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COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 3531 Mr. Roberts. S-c-li-o-e-n-f-e-l-cl. He had worked in Government radio for about 5 or 6 years, and somehow in my eyes this made him a political pundit. I don't know why. I had great objections to this party. I said I would not be interested for a moment in joining a party which was dedicated to the overthrow of the Government. I was told that I was very foolish, that the party was definitely deter- mined to work for gradual change, nothing else. In fact it was not even a party, it was an association. And that it would work within the framework of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Delegates were sent to me about 2 or 3 weeks afterwards, and I am sorry but the only name that I can remember, I think there were two or three men, was Edward Huebsch. Mr. Tavenner. Spell the last name. Mr. Roberts. H-u-e-b-s-c-h. And they explained that I was living in the dark ages, that the party was merely interested in the things that I was interested in, better conditions in the Screen Writers' Guild, better labor conditions in Hollywood, higher wages, and so forth, and in furthering Roosevelt's policies. The answer is I was sold a bill of goods and I accepted it. I was not drugged and I was not looking for girls or the other routines that have gone on here. I accepted in good faith what I was told. The upshot of it was that I was taken to a meeting. I am not quite sure of the house, but I feel it was probably the house of Paul Trivers, who was a writer, and the meeting was completely open. There was no security; there was no secrecy of any kind. This would be sometime in May. Due to illness, unfortunately, I attended no more than two or three meetings. I was quite vague in terms of what was going on, because I was becom- ing terribly ill, and it all seemed to me a grand waste of time. In any case, this is the first phase of whatever political activity there is. Mr. Tavenner. Did 3 t ou return at that time to New York, or to the East? Mr. Roberts. I returned to New York City, Mr. Tavenner, some- time, I believe, in July or August, and I remained in New York. Mr. Tavenner. Of what year? Mr. Roberts. 1945. (Representative Harold H. Velde returned to the room at this point.) Mr. Roberts. I remained in New York until October. Upon my return in October, on doctor's orders, I took a leave of absence. Actu- ally, I wanted to quit, and they suggested a year's leave of absence would be much better, and that there was no rush as long as I was not well. Mr. Tavenner. Let us go back a moment to the first group to which you were assigned when you joined the party, which was prior also to your return to New York. You said you met at the home of Paul Trivers ? Mr. Roberts. That is right. Mr. Tavenner. Wh° were the other members of that group ? Mr. Roberts. This one group I am not sure of because it was so big. I knew very few people. I know that Mr. Lawson was there; I know that Mr. and Mrs. Trivers were there, and I also think that the Butlers were there. As for the rest of them, I can't be sure of the one really big meeting.