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
Mr. TAVENNER. Mrs. Markward in her testimony advised the
committee that the operator of the Superior Print Shop was Tilla
Minowitz, and she identified Tilla Minowitz as a member of the
Communist Party and as a member of the Community Club of the Communist
Party in Washington, D. C.
Tilla Minowitz was subpenaed before this committee on July 6, 1949, and
refused to answer any and all questions put to her by the committee
dealing with her membership in the Communist Party.
Mr. WILLIS. When was that?
Mr. TAVENNER. July 6, 1949. The report covering June 1949
shows the payment of a bill for printing in the amount of $195 and
the report covering March 1950 shows the printing of letterheads and
stationery on March 30, 1950.
Were you aware at that time that Tilla Minowitz had been identified and
had been brought before this committee and questioned regarding her
Communist Party identification?
Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I don’t know Tilla Minowitz, I don’t think
I have ever seen her in my life and the name means absolutely nothing
to me. The printing went to Superior Printing Co.
Mr. TAVENNER. You knew she was doing the printing for your
company because you signed these reports.
Mr. O’CONNELL. I didn’t know it was Tilla Minowitz. I knew it
was the Superior Printing Co.
Mr. TAVENNER. Did your committee ever employ the firm of
Presentation, Inc.?
Mr. WILLIS. What?
Mr. TAVENNER. Presentation, Inc.
Mr. O’CONNELL. I can’t recall. If I could see the report--What
does Presentation, Inc., do?
Mr. TAVENNER. We find a report covering June 22, 1949, which
says--
Presentation, Inc., 2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 25,000
pamphlets, $785.46--
as one of the items. Does that help you to refresh your recollection?
Mr. O’CONNELL. Well, I said before, in 1949 I was not down in
Washington. Those reports were sent out to me to be signed as chairman,
and I don’t know Presentation, Inc. I don’t know what they do, but that
report was made up.
Mr. TAVENNER. Another bill in June and September of 1949 is
for printing, done by Presentation, Inc., and the amount of the bill is
$1,075.38. Who selected Presentation, Inc., for this work?
Mr. O’CONNELL. I really wouldn’t know. I don’t know who did it.
Mr. TAVENNER. Notwithstanding your having signed the reports
covering those employments in 1949 when you say you were not actually
in Washington, we find in April of 1950 another printing of pamphlets
on the Mundt bill was done by Presentation, Inc., for which there was a
charge of $300.
At that time did you know that a person by the name of Carl Marzani, an
official of that corporation, was under sentence of the United States
district court after having been convicted for concealing his Communist
Party affiliations while an employee of the Federal Government?
Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I didn’t know that. In fact, I didn’t know
Presentation, Inc., and didn’t know anybody who was identified with it.
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