Mr. Freyd. I lived in Seattle.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you engage in any work without remuneration?
Mr. Freyd. No.
Mr. Tavenner. During the period from 1935 to 1940?
Mr. Freyd. No.
Mr. Tavenner. Were you connected with the Civil Rights Congress?
Mr. Freyd. I think I should invoke the fifth amendment on that question as I feel that it may tend to incriminate me.
Mr. Moulder. To clarify the response, do you decline to answer by invoking the fifth amendment of the Constitution, or do you refuse to answer for fear it will tend to incriminate you?
Mr. Freyd. And also the first amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and of the press and the right of people to assemble peaceably.
Mr. Tavenner. The witness who preceded you a few moments ago, Mr. Eugene V. Dennett, described his disagreement with the Communist Party in connection with its policy toward the Civil Rights Congress. He told the committee that the Communist Party had organized the Civil Rights Congress, but that he disagreed with the policy of forming an organization which would defend only Communists. And, for that reason, he incurred the wrath of his superiors in the Communist Party.