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By NANCY SHANNON COMPASS Washington Hureau . Washington, May 21—Play- wright Lillian Hellman told the House Un-American Activities Committee today that she is not & member of the Communist Party and was not a year ago or two years ago, but declined on constitutional grounds to say whether she was a member at any.time before then. The gray-haired author of such hit plays as “The Little Foxes.” “Children's Hour” and “Watch on Rhine’ answered some questions about herself, but balked when asked if she knew Martin Berkeley, a screen writer who had told the committee she attended a 1937 party meeting in Holiywood. - She drew attention to a letter he had . ty mig Ft WG Fy TPR yl written the committee : “helpful saying she was “most willing to answer ali questions about my-~ self,” but not about other per- sons. . : “I have nothing to hide from your committee,” she wrote, “and there is nothing in my life of which I am ashamed." ; But “I am not willing.” she added, “now or in the future, te bring bad trouble to people who, in my past association with them, were completely innocent of any talk or any action that was disloyal or subversive.” Committee Chairman Wood (D-Ga.) said “we cannot permit a witness to set forth the terms under which he will testify,” Miss Hellman was excused after committee counsel Frank S. Ta- venner, Jr., said it was obvious the committee would get no testimony” from her, my - ue tye - LILLIAN HELLMAN ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Pipi ry Se aa Aras illian Hellman Refuses To 2| iscuss Others at House Pro Tolson Ladd 0-19 Nichols__ Belmont_ Clegg Glavin. Harbe Rosen Tracy__ Laughlin. __ Mohr Tele. Rm___. Holloman Gandy be . rapa 180-28 10-4 NOT RECORDED 136 yu, V2 ine. Gl unig is 7 Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Compass ee 1952 pat AY 22 Wo. | | |