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"B" AS IN BARNUM 295 own dollars in fact, thus removing the curse of submission in- flicted by payment from the boss himself, A day or so later a frightening thought struck DeMille. He hastily called in Pine, "You weren't thinking of paying that dollar yourself/' Pine admitted he was. "That's out," exclaimed DeMille. "It would make no differ- ence who paid it. I will never pay the dollar and no one will ever pay it for me." The day Lionel Barrymore was to replace DeMille on the Lux program, in February, 1945, the producer was given one more chance to pay the dollar; if he did, all would be forgiven. DeMille's reply was a declaration of intent; he would, if neces- sary, take the case through every court in the land, quoting Thomas Jefferson: "To compel a man to furnish contribution of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sin- ful and tyrannical" The speaker s rostrum now beckoned. Invitations poured in, and letters flooded the DeMille office. A few letters contained rabid dissents but by and large the writers urged him to fight on, many also enclosing contributions—silver, currency and checks. He was now deep in a battle far more demanding than any he had staged for the cameras, a modern-day Crusader with a siege of Acre of his own. The next step was inevitable—an organization to spread his philosophy. With himself, Freeman, Jeffers, Frank P. Doherty, Lloyd C. Douglas and a few others as incorporators, the DeMille Foundation for Political Freedom came into existence in late fall, 1945. The articles described the Foundation as "non-politi- cal, non-partisan, non-profit and non-sectarian," with its main purpose being the defense of any individual deprived "of the right to earn a living because said person... refuses to pay...