgium aboard Flight Number 5&8
at 9:15 a.m. on June 26, 1960, He said that they would
then continue to Prague, Czechoslovakia aboard Czechoslovakian
Airlines Flight Number 562 which was scheduled to arr_'ive_ in
Frague some time during the afternoon of June 2b, l9b0.W
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were among the individuals who had positively indicated that
they were going to attend the Conference For African Women And
Women of African Lescent in Accra, Ghana in July, 196O.U'~
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Concerning William E; Burghardt Du Bois
and his wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois,
the Passpbrt Office, Department of State,
furnished information rrm its files
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which were issued on Jue 7, 1960, U;
The "New York Mirror", a New York daily newspaper,
dated June 2%, 1960, contained an article captioned "Reds
Present 0uBoia with Lenin Prize" which revealed that the subject
was presented the "Lenin prize"..=by the "Sov1et"Union ...on
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speech in nhich_he stated that there are two opposing syetens .n, in the nedern world, the soc ialien sf Karl Iar: leading rte -e
__ i consunisn and private capitalisn asdeveloped hy Isrth lnerica _ o
;:» and Ieetern Europe. is stated thatthe African countries need '-;;_S _ sapital hnt if the ran naterials, tssls, and nachinee are snned U -_
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for the information of the New York Office:-Q
Photostat of article captioned "China and Africa"
by w. E. nu BOIS obtained from the 3/3/59 edition of "Peking
Review." U/
Photostat of article captioned "Our Visit to
by W. E. B. DU BOIS obtained from the magazine "China
Pictorial" 3/20/59, editionlbChina"
One negative and five photographs of WILLIAM
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ne negative and five photographs of SHTRLEY
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JUL 2 5 1960
WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS
LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS
Also Known As
SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS
.§EQURITY MA$T§R%:_CT7
The files of the Passport Office, United States
Department of State USDS!, Washington, D. C., were reviewed
on July 18, 1960, and the following information was contained
in the passport folders for William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
and his rife, Shirley Graham Du Boiszui
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Date of Birth:
Passport Application
Passport Number:
Permanent Residence:
Parents:
Father:
Mother:
Spouse:
Date of Marriage:
Travel Plans:
Port of Departure:
Approximate Date
Departure:
Mode of Travel:
Intended Stay Abroad:
Proposed Itinerary:
Purpose of Trip:
Description:
Height:Hair:
Eyes:
Occupation
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February 23, 1868 at Great '
Barrington, Hassachusetts
May 11, 1960, at Hen York, New York.
2285216 issued June 7, 1960
31 Grace Court, Brooklyn l,
New York.Dated:
Alfred Du Bois, born 1825, Haiti,
United States citizen, deceased.
Mary S. Burghardt, born Massachusetts,
1331, deceased.
Shirley Graham Du Bois, born
November ll, 1399, Indianapolis,
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February 14, 1958
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Inaugural of the Republic of Ghana.
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LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS '
A notation appears on this passport application that
subject's last passport, number 1103544, issued June 30, 1958,
had been canceled because of subject's travel to Communist
China in violation of the geographical restrictions contained
in that passport.§/
Dr. William E. Burghardt Du Bois submitted a sworn
affidavit to the Passport Office, USDS, Washington, D. C.,
dated May ll, 1960, in which he stated that in any future
travel he would not use his passport in violation of the
restrictions contained therein or of any similar restrictions
subsequently promulgated by the United States Government.&/
This affidavit further stated that Dr. Du Bois and
his wife have been officially invited by the Government of Ghana
to come to Ghana as its guests to participate in the ceremonies
to take place June 29, 1960, to July 4, 19604»
The following information was obtained from the
passport folder of Shirley Graham Du Bois, wife of Dr. Du Bois:M,
Name: Shirley Graham Du Bois
Born: November ll, 1899, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Passport Application Dated: Hay ll, 1960, at New York, New York
Passport Number: 2285215 issued June 7, 1960
Permanent Residence: 31 Grace Court, Brooklyn l, New York
Parents:
Father: David Andrew Graham, born Evanston,
Indiana, 1860, deceased.
Mother: Lizzie Etta Bell, born Missouri, 1873
deceased.
Spouse: William E. Burghardt Du Bois, born
February 23, 1868, Great Barrington,
Massachusetts
Travel Plans:
Port of Departure: New York
Approximate Date of
Departure: June 20, 1960
Mode of Travel: Air
Intended Stay Abroad: Three months
Proposed Itinerary: Republic of Ghana
Purpose of Trip: To accompany husband to inaugural of
Republic of Ghana.
Description:
Height: Five feet, four inches.
Hair: Blackgrey
Eyes: Brown
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LOLA GRAHAM DU BOIS
Identifying Marks: Scar on neck
Occupation: Writer
Passport number 1103545 issued to Shirley GrahamDu Bois on gune 30, 1958, was withdrawn because of her travel to
Qommunist C_ina in violation of the geographical Qestrictions
contained in that passport.U/
Shirley Graham Du Bois submitted a sworn affidavit to the
Passport Office, USDS, dated May ll, 1960, in which she stated
that in any future travel she would not use her passport in
violation of the restrictions contained therein or of any similar
restrictions subsequently promulgated by the United States
Government.lb
A review of the entries in passport number 1103545
issued June 30, 1958, to Shirley Graham Du Bois, reflects travel
by this individual to the following places in 1958-l959:Lt
London, South Hampton, Harwick, England; Accra and
Adoba, Ghana; Kiev, Moscow Russia; Holland; Paris, France;
Brussels, Belgium; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Cairo, Egypt; East
German Republic; Berlin, Germany; Bromma, Sweden; Khartoum,
United Arab Republic; and Belgrade, Yugoslavia.L»
Passport number 1103545 issued to Shirley Graham Du Bois
on page twelve contains a stamp which reflects entry of the
bearer of this passport at Tirana, Albania, on December 18, 1953.
This stamp also carries the caption of "R.-P. Shqiperise"
the People's Republic of Albania! P.K.KAk
This passport does not reflect the length of stay fora
Shirley Graham Du Bois in Albania. Page five of this passport
contains a restriction against travel to Albanialx
A review of the entries in passport number 1103544
issued June 30, 1958, to William Edward Burghardt Du Bois,
reflects travel by this individual to the following places in
1958-1959n~
London, South Hampton, Harwick, England; Moscow, Russia;
Holland; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France;
East German Republic; Berlin, Germany; and Bromma, Sweden.W
Passport number 1103544 issued to Dr. Du Bois on
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Passport files contained the following sumary of a
speech given by Dr. Du Bois at the Hague on September ll, l958$D
¬He opened by saying tht-America has no policies for
peace and is set out to commit suicide by inducing war. This
aim is but for one reason; namely, to save American capitalism.
Big business controls the press and keeps the people of the
United States in darkness. The only people who fight for the
salvation of the United States are the Negroes. Hf
"He said that the United States has but one interest-
money, and that it is frightful the way it 'bleeds' and controls
its allies.
"United States democracy is doing everything possible to_
prepare for war. The communists in America are ready to take over.
"Private capital makes war to save itself and, he added
the Soviet Union does not want war. It knows the evils of war
and the United States does not.ir
He condemned ROOSEVELT, his Works Progress Administratio
program, and said ROOSEVELT stopped socialism in the United States
and gave the large United States corporations control of the
United States.U/
"Again and again he reiterated that United States was
big business, run by business, and that business was doing every-
thing possible to start war against the Soviet Union and China.
He also stated that not only did American business firms control
the Government but that they control European businesses as well.
This all brings hardships for the egroes since they are the oneswho understand the evils of this pglicy and as such, they cannot
love their country, the United States.V
"Very briefly he inserted words that to some extent the
Negroes ;:Q1LULQ§ freed in the United States. That it has been
his goal in life to have the Negroes speak out for themselves.Q-
"At this point, Du Bois looked up from his notes and
said, It has taken me eleven years to obtain a passport...
eleven years when I could not travel abroad.'V
He emphasized his belief that Europe should point out
to the Uned States that it should recognize China Communist
China, he did not say!. He also expressed the hope that Europe
would ask the United States to cease its policy of fightin
against communism."t~
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Dr. Bu Bois's passport folder contains the following
information regarding the ceremony in which an honorary Charles
University Degree was bestowed on Dr. Du Bois held October 23,
1958, at the University in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In_his
acceptance address Dr. Du Bois stated that the only countries
which had even cone close to obtaining socialism were the
Soviet Union, China, Czechoslovakia and Iuguavia. He stressed
the need for the use of socialism in the world's quest for peace
and defined "true socialism" as being "pure communism? Dr.
Du Bois reportedly gave the impression that none of the nations
in the communist block have reached the stage of having pure
communism. U1
During the above ceremony Dr. Du Bois' "honorary
doctoral dissertation" was entitled "The Negro and Communism."
In this he made the following p0ints:%
1. His efforts to help the American Negro had
always been ineffectual until the success of the Russian
Revolution brought home to him the fact that the plight of
the Negro was more economic than political or sociologicalh
2. America has moved a long way towards socialism
citing examples of Social Security, health insurance and medical
care.-
3. American labor movement was reactionaryi,
4. The American Negro could no longer be considered
as part of a malleable mass which can be organized and led in
the vanguard of the pro1etariat.-
The American Negroes have divided into classes just
as have the American white peoph and a definite American
bourgeoisie has been formed.t
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