Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., area. Hearings, Part 3United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., area. Hearings, Part 3
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Question. I should think it would be a rather confusing campaign
where the Communist Party in order to defeat it actually supported
it.
Mr. DENNETT. That is true. It was a very confusing to
every one, even to us at times.
Question. That is a very interesting thing. The Communist Party in
order to defeat this measure went out and conducted a statewide
campaign in favor of it but in order to accomplish its defeat, if I
understand you correctly, it so represented the issues that people
would be bound to vote against it.
Mr. DENNETT. That is true. There is triple deception
in this maneuver, which is rather hard to follow. I hope I have
explained it.
Question. I am afraid that the point may not be absolutely clear in
the record, and I want to be sure that it is clear.
If I understand you correctly, it was not the fact that the
Communist Party was supporting this measure that caused its defeat.
Mr. DENNETT. You are correct, sir; that was not the
reason. It was the way we as disguised Communists carried on the
campaign, ostensibly for it, but in fact against it.
Question. In other words, your representations were of such a
character as to make known the weaknesses in the bill and the
person would actually think you were supporting it.
Mr. DENNETT. True. You understand it quite clearly.
Question. I hope so. I think the bill was properly named when you
used the word “initiative” because that certainly is the use of
initiative. I am glad to know it is Communist Party initiative. It
is a very deceptive type of campaign.
That was the history of production for use as first sponsored by the
Communist Party until they found that it was not workable to reduce to
a form of legislative enactment in the State of Washington.
Mr. O’CONNELL. In 1936.
Mr. TAVENNER. In 1936.
And yet the will of Robert Marshall was prepared 2 years later in 1938,
and it embraces the same principle of the promotion and advancement
of an economic system in the United States based upon the theory of
production for use. And you were one of the trustees of that foundation.
Do you know of any connection or any influence brought upon Robert
Marshall to establish this trust fund for the changing of the system
of economy in the United States which had its origin in the Communist
Party?
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