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274 Mr. Eircrinonn. I do.

The. Now, will you state your full name and address and your association, for the record, please ?

Mr. Kicritorx. William A. Eichhorn, {0 Cambridge Lane, Man- hasset, N. Y.; executive vice president and treasurer of the American News Co.

The. Mr. Eichhorn, have you a prepared statement?

My. Hretmorn. No, I haven't. [have this here wlich I would like io read.

The. You proceed in your own manner and then counsel will examine you.

Mr. Eicnuorn. This is a letter which we sent out in March to all of our branch managers throughout the country. It is ever the sig- nature of the president of our company.

Mr. . Mr. Eichhorn, it may help a little bit if T ask you a few questions about the company so that we gel straight how your operation goes.

On the board we have put up an organizational ehart, so to speak, of the commie groups distributed by the American News Co. May I ask one thing: The American News Co, is a wholly owned operation 4

Mr, Eicnaorn. It is a corporation.

Mr. . It operates what otherwise would be called the dis- irbutor anc wholesaler end of the

Mr. Etcrurorn, The wholesale distributors.

Mr. . You have branch offices, so to spenk, in most of the ellies?

Mr. Etciinore. Approximately 400 around the country.

Mr. . You also operate the stands at railroad stations and streetcar terminals, too?

Mr, Ficusorn. Only some, Uiengh a subsidiary company.

Mr. . Those are line operations, are they not? Line in the sense those are employees tn the wholesale department ?

Mr. Eicunorn. No, we have a wholly owned subsidiary company called the Union News Co. The Union News Co. operates newsstands in certain railroad stations, subways, hotels, snd so forth.

Mr. . And the people behind the connter on those stands, are they your employees!

My. Ercunorn. Emptoyees of the Union News Co.

Mr. . And the people who operate your wholesale establish- ments in the various areas of the country, they are employees, your employees ¢ :

Ma. Ercurrorn. That is correct.

Mr. . So you have direct control over them?

Mr. Ercirnory. That is correct,

Mr. . In other words, when yeu now read a Jetter which you sent ont, those are, in effect, instructions and not suggestions?

My. Excuuorn. That is correct,

Mr. . You may read the letter and then I will go on.