Evening star., 1947-10-25

nllate, oOeS nOI plan 10 carry tlelr
remarks.
Senator Pepper already has crit
icized the hearing, in statement.
Representative Rankin is a member
of the committee, but has been in
Mississippi campaigning for the
seat of the late Senator Bilbo.
Group Collects Funds.
In another Hollywood develop
ment, the actors division Of the
Progressive Citizens of America an
nounced $3.50 was collected at a
meeting last night to send Actress
Karen Morley to Washington. She
will attempt to answer testimony by
Mr.. Taylor to the effect she and
Actor Howard Da Silva were dis
ruptive at meetings of the Screen
Actors Guild, it was explained.
The Pea unit adopted a resolu-
ton calling on House Speaker Mar
tin to abolish the House committee,
and Bert Witt, Pea executive di-
rector for Southern California, sent
a telegram to President Truman
asking that he also seek its abo-
lition.
Carlson Charge Answered.
In Los Angeles, School Supt. Vier-
ling Kersey said he had no evidence
to indicate Communists held men,
bership in the American Federation
OF Teachers local union there, as
charged in hearing testimony yester-
day by Oliver Carlson, author, teach
er and time Communist.
"As far as my Office knows, no
teacher member of that union has
been proved a Communist" Mr..
Kersey said.
Harold Orr, president of the local,
declared the union "is not and never
has been" dominated by Communists.
"The fact our leaders may not be-
long to the political, social or re-
ligious groups that Mr.. Carlson
thinks we should does not make us
Communists" he added.
Chenery Issues Denial.
In New York, William L. Chenery,
publisher of Golfers Magazine, said
Kyle Crichton, one of the editors,
sis not a Communist and never has
been Communist investigated
that charge a dozen years ago."
Mr.. Carlson testified Mr.. Crichton
was speaker at Hollywood rally
arranged by a Communist Party
propaganda to Soften up" the
film colony and enlist its members
in Communist front organizations.
Mr.. Creighton had been writing in
New Masses, Mr.. Carlson said.
Mr.. Chenery said the Communist
charge first was made against the
editor when he was employed by
Scribner's Magazine. At that time,
investigation revealed that, "as a
matter of fact, he's a Democrat"
Mr.. Chenery recalled.
Walt Disney Heard.
Walt Disney, cartoon film pro-
ducer, was the last witness before
the week end recess was called yes
terday.
His testimony concerned princi-
pally his dealings with Herbert K.
Sorrell, head of the Conference of
Studio Unions. He charged the
union leader with calling a strike
at his cartoon studio and scofflng
at National Labor Relations Board
election procedure.
The cartoon producer said he had
asked an election at the request
of a group of his artists, who had
told him they didn't believe Sorrell
could control majority of the work.
ers in the studio.
"Sorrell laughed at me and said
he used the Labor Board only as it
suited his purposes" Mr.. Disney
testified.
Quotes Union Leader.
The union official trapped" his
artists, despite his efforts to protect
them, Mr.. Disney asserted. He said
Mr.. Sorrell told him:
"You can't stand this strike, and
I'll make a dustbowl out of your
place if I want to-"
Communist front" groups began
to attack him as soon as the strike
was called, Mr.. Disney continued.
He listed as examples of such alleged
front" organizations the League of
Women Voters and three publica-
tions, The Newspaper PM, The
Daily Worker and the Peoples
World.
"They called my plant sweatshop
and that's not true, and everybody
in Hollywood knows it" "Mr. Dis
ney said of the attacks.
Asked whether he considered Mr..
Sorrell a Communist, he replied:
We'll, 7 think Sorrell is sure
tied up with them. If he isn't
Communist, he should be one"
Recalls Remark.
He told of a remark assertedly
made by Mr.. Sorrell during a con-
ference on the Disney studio labor
dispute:
HE evidently had heard that !
had called them all Communists
and I think they are. He said, You
think I'm Communist, don't you?
I said I did, and he said, Well, I