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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 897
of all these contacts, send them report on role of lA in Hollywood, exposure of Biotr, etc.
Also, I'd like to have straight dope on meeting of lA's of last week, Friday, February 4, particularly a line-ui) on our forces, their stand in relation to Whitehead, possible defection of the AFA, and the stand of Kenneth Thomson, his vaccilations, etc. Obviously Thomson is maneuvering back and forth, and it is also clear that there is some difference in his stand locally and in New York.
Am preparing a complete analysis of role of lA in industry, history, company union angles, substance of basic agreement as an antiunion agreement, etc. Will send it along to you — Jilong with copy of analysis-, of independent guilds which I just prepared which is being used to call conference.
Hope all of this isn't too big an order for a jolt out of a blue sky. And hope Ida is as sunny-faced as ever. Maybe I'll be seeing you in a couple of weeks. Hope so. By the way — if Fred Keating is around, give him my regards. Comradely,
Jeff.
Jeff Kibke,
6476Vs Lexington Avenue, Hollywood, Cdllf.
Now, ill the next report, Mr. Kibre makes a report to Mr. Louis Goldblatt, wlio Avas the director of the CIO. In it he outlines the jurisdictional problems in Hollywood. I am only going to read a portion of it, because I don't want to take so much time.
Mr. Cambiaxo. Mr. Chairman, could I interrupt the meeting a moment to j)resent a letter to you ?
Mr. Chairman, I want to make my position clear in compliance with your proclamation of Labor Day. Here is a letter of authority from the general office.
Mr. Kearns. This letter is from the office of William L. Hutcheson, general president. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, under date of August 29, 1917.
Mr. J. F. Cambiano,
Stillwell Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Sir and Brother: As general representative of the undersigned I hereby grant you full authority to take .such steps as are necessary to .settle the Hollywood controversy.
Fraternally yours,
William L. Hutcheson.
General President.
Mr. Cambiano. Mr. Cliairman, I stand ready to meet with any groups, ready and willing to sit down and settle this controversy.
Mr. ivEARNS. The letter will be entered in the record and returned to me to keep until my departure from Hollywood.
Mr. LuDDY. May the envelope showing the postmark, from where it was sent, also be put in 'I
Mr. Kearns. Yes, sir.
Let's please not have that kind of expression. That isn't conducive to the thing we are trying to do here.
This is postdated as of August 29, 194:7, for the information of Mr. Luddy, and it was sent from Indianapolis. I would definitely say the signature is not stamped.
Well, Mr. Counsel, we are sorry to interrupt. I think that that is very good news, and I Avould say that I think Mr. Hutcheson has acted wisely in sending this communication to Mr. Cambiano, because I think, as a west coast representative of the brotherhood, probably Mr. Cambiano is more familiar with the problems here and could
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