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The Los Angeles Times du lieu suivant : Los Angeles, California • 20

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by party members as the writer one who sincerely believes in asked to attend a meeting at the home of Sam Moore, for who were present "sat oh their hands." -of an anti-Communist Aim, "I assassinate my character. They made it plain In every wsy I was no longer welcome. They what is doing won come ica beamed botn ways that America sell itself to Americans to counteract the strategy of th Reds. her and state his stand proud mer president of the Radio Married A did not writ th film. "Definite tha fact that several just wouldn't talk to me.

ly- "Tolerance is not even con Writers Guild. Later he received a telephone call canceling the meeting. The committee began receiv Lytton said he had been told thousands GH had laughed at the sketch and it was supposed to be the USA'a top laugh-pro sidered a virtue in the party." Cursed by Ex-FHnd "But my wife wa tele Subsequent to the call, how that a revolutionary situation was necessary to maintain a strong Bolshevik party. ing large quantities of mail, most of which complimented the members on the conduct of th hearings. Some correspond phoned, Lytton a a I "and ducer, nobody liked it," tne witness said.

Writing Jobs Gone Lytton said he was unable to get another screen writing ever, he learned that the meeting had not actually been canceled at alL cursed by a former friend. know he's writing the caller Leftist Element "In the Screen Writers Job in Hollywood after being This was part of the process. Lytton had occasion to travel toia my wife." ents objected to the television blackouts occasioned by th request of unco-operative wit He did attend one meeting Lytton said Adrian Scott, a Guild," he went on, "since I east to work on a motion pic at which the famed Duclos had identified mvself with the nesses. ture and when he was in new leftist element, many members York he visited uommunisv producer, expresed keen Interest in one of his scripts but when he learned that Lytton had written It he lost interest letter, shifting the line of the party In the United States, was read. Lytton, ah expressive individual, hailed it aft a "fire Tenor of these letters was Turn to Page fl, Column read out of th party.

On producer refused him when he said he had heard Lytton then expelled was an active Communist. "He said my name had been mentioned by a person he knew aa a Communist," the witness said. headquarters and asked to see whatever records were avail of which were hot members of the Communist Party, and I voted along with them, I probably was Identified with them able of the charges against him, immediately and lectured Lytton en the evils of Fascism, Browder letter;" as it later proved to be. No Records Found CD Once aftef his expulsion Lyt in the minds of many screen writers. "But I learned," he testified, He was told there were no ton was Invited to lunch by "In othr words," Jackson In roMiffU of anv charges.

He "that if you Interpret the party line ahead of the interpretation Abe Burrows, radio comedian, But now. they were turning terjected, "those same people a.kort thnt th New York head who said he needed a writer. their backs on me and affecting my quarters then clear him In Hol handed down from higher authority you are a pretty sus But, Lytton said, Burrows who screamed so loudly about being blacklisted in th Industry themselves practiced the walked out on the lunch say (The Screen Writers Guild lywood. Then ne returned nei e. Months later, he said, word pect person." ing he did not need a writer, issued this statement indeperid- blacklist?" came from "New York that the Mentioned Names after all.

ently of the committee hear "Exactly." said Lytton. "They stories of his party depredations "I was surprised at the area During the time he was at ings: nrougnt me to a state of nerv tending party meetings; Lytton of their influence," the witness were untrue. Elizaoetn uienn, apologising, told him he was "The Screen Writers Guild oua collapse. Th result is that said he saw present among the became the bargaining agent cleared. A party public rela observed.

Request Turned Down anything can do to eliminate the cancer and sickness from groups Ahn Morgan, Dan for screen writers in 1937. By tions official was sent to tarn ffitfJTW the terms of the minimum ba ur society, I stand most willing with him. James, John Howard Lawson, Jay Gorney, Stanley Prager and sic agreement signed with the "This girl I never knew her Amn-lea't Maurice Clark. He said his as to ao." 'Beamed Both Ways' Association of Motion Picture name told me she was very sociation with the party was so finest sorry, but in revolutionary Lytton ended his testimony Producers, the SWG must accept into membership any writ fleeting he is unable to pin undertaking such as the Com point individual members with er hired by a signatory to the witn a suggestion that the com mlttee help former Commu Lytton asked for a hearing by the party and demanded to see proof of the charges lodged against him. He was told, he testified, that he wasn't wanted, that the party did not have to grant him a hearing or listen to him in any way.

He was suspect on one occasion because he was seen with an Army intelligence offi electronic organ price KKTi ttart at munlst Party the innocent sometime must die with the accuracy. collective bargaining agree In 1945 Lytton actually was ment. nists unburden themselves by allowing them to testify to as milltv." LVtton testified. "She expelled from the party as a union does, not now, ure-ed me to hold no ill will Exctttsttely at J3 much as they desire. He also nor did it ever, maintain a hir against tne party.

urged that "the Voice Of Amer suspected agent provocateur, FBI plant and an enemy of labor and the people. His ing hall for writers. The dec! Guilt by Association sion to hire a writer has ai screen writing ended with hi3 Doesn't that mean that guilt ways been the uncontested DOWNTOWN CRENSHAW WILSHIRE LAKEWOOD by association practiced as part right of the Telephone Call COY WITNESS Actrets Jody S. Gilbert invokes Con- stitution and Ten Commandments and declines to tell whether or not she is member of Communist Party. Timee phot cer who happened to be his, brother, a field artillery captain at the time.

"The Communist Party certainly does practice guilt byi association," Lytton went "They did their darndest to of the party line is inconsistent with what the Communists themselves say and practice?" expulsion, he declared. There followed a systematic program of dlscreditatlon and vilification, the witness testified. At one time he was identified Lytton told how, during this period of uncertainty regard ine his party loyalty, he was INQUIRY ON REDS If proven USO comedy sketches a9ked Jackson. The witness agreed. "They talk about free speech," he replied.

"What better free speech is this, when I can come here and talk before a Congressional committee with televi-slort and radio taking my words to the American public? "I can't understand why any your watch has spring iever RENTWOCiD MONTH END was tried for some actors, in eluding Cajole Landls, who wanted to play it on the road for servicemen, all the writers CAPE COD CHAIRS Continued from 19th Page by Elizabeth Glenn, a functionary concerned with party membership, who talked about stories being circulated in Hollywood that Lytton had fallen into disfavor with the party in the east. Accusations Made "I was accused of being unreliable as a member, a pro SLn Cavitation to a CDance LAMP and TABLE COMBINATION DESKS Ulan rft54T3 PICTURES tarty AmtrlMfi in pravlnilM In In 1 Itmil sir eeltlw 99. LAMPS Ffeor Mititln Is. Viluet 39 SIT I IMUI With Shldai. TV CABINETS Early AMt0riea.f1 ttrla witn taurra tion.

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