I found occasion to disagree violently with him over the suggestion for the reason that I felt that those who were in the armed services should not be removed from their official positions because they were in the armed services. I felt that they were more entitled to continue their representation on the organization because they were in the armed services.
We had an exchange of correspondence there which was quite acrimonious at points, and I am amazed when I look back at it and see how it developed.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, I believe this is a satisfactory point to suspend the examination of this witness.
Mr. MOULDER. Yes, Mr. Dennett. We thank you for your patience and the information which you have given the committee. We are endeavoring, whenever possible, to give you a rest so there will not be this long stress upon you for a long period of time.
Mr. DENNETT. I appreciate that. In my younger days I used to have a marathon endurance, but I find I don’t have it any more.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you wish to call another witness?
Mr. MOULDER. Will you hold up your right hand and be sworn, please.
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are about to give before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, God?
TESTIMONY OF LAWRENCE EARL GEORGE, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, PHILIP L. BURTON
Mr. WHEELER. Will the witness state his full name, please?
Mr. GEORGE. My name is Lawrence Earl George.
Mr. WHEELER. Will counsel identify himself for the record, please?
Mr. BURTON. My name is Philip L. Burton. I am a Seattle attorney.
Mr. WHEELER. Mr. George, what is your occupation?
Mr. WHEELER. How long have you been a warehouseman?
Mr. GEORGE. Oh, for 12, 15 years; 12 years anyway.
Mr. WHEELER. Being a warehouseman, are you a member of any union?
Mr. GEORGE. Sir, upon advice of counsel, I will invoke my rights and privileges under the first and fifth amendments of the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. MOULDER. I didn’t hear your reply. Did you say you decline to answer the question?
Mr. GEORGE. Because of certain insinuations about any union, it is necessary for me to invoke my rights under the first and fifth amendments of the Constitution and decline to answer the question.