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406 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY a question like that at this time is part of a mistaken notion that by committing ourselves to the inevitability of war we will be better prepared to have peace. That doesn't make sense to me. Mr. Wood. Is that the only answer you desire to make to the ques- tion asked? Mr. Polonsky. Yes; it is a question of opinion, and that is my answer. Mr. Wood. And the only answer you will give ? Mr. Polonsky. Yes, sir. I can develop it further if you wish. Mr. Wood. Proceed, Mr. Potter. Mr. Potter. Do you believe as an American citizen you carry with your citizenship a responsibility to defend your country in case of an attack by an aggressor ? Mr. Polonsky. Isn't that the same question ? It just makes it more abstract. Mr. Potter. Will you bear arms for your country in case of an attack by an aggressor ? Mr. Polonsky. I have, in the sense that, when I was asked to volunteer they said, "Will you volunteer for a duty that may be dangerous?" I didn't want to, but I did. I didn't know what it was going to be. It turned out not to be dangerous at all in a real sense. Mr. Potter. You were very fortunate. Mr. Polonsky. I know it, sir. Mr. Potter. There have been a lot of men who have been called and who have taken and assumed a responsibility that they have as citizens to bear arms and to risk their necks. They have done it in wars and wars, and they are doing it in Korea today. Mr. Polonsky. I didn't serve in a cellar club. Mr. Potter. There are many men today being called. If you re- ceived orders today to serve in Korea, what would your answer be ? Mr. Polonsky. I would naturally go. I wouldn't disobey the laws of the United States. But you are asking me a question of opinion or war and peace, and I have answered that. Mr. Potter. We all want peace. We have wanted peace for cen- turies, but we have had wars. In case the war should come, I am asking you, despite the fact you have refused to answer questions concerning a certain ideology, whether you today would support the cause of our country in case we were attacked? Mr. Polonsky. I said to you that I would obey the laws of the United States, and I have and will do so in the future. But when you come to the question of war and peace today, that is another question, because that is a question in a sense of fighting for what you believe is correct. I believe if we prepare for war constantly we will surely have it, and the only peace Ave will have is the peace apes and tigers have. Mr. Potter. Peace by domination ? Mr. Polonsky. There will be no domination after the next war, sir. There will be ruin. Mr. Wood. Mr. Kearney. Mr. Kearney. Do you know if any of the Hollywood writers who were convicted and served time in jail are now writing in Hollywood under assumed names or through other parties ? Mr. Polonsky. Are they all out of jail ? Mr. Kearney. Those who are out of jail.