And, speaking for myself, I am glad I had an opportunity to observe your conduct on the witness stand, and, having heard your testimony, I am deeply impressed by the valuable information you have given to the committee.
Mr. Velde, do you have anything?
Mr. Velde. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I don’t think I can add too much to your very fine statement.
Let me say that I concur with our distinguished friend from Missouri in his statement about your testimony.
I happened to be here last year when you refused to testify. I think I mentioned earlier—last Thursday—that you would have a lot more friends after you got through testifying than you had before or during the time that you appeared here last time, and I sincerely hope that that is true. I believe it will be.
The reason, of course, that we were not able to hear your testimony at the sessions here last June was that we had too many other witnesses subpenaed to be heard as we do apparently this time, Mr. Chairman.
Let me say that I think you have made a great addition to the information that is already on file concerning the activities of the Communist Party. But, chiefly, you have made a great contribution in substantiating, in large part, the testimony that was given by Mrs. Barbara Hartle and other witnesses who gave information here last June. For that we are very appreciative.
I want to say just a word about Mrs. Hartle.
As you know, she is presently serving in the prison in West Virginia, a Federal penitentiary in West Virginia.
I think she certainly exhibited a great deal of courage and a great deal of American spirit in giving the testimony that she did.