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432 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
I have myself seen what appeared to me to be one of the most brutal and sadistic things I have ever witnessed in my life in one of these motion-picture strikes, the kind of violence for which there is no justification to me.
It was a man being carried across the street by four policemen. Two of them were holding his arms, one each, and two carrying his feet, one each. They were carrying him like a sack of wheat along the street. A fifth policeman was going along with them and smashing his fist down into the defenseless face of this man, and repeating that all the way across the street. That is the kind of violence, as I say, and these things are the result of a tense situation that is the result of injustice. I say it is deplorable.
Mr. McCann. I think you have answered enough.
Mr. Chairman, I feel that there are about six or seven more questions which relate to statements made by other clergymen and Popes of the Catholic Church. I believe they are immaterial. I think this has been sufficiently gone into.
Now, I not trying to refuse any question, but I don't see why we should go into theological dissertations by the Popes and the sacred writings of the Catholic Church. If you "will excuse me, I am going to pass those questions.
Sir. LuDDY. Am I permitted to make a statement here ?
Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, I suggest counsel be permitted to make the statement, or if he would prefer, I will read the questions and as I read them state why I will object to them.
Mr. LuDDY. No.
Mr. Kearns. You may make the statement.
Mr. LuDDY. I just want to point out to Mr. McCann the questions are questions taken from the works of Father Tracey, "Industry at the Crossroads", and as far as I am concerned, if Mr. McCann is of the opinion they are not proper questions to ask the reverend gentleman upon the witness stand, then I would ask, since the court reporter has a copy of the questions, that the questions which were omitted between those which he has finished and those where he begins, may be considered as having become part of the record, as sought to be asked by me.
Mr. Kearns. Are any of the remaining questions pertinent to the issue ?
Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, with that understanding may I go ahead for the purpose of the record to see what we are omitting? I will start to ask questions where I think they are appropriate.
Mr. Kearns. I imagine some of the other counsel have questions, too?
Mr. McCann. They didn't have a while ago.
Mr. Cobb. I have no questions.
Mr. Price. I have no questions.
Mr. McCann. I will read the questions which I am not asking then. I think it is fair to do it that way. [Reading :]
I also observe on page 21 the following questions and answers :
'"What are the effects of a strike?
"It not only affects employers and workers, but is extremely injurious to trade and to the general interests of the public. On such occasions violence and disorder are not far oil: and the public peace is often threatened."
Do you agree with the foregoing quoted statement?