Mr. Tavenner. Titled “Washington Commonwealth Federation.”
Mr. Dennett. That is true.
Mr. Moulder. The committee will stand in recess for approximately 5 minutes.
(Whereupon a short recess was taken.)
(Representatives Moulder and Velde were present upon reconvening at the expiration of the recess.)
Mr. Tavenner. Mr. Dennett, I think you have made it clear in your testimony that the Commonwealth Builders were not organized by the Communist Party and that there was very little, if any, Communist Party influence within those affiliated organizations as such. Am I correct in that?
Mr. Dennett. Well, that is essentially correct.
Mr. Tavenner. I want to be certain as to what the picture is with regard to the Washington Commonwealth Federation which succeeded; that is, whether or not at the inception of that organization it was heavily controlled by the Communist Party.
Mr. Dennett. No; it was not. And, as a matter of fact, it was quite anti-Communist at the very beginning.
Mr. Tavenner. The original method used by the Communist Party to become entrenched in the federation was through the various organizations which were affiliated with it.