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5EPOSITORY SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTEATION OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AND OTHER 'IN'TERNAL SECURITY LAWS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES APRIL 10, 11, AND 12, 1956 PART 13 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 72723 WASHINGTON : 1956 V>JOTiaOM3U Boston Public Library Superintendent of Documents - NOV 6 1956 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JAMES O. EASTLAND. Mississippi, Chairman ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin CLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina WILLIAM LANQER, North Dalcota THOMAS C. HENNINQS, JR., Missouri WILLIAM E. JENNER, Indiana JOHN L. McCLELLAN, Arkansas ARTHUR V. WATKINS, Utah PRICE DANIEL, Texas EVERETT McKINLEY DIRKSEN, Illinois JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, Wyoming HERMAN WELKER, Idaho MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia JOHN MARSHALL BUTLER, Maryland Subcommittee To Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina WILLIAM E. JENNER, Indiana JOHN L. McCLELLAN, Arkansas ARTHUR V. WATKINS, Utah THOMAS C. HENNINGS, Jr., Missouri HERMAN WELKER, Idaho PRICE DANIEL, Texas JOHN MARSHALL BUTLER, Maryland Robert Morris, Chief Counsel William A. Rusher, Administrative Counsel Benjamin Mandel, Director of Research II I CONTENTS Witness : Page Behrstock, Arthur 745 Blanchard, Robert 740 Blanchard, Winifred 730 Goldman, William 715 Lubell, Cecil __. _____ _ 718 O'Dell, Hunter Pitts 755 in i SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1956 United States Senate, Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, OF THE Committee ox the Judiciary, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 11:30 a. m., iii the cau- cus room. Senate Office Building, Senator James O. Eastland (chair- man) presiding. Present: Senator Eastland. Also present: Robert Morris, chief counsel; Benjamin Mandel, research director; and William A. Rusher, administrative counsel. Chairman Eastland. The committee will come to order. Call your witness. Mr. Morris. The first witness will be Mr. Goldman. Mr. Chairman, the subcommittee has received sworn testimony that the witness who has been called here to testify, Mr. Goldman, has been a member of the Communist Party, and Mr. Goldman is being called in order to ask him if he will tell the subcommittee of his experiences within the Communist Party, which experiences may be of assistance to the Internal Security Subcommittee in pursuing its legislative intentions. Chairman Eastland. Stand up, please, sir. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate of the United States ^^'ill be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. Goldman. I do. • TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM GOLDMAN, FLUSHING, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. ; ACCOMPANIED BY STANLEY FAULKNER, HIS COUNSEL Mr. Morris. Now, Mr. Goldman, would you give your name and address to the reporter, please? Mr. Goldman. Wilham Goldman. Mr. Morris. What is your residence? Mr. Goldman. 141-66 73d Terrace, Flushing, New York City. Mr. Morris. What is your occupation? Excuse me. - Mr. Faulkner. Senator, I just want to call attention, which was also referred to in the executive session, that the subpena issued does not bear either a typewritten signature nor does it bear your signature or any other member of the committee. 715 716 SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES We are not raising it as a technicality, but I think that in fairness to witnesses, when a subpena is issued it should show some semblance of legality. Chairman Eastland. Thank you, sir. Mr. Morris. Counsel refers to the copy that was issued to him, and not the original; is that right? Mr. Faulkner. We have not seen the original, so w^e don't know w^hat is on that. Mr. Morris. Would you give 3^our occupation to the committee, Mr. Goldman? Mr. Goldman. I am a newspaperman. Mr. Morris. For what newspaper? Mr. Goldman. The New York Daily Mirror. Mr. Morris. For how long have you been with the New York Daily Mirror? Mr. Goldman. About 14 years. Mr. Morris. 14 years? Mr. Goldman. Thereabouts. Mr. Morris. What publication did you work for prior to your employment with the Mirror? Mr. Goldman. Several. Among them, the Journal-American, as a summer replacement or as a sub; the New York Post as a sub; the Long Island Star-Journal; the Newark Star-Ledger; and the Long Island Daily Press. Mr. Morris. Where were you born, Mr. Goldman? Mr. Goldman. New York City. Mr. Morris. Wliat has been 3^our education? Mr. Goldman. Elementary school, and a lot of haphazard school- ing. May I, by the w^ay, sir, interpose tliis question here: Would you mind telling me what I am charged with? Mr. Morris. Well, there are no charges, Mr. Goldman. Chairman Eastland. This is an investigation, Mr. Goldman. Please answer the questions. Mr. Morris. We have, as I said, received sworn testimony that you have been a member of the Communist Party. We would like to know of your experiences in that party so we could know more of the workings of that particular organization. There are no charges about you; you are simply being asked about your experiences, as a witness. Now, have you been a member of the Communist Party, Mr, Goldman? Mr. Goldman. I must decline to answer that question, sir, because I feel that the question is an invasion of my rights as a newspaperman under the first amendment. Mr. Morris. Mr. Chairman, may I have a ruling? Chau-man Eastland. That is overruled. You are ordered and directed to answer the question. Mr. Goldman. Well, under those circumstances, I must exercise my constitutional rights under the fifth amendment and dechne to answer. Mr. Morris. Were you a member of the Communist Party on January 1, 1953, Mr. Goldman? SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES 717 Mt. Goldman. No, sii-—I beg yoiir pardon. May I mthdraw that? Mr. Morris. You ma}'. Mr. Goldman. I must decline to answer that question under my constitutional rights under the fifth amendment. Mr. Morris. Well, did you effect a resignation from the Communist Party sometime subsequent to January 1, 1953? Mr. Goldman. I must exercise my constitutional rights, again, under the fifth amendment, and decline to answer. Mr. Morris. Mr. Goldman, the subcommittee has received evi- dence that starting sometime in 1947 and 1948, the Communist Party began to reorganize and break down the workings of its organization of groups, branches, and units into another, different organization. The subcommittee would like to know whether you took part in that reorganization, or whether you were moved around by Communist superiors in that particular organization. Mr. Goldman. I must exercise my rights under the Constitution and decline to answer, under the fifth amendment. Mr. Morris. Mr. Goldman, have you been connected with the rank-and-file group in the Newspaper Guild in New York? Mr. Goldman. No, sir. Mr. Morris. You have not? Mr. Goldman. No, sir. Mr. Morris. Which group have you affiliated yourself with in that connection, Mr. Goldman? You understand what I am talking about. Mr. Goldman. I don't understand that question, sir. Mr. Morris. You know generally there have been two gi'oups in the Newspaper Guild? Mr. Goldman. In recent years, I woidd say that is so, Mr. Morris. I see. Mr. Goldman. However, my activities, any activities in the guild, ended some years back, long before there was any real cleavage, I would guess. Mr. Morris. It is your testimony that you are not now active in, very active Mr. Goldman. No, sir, I am not. I am a member of the News- paper Guild, but completely mactive. Mr. Morris. Are you a Communist now, Mr. Goldman? Mr. Goldman. No, sir. Mr. Morris. I have no more questions of this witness, Mr. Chair- man. Chairman Eastland. All right, sir. I will release you from the subpena. You may stand aside. Mr. Goldman. Thank you. Mr. Morris. Mr. Lubell? Chairman Eastland. Hold yom' hand up. Do you solemnly swear the testimon}'- you are about to give the Internal Security Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate of the United States is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. Lubell. I do. 718 SCOPE OF SOVIET ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES N. Y. TESTIMONY OF CECIL LUBELL, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, ; ACCOMPANIED BY NATHAN DAMBROFF, HIS COUNSEL Mr. Morris. Give yom- full name and address to the reporter, Mr. Lubell. Mr. Lubell. Cecil Lubell, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mr. Morris. And what is your occupation, Mr. Lubell? Mr. Lubell. I am a men's wear consultant. Mr. Morris. For how long have you been a men's wear consultant? Mr. Lubell. Several years. Mr. Morris. Several years? Mr. Lubell. Yes. Mr. Morris. You have been associated with trade publications of that industry, have you not, Mr. Lubell? Mr. Lubell. Yes, sir. Mr. Morris. In fact, most of your life you have been so engaged, have you not? Mr. Lubell. A good part of it, yes. Mr. Morris. I wonder if you would tell us what publications you have been associated with. Mr. Lubell. Well, I would say most of the trade publications in that field, from time to time. Mr. Morris. Would you tell us some of them, please? Mr. Lubell. Fairchild Publications, of which there are several.