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202 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Tavenner. "Well, you heard his testimony here. Is it true you were a member of the Communist Party? Is that true or false? Mr. Lees. I decline to answer that question, Mr. Tavenner, I have told you, on the ground previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Have you at any time been a member of the Com- munist Party? Mr. Lees. I decline to answer that statement, Mr. Tavenner. Mr. Tavenner. Are you now a member of the Communist Party? Mr. Lees. I decline to answer that statement, Mr. Tavenner, on the ground previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Have you ever attended meetings of any kind at the home of Abe Polonsky ? Mr. Lees. What do you mean by "meetings" ? Mr. Tavenner. Meetings. Have you ever been at the home of Abe Polonsky when other persons were there ? Mr. Lees. Well, since I had been in the hearing room the other day and heard the gentleman mentioned by Mr. Hayden among others, I decline to answer that question for the reason I have given in declin- ing to answer anything about Mr. Hayden previously. Mi-. Tavenner. Are you a subscriber to the Daily People's World, The Worker, and the Daily Worker, or any of them ? Mr. Lees. I believe that there is an addition to a list of organiza- tions that have been deemed subversive quite a number of publications that are also deemed subversive. I believe these publications are on that list, and I refuse to answer that question on the ground pre- viously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Have you made contributions to any of the orga- nizations which you have referred to as having been cited as Com- munist organizations, including specifically the American Youth for Democracy ? Mr. Lees. That— Mr. Tavenner. As one of them ? Mr. Lees. Mr. Tavenner, is that on your list ? Mr. Tavenner. Yes; it has been cited. Mr. Lees. If it's on your list, I decline to answer that question for the ground previously stated. • Mr. Tavenner. Have you made contributions to the People's Edu- cational Center? Mr. Lees. I see it's on your list, Mr. Tavenner, and I refuse to an- swer on the ground previously stated. Mr. Tavenner. Were you a delegate to the State— Mr. Wood. Just a moment, Mr. Tavenner. Other members of the committee may be better advised on this subject than I am. I didn't know that you had a list, Mr. Tavenner. Mi-. Lees. This list that I am looking at here is prepared and re- leased by the Un-American Activities Committee, United States House of Representatives: Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications (and Appendix). Mr. Wood. You're talking about a list of Mr. Tavenner's. Mr. Lees. Oh, I'm sorry. I included Mr. Tavenner in this com- mittee. I considered that it was the committee's list. I'm sorry.