Evening star., 1938-08-20
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Asked why, Mr.. Verni replied:
They knew the report would b
unfavorable to the Workers Alliance.
Another Witness Agrees
The witness also declared that cir
culars of the City Projects Council IL
New York had been posted on tn,
projects attacking among others, Mis-
Allen Woodward of Washington, an as
sistant to Aubrey Williams, w. P. A. di
rector, and that members of the Ac
tors Equity Association were joining
the C. P, C. "for self-preservation."
I've been denoted already for m!
attacks on the Workers Alliance" h,
declared. I've been through hell.
was warned by HILL however, that i
I didn't stop this work I would b.
denoted"
Charles Walton, stage director OF
Federal theater projects in New York
confirmed Mr. Verni's statement tina
preference was being shown to ALI.
ance members.
Il would not have Communist il
any of my plays" he declared. "bu
the casting Office sent me the mos
ridiculous types and turned all o.
them down"
Red Activities Told.
Garland Kerr, an actor who hae
been dismissed from Federal theatel
projects in New York, told the com.
mittee that members of the c. P. c
had used rehearsal rooms during
working hours "for organizational &C.
tivities," which he said were of 8
Communistic nature
The Red Spotlight and the Daily
Worker Mr.. Kerr said, are circulated
among Federal theater projects work.
ers. On one occasion, he testified, ''.
put q man out of a building in which
was working for distributing tn
Red Spotlight"
Politics likewise are discussed among
Federal theater projects workers. Mr.
Kerr said. but they concern only c
p. c. politics.
A supervisor of Federal theatel
projects, Mr.. Kerr declared, had used
Government time to sell seals to raise
funds for Spanish loyalists, and hao
solicited him, but he refused to do
nate money that would go out oi
this country"
Just before he left the witness stano
Mr.. Kerr told of case in which 9
first class stage man" had been dis
missed from Federal theater project
because he was not c. P. c, member
and replaced with an incompetent
boy who is a member Of the organi-
cation.
Held to Be Red Group.
Seymour Revzin, stage managel
Of Federal theater project in New
York City, identified the c. P. c. a!
a division of the Workers Alliance
and said its members had engaged or
the projects in the sale Of "mucf
Communist propaganda"
Asked by Representative Starnes
Democrat, of Alabama, a COMMITTEES
member, If he had ever heard thu
American form of government dis
cussed on the projects, he replied:
mo, but there is constant talk abou
anti-Fascism and pro-Sovietism."
Again, in response to question b!
Representative Starnes, Mr.. Revzir
charged that workers on Fedora
theater projects are being CONSTANT!
shifted and kept in "a state of turmoil
to force them to join Communis
organizations.
Mr.. Revzin afterward said when il
No. fxvn1 1A n.
poenaed before the House committee
he was called into the office of hi.
supervisor.
'sWhy?" inquired Representativ,
stsrnes.
80 Offer Of Counsel.
fThe supervisor said she wanted Il
offer me legal counsel" he declared
"butaI don't know why. 1t sounded tt
me like an effort to engage me in con
verSation or even to intimidate me-"
The committee announced toda.
1t would produce evidence that Com
nl,lntsm ''permeates" some Eastern
colleges and universities.
Chairman Dies said three of the pros
pectiye witnesses were teachers ant
added that they will demonstrate hov
prevalent Communism is in thes,
schools, and it's plenty"
The witnesses will be brought be-
fore the committee next week by Rep
resentative Thomas, Republican. o
New Jersey, who investigated subver.
sive activities, particularly in New
Ynrks=City, before hearings began {
week ago.
.s~ssss Actors Forced to Join.
Mrs. Hazel Huffman, a former W
Pa. undercover worker, who said she
represented about 900 actors deter.
mined to keep all subversive elements
out of the Federal theater, testified
yesterday that employees in the New
York City Federal Theater were forced
to. Join communistic organizations.
She, asserted that posters protesting
against Fascism were displayed in
thaater project offices, that one worker
had to forfeit days pay, in addition
to~Workers' Alliance dues, before she
could be reinstated, and that large
number of inexperienced and nom
relief persons were given jobs because
they were Communists.
Criticism of evidence the committee
heardrinf earlier sessions came, mean
while, from the Committee for Indus
trial Organization and Harry Bridges,
Western director for the c. I. o.
..Mr. Bridges, against whom depor-
tation proceedings are pending, charg-
ed the committee with "red-baiting. )"
He@said at Los Angeles that he was