Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Mr. TAVENNER. I desire to have these documents marked “Dennett
Exhibit No. 3” for identification only. I do not want to make them a
part of the record. However, I desire to withdraw from this exhibit one
typewritten sheet describing the objectives of the Pioneer Leader’s
camp and have it admitted in evidence and marked “Dennett Exhibit No.
3-A,” to be incorporated in the transcript of the record.
Mr. MOULDER. It is so ordered.
And the committee wishes to announce the purpose of so admitting them
in that manner is that we do not wish to reveal at this time the names
of young people who were then being indoctrinated into the Communist
philosophy or belief through their enrollment in the Young Pioneers’
youth camp. Is that the name of it?
Mr. DENNETT. Young Pioneers.
Mr. MOULDER. Because we feel that it might be an injustice to
them for they probably have had no connection with the Communist Party,
and maybe never did have so far as we have any evidence to show.
DENNETT EXHIBIT NO. 3-A
The Pioneer Leader’s Camp had two objectives: One to equip those
in the Camp with the necessary theoretical foundation to do
effective work in the Revolutionary Movement in general; and
second to equip and train them to do Pioneer Work in particular.
The First Objective was approached mainly from the class in
Theory which dealt with 1. The Materialist Conception of History,
2. Dialectics, 3. Surplus Value, 4. The Class Struggle, 5.
Orientation in Organization, 6. Proletarian, 7. Discipline as
Social Control.
The Second Objective was approached from the very organization
of the camp itself. Study circles were arranged in the subjects
of Revolutionary Art, Revolutionary Music, Study of Science,
Woodcraft--practical work, gathering wood etc.--sewing--practical
work, sewing badges for Pioneer Leaders, organized
sports--learning games which have been organized with a view
to adaptation to use with workers children in a way to take
chauvinism out of them, etc., and still retain the benefits of
physical exercise contained therein.
Mr. VELDE. I presume, Mr. Chairman, that some of those members
of the Young Pioneers are still in the area.
Mr. DENNETT. I think some of them probably are, although it is
very difficult to keep track of young women because of their changing
names.
Mr. MOULDER. It might result in an injustice to reveal them at
this time.
Mr. DENNETT. Right.
Mr. MOULDER. May I ask, Are you going into the conduct of the
classes, how you proceeded to teach them, what they were taught, and
whether or not you felt the answers to the questions were the result of
your teaching at that time?
Mr. DENNETT. I think I could answer that briefly, that they
certainly were the result of my teaching.
Mr. TAVENNER. I have a few other questions, Mr. Chairman, to
finish this subject.
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