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 1541 Mr. Kearns. Mr. Levy, you mentioned that on the west coast you challenged during the hearings the communistic angle. You should have included in your statement that it was ruled out at the discretion of the chairman. Mr. Levy. That is exactly what I intend to say now, sir. Mr. I\JEARNS. All right. IVIr. Levt. The chairman took the position, contrary to my request in Los Angeles, that they were not investigating the Communist infiltration in the Hollywood labor situation and that they were not going to go into any racketeering elements in the situation, as if that were a deal or bargain which would satisfy me or my client Mr. Kearns. Now, let's watch the language here. I don't like that word "deal." I had that in another hearing I had once. I said that was not the charge of my committee and don't say that I ignored it because I purposely ruled it out because it was not the charge that I had from the full chairman. I have said that so many times that I do not want it referred to again. Mr. LE\Tr. Congressman, I respect you as the chairman of this subcommittee, I am merely repeating what I stated on the record in Los Angeles, that's all. I said, "I don't want any such arrangement ; that I believe a thorough investigation of this Hollywood situation would justify naming or requiring going into every feature of it." The lATSE is not ashamed of anything it did since November 1941. Mr. Kearns. There were never any insinuations of that, sir. I just ruled it out, as you recall. Mr. Levy. That is correct, sir. The insinuations were sought to be made by some of the witnesses, sir, notwithstanding your ruling. Mr. Kearns. They were called out of order in a hurry, then. ]\lr. Levy. Mr. Walsh received this communication signed by Fred A. Hartley, Jr., chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, dated March 21, 1947 : Dear Mr. Walsh. I wish to acknowledge your telegram of March 21. There was another telegram. At the outset let me assure you that any investigation or hearings held by this committee, as long as I am chairman, will be both impartial and completely fair to everyone concerned. Your wire to me of March 11 was made a part of the official hearings before my committee, and in addition I gave assurances to Hon. Arthur Klein, a member of this committee, that this matter would be thoroughly investigated and that you would be given every opportunity to present whatever testimony you desired. I had assumed this had been passed on to you. The reason I wired you on March 19 was because I wanted to make certain that anyone who testifies before my committee will not as the result be subjected to intimidations and strong-arm methods. Once again let me assure you this matter vsdll be completely investigated. I am, Sincerely yours, Fred A. Hartley, Jr. Mr. McCann. Now, Mr. Chairman, may I ask the witness whether or not any evidence was submitted to the full committee which was at that time taking testimony on the labor-management bill, with respect to the subject matter referred to? Mr. Levy. You mean the Hollywood strike? Mr. McCann. No, I ask if you submitted any testimony in reply to Mr. Hartley's message to Mr. Walsh to be included in the record from which you are reading, which was the testimony with respect to