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1410 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Mr. Owens. I want to know whether you ratified it with Brown. Mr. HuTCHESON. I am not goin^ to answer the question "Yes" or "No." I want to explain—if your chairman wants me to go into that. Mr. Owens. I do not want a "Yes" or "No" answer. I want you to explain whatever answer you give. Mr. Kearns. The point I am bringing up, Mr. Owens, you referred to this 1925 agreement that they went into. Mr. Owens. Yes; and the fact of whether or not they ratified it. Mr. HuTCHESON. Mr. Chairman, I came here to help the committee and you have asked the question. If you want me to go into it, I will go into it right now. Mr. Landis. Mr. Chairman, I would like to suggest the gentleman can answer it either way he wants to, and that would satisfy the committee. Mr. Kearns. No objection. Mr. Landis. I think he should have the choice. Mr. HuTCiiESON. Mr. Chairman, I think I would prefer to confer with the committee before I start out on it. I have no objection, don't misunderstand me. Mr. Owens. Well, the statement is already in the record, Mr. Hutcheson. Mr. Hutcheson. Not the statement I would have to make, that is not in the record. I don't mind telling you that now. Mr. Owens. When I asked the question I did not know it had such great importance. Mr. Hutcheson. It may not have. That is depending upon where you sit, your viewpoint. Mr. Owens. I have absolutely no viewpoint in the matter, Mr. Hutcheson. I realize th's. Mr. Chairman, that in a way this committee is going into matters which might involve litigation in courts, because after all this is a matter that, in my opinion, has to be concluded in a court, rather than here. For that reason we should be careful. If_ Mr. Hutcheson does not care to answer the question, feeling it might jeop- ardize his position if the matter should come to court, I would have no objection to his refusing to answer. Mr. Landis. Mr. Chairman, just one observation briefly. Mr. Kearns. Yes, sir. Mr. Landis. I have heard it said by some that they were not allowed to answer the questions fully or in the way the witness wanted to answer the question. That is not the impression of the chairman, and that is not the impression of our committee. I think a witness is entitled to answer the question in full, or he can refuse to answer any question. Mr. Kearns. Yes; as I told you out there, Mr. Landis, and also here, I have felt that any matter not pertaining to the labor issue in the question I have avoided. However, if you as committee members feel we should go into this, I am sure the chairman would be very glad to acquiesce to the Members of Congress. Mr. Landis. I just want to make one brief observation on that. We have had two criticisms. One was that they were not allowed to answer the question in full. I believe since I have been here every- body has been entitled to answer the questions in full. If anyone