INVESTIGATION OF COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE SEATTLE, WASH., AREA--Part 2
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES, _Seattle, Wash._
A subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities met, pursuant to recess, at 1:30 p. m., in Room 402, County-City Building, Seattle, Wash., Hon. Morgan M. Moulder (chairman) presiding.
Committee members present: Representatives Morgan M. Moulder (chairman) and Harold H. Velde.
Mr. MOULDER. The committee will be in order.
Mr. MOULDER. Will you hold up your right hand and be sworn?
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 ROBERT B. KRAHL, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, JAY G. SYKES
Mr. WHEELER. Would you state your full name?
Mr. WHEELER. Will you spell the last name?
Mr. WHEELER. I see you are represented by counsel.
Will counsel identify himself for the record?
Mr. WHEELER. When were you born, Mr. Krahl?
Mr. KRAHL. To the best of my knowledge, I was born on February 6, 1925.
Mr. WHEELER. Where do you presently reside?
Mr. WHEELER. What is your present occupation?
Mr. WHEELER. What was your occupation before becoming unemployed?
Mr. KRAHL. With the chairman’s permission, I would like to make a very, very short statement, less than a hundred words.
Mr. MOULDER. What was the question, Mr. Wheeler?
(The pending question was read by the reporter.)
Mr. MOULDER. That question calls for an answer, not a statement. And you can reply or give the answer, and then make any explanation you wish if it is relevant to the question and your answer.
Mr. KRAHL. Well, I have been employed with odd jobs the past 9 months; haven’t really been employed. I just worked a few days here and there.
Mr. WHEELER. Would you relate to the committee your occupational background for the past 5 years?
Mr. KRAHL. To the best of my knowledge--let’s see; 5 years would be around 1950. I think I have worked as a waiter, I have worked as a draftsman, I have done a little extra work as a casual laborer, worked a little time in a sawmill--I think that about covers it.
Mr. WHEELER. What is your educational background?