▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Police ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁lives ▁and ▁property ▁of ▁citizens , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁and ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁perpet rat ors . ▁Despite ▁condem n ation ▁from ▁progress ives ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists , ▁the ▁main stream ▁press ▁and ▁local ▁officials ▁over wh el ming ly ▁bl amed ▁Rob es on ▁and ▁his ▁fans ▁for ▁" prov oking " ▁the ▁violence . ▁Following ▁the ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁ri ots , ▁other ▁cities ▁became ▁fear ful ▁of ▁similar ▁inc idents , ▁and ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁scheduled ▁concert ▁dates ▁of ▁Rob es on ' s ▁were ▁can ce led . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Rob es on ' s ▁controvers ial ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁left ist ▁affili ations , ▁the ▁National ▁Mar itime ▁Union ▁convention ▁considered ▁a ▁motion ▁that ▁Rob es on ' s ▁name ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁union ' s ▁honor ary ▁membership ▁list . ▁The ▁motion ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁among ▁members . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁the ▁All - Ch ina ▁Art ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁Work ers ' ▁Association ▁and ▁All - Ch ina ▁Association ▁of ▁Mus icians ▁of ▁Liber ated ▁China ▁protest ed ▁the ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁attack ▁on ▁Rob es on . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Rob es on ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁lun che on ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Labor ▁Conference