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COMMUNISM LN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 163 Mr. Potter. I assume you have been solicited for many other con- tributions for organizations that are front organizations or Com- munist organizations, to which you did not give ? Mr. Hayden. I assume that is true. An actor is solicited for con- tributions all the time. Mr. Potter. An actor and a politician. Mr. Wood. Is that all, Mr. Potter ? Mr. Potter. Yes. Mr. Wood. Did you have questions, Mr. Moulder ? Mr. Moulder. Yes. Mr. Wood. Proceed. Mr. Moulder. Referring to your testimony of the Communist move- ment having a tremendous effect on you following Yugoslavia, as I understand, that was caused not because of your sympathy with the Communist philosophy, but was stirred by the struggle of a minority group seeking to achieve economic security? Mr. Hayden. No. The only thing we were struggling against was the Nazi occupation forces. We knew many of those people had been underground for years, but the one struggle we saw was against the Germans. Mr. Moulder. You were a member of the Communist Party only 4 or 5 months ? Mr. Hayden. Let's say 6 and be on the outside. Mr. Moulder. That was as a result of continual solicitation of an acquaintance of yours, and followed the exciting period you had en- countered while in Yugoslavia ? Mr. Hayden. I think that is right. Mr. Moulder. During the period of your membership in the party, you decided that the philosophy they were discussing was not in ac- cord with your philosophy of government ? Mr. Hayden. Yes. In the first place, if I may say so—and I say it because probably a good many people have been in a similar position— I never understood it. I was constantly told if I would read 40 pages of Dialectical and Historical Materialism I would understand com- munism. I never got beyond page 8, and I tried several times. Mr. Moulder. You resigned ? Mr. Hayden. I quit. Mr. Moulder. And severed all connections with the Communist Party? Mr. Hayden. That I did. Mr. Moulder. That was several years ago ? Mr. Hayden. Over 4 years ago. Mr. Moulder. It is my understanding that the request for your appearance before this committee was not in the spirit of any reflec- tion on or any doubt of your loyalty to our country, but it was an effort on the part of the committee to secure information regarding Communist activities. Mr. Hayden. That is the way it seems to me. Mr. Moulder. I believe your courageous services in the Marine Corps and in the OSS deserve commendation, and your testimony in my opinion has been straightforward and honest. Mr. Hayden. Thank you. 81595—51—pt. 1 8