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JITRISDICTIONAL DISPUTES IN THE MOTION-PICTUEE
INDUSTEY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1947
House of Representatives, Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor,
Los Angeles, Calif.
The subcommittee met at 10 a. m., in room 324, United States Post Office Building and Courthouse, the Honorable Carroll D. Kearns (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.
Also present : Laurence W. Beilenson, 321 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Calif., appearing for Screen Actors Guild.
Mr. Kearns. The hearing Avill come to order.
INIr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, I think it is rather important this morning, in view of the review which I have made of the testimony that was introduced yesterday, that we should again call attention to the statement made by the chairman just prior to his departure from Los Angeles.
It becomes very evident that either careless testimony or testimony whicli is not true was received by the committee on yesterday. For that reason I wish to read the statement of Hon. Fred A. Hartley, Jr., chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives :
I deeply regret that it will be impossible for me to remain in Los Angeles to further participate in the hearings which Mr. Kearns will direct with respect to the jurisdictional strikes in Hollywood and other matters that may come to the attention of the committee. My duties as chairman require that I should supervise numerous subcommittees and other activities this summer. Before leaving Los Angeles I desire to say that it will not be the purpose of the subcommittee to pull anyone's chestnuts out of the fire nor to assist anyone in a civil action against anyone else. I have directed Mr. Kearns and Mr. McCann that they are to receive all of the evidence which anyone can submit on the problems and facts involved in the Hollywood jurisdictional strike and other Hollywood labor troubles.
I realize that Mr. Kearns is confronted with an arduous task, that it will be necessary for him to subpena and to examine some of the leaders of industry and labor. I want it definitely understood that I have directed him that in this investigation no punches are to be pulled. I want him to get to the bottom of this problem and see if it is not possible to make recommendations thereafter to the Congress which will prevent such disastrous labor controversies in the future.
Furthermore, I have directed Mr. Kearns and Mr. McCann to report to me any failure by a witness, no matter how prominent he may be, to refuse to respond to a subpena, any act by any such witness which is in contempt of Congress, and any apparent perjury committed by witnesses during this investigation.
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