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1530 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Townsend. Well, of course, I think that is the Communist Soviet pattern with all those nations, that they move in; they take over the nation; soon there is no freedom of thought, religion, or anything. It becomes Mr. Walter. I understand that, of course, but having had much to do with the displaced persons program, it so happens that I am chair- man of the Immigration Committee and I know much of the condi- tions that exist in Euroj^e, conditions that we attempted to alleviate. It is inconceivable to me that any American would be willing to belong to an organization associated with another group doing the things and having done the things that have been done throughout the world. Mr. Townsend. Well, I agree with you there. I can't understand it, myself. Mr. Wood. Is that all, Mr. Walter ? Mr. Walter. That is all, Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood. Mr.Doyle? Mr. Doyle. Mr. Townsend, in answering questions directed to you by my distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania just now, Mr. Walter, I notice you, with reference to the three nations he questioned you about, said the Soviet theory of that was the liberation. You remember you used the term "liberation." Am I to understand from you, therefore, that that same term is now applied or was applied to our own country during the time you were a Communist? In other words, would they apply the same terms toward their thinking of our country? Would they undertake to liberate our country in the same way ? Mr. Townsend. I don't recall any discussion of that in terms of the European countries. It may have been a long-range program. There was no immediate necessity for liberating, or chance for, shall we say, liberating the United States. Mr. Doyle. In other words, merely because they thought there was no chance to apply force and violence toward liberating, under the â– Soviet theory, the United States from its capitalistic system, they didn't apply the term ? Mr. Townsend. That's right. Mr. Doyle. Why did you go to Warner Bros, and tell them your story? You related that "Warner Bros, told me my testimony would in no way affect my employment." Mr. Townsend. That's right. Mr. Doyle. Why did you go to them? Mr. Townsend. I felt I should be honest with them. If they had not known that I had been a member of the Communist Party, if they had not known that I had been subpenaed, if they had not known that I was to appear before this committee, I wanted to be completely honest with them. I went to them, told them I had been subpenaed, told them I planned to testify. They said, "Your testimony will in no way affect your employment here. We feel that anyone who co- operates with this committee is doing the industry a service." Mr. Doyle. I wish to say, in answer to my question, it was very commendable of Warner Bros, to so declare to you. Mr. Townsend. I agree completely. Mr. Doyle. That is certainly evidence of cooperation on the part of the employer in an effort to help clean up the mess.