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he can do to me,” and he couldn't, of course. She and her husband were not in vulnerable positions in life. They weren't public officers.

So I don't know why J. Parnell Thomas did it, but anyhow he brought in this impeachment proceeding, and that was that. Of course, I was somewhat startled. He didn't serve any notice on me. Now, I'm not sure whether I read about it in the paper, or whether somebody who was on the Hill when it was introduced telephoned me. But, at any rate, I learned it through public sources and not by any previous information.

The House had done exactly what it would be anticipated it would do. It referred it to the Judiciary Committee. I, of course, consulted at once with the Solicitor of the Department of Labor, Reilly, at the time. Although he had left, Wyzanski was always a good adviser to me and I was always at perfect libery to call him up on the telephone. He came over and consulted with us about all kinds of things. He helped in the preparation of this statement that I made to the judiciary committee, went over every detail of the situation with great care. He was a good adviser.

At any rate, I consulted at once with lawyers and with the Attorney General, and said, “What should I do? How does one proceed? I recognize that if I'm impeached,