Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Mr. MOULDER. You have made the request on the record.
Mr. HATTEN. To state the position, I understand that possibly you
cannot pass upon it.
Mr. MOULDER. Call the next witness.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Lenus Westman.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are
about to give before this congressional committee will be the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, God?
Mr. WESTMAN. I do.
TESTIMONY OF HANS LENUS ADOLPH WESTMAN, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, C.
T. HATTEN
Mr. WESTMAN. Mr. Chairman, under the first and fifth amendments----
Mr. TAVENNER. You haven’t been asked any questions.
Mr. WESTMAN. O. K.
Mr. TAVENNER. We will give you a chance.
What is your name, please, sir?
Mr. WESTMAN. Under the first and fifth amendments, as the result of
having been subpenaed, I wish to apply these two amendments as reasons
for not giving my name.
And also, in the light of the statement that was made here this
afternoon, that you would like to have some witness that didn’t have to
use his name, that is, that you could have appearing before you.
Mr. TAVENNER. You are mistaken.
Mr. MOULDER. We will have order, please.
Mr. VELDE. Do you refuse to answer as to what your name is?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. WESTMAN. I am going to confer with my attorney.
I wish to state that----
Mr. MOULDER. You are directed to answer the question.
Mr. WESTMAN. I will answer the question under protest.
My name is Hans Lenus Adolph Westman.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you spell your last name?
Mr. WESTMAN. W-e-s-t-m-a-n.
Mr. TAVENNER. It is noted that you are accompanied by counsel.
Will counsel please identify himself for the record?
Mr. HATTEN. C. T. Hatten, previously identified as an attorney in
Seattle.
Mr. TAVENNER. Where do you live, Mr. Westman?
Mr. WESTMAN. In Seattle.
Mr. TAVENNER. What is your occupation?
Mr. WESTMAN. I would like to confer with counsel.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. WESTMAN. Well, I will answer under compulsion, and I am a
sheetmetal worker.
Mr. TAVENNER. Do you have any other occupation?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. WESTMAN. Do you mean at the present time?
Mr. TAVENNER. During the last month, say, during the month of March.
Mr. WESTMAN. I would like to confer with my counsel.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. WESTMAN. Well, sir, I would like--I will decline to answer that
question under the fifth amendment, as I do not know what is referred
to as work by the question, and, hence, it might be something that
is construed by you, sir, as constituting work that might be of a
character that would waive my rights under the fifth amendment. And,
hence, I will take the fifth amendment.
Mr. TAVENNER. I will be more specific.
Have you been engaged during the month of March in any publication work
of any kind? That will limit it within narrow bounds.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
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