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He said, “Well, I can't tell you. You'll probably hear about it, but I can't tell you.”

The next day I got a call from one of the President's secretaries. I think it was McIntyre. He was very frank and said, “Say, what about this commission to England to study labor legislation?”

I said, “Why, it's all right. It's going well. It's all appointed.”

“Well, have you got any vacancies on it?”

I said, “No, not a vacancy. Every post is filled.”

He began to laugh.

I said, “What's wanted, McIntyre?”

He said, “Well, I'll tell you the truth. I don't know anything about this, but Senator Wagner's raising hell over here with the President. He's got somebody he wants put on that commission. He said you never consulted him about it.”

I remember hitting the ceiling and saying, “Consulted him? What for? Why should I consult him? What has this got to do with him? He's a Senator. He's got his business to do up there passing laws or holding them back. This is an executive problem. We're going to study labor legislation in England to see how it is they prevent strikes. That's all this is. There's nothing else to