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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 289
been able to do nnd no man will ever do as long as I am able to resist.
Mr. Kearns. I have asked repeatedly, and I wish you people would adhere to it, we will have no expression from those in the courtroom j)ertaining to proceedings here.
Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, may we proceed?
Mr. Kearns. Go ahead, Mr. Counsel.
Mr. DoiiERTY. Mr. Chairman and counsel, in view of the altercation, I think all of us have lost our trend of thought. I again i-espectfully request that last night's question be repeated.
Mr, McCann. With pleasure. The question was:
Now, Mr. Doherty, it has been testified here that pressures iiad been brought to bear upon you by IMr. Hutcheson, and that this comniittee was so concerned at the time wlien they were interviewed by the Guild of Screen Actors, that you men had written your resignations as vice presidents of tlie American Federation of Labor and had them in your pocket. Is that true?
Mr. DoiiERTY. What was the answer ?
Mr. McCann. The answer you made was, "That is absolutely untrue, so far as I am concerned, and the other vice presidents can speak for themselves."
Mr. DonERTY. At that point, Mr. Chairman, I wish to reiterate what I said yesterday, and I beg your indulgence while I elaborate on the subject.
The American Federation of Labor convention was held in Chicago, 111., during the month of October 1946. At that time a number of members of the Screen Actors Guild were in attendance at that convention.
I recall that the members of our committee met with the representatives of the Screen Actors Guild. To the best of my memory, at no time during that meeting was anything said about resignations.
However, I do personally have a hazy recollection of having met with some of the people representing the Screen Actors Guild in a personal way, and that hazv recollection — though I can't name the parties involved — is that I did say something to the effect that if our A, F. of L. committee was re]3udiated by either the convention of the American Federation of Labor or by the executive committee of the A. F. of L., that I would resign from the committee. That I definitely recall entering into the picture somewhere. And, as I say, I have a hazy recollection to that effect. That is my answer to the question, Mr. Chairman and counsel.
Mr. McCann. Mr. Knight, did 3^ou make any such statement at all with respect to any resignation ?
Mr. Knight. I talked to no one about resigning as a vice president of the A. F. of L. I never heard of it before — never considered it.
Mr. McCann. Did you talk to them
Mr. Knight. Neither did I have any resignation of any kind or character written out and in my pocket at any time.
Mr. McCann. Did you talk about resigning from the council?
Mr. Knight. I did not.
Mr. McCann. Did you talk about resigning from the committee?
Mr. Knight. No, sir.
INIr. McCann. Did you, Mr. Birthright ?
Mr. Birthright. No, sir.
Mr. McCann. Did you say anything about resigning at all ?
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