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other way.” That was that.

I had then the unpleasant duty of calling Hillman and telling him to stop it, not rouse anybody else's hope, because my further explorations led me to believe that it wouldn't work. I told him he'd just have to take it on faith that it would not be acceptable at this time. He tried to find out from me afterwards just what had happened, but I never told him.

I was as good as my word with Alfred Sloan on this and I never told on him. I protected him, because I believe you should do that. I don't think that when you get a man giving in, you should go and tell his enemies that he's weakening, or the people whom he regards as his opponents that he's weakening. I think it's most unfair and most improper for a public officer, who is in a position to know those things, to do it.

Hillman had understood that I had some reason for believing that it would be all right, and he might have guessed that I had spoken to Sloan. But I never told him.

I didn't let up on this strike situation and this formula, however, for a long time. At some later date I got the General Motors officials into my office again. By this time we had move into the new building.