To complete my question: Did the Communist Party give your committee any financial assistance at any time during the period from 1948 to 1950 while you were chairman of the National Committee To Defeat the Mundt Bill?
Mr. O’Connell. Of my knowledge, I don’t know of any assistance that the Communist Party gave to the National Committee To Defeat the Mundt Bill. I, of course received, all I received, I think I received $125 a week salary, if I remember correctly. I had no charge of funds or the expenditure of funds.
Mr. Tavenner. Was that salary of $125 a week paid by the Progressive Party?
Mr. O’Connell. In 1948 I think the salary was paid by the Progressive Party, but I am not too sure.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you not so certify on the reports made to the Clerk of the House of Representatives?
Mr. O’Connell. If I did, that was so.
Mr. Willis. For the record, Mr. Tavenner, state the substance of the Mundt bill.
Mr. Tavenner. The Mundt bill is that section of the Internal Security Act of 1950 which requires the registration of the Communist Party and registration of Communist fronts. There is also written into that bill the substance of what was known as the Wood bill, which dealt with persons employed in defense contracts. The remaining part of the bill related to immigration and naturalization matters and is known as a different section of the bill.
Mr. O’Connell. Then I think there was the detention camp features added in the Senate.
Mr. Tavenner. There are no detention camp features to the bill.