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COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 491
(The bahuR'o of the statement is as follows:)
6. According to the People's World, October 22, 1942, page 2, and October 31, 1942, page 8, Lester Cole was active in the Hollywood Writers' Mobilization, the snccossor of the Hollywood branch of the Loague of American Writers.
7. One of tlie (»rganixations particii»ating in the Hollywood Writers Mobilization is tho Scr^-en Writers' (luild, of which Lester Cole is a member of the executive board, according to the Daily Worker of August 10, 1947, page 11-m and the Sci-een Writer of July 1!)47,. page 28. John Howard Lawson, who was identified by tile Daily Worker, officijil organ of the ('ommunist I'arty (issue of August 28, 1987, page 7), as a Communist Party memlier, is a leading figure in the Screen Writers' Guild.
The Ch.mkm.vx. Now, the Cliair would like to advise that by iinaiiinious vote this siibcoinniittee recommends to the full committee that Ring Lardner, Jr., and Lester Cole be cited for contempt of Congress and that aj)i)ropriate action be taken immediately.
Xext witness.
Mr. Stkii'Ltng. Mr. Berthohl Brecht.
The Chairman. Mr. Brecht. will you stand, please, and raise your riji^ht hand t
i)o yon solennily swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. Brecht. 1 do.
The Chairman. Sit down, please.
TESTIMONY OF BERTHOLD BRECHT (ACCOMPANIED BY COUNSEL, MR. KENNY AND MR. CRUM)
Mr. STHirLix(i. Mr. Brecht. will you })lease state your full name and present address for the record, please? Speak into the microphone.
Mr. Bhecht. iNIy name is Berthohl Brecht. I am living at 34 West Seventy-third Street. New York. I was born in Augsburg, Germany, February 10, 1898.
Mr. STRirLixG. Mr. Brecht. the committee has a
The Chairman. What was that date again?
Mr. Stripling. AVould vou give the date again ?
The Chairman. Tenth'of Februarv 1898.
Mr. McDowEix. 1898?
Mr. Brecht. 1898.
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Chairman, the conmiittee has here an interpreter, if you desire the use of an interpreter.
Mr. Crcm. Would you like an interpreter?
The Chairman. Do you desire an interpreter?
Mr. P>recht. Yes.
The Chairman. Mr. lnteri)reter. will you stand and raise your right hand, j^lease^
Mr. Interi)reter. do you s()lend\ swear you will diligently and correctly transhite from English into German all (juestions which may be proi)ounded to this witness and as diligently and correctly translate from (irerman into English all answei-s made by him, so help vou Ood?
Mr. Bacmcjardt. I do.
The Chairman. Sit down.
(Mr. David Baumgardt was .seated beside the witness as intei-])reter. )