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116 Mr. . I don't know. FT have no idea, sir. My personal phi- losophy on such a thing would be that we must educaie people to net like that sort of thing or rto at least not produce it.

Ilow we ean do that, Edon’t know. It does seems to ine that this is 2 manifestation of a particularly bad world situatiou at this time, that these are not in themselves the originators of juvenile delinquency so much as juvenile delinquency is there and sometimes these are the juvenile delinquents’ handbooks.

J would he frightened at doing anything whet it, sur.

Senator. Who are the men drawing these cartoons? Aye they members of your society?

Mr. . If they are, and doing it under assumed names and in very bad stylethey are not very good drawings actuallywhen a man is admitted to our society we don't just assume he can draw.

Senator. As a member of your society, is there a code that he is not supposed to draw obscene and horror stuff of this kind?

Mr. . Yes, sir; ont statement of things that we believe in en- compasses anything that a decent man would be proud to sign his name to.

The. You have an established code, Mr. Kelly?

Mr. . We have, sir.

The. I wonder if we could have a copy of that.

Mr. . I will be delighted to send it to you.

The. That will be filed with the subcommittee's permanent file. Let it be exhibit No. 13.

(The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 13," and is on file with the subcommittee.)

Senator. In substance what is your code?

Mr. . In substance our rode is that if any man chooses to take advantage of his position, a unique position, where he has Jearned 1o draw and so influenee other people, if he wants to take advantage of that to spread indecency or obseenity or in any way prove hitnself to be an objectionable citizen, we don't have room for him in the society.

Senator. Now, this picture here of the woman with her head cut off seems to be by Johnny Craig. Do you know him?

Mr. . I don't know him, sir.

Senator. Do you think these may be assumed names?

Mr. . I would doubt it. There are so many markets for our work that it takes a man who is interested in that sort of thing to pick up the job, I would say. None of our members need the work.

Senator. None of your members do things of this kind?

Mr. . I haven't examined all their work, and I can't truth- fully swear they don't, but I will be surprised and we will take action if they do.

Senator. What would you do if you found they did?

Mr. . They would violate our code.

Senator. What would you de about it?

Mr. . I don't know. Maybe invite them outside.

Senator. This one seems to be by Geans.

Mr. . There was an astronomernot, it couldn't be him,

Senator. Here is another one by Jack Davis.

Mr. . We don't know them, really.