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COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 1489 Mr. Tavenner. Where did you live in 1942, Mr. Daggett? Mr. Daggett. 1942? The street address? Mr. Tavenner. Well, did you live at Rosemead, Calif., in August 1942? Mr. Daggett. No; I did not. Mr. Tavenner. Did you live there in 1932 ? Mr. Daggett. No; I did not. Mr. Tavenner. Have you ever lived there ? Mr. Daggett. Not that I can recall ever having lived in Rosemead, Calif. Mr. Tavenner. Did you at any time sign a petition to put the Com- munist Party on the ballot in the primary election in 1932 ? Mr. Daggett. I am afraid you are trying to link me'with a sub- versive organization, and I shall have to decline to answer that ques- tion on the grounds of the fifth amendment. Mr. Wood. Without anticipating what he is seeking to do, sir, the question as asked was did you sign such a petition. What is your answer? Mr. Daggett. My answer is that I shall decline to answer it, Congressman. Mr. Wood. Very well. Mr. Daggett. On the grounds stated. Mr. Tavenner. Well Mr. Walter. Let's get it on the grounds that the Communist Party is a subversive organization? Mr. Daggett. On the ground of the fifth amendment, sir. I think the answer I made is quite clear. Mr. Walter. It wasn't to me. I understood you to say that you did decline to answer because Mr. Tavenner was trying to link your name with a subversive organization. Mr. Daggett. Correct. Mr. Walter. I was just wondering what that organization was. Mr. Daggett. He named it. Mr. Tavenner. Are you acquainted with Mr. Harold Ashe ? Mr. Daggett. I shall have to decline to answer that question on the same ground previously stated. Mr. Wood. Just a moment. You don't have to decline to do any- thing here, sir, unless you desire to do it, so don't—please don't leave the inference that you are under any compulsion to decline to answer. The question is, Do you decline to answer I Mr. Daggett. I do decline to answer; yes. Mr. Tavenner. Were you present during the testimony of Mr. Harold Ashe. Mr. Daggett. Part of the time; yes. Mr. Tavenner. Did you hear that part of his testimony in which he referred to his acquaintanceship with you? Mr. Daggett. May I consult my attorney ? [Consulting counsel.] Yes, I did. Mr. Tavenner. Did you hear him say that in 1939 he procured from you a copy of the report—the 1938 report of the Committee on Un- American Activities. Mr. Daggett. I decline to answer that question on the ground of the fifth amendment.