Mr. Carlson. Let me answer that by making probably a comparison with somebody else.
I think we are all acquainted with Senator Morse’s record in Oregon. He was once a Republican, and he has turned Democrat.
I don’t think there is any specific time in his mind that he ever turned from a Republican to a Democrat. It probably took over a period of time. And that, I believe, Mr. Chairman, could be applied to me.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Carlson. As a specific time, at the time the Korean war started I certainly didn’t approve of that war starting by anybody. And I might say, likewise, that I didn’t approve of our participation in it either. That is my conviction, sir.
Mr. Moulder. Referring to the Communist Party, it has been decided by the courts that it is not a political party as such; that it is really an international conspiracy. And, therefore, your comparison or reference to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party has no application in comparison to the Communist Party, because it is not, in fact, a political party.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Moulder. Has your philosophy and your opinion concerning the Communist Party, then, changed from what it was at one time?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Carlson. Well, Mr. Chairman, I have a definite idea of my own what things should be, and what my beliefs are. And I believe it might help you to understand what I think, if I could give you an answer here.