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)

366 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES May I also say that in George O'Brien we have a worthy successor. Let me say tiiis in all candor and in all truthfulness: Whether the House goes Republican or whether it goes Democratic, regardless of what the situation may be — we dctn't know whether George O'Brien is going to be the chairman of thisamalgamated committee or whether someone else is going to be the chairman; it might be me flaughter and applause] — you can depend upon it, we will be in tliere pitching f<n' you. There is still a job to be done. Don't overshoot the njark. as has been suggested. Let me go back one moment. Let me give a little credit to my Republicaii colleagues during the last 2 years, and particularly with regard to this reclassification bill. You know, very often the minority has demagogues, and when the majority comes out with a proposal, the minority says, "Oh, no ; we want some more."' And very often, by reason of those excessive demands, nothing is accomplished. The Republicans on the committee and the Republicans in the House might easily have taken that position, but we did not. We were thinking more in terms of what you could get and what was best for you. Therefore, we went along with the majority and finally obtained the reclassification bill and the other legislation that came out of the committee. [Applause.] As I said before, we realize the job still isn't finished. There is other work to be accomplished. Let me suggest to Mr. Donaldson that he can carry the word back to the I^ostmaster General. I think he is your friend and I think he is my friend, even though he may not be on a certain day in November — that is, my friend, on a certain day in November. [Laughter.] Should the House switch around after January, I will be glad to have his recommendations ; I will have a few of my own to suggest, and maybe between the two of us we can complete the job for the entire jwstal system and the postal employees. Thank you very much. [The audience arose and applauded.] Mr. DoHERTY. Thank you. Mr. Kearns. Thank you very much. We stand in recess until 2 o'clock. (At 11 : 55 a. m., a recess was taken until 2 p. m. of the same day.) AFTERNOON SESSION Mr. KJEARNS. Before we start this afternoon's session, it has been i-eported to me tliat there have been some people that have come into this hearing with firearms on them. I just want to make this request : If there is anyone here with firearms on them, please go out in the room and hide them behind the door some place, because I don't want to issue any order here that people would be searched before they come in here. I appeal to you people not to have anything like that. I am not suspicious. But that has been reported to me and I was asked to make that amiouncement here. Mr. Counsel. Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, are you ready? Mr. Skelton. Mr. Kearns. Do you solemnly swear the testimony which you are about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. Skelton. I do, so help me God. TESTIMONY OF JAIVIES N. SKELTON, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE, STUDIO CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION 946, UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Mr. McCann. Will you state your name, your address, and your telephone number? Mr. Skelton. James N. Skelton, 3760 Dover Street, Los Angeles 26 ; Morningside 17039. Born in Pennsylvania, raised a Republican,