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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 63 Mr. Jerome. It would if the interests of the American people would not be served by breaking down all possibilities of establishing a rela- tionship of amity between countries, and driving the mentality of our country into a war situation by that type of questions. Mr. Potter. So you refuse to answer the question ? Mr. Jerome. I do not refuse to answer the question. My answer to the question is, I am interested in helping bring about peaceful rela- tionships between those countries and all countries. Mr. Potter. That does not answer the question, so you refuse to answer the question ? Mr. Jerome. I do not wish to be a party to answering a question that will just heighten a so-called war spirit in this country. I feel at this time, when a meeting is taking place to bring the Four Powers together, the hysteria raised by such a question cannot serve the good interests of the country. Mr. Wood. Don't you think you are in rather poor position today, in view of the answers you have given to questions of counsel and members of the committee, to take the position you take now ? Mr. Jerome. I do not. I believe the position I take is joined by most of the people of the country. I think they want peace and not war. Mr. Potter. None of us want war. If our security was at stake, would you support the United States or would you support Soviet Russia ? You have refused to answer the question. Mr. Kearney. Mr. Chairman. Mr. Wood. General Kearney. Mr. Kearney. There is a proposed "peace" march on Washington, I believe March 15. Are you connected with that movement ? Mr. Jerome. No, sir. Mr. Velde. Mr. Chaiman. Mr. Wood. Mr. Velde. Mr. Velde. You do agree that this is a legally constituted committee of the Congress, do you not ? Mr. Jerome. I do, sir. Mr. Velde. Do you agree that we are attempting to determine what subversive forces exist in this country ? Mr. Jerome. I do, sir. Mr. Velde. Do you refuse to cooperate by answering questions as to those subversive forces ? Mr. Jerome. My position is to cooperate as best I can. I believe, however, I am entitled to invoke a constitutional privilege granted me against self-incrimination. Mr. Velde. Then you refuse to answer any questions pertaining to any organizations that you belong to that you might think are sub- versive or incriminating ? Mr. Jerome. I refuse to answer any question that in my opinion would put me in a position of possibly incriminating myself, and in this I believe I am constitutionally protected. Mr. Wood. What I can't understand about your testimony, Mr. Jerome—and I am not trying to embarrass you. Mr. Jerome. I understand. Mr. Wood. You admit you are a writer. From that we are to assume that you have written material for public consumption. Yet you