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 #:
000905
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
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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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 2401 By Mr. Combs : Q. Captain Hynes, how long were you a member of the police department of the city of Los Angeles? A. Twenty-one years. Q. You retired when? A. December 1043. Q. You did, did you not, have charge of a squad of police officers engaged in antisubversive activities ? A. Yes ; I was in command of a group of officers known as intelligence bureau for approximately 16 years. Q. Continuously for 16 years? A. Yes. Q. About how many officers did yoii have on that squad as the average? A. Well, the squad had anywhere from 12 to 16 regular men. In addition also under-cover operatives, and handled all labor troubles within the city, all riots and demonstrations of all kinds, and we had anywhere from 50 to 200 off and on. We would average about a hundred officers a day throughout the year, handling strikes and demonstrations. Q. And you were in charge of that detail for 16 years? A. Yes, sir. Q. In connection with that work of course you had occasion to investigate communism generally, did you not? A. Yes. Q. As a matter of fact, yoxi concentrated your efforts more on that than any other phase of subversive activities. A. Yes; that was the main concentration. Q. From your under-cover operatives who were members of the Communist Party did you receive from time to time from Communist Party members books and receipts for dues, and so forth? A. Yes ; throughout the whole period we kept ourselves informed as to all phases of Connnunist Party activities and gathering all evidence in the form of confidential Party documents, membership records, registrations, books, publications, and so forth. 4: ±1; :{: :^ ^ :{: :!: Q. I show you a photostatic copy of a document which states, "Control Card, first half of 1037, Book No. 74282. Name, Herbert Stewart, State, California; County, L. A. : City, L. A. ; District, 13 ; Section, Industrial ; Unit, Studio No. 2 ; Occupation, painter. Union Painters 044; mass organization; male, yes; female, biaidv. Age 41. Negro, blank. White, yes. Native, blank. Foreign-born, blank ; dues paid up to and including month of, blank." It is obviously a printed blank filled in with pencil, and I will ask you if you have ever seen the original of which that is a copy? A'. Yes ; this is out of a control card that is taken out of a 1937 Communist Party membership book. Q. Have you ever seen the original of which that is a photo? A. Yes; I have — I think I have the number of that. Yes; this is a document in the name of Herbert Stewart. Q. That is the original of it? A. Yes : that is the original. It is taken out of the 1937 book, and I have the 1937 Communist Party membership book for comparison here. Mr. Combs. The witness has handed me a small paper-bound book, and in the front of the book is a card identical in size with the card which the witness has handed me, that is, with the name of Herbert Stewart on it. No. 74282. The card in the book which the witness has handed me is attached to the book, but it is attached by a perforated piece of paper so that it can be torn out, audi the printing which appears on the card in the book is in every way identical with the printing which appears on the original conti'ol card, book No. 74282, of which the photostatic copy has already been introduced in evidence. I now offer in evidence this 1037 Comnumist Party membership book, bearing the signature of William Sfhneidermaii, who was then secretary of the Connnunist Party, District 13, for California, Arizona, and Nevada, as exhibit No. 1, in connection witli the testimony of Captain Hynes. The Chairman. It is so received. By Mr. Combs : Q. Now, I hand you, Captain Hynes, a mimeographed sheet of paper entitled "Plan for Registration," and ask you what that i.s, if you know?