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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 1161 Mr. DoHERTY. We tried to have them settle that for themselves, but when they did not we attempted to do it for them, and apparently we did not do a very good job. Mr. Landis. That is all. Mr. Kearns. Mr. Owens. Mr. Owen. Mr. Doherty, there was a statement made here this morning about the possibility of fraud being shown in connection with the hearing of that committee. But after having heard you testify today and looking at you while you testify, I do not think there could be any fraud shown in connection with what you were doing there. Mr. DoHERTT. Thank you, Congressman Owens. I appreciate that compliment. There are very few compliments coming in the direction of our three-man committee. Mr. Owens. Just to judge by what you have said and done here, I think that in a oO-day period you have done a mighty good job. I realize what this work means. I have worked in labor quite a long time myself. I noted particularly your remarks regarding what took place in August of 1946. You mentioned that Mr. Green issued instructions. You said Mr. Green instructed them to bring it in. Mr. Doherty. I said Mr. Green sent a Mr, Flanagan, one of the A. F. of L. organizers, out to Hollywood to investigate certain charges that had been made following the handing down of our directive, and then the executive council, Congressman Owens, the executive council itself, the 15-man board of the American Federation of Labor, in- structed our committee to bring in a clarification, to which we agreed, by the way. Mr. Owens. You were speaking of the clarification which was after an order by President Green. Mr. Doherty. After an order of the executive council, please. Congressman. The executive council instructed us to bring in the clarification, not President Green. Mr. Owens. But speaking of the clarification, that was after an order by President Green for an investigation by Flanagan; is that correct ? Mr. Doherty. That is correct, absolutely true. Mr. Owens. Then the executive council instructed whom to bring in a clarification? Mr. Doherty. The same committee of three vice presidents then of the American Federation of Labor, including myself, and we did go out of the executive-council room at Chicago and attempted to bring in a clarification on the one subject, erection of sets on stages and locations. ]Mr. Owens Under what power would the executive council have to direct you three men to do anything with respect to your directive? Mr. Doherty. Mr. Chairman, may I say for Congi-essman Owens' edification, that the original directive handed down in October of 19-45 to this three-man committee, was something unprecedented in the annals of the American Federation of Labor, or for that matter, the entire labor movement. The A. F. of L. had ordered a strike stopped immediately, the people were to return to work. They had given the unions a chance to settle their differences within 30 days and if they did not settle