Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 331 as I recall it, and as a result, because of the combination of various committees, many new faces arc now in Washington. We find, Mr. Chairman, that for the most part the men who have been selected to act as counsel are high-caliber, fine, upstanding American citizens. It litis been my i)leasure. Mr. Chairman and counsel, to appear on innumerable occasions before many, many committee meetings in the United States Senate and in the House of Representatives. I have appeared before full committees and subcommittees. I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy. ^ly testimony has been listened to and generally, I think, made an imjnession upon the committee involved. Never before lias any agency of tb.e Government insidted me r.s I have been insulted liere this afternoon. I want very briefly to say to you, Mr. Chairman and counsel, that I was educated in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. I enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17. I say ''enlisted.'' I had 9 months in the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, for which I was given the Victory Medal and a Siberian battle clasp. I was a chief radio operator on Corregidor following World War I. I am a telegraph operator. I have served as a member of the labormanagement advisory committee to the Civil Service Commission in AA'ashington, U. C. I am })resently a member of a special commission appointed by resolution of the Civil Service Committee of the United States Senate. I am also an advisory committee member to the staff of tlie Senate Civil Service Commission. So I think that, to merit some of these appointments, which I have not solicited, I must have at least ordinary intelligence. Xow, I find oftentimes there are some lawyers in life who can't make a living elsewhere that attach themselves to Government. I want to say here, Mr. Chairman, that I resent that slur on the letter carriers of the United States of America, as placed in the record by Mr. McCann. I demand now, Mr. Chairman, that he not only apologize to me as president of the National Association of Letter Carriers but that he extend that apology to every letter carrier in the United States postal service. Mr. Kearxs. Mr. McCann. I thought I did hear you apologize a few minutes ago. I imagine you extend that ]Mr. McCaxx. jNIr. Chairman, I want to say to you — I think I have tried to do it graciously two or three times Mr. Kearxs. This is just to be limited. Mr. McCaxx. I am going to be very, very quiet about it. This afternoon repeated attacks were made against me by him. T responded in the same spirit, and I am sorry. I am sorry that I said anything. As a matter of fact. I haven't anything but affection and regard and the best feeling in the world for the letter carriers of the United States. I extend to them my sincere apologies and best wishes. I haven't anything against any man in the world who labors. The only reason, sir, I made that remark was because you had been needling me for some time and the chairman apparently desired for me to respond. I am sorry I responded in that vein. T hope we will be able to work together very well, and I think we will. I have no disposition