And then there was another fellow by the name of Rodney. His last name was Rodney, R-o-d-n-e-y.
My recollection of him is due to the fact that at that time he was some kind of under secretary or employed by the YMCA in Portland. I did not then know him as a member of the Communist Party either. I heard later that he did join the Communist Party. But at the moment or at the time that he was teaching this class in labor history I did not understand him to be a member of the Communist Party.
Mr. Tavenner. Was your attendance at this school prior to your becoming a member or after you had become a member?
Mr. Dennett. It was prior; it was before joining.
Mr. Tavenner. Were there others in this school besides yourself?
Mr. Dennett. Yes.
Mr. Tavenner. How many?
Mr. Dennett. My recollection is between 15 and 20.
Mr. Tavenner. Due to the fact that you have told us that you, yourself were not a member at that time, is it possible that others in attendance likewise were in a similar category and not actual members of the Communist Party at that time?
Mr. Dennett. I am quite sure that was true, that most of them who attended that class were not members of the Communist Party, but they were curious, and their curiosity had been aroused because of what appeared to all of us was an attempt at oppression by the use of the criminal syndicalism statute against unemployed veterans and unemployed workers and other people, and particularly some foreign-born people.