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2148 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT Mrs. Mackenzie. I have operated—operated is the wrong word— have acted in Women Strike for Peace, as elsewhere, I hope, according to the dictates of my conscience and only according to those dictates. Mr. NiTTLE. You refuse to respond to the question and you do not plead the fifth amendment privilege of the Constitution, particularly the self-incrimination clause thereof? Mrs. Mackenzie. That is correct. Mr. NiTTLE. Were you, Mrs. Mackenzie, a member of the Communist Party of the United States? Mrs. Mackenzie. I decline to answer the question on the basis that I have already stated. This is an infringement of my privacy as an American citizen. I am here because I have spoken for peace. That is the only reason I am here. Mr. Doyle. I direct you to answer the question, Mrs. Mackenzie, whether or not you were a member of the Communist Party of the the United States. (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mrs, Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer, Mr. Doyle. Mr. Doyle. I beg your pardon? Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer. Mr. NiTTLE. Have you ever been a member of the Party of the United States? Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer. Communist Mr. Doyle. I direct you to answer that question, Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer, Mr. Doyle. Mr. NiTTLE. Are you now a member of the Communist Party of the United States? Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer. Mr. Doyle. I direct you to answer that question, Mrs. Mackenzie. Mrs. Mackenzie. I stand on my previous answer, Mr. Doyle. Mr. Doyle. All right. Mr. NiTTLE. Now, Mrs. Mackenzie, I direct your attention to the third exhibit which is addressed as emanating from "1822 Massachusetts Ave., NW, DC 6." This same address appears upon other literature as the address of a group titled, "Women's International Strike for Peace." Are Women Strike for Peace and Women's International Strike tor Peace one and the same organization? Mrs. Mackenzie. Women in many countries are working for peace. Mr. NiTTLE. Will you please answer the question? I think it admits of a "yes" or "no" answer. Mrs. Mackenzie. Well, this is does. possible. I don't know whether it Mr. NiTTLE. You don't know the answer to that question? Mrs. Mackenzie. I don't know the answer to that. Mr. NiTTLE. Is that what you mean to say? Mrs. Mackenzie. You were using words that are not applicable. Using "organization," which is inapplicable. I don't know. There is nothing on these pieces of paper, as far as I to do with see, that has anything Mr. NiTTLE. No, the name "Women's International Strike for Peace" does not appear upon the three exhibits I have shown you. What does appear upon the third exhibit is the title "Women Strike for Peace," I
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES EST THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2149 However, it appears that an announcement has been made from the Washington headquarters of Women Strike for Peace that its new title is "Women's International Strike for Peace." In view of the fact that the evidence indicates both these organizations bear the same address, 1822 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C., the committee desires to be informed as to whether or not the different titles are one and the same organization in fact. We believe that you are in a position to inform us and may have knowledge of that fact. Do you? (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mrs. Mackenzie. I don't know the answer to this. Mr. NiTTLE. All right. Did you coordinate the publicity efforts with respect to the Geneva trip of Women Strike for Peace with the Washington office at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue? Mrs. Mackenzie. You use such big words. "Coordinate" is something that I don't think Mr. NiTTLE. Well, did you maintain contact with the Washington office with respect to your publicity efforts emanating from the New York office of Women Strike for Peace? (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mrs. Mackenzie. My efforts in connection with publicity for the Geneva delegation were very limited. I don't actually remember the details of how it was worked out. Mr. NiTTLE. You stated that you have attended Vassar College. Would vou tell us the years during which you were in attendance there? Mrs. Mackenzie. I graduated in 1937. I was there for the previous 4 years. Mr. NiTTLE. During the course of your attendance at Vassar College, were you not the editor of a student publication designated as Miscellany News? (Witness conferred with counsel.) Mrs. Mackenzie. Idecline to answer that question. It is irrelevant. That was back in the 1930's. It is irrelevant because—I have a right to become an editor or a writer of any publication I see fit. Mr. NiTTLE. We do not question that at all. Mrs. Mackenzie. In privacy. Mr. NiTTLE. The American' Student Union, Mrs. Mackenzie, was a Communist front which was created to win masses of student j^outh to Communist Party objectives. The investigations of this committee and other governmental organizations revealed that to have been the objective oi the American Student Union. Chapters of this organization were set up on the campuses of numerous colleges and universities, including Vassar College. Were you a member of the American Student Union while you were in attendance at Vassar College? Mrs. Mackenzie. Students in the thirties were interested in peace. Many students are interested in peace now. Mr. NiTTLE. Would you please answer the question, Mrs. Mackenzie? It is a very simple question, and I think you understand it. It admits of a "yes" or "no" answer. Were you a member of the American Student Union during your attendance at Vassar College? Mrs. Mackenzie. I decline to answer on the same ground that I
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