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2138 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT Mrs. Freed. I stand on the statement previously stated, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. No further questions, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Doyle. Questions, Mr. Bruce? Mr. Bruce. No. Mr. Doyle. I think, Witness, you mentioned you had not been here yesterday at the hearings. Is that correct? Or were you here? Mrs. Freed. I was, sir. Mr. Doyle. And you heard me read that the subject of this inquiry is the extent of Communist infiltration into peace organizations. You heard that read yesterday; and, of course, therefore under our claim, these questions that we have been asking you are pertinent to this investigation. (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mrs. Freed. I really don't understand it, Mr. Doyle. Mr. Doyle. Well, I won't argue with you at this time. Thank you very much. The subcommittee will stand in recess 5 minutes. (Five-minute recess taken.) Mr. Doyle. Please be seated. The subcommittee will come to order. Let the record show that a quorum of the subcommittee is present: Mr. Bruce, of Indiana, and Doyle, of California. Are you ready, Counsel, to call your next witness? Mr. NiTTLE. Yes, sir. Would Anna Mackenzie please come forward? Mr. DoYLE. WiU you please rise and be sworn? Do you solemnly swear you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mrs. Mackenzie. I do. Mr. DoYLE. Please be seated. TESTIMONY OF ANNA MACKENZIE, ACCOMPANIED BY COUNSEL, TELFORD TAYLOR Mrs. Mackenzie. May I read this card? Mr. Doyle. No. Please wait until you are asked a question. Mrs. Mackenzie. It is from aU the children. Mr. Doyle. Proceed, Counsel. Mr. NiTTLE. Would you state your fuU name and residence, please? Mrs. Mackenzie. Anna Mackenzie, 36 Minuteman Hill, Westport, Conn. Mr. NiTTLE. Would you please give us the correct spelling of your last name? For as I understand, it has been variously spelled as M-a-c-k-e-n-s-i-e, M-a-c-k-e-n-z-i-e, and M-c-K-e-n-s-i-e. would you tell us which is the correct spelling of your last name? Mrs. Mackenzie. The correct spelling is M-a-c (small) k-e-n-z-i-e. Mr. NiTTLE. Are you represented by counsel? Mrs. Mackenzie. I am. Mr. NiTTLB. Would counsel kindly identify himself for the record? Mr. Taylor. Telford Taylor, 400 Madison Avenue, New York City. Mr. NiTTLE. Mrs. Mackenzie, have you at any time resided at 327 Lexington Avenue, New York City? (Witness conferred with counsel.)
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES EST THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2139 Mrs. Mackenzie. I have. Mr. NiTTLE. Would you please state the date and place of your birth? Mrs. Mackenzie. February 17, 1914, Brookline, Mass. Mr. NiTTLE. Was your maiden name Anna DeCormis, D-e-C-o-rm-i-s? Mrs. Mackenzie. Yes. Mr. NiTTLE. Would you please relate the extent of your formal education? Mrs. Mackenzie. A B.A. from.Vassar. Mr. NiTTLE. B.A. from Vassar College? Mrs. Mackenzie. That is right, Mr. NiTTLE. What is your occupation? Mrs. Mackenzie. Housewife. Mr. NiTTLE. Are you a member of an organization known as Women Strike for Peace and, if soj would you tell us when you became a member of that organization? Mrs. Mackenzie. Women Strike for Peace, as you must by now know, is not an organization. I am not a member. I am proud to have participated in some of the work of the movement. Mr. NiTTLE. As a matter of fact^ it is our information that the degree of your participation was to the extent of having been appointed as a Connecticut State delegate to the Central Coordinating Committee of Women Strike for Peace. Do you hold such an ofhce in that group? Mrs. Mackenzie. No, I don't. (At this point Mr. Tuck entered the hearing room.) Mr. NiTTLE. Did you previously hold such an office in that group? Mrs. Mackenzie. There are no offices, in the first place, and I am not being ffippant abotitthis. There are no offices. And I have not held office, because there are no officers. Mr. NiTTLE. This appears to be a most elusive organization and, therefore, I am compelled to submit for your inspection a document previously received in evidence, marked for identification as Posner Exhibit No. 1. (Document handed to witness.) Mr. NiTTLE. It is titled "Structure for Women Strike for Peace, MetropoUtan N.Y., New Jersey, Conn." I will assume that you are familiar with this organizational plan? Mr. Bruce. Are you familiar with this plan? Mrs. Mackenzie! I know it exists. I have never read it. Mr. NiTTLE. Did you participate in the adoption of that organizational plan? Mrs. Mackenzie. I don't know that it was adopted. If you would Hke to know how we operate in Connecticut, I would be able to tell you. We are there because we beUeve in our right to petition our Government for peace. We beheve that in disarma- ment— — Mr. NiTTLE. I did not ask j^ou that, Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie. Structure is something that I know nothing about, and it is not well organized. Mr. NiTTLE. I beg your pardon. I asked you whether you participated in the adoption of that organizational plan. And perhaps
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