Mr. Tavenner. What do you mean by straight and narrow path?
Mr. Dennett. They sat around and agreed among themselves that the Communist Party line was absolutely right.
Mr. Tavenner. I wanted to be sure that the path you mentioned was the Communist Party path.
Mr. Dennett. True. There was another person by the name of Arthur Sinclair. I have heard since that he subsequently was deported to Canada.
There was an older fellow by the name of Engstrom, but I do not recall his first name.
Mr. Tavenner. Let me suggest this to you: If any of the persons whose names you are giving withdrew from the Communist Party, or if you have any facts indicating a change of affiliation, I think you should give those facts to us.
Mr. Dennett. Well, I have no knowledge of any of these people whom I have mentioned having done so.
There were a couple of women who were certainly the most reliable people for us in the sense that—remember we were in difficult times, and eating was a difficult problem. And both of these women did work outside, and they had a loyalty to their neighbors and friends. Bellingham, you have to understand, is a comparatively small town. People in it live much closer together than they do in a larger city. Neighbors are a little better acquainted with each other. Consequently, any suffering in the neighborhood arouses a deeper response among people who are better acquainted than it does among total strangers.
And these women extended themselves greatly to aid those of us who didn’t have any adequate income or any adequate subsistence. I understand that both of these women have since left the Communist Party. Do you want me to name them now?
Mr. Tavenner. Was that in 1932?