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“Where are the men? Why aren't they here?”

He said, “Oh, there's no hurry. They're out in the saloons, and eating houses around here, having something to eat or drink. They'll come out in time to sign on.”

Well, of course, slmost immediately, as soon as a lady came in with Tom, whoever was in charge, having read in the papers that I was in San Francisco, at once jumped to the conclusion. The announcer jumped over the railing and came over to meet me. Then they all came pouring out of the office to shake hands. They were very pleasant and very agreeable. Then I took the lead and said, “Who are these men here? Are they all longshoremen?”

“Yes.” “I'd like to be introduced.” There weren't so many, not more than twenty or thirty present. Before we got to the end of the line the hall had begun to fill up because word went out to the restaurants, saloons, bars, taverns and other places that the Secretary of Labor was there. So they all came pounding in for all they were worth. Before I left I think that Bridges and two officers of the local International Longshoremen's Union came. They'd been telephoned to.

At any rate, I got a look at the hiring halls and I learned the process. I went to the other hiring hall