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2144 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT NOW HEAR THIS- Mackenzie Exhibit No, 3 (contdj -2- If you want to join the fun in New York (and maybe bring -a- husband along) you MUST SIGN UP BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE LATEST— March 21. Gall the office, 232-0802, or OL 1^.-7226, or EM 2-2771. UMBRELLAS—All our women, and especially those going to New York, are urged to drder a WSP umor^Sla—black or white—with "peaxje is our shelter" in white or black letters. #3.'50. Get those orders in by Wed.> too. WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH NEW YORK? We need a volunteer to help with some of the preliminary plans for this trip, whether she can go herself or not. LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST rt costs a great deal to make plans, telephone calls over the country, have petitions printed, etc., for this Geneva trip^ Please open your checkbooks and send money to Women Strike for Peace, and earmark it "Geneva," Thank you so much. Mr. Doyle. I might state here, Mrs. Mackenzie, we do not question your right. Now just a minute. I just want to repeat it. We do not question the right to do that. Were you here yesterday when I read the preHminary statement? Mrs. Mackenzie. Yes, I was, sir. Mr. Doyle. Showing the purpose of this hearing and investigation. We have no controversy with your right to do it, to petition the Government and to sign petitions. We are interested in the one feature of this hearing, the extent to which the Communist Party or known Communists are infiltrating the peace movement. We know that some of them have. We know that some of them who have infiltrated are not very far from this hearing this morning. And so I want you to understand that I am sure the committee does not disagree with your statement, that you have a right to petition your Government, Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie. I think the committee is trying to make it very hard for me to maintain my right. Mr. Doyle. Well, not at all. Mrs. Mackenzie. And I think that this is an attempt to prevent me and other people from exercising our rights to speak as women for peace to protect our children. Mr. Doyle. You have that right, and we recognize it and we are sure we have the right to ask your cooperation, to have your cooperation, in helping us to ascertain whether or not there should be any further legislation in the field of our Internal Security Act of 1950. That is why we are here, whether we can suggest any further amendment to that existing law. It has nothing to do with the right of petition, we assure you. Mrs. Mackenzie. Then why, may I ask, sir, is it brought up here? I am confronted with a petition and asked if I signed it, if I helped to prepare it. I think that this is an infringement on my privacy and on my rights as an American citizen to speak out as I see fit. This is constitutionally, I thought
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2145 Mr. Doyle. Well, it certainly is. We are asking you that question manifestly. It may well be. Of course, we cannot reveal at this time to you all we know about perhaps some of the folks that signed that petition with you, but we are trying to ascertain whether or not known Commies have helped prepare that or joined with it or been responsible for it in any way, and if you have had no connection with the Communist movement, why, that is wonderful. Mrs. Mackenzie. Sir, may 1 ask? I am not clear about one thing. Mr. Nittle, I believe, has yesterday mentioned the word "commendation" in connection with the action of one of the women. Mr. Nittle. Mr. Chairman, I move that we proceed in the regular order. Mr. Bruce. Mr. Chairman, may I ask that the last question asked by counsel be repeated? I do not beheve the answer was directed to the question. Mr. Nittle. Mr. Bruce, as I recollect, the question addressed to this witness was, "Did you participate in the preparation or dissemination of any of these items?" Mrs. Mackenzie. Sir, I decline to answer the question on the grounds that I do not think the question is pertinent and I question the constitutional authority of the committee to ask me questions concerning material that I have written. Mr. Bruce. Mr. Chairman, I request that you direct the witness to answer that question. Mr. Doyle. I direct you to answer the question, Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous statement. Mr. Bruce. Mr. Chairman, I do not believe the witness has invoked a constitutional privilege at this point. She has merely questioned, in her judgment, the authority of this committee. I do not believe that is sufficient grounds. The witness should be advised of her position. Mr. Doyle. Well, she has worthy and legal counsel by her side. I assume that Mrs. Mackenzie. Would you clarify your point, sir? Mr. Bruce. Let me ask you directly: Are you invoking the privileges of the fifth amendment of the Constitution in answer to this question? Mrs. Mackenzie. I am invoking the privileges of the first amendment and all relevant—all other parts of the Constitution which are applicable in the situation. (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mr. Nittle. Do you include, and do you mean to say, that you are invoking the fifth amendment privileges, particularly the selfincrimination clause of the fifth amendment, in refusing \o respond to the question? Mrs. Mackenzie. I am particularly not invoking the self-incrimination clause. I am standing on my rights as an American citizen, sir. Mr. Bruce. Let's just clarify that for a moment. A moment ago you said you invoked the first amendment and all other constitutional privileges that pertain thereto, or words to that effect; now you say you are particularly not invoking the fifth amendment. Is that an amendment to your prior answer? Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand corrected. Mr. Bruce. In what way?
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