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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 165 Mr. Hayden. Yes; it was. Mr. Doyle. Is it still your opinion ? Mr. Hayden. Yes; it is. Mr. Doyle. But you were solicited in 1947 to rejoin the Communist Party, were you not? Mr. Hayden. I was. Mr. Doyle. What inducements, if any, were given you at that time to rejoin the Communist Party? What arguments Were put up to you? Mr. Hayden. There was very little argument. One thing I learned was that you can't argue with a Communist. His mind is made up, and you can talk from now to breakfast and it won't do any good. Mr. Doyle. Have you been solicited by anyone but Karen Morley since 1947 to rejoin the Communist Party? Mr. Hayden. I have not; not at all. Mr. Doyle. I am going to ask you this question. I don't know if it was asked by any other member of the committee when I went to the floor to vote or not. You are here before a committee of the United States Congress, a duly constituted committee of the House of Representatives, every Member of which is elected every 2 years by the American people. What is your opinion of the jurisdiction, the purpose, the functioning of this committee, before which you have testified 3 hours today? Is it, in your judgment, serving a useful pur- pose ? Is it serving a necessary purpose ? If so, to what extent, and if not, why ? Is that a fair question ? Mr. Hayden. Yes. Mr. Doyle. I am really asking for your honest-to-God truthful opinion. I have never asked that question before, but I think in view of the manner in which you have come before this committee, and the apparent frankness with which you have answered questions, if you have any criticism of the manner in which this committee functions, I would like to know what that criticism is. You have now been be- fore us 3 hours. Mr. Hayden. I think of no criticism whatever. Mr. Doyle. Have you any suggestions to make of ways and means in which we might be more helpful in meeting this problem of the determination of the Communist Party of the United States to over- throw, if necessary by force, our Government ? Mr. Hayden. I think that the request and suggestion that was made by the chairman of the committee, of which I was apprised by the counsel of the committee, that people come up and speak up. is the thing I came here today thinking it was an extremely fine thing, a con- structive thing. I don't mean to attach any importance to myself as an individual who is out of balance, but I have had the feeling that my appearance before the committee could serve a very useful purpose. I hope it does. Mr. Doyle. Thank you. Mr. Wood. Mr. Velde, did you have additional questions? Mr. Velde. Yes. Referring back to your trip back to the States when you said there were several parties in San Francisco, do you now recall any other people that you met at these parties ? Mr. Hayden. I thought of the name of this merchant seaman I said vvas expelled. His first name is Jim. Mr. Velde. He has been expelled from the Communist Party ?