Mr. Willis. I am not talking about that. You could have sued him. Anybody is subject to suit somewhere, and his domicile is the real place. I say did you not pursue him, upon dismissal of the suit in Washington and file another suit elsewhere?
Mr. O’Connell. You mean go to New York and file a suit against him?
Mr. Willis. Yes.
Mr. O’Connell. No; certainly not.
Mr. Willis. Or in the Federal court or in any court?
Mr. O’Connell. Well, I would have to go to New York. If he was a resident of New York, I would have to go to New York in order to get service; but I had him out in the State of Washington where I did get service on him.
Mr. Tavenner. I desire to offer the photostatic copy of the news article from the Montana Labor News and ask that it be marked as “O’Connell Exhibit No. 7” for identification purposes only, and to be made a part of the committee files.
Mr. Willis. It is so ordered.
Mr. Tavenner. I would like the record to show at this point that the International Workers Order was cited as subversive and Communist by Attorney General Tom Clark on December 4, 1947, and again on September 21, 1948, and that it was cited by Attorney General Francis Biddle on September 24, 1942, as one of the strongest Communist organizations. It has also been cited by other committees, including this committee.
Were you acquainted with its secretary, Herbert Benjamin?