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)

MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 1381 recognition possible, but I am liere before a subcommittee. Could you tell me who that is? Mr. Kearns. So far as the subcommittee is concerned, during the jurisdictional dispute I handled it myself. However, when we come to Washington any Congressman in Washington has the privilege to sit in on any hearing and has the privilege to ask questions. Mr. Landis is the ranking member on the committee and Mr, Owens is from Illinois. Mv. HuTCHEsoN. Now, Mr. Chairman, while my secretary is getting a copy of the record, as per your suggestion: Following the meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor in Cincinnati when the committee of three w^as selected, the next meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor was held in Miami, Fla., the following January. The findings of the three-man committee were dated as of December 26,1945. The follow- ing January of 1946, the executive council convened in Miami. That is where the findings of the three-man committee were given consideration. At that meeting I took exception to the report of the three-man committee for the reason that when the three-man committee went to Los Angeles I received a communication from Mr. Knight, chair- man of the three-man committee, then a vice president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. That communication is dated November 5,1945, and is addressed to Mr. Richard F. Walsh, William L. Hutche- son. G. M. Bugniazet. Harvey Brown, Martin F. Durkin, Lawrence P. Lindelof. and William L. McFetridge. For the record, Mr. Chair- man, I would like to read that: Kansas City, Mo., November 5, 1945. Brothers, Greeting : The members of the executive council appointed by Presi- dent Green to attempt to settle jurisdictional dispute between striking craftsmen and tlie motion-picture industry at Los Angeles, met just before leaving Cin- cinnai to briefly consider their responsibilities. It was decided I should write you and request three copies of your jurisdictional claims as granted by the charters of affiliation when you became a part of the A. F. of L. Due to things over whicli at least one of the members of the committee had no control, it will be impossible for them to reach Los Angeles before the morning of Decembei- 3. They will stop at the Roosevelt Hotel and 1 would appreciate each of you advising me at your earliest convenience who your Los Angeles man is who will handle this matter with the committee, his post-office address and telephone number, and they will be notified by letter or otherwise, of the time of arrival of the committee and where they will stop while in Los Angeles. Thanking you in advance for complying with this request, I am, with best wishes, Fraternally yours, Felix Knight, Vice President, American Federation of Labor. In reply to that communication, Mr. Chairman, November 15, 1945: Mr. Felix H. Knight, Oeneral President, Brotherhood of Raihcay Carmen of America, Kansas, Citi/, Mo. Dear Sib and P)R0ther: Upon my return to this office after an absence of several days attending a meeting of the labor-management committee, I found awaiting my attention your communication of November 5, wherein you advise that the committee consisting of yourself, Vice President W. C. Dougherty, and W. C. Birthright, of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, will meet in Los Angeles December 3, to attempt to settle the controversy between