Mr. TAVENNER. What about Tom Rabbitt? Mr. O’CONNELL. Tom Rabbitt worked for a short time in the Progressive Party, I would say from probably April of maybe--I would say latter part of March or early part of April 1948 until latter part of May of 1948. Mr. TAVENNER. What about William J. Pennock? Mr. O’CONNELL. I am pretty sure that--well, Mr. Pennock had no office in the Progressive Party. I think he was a member of the executive committee. We had a very, very large executive committee, and I think he was a member of the executive committee. Mr. TAVENNER. What about John Daschbach? Mr. O’CONNELL. I don’t remember any Progressive Party in activity in my time on the part of John Daschbach. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. O’Connell, will you tell the committee what action the Communist Party took in protesting to Judge Medina during the trial of the 11 Communists under the provisions of the Smith Act in Foley Square, New York? Mr. O’CONNELL. Outside of what was in the ordinary press notices, I mean of my own knowledge, I don’t know anything. I read about the trial and so on, but of my own knowledge I don’t know anything. Mr. TAVENNER. Did the leadership of the Progressive Party in the State of Washington take any active part in protesting to Judge Medina regarding the trial of the 11 Communists? Mr. O’CONNELL. When was that trial? Mr. TAVENNER. The trial was in 1949; I think the first motion of the trial was disposed of in the spring of 1949 before they began the trial on its merits. Mr. O’CONNELL. I wouldn’t want to say categorically one way or the other what action might have been taken by the Progressive Party in the State of Washington in that connection. I can’t recall anything right now. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you as executive secretary have any part in the activity? Mr. O’CONNELL. I can’t remember any. Mr. TAVENNER. I hand you a photostatic copy of the June 6, 1949, issue of the Daily Worker and call your attention to an article entitled “Men of Labor and Civic Leaders Throughout Nation Voice Indignation,” and I ask if you see in that article a reference to the fact that Henry Huff, chairman, and Clayton Van Lydegraf, secretary of the Washington State Communist Party, having wired Dennis in connection with those trials. Do you see that paragraph? Mr. O’CONNELL. Yes; I see that paragraph. Mr. TAVENNER. The subject of the wire is quoted as follows: The northwest district is proud and inspired by the splendid fight the defendants are making against the biased conduct and vicious rulings of Judge Medina who is acting as prosecutor at Foley Square. The jailing of John Gates, Gus Hall, and Henry Winston has shocked and aroused our party and the massed forces to a new fighting pitch and widespread protest action.