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368 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
committee write the clarification that we received from the executive council dated August 10?"
He said, "Yes, we did." He said, "We didn't know it would cause a strike or we probably wouldn't have written it."
Mr. McCann. Is that all that took ]:)lace?
IVIr. Skelton. That Avas all with Mr. Doherty. I talked to Mr. Green.
Mr. McCann. All right. What did Mr Green say ?
Mr. Skeltox. Mr. Green said that he regretted the situation that was taking place in Hollywood, that this committee was appointed by the A. F. of L. executive council to clarify the situation. And while they had no police power, they hoped that everyone involved in this trouble in Hollywood would abide by the decision of the A. F. of L. executive board council.
Mr. McCann. To what did he refer, the one in December ?
Mr. Skelton. To the clarification dated August 16.
Mr. McCann. Did he say so ?
Mr. Skelton. Yes, sir; because in our conversation I discussed the clarification with him.
Mr. McCann. Did you talk w^ith anyone else?
Mr. Skelton. Well, I talked with a lot of people.
Mr. JNIcCann. I mean did you talk with anybody else in authority about this decision or clarification ?
Mr. Skelton. I talked with President Hutcheson after the convention was over, and, JNIr. Chairman, for the records I would like to make it clear I was not sent to Chicago or invited there by the carpenters' union. The reason for my going to Chicago was, through the trade papers here, we had heard that a group of actors and actresses were going to storm the convention in Chicago. A group of those who were locked out in the studios met and decided that we should send a group there, so we could bring an honest and true report back to our people. And that is the reason I was in Chicago, to make that report to our people.
Mr. McCann. What did you say to Mr. Hutcheson and what did Mr. Hutcheson say to you ?
Mr. Skelton. t discussed with Mr. Hutcheson the position of the local union at that time, that the producers had locked out all of our carpenters and it was over the clarification of the directive. We felt that, as long as the A. F. of L. executive council had issued a directive, we wanted to abide by it, and we felt they should be big enough to support us in so doing.
Mr. McCann. What did he say?
Mr. Skelton. He said they would, and so far he, himself, has.
Mr. McCann. Did you have any other conversations which related to the testimony of the Actors Guild's witnesses ?
Mr. Skelton. No, I did not.
Mr. McCann. No further questions, Mr. Chairman. Have you any ?
Mr. Kearns. One question. What do you think was accomplished by your visit to Chicago ?
Mr. Skelton. Nothing.
Mr. Kearns. That is all I have.
Mr. Skelton. I would like to ask you a question. At the early stages of this hearing you made a statement here that, before you adjourned the meeting, you would have William L. Hutcheson sitting