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)

Record Details:

Title:
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
Date:
1948
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
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 (Eightieth Congress)
Leaf #:
000165
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES IN THE MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1948 House of Eepresentatives, Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, Washington^ D. G. The subcommittee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 a. m., before Hon. Carroll D. Kearns, chairman of the special subcommittee. Mr. Kearns. The hearing will come to order. Mr. McCann. Mr. Chairman, the first witness will be Mr. Herbert Yates. Mr. Kearns. Mr. Herbert Yates. (Mr. Yates was duly sworn as a witness.) TESTIMONY OF HERBERT J. YATES, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REPUBLIC PICTURES Mr. Kearns. Will counsel establish the identity of the witness? Mr. McCann. Mr. Yates, will you please give your name, address, and telephone number ? Mr. Yates. Herbert J. Yates, South Country Road, West Islip, Long Island. Mr. McCann. What ofiicial position do you hold in the motion- picture industry, sir? Mr. Yates. With Republic Pictures, president and chairman of the board. Mr. McCann. How long have you been in the motion-picture business ? Mr. Yates. Since 1913. Mr. McCann. Did you attend a conference of the presidents in New York City on the 12th of September 1946? Mr. Yates. I did not. Mr. McCann. Who represented you at that time at that conference? Mr. Yates. I have no recollection of anyone representing me. Mr. McCann. Who is your Hollywood representative on the pro- ducers labor committee ? Mr. Yates, Mr. MacDonald. Mr. McCann. Was Mr. MacDonald active in the work of the pro- ducers labor committee there? Mr. Yait.s. I would not say overactive. I believe he attended many of the meetings there. ]VIr. McCann. The record shows Mr. MacDonald attended a meet- ing of the producers labor committee on August 22, when Mr. Walsh 1195