It had a double purpose, to educate the party membership and to draw as many non-Communists into classes as possible at the same time. It was not considered a party leadership training school, it was more for the membership. And in order to attract a broader segment of persons into the school a number of courses were included that were not in Marxism-Leninism, but they were included in order to appeal to people from labor unions, professional fields, and others. For example, parliamentary law would be a subject intended for the purpose of drawing people into the school and drawing them closer to it with no idea on their part that they were getting into a Communist school. An air of respectability was also created in this way so that people would feel if they enrolled in this school they had a perfect right to do so and there was nothing wrong with being in it. The hope, of course, was that if non-Communists enrolled this way, after a while they would learn more about it and would become convinced to enroll in courses on Marxist-Leninism. The objective of the school was to gain Communist influence over non-Communists, recruit as many people as possible out of this school into the Communist Party, and special attention was paid to members of organized labor through this school. Mr. DOYLE. The committee will stand in recess until 9:30 tomorrow morning. (Whereupon, at 4:20 p. m. the committee was recessed, to reconvene at 9:30 a. m., Thursday, June 2, 1955.) INVESTIGATION OF COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE SEATTLE, WASH., AREA THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1955 UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES, _Washington, D. C._ PUBLIC HEARING A subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 9:45 a. m. in the Caucus Room, Old House Office Building, Hon. Edwin E. Willis, presiding. Committee members present: Representatives Edwin E. Willis and Gordon H. Scherer. Staff members present: Frank S. Tavenner, counsel. Mr. WILLIS. The subcommittee will come to order. Let the record show there are present today Mr. Scherer, of Ohio, and myself, Edwin E. Willis, of Louisiana. Inasmuch as the subcommittee is reconstituted, that is, members are here today who were not present yesterday, it might be well to reswear the witness. Let the record show also that the chairman of the committee appointed a new subcommittee to continue these hearings, namely, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Scherer, and myself as chairman. Will you stand and be sworn? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give before this subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. O’CONNELL. I do. Mr. WILLIS. Proceed, Mr. Tavenner. TESTIMONY OF JEREMIAH JOSEPH O’CONNELL--Resumed