Mr. Scherer could not be here this afternoon and the chairman has now appointed a subcommittee of my colleagues, Mr. Velde, and Mr. Doyle, and myself as chairman.
In view of the reconstitution of the subcommittee we will reswear the witness.
Do you solemnly swear that you will testify according to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, before this subcommittee?
Mr. O’Connell. I do.
Mr. Willis. Proceed, Mr. Tavenner.
TESTIMONY OF JEREMIAH JOSEPH O’CONNELL—Resumed
Mr. Tavenner. Mr. O’Connell, were you a member of the national committee of the International Labor Defense in 1940?
Mr. O’Connell. I don’t know——
Mr. Tavenner. The Daily Worker of May 3, 1938, reports that Jeremiah O’Connell was a speaker at a function of the International Labor Defense.
According to Equal Justice, page 4, of the November 1938 issue, Jeremiah O’Connell was one of the sponsors of the Christmas drive of that organization.