OPERATION ABOLITION

templet is a sample of communist propaganda it is published by an organization officially cited as a Communist front it is at this instant being distributed throughout the United States by dedicated hardcore communist agents and their dupes this pamphlet and numerous others like it play a major role as our arery in one phase of the Communist War to destroy our nation a phase called by the Communists operation abolition ladies and gentlemen Congressman Francis e Walter Democrat from Pennsylvania and chairman of the house committee on unamerican activities operation abolition this is what the Communists call their current drive to destroy the house committee on unamerican activities to weaken the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discredit its great director J Edgar Hoover and to render sterile the security laws of our government the Communist party has given top priority to operation abolition and has assigned agents trained in propaganda and that agitation to this project the scenes which you uh will be viewing were taken by newsreal photographers during hearings of the committee on unamerican activities in San Francisco California on May the 12th 13th and 14th 1960 during the next few minutes you will see revealed the the longtime classic communist tactic in which a relatively few well-trained hardcore communist agents are able to incite and use non-communist sympathizers to perform the Dirty Work of the Communist Party you will see Archie Brown the second in command of the Communist Party in California Harry Bridges an international communist agent and leader of the international long shoran Union who recently returned from conferences held with other leaders of communist Le long shoreman's groups Ralph eard one of the top communist propagandists who was a welcome guest of the red Chinese government while American soldiers were giving their lives in the Korean War you will see Douglas a walker and agent trained to specialize in youth activities William mandal another communist propagandist who serves the conspiracy in the fields of radio and television Bertram edes who is one of the elite core of communist lawyers Frank Wilson recently convicted of contempt of congress who is in charge of the citizens committee to preserve American freedoms the West Coast headquarters of the operation avolition you will see these and others in action and the shocking technique which they use to incite others to violence we are all too familiar with the pattern of communist Le Revolution and rioting in Venezuela Cuba and more recently in Japan can it happen here on American soil this film showing communism in action will answer that question this is City Hall in San Francisco the site of hearings held by the house committee on unamerican activities in May of 1960 this is the chosen Battlefield of the Communist party's most organized and violent attack on the committee since the launching of the operation abolition campaign on September 20th 1957 Congressman Walter chairman of the full committee designated Congressman Edwin e Willis of Louisiana as chairman of a subcommittee charged with the investigation of Communist party activities in the northern California area other members of the subcommittee are Congressman Morgan M Mohler of Missouri Congressman August e Johansson of Michigan and Congressman Gordon H Sherer of Ohio in an interview with the Press Congress Willis explains more fully the reasons for the hearings what we are here to do is to gather information as we are ordered to to do by an act of Congress with respect to the general operation of the Communist conspiracy wherever it may lead uh it's the Mandate that law has been on the books for probably over 20 years we receive our Appropriations and our ordered every year to maintain this General surveillance uh of the Communist operations with the view of amending improving correcting uh laws having to do with our internal security the internal Security Act of 1950 foreign agents registration act the Smith Act uh and so on this is part and parcel of our General Studies of the machinations of the Communist conspiracy the Communist apparatus activated its trained agitators and propagandists in the San Francisco Bay Area months before the scheduled hearings were to begin the carefully organized protest campaign was climaxed with a student directive published just prior to the hearings on the front page of the official University of California Student newspaper the daily Californian the directive reads as follows the student committee for civil liberties plans to pick at the hearings today it has issued a call for students to attend the rally and hearings and suggests that people laugh out loud in the hearings when things get ridiculous that is the end of the quote among the Communist leaders who had an active part in the San Francisco abolition campaign and the protest demonstrations were Harry Bridges whom you see here being escorted out of City Hall by police officials moments before the rioting broke out Archie Brown another long shoreman played a major role in inciting the demonstr ations against the committee he is identified as the number two man in the California Communist party and admittedly has been a party member for some 20 years in the course of the three days of the hearings Archie Brown had to be ejected from the hearing room on three separate occasions Archie Brown was active in distributing propaganda pamphlets outside of the city hall building he had been subpoenaed by the committee as a witness another top communist agitator also subed as a witness was Merl Brodsky whom you see here participating in the chanting and singing demonstrations immediately outside the hearing room murl Bry was ejected from the hearing room on two separate occasions for leading demonstrations while the committee was receiving testimony young Douglas wer another Communist Party member played an important role in the student riots a sophomore at the University of California Douglas wter was a delegate together with his father Saul wer to the 17th National Convention of the Communist Party in December of 1959 the opening day of the hearings Thursday May 12th finds City Hall almost completely surrounded by Pickers protesting the committee's appearance inside the building the committee has reserved the largest hearing room in the city with a seating capacity of over 400 to accommodate an anticipated crowd upon requests the committee has issued nearly 100 passes to individuals repres presenting various patriotic and religious groups and the remainder of the chambers is filled with students long shoreman and the wives and relatives of subpoenaed Witnesses officials admit Spectators to the room's capacity While others are asked to remain outside until vacancies occur at this point professional communist agitators in the Halls begin leading the crowd in chants and songs while the committee attempts to conduct its proceedings inside during the morning session the student contingent together with subpoenaed Communists succeeded in disrupting the committee hearings time and time again shortly after 11:00 chairman Willis is forced to ask police to eject Rie Brown several students and murl brosky from the hearing room [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] why is she being put out Mr [Music] chairman you want in here [Applause] this is part of this whole vicious Witch Hunt Douglas wer is called to the stand and interrogated by staff director Richard erens he has asked about his Communist Party membership and his activities as a communist in various phases of college life I respectfully object to the question on the same ground any question as to my political be beliefs Association statements deprive me of the right of free speech press assembly and petition the house and American activities committee serves no real legislative or constitutional purpose it punishes individuals and group you're reading from [Applause] a you're reading from a prepared statement that's all right let him answer the question continue reading it please it punishes individuals and groups for their polit political ideas and associations through public exposure and condemnation now I'm sorry you are refusing to answer on the basis of the twiist amendment is that correct I have re I I have objected to the question it punishes individuals and groups for their political ideas and associations through public exposure and condemnation often resulting in economic sanction I cannot cooperate with the committee answering any such questions I feel I have an obligation as as a citizen of this country to preserve the Constitution and I do not feel I can do so in good conscience by allow allowing the house and American Activities Committee to inquire into my beliefs or associations Mr wter has not at this point invoked Provisions against self-incrimination of the Fifth Amendment he is ordered and directed to answer a question concerning his Communist Party membership I decline to answer that question on the grounds previously stated and I also respectfully refuse to answer that question on the Constitutional grounds that I cannot be forced to Bear witness against myself during the noon lunch and recess a protest rally in Union Square attracts nearly a thousand students and Spectators they listen intently as two San Francisco assemblymen and a prominent clergyman unleash bitter attacks against the house committee on unamerican AC activities the rally is designed to incite further resentment against the committee and to recruit more volunteers for Action the rally accomplishes its major objectives for during the afternoon session hundreds of additional students crowd into the corridors of City Hall attempting to gain entry to the already overcrowded hearing room students left outside the room step up their chanting and singing turning the hallways of City Hall into complete chaos officials are unable to maintain order meanwhile a group of subpoenad communist Witnesses have already begun a demonstration inside the hearing room as the committee prepares to hear the first testimony of the afternoon chairman Willis calls for order but to no avail and the members of Congress wait through the hostilities as a specially trained Police Squadron is called to the scene to attempt to restore order from from left to right you see Communist party members Ralph isard Archie Brown Sally atarian site and Saul wer all especially trained in agitation and incitement to Riot set for tonight next witness if you please Barbara please resume the wit [Applause] open the door open the door open the door open the door what are you hiding yeah what are you hiding what are you hiding we have nothing to hide what are you hiding let the people let them here what are [Applause] you louisi go back to your Third District if you want like this right up not you that's why you're keeping them out all the major organizations in this area told you to get out they want to follow you they C labor Council students professors said get out you want America that's what you kill you back up and get out you [Applause] are open open the door open the open the door open the door open the door open the door open the door open the door open the door [Applause] open open the open the door open the door open the open the open open the open the open the open the [Applause] get out of town what a show you put on open the doors or get out of town are you afraid they'll see the school pigeons I mean that these people here will see just what what bankr kind of people you bring before this committee is that what you I'd like to know what are you afraid of [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] there [Applause] oh the of the and the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] open the door open the door open the door open the doors what are you afraid of open the doors here comes a goose Squad this is americanism what's this americanism in action watch this americanism in AC watch this [Applause] American upon request of chairman Willis policemen removed the resisting demonstrators from the hearing room first Archie Brown then Ralph isard Saul wer moris Graham Merl Brodsky Juanito [Applause] wheeler and finally Sally atarian site chairman Edwin Willis issues another call for Law and Order in the hearing room that these hearings have been conducted in a dignified fashion the only reason only Earth reason why uh the people door is not open is this in no courtroom in America are people allowed on the side aisles unless they order it in no picture show or other public function of people allowed in the side eyes without being ordered that is the only reason why this thing has been brought about we were very patient this morning we will continue to be patient but firm and decided now uh this thing was brought about by disorderly conduct this morning on the second day of the hearings Friday May 13th loudspeakers are set up across the street from City Hall in an attempt to alleviate the crowds trying to gain entrance to the hearing room nevertheless hundreds of students long shoreman and Spectators crowed into the city hall building as Pickers continue to demonstrate outside the building officials admit over 200 of the crowd to the hearing room until it is once again filled to capacity [Applause] [Music] [Applause] on the left you see Vincent henan Progressive Party candidate for the president of the United States in 1952 served a prison term from 1954 to 1956 and attorney for several of the Communist Witnesses called to testify at the hearings as was the case on Thursday several professional communist agitators and student leaders direct the activity of those waiting in the hallways chants and songs get louder and Defiance to police attempts to maintain order becomes more Universal students enthusiastically join in on the refrains to the songs abolish the committee We Shall Not Be Moved lyrics to which are lifted from the old communist people's song book demonstrations in the hallways of City Hall become so loud that the judges in their Chambers on the third floor are unable to continue court procedures during the morning the judges give orders to the sheriff and police officials to remove the demonstrators from City Hall immediately as pamphlets continue to be distributed among the demonstrators police officials once again warn the students and agitators involved that they must be quiet or the orders of the judges will be enforced the police warnings are met with jeers and booze and renewed chanting and renewed singing finally during the noon lunch and recess the judges in their Chambers give official orders now to remove the demonstrators from City Hall when an attempt is made to carry out the order the crowd responds by throwing shoes and jostling the police officers when one officer warns that fire hoses will have to be used if the crowd does not dispersed the demonstrators become more and more unruly one student provides the spark that touches off the violence when he leaps over a barricade grabs a police officer's night stick and begins beating the officer over the head as the mob surges forward to storm the doors a Police Inspector orders that the fire hoses be turned on at this point leaders of the group give orders to resist police enforcement the crowd now in open Defiance of Law and Order begins singing once again we shall not be moved Riot Squad police reinforcements arrive on the scene and are met by booze and jeers from the riers the Communist agitators give new orders now to the students to sit down with their backs to the fire hoses and put their hands in their pockets after interlocking arms in what is described later by student newspapers as nonviolent resistance police enforcing judicial orders to remove the demonstrators from the building take the defiant students one by one by the feet and slide them down the wetted marble stairs of City Hall on several occasions the pattern of so-called nonviolent resistance is broken openly by defiant students those who had defied the law are taken to waiting police wagons and are hurried off to police headquarters where they are booked on counts of disturbing the peace inciting a riot and resisting arrest the Communist and pro-communist press of course charge police brutality their press accounts of the rioting describe repeated incidents of policemen cruy beating innocent students the innocent peaceful students it is stated in these communist press accounts were physically hurled down two stories of stairs toppling head over heel and landed unconscious at the bottom where they were picked up and thrown into the Patty wagons these films taken by newsmen on the scene and edited only to the point of removing repetition show a clear example of the lack of respect for truth which is common practice within the Communist propaganda press the Communist Party emerges from the riots with only a handful of its party members arrested and none injured four students suffer minor injuries eight policemen are injured to the point where they require hospitalization [Music] h oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] five officers were seriously hurt two suffering heart attacks and three are treated for deep Cuts here you see patrolman Frank duny aged 61 who suffered a stroke when he was knocked down by student agitators [Music] one of the Communist professional agitators arrested is Vernon Bal who was in 1954 among the notorious Louisville 7 charged at that time with sedition destruction of property conspiring to destroy property to achieve a political end and contempt of court Douglas wer the 19-year-old student leader was another Communist Party member who was arrested at the police station the rebellious students appear to have lost a little of their blatant enthusiasm and Defiance for without the psychological stimulus of mass chatting and singing the individual students seem somewhat conscious and ashamed of what they have done no longer is there the air of Defiance the organized resistance has been changed into individual confusion these young people have been duped into openly resisting and defying law enforcement duped by a handful of communist agitators another Congressman assigned to the subcommittee conducting hearings in San Francisco is Congressman August e Johansson of Michigan Congressman Joe Hanson the students whose activities you have just just witnessed whether they realize it or not are as I pointed out to them in San Francisco toying with treason they have been handpicked by the Communists to do the Dirty Work of the Communists perhaps this is the greatest danger of all the pattern of Communist Revolution and Insurrection throughout the world has been to indoctrinate and train dupes to carry the party directives into the field while the Communists themselves remain in the shadows through a careful propaganda and smear campaign the Communists are able to inject a few with the virus the disease spreads rapidly among their friends and Associates and a so-called spontaneous movement suddenly takes form from this point on the Communists are relatively free to sit on the sidelines issue occasional directives and watch as their desires and projects are fulfilled to the Perfection of their Wildest Dreams among those arrested in the city hall at San Francisco were a few trained communist agents the others were the unwitting dupes of the party who had In the Heat of chanting and singing performed like puppets with the Communists in control of the strings even to the point of willfully and deliberately defying Law and Order the Communists have admittedly chosen the minds of our youth as a number one area for their Insidious attack you have seen the evidence of their success my fellow citizens what you have just seen and heard is a challenge not only to the Patriotic youth of our nation but to every citizen who is determined that we shall maintain our freedom you have seen two types of communist inspired violence one taking the form of mass challenges of authority and Defiance of Law and Order inside a congressional hearing room the other coming in the form of open rioting and physical resistance to law enforcement a third type of communist tactic common in the operation abolition campaign is Defiance by individual Witnesses and their attorneys to the committee itself Arie Brown already ejected from the hearing room on two occasions he is called to the stand and sworn in he asks the chairman to shift the lights turn off those lights uh Mr chairman could we uh shift the lights a bit just shift rgie Brown second in command in the California Communist party is a top West Coast agitator ironically he is appearing as a witness in the hearing room of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco only 6 months after he himself receiv received some 35 5,000 votes as a candidate for that same board he is asked by staff director Richard erens to identify himself my name is Archie Brown I live at uh 1027 Brussels Street San Francisco I am a long shoreman I want to State uh Mr chairman that uh story I have something to tell committee I want to tell the committee in response to which was served upon you by this committee my family is today in response to a sub which was served upon you by this committee I respect to suggest to witness now the ordered and directed to answer the question I uh direct you to answer that question are you appearing today in response to a subpena served upon you by this committee yes it was served on me by this and are you represented by counil that I am counil will you kind identify yourself George Anderson Brown where and when were you born Mr uh chairman I want to state that I I I direct you to answer the question that's the only way we can proceed orderly well uh I was suboi here you're under dire I I was subo here and and uh my Pro with the next question my family if you Pro with the next question my I was born City Iowa chairman I respect suggest the witness now the order directed to answer the outstanding principal question to answer it what is the outstanding principal question the outstanding principal question is where when were you born I already said it give a sen please a word about your education as rgie brown attempts time and time again to read a lengthy propaganda statement he is repeatedly admonished by chairman Willis that he must answer the questions of the committee and conduct himself in an orderly manner or he will be removed from the hearing room for the third time under the under the rule of the committee you may file that paper with our director at this time if you wish to I wish to read this statement I wish to I want to read this statement Mr Mr chairman how come that you're bridling me I want to explain my position I want all right I want to I want to you may file the statement you may not going to read my statement if I make a motion before the I direct you sir to amendment 14 the constition [Music] [Applause] another defiant witness is William Mandell an identified agent of the Communist Party who is employed as a radio and television news commentator in the San Francisco Bay Area William Mandel is a top communist propagandist serving the party in the underground areas as an instructor in communist training schools and operating for the party in public circles posing as a respected newsman he displays his bitter Defiance of the committee in answer to questions concerning his Communist Party membership and activities if you think that I am going to cooperate with this collection of judices of men who sit there in violation of the United States Constitution if you think I'll will cooperate with you in anyway you are insane now sir were you the lecture [Applause] when asked about his role as a communist in lecturing before the Communist conceived California labor School in San Francisco William Mandel replies this question has no purpose other to harass me when I was asked this question last in 1943 by the late Joe McCarthy and let me say that I am honor when people come up to me on the streets perhaps I don't deserve this honor and say you're the man who killed Joe McCarthy because I happen to appear on the first day of the book burning hearing and I did my best to conduct myself in the manner which I'm conducting myself today if there were any such evidence against me under any law the proper authorities could move against me this body is improperly constituted it is a kangaroo court it does not have my respect it has my utmost contempt and I am not going to answer that question sir this then is the pattern employed by the Communists their dupes and sympathizers in operation abolition another Congressman assigned to the subcommittee conducting hearings in San Francisco is Congressman Gordon H Sherer of Ohio Congressman Sherer one of the top communist agents assigned to operation abolition is Frank Wilkinson recently convicted for contempt of congress for refusal to answer questions concerning his Communist Party membership and activities Frank Wilkinson's job for the Communist Party consists of One Prime duty to incite resistance and trouble for the house committee on unamerican activities in any given location where the committee is to conduct hearings Frank Wilkinson was in San Francisco during the May hearings he arrived in the city prior to the committee to organize the so-called spontaneous public demonstrations against the committee and the hearings moreover he was actually in the carers issuing instructions and inciting hostile action against the committee during the hearings Frank Wilkinson was interviewed by newsmen shortly after he had been agitating among the student demonstrators uh listen to this interview closely because in it you will hear Frank Wilkinson a communist agent explain his communist jargon His function for operation abolition well have you had anything to do with the demonstrations in front of the city hall today no I've just been an observer of those I understood uh you had said you or organizing protests against the committee yes uh one of the things that our committee does and that I do for our committee is to come to each Community when the committee issues its subpoena to assist the subpoena persons and others in the community who are not familiar with the kind of unconstitutional behavior that this committee carries on to assist that community and to assist those subo in their own self-defense in the Comm Comm hearings today you were called an international communist agent are you a communist that's a very flattering remark I been frequently called a a hardcore communist a local communist by Mr erens but never an international communist as far as the basic question is concerned until the Supreme Court uh has answered the fundamental constitutional question which is now pending in my case which is one of the 36 First Amendment test cases of this committee until they have resolved this matter and declared these kind of questions under compulsion to be illegal and unconstitutional uh I refused to answer the questions away from the committee just as I refused to answer them directly to the community to the committee when I've been called that was Frank Wilkinson a top communist coordinator of operation abolition during the past 45 minutes you have been witnessing only the surface manifestation of an extensive operation by the Communists which in many phases is subtle takes the form of Articles letter writing campaigns and a wide range of other smear activities not for the purpose of improving the investigative techniques of congressional committees and not for the purpose of Defending civil liberties as they would have you believe but for the avowed objective of destroying the committee on unamerican activities and our nation's entire security program you have seen communism in action the same communism which is at this instant attempting to Devour the world through subversion Revolution deceit sabotage and vicious propaganda you have through these films seen communism with its mask ripped off with its sweet facade uncovered and its hard bitter UND determined core reveal [Music]