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felt the new by-laws gave far too much representation to too many people in the field who would not be very useful to the organization, but, as Albert was far away and unable to go into the details of Jim's plan, he could not fight it. He was very worried about it and skeptical. The plan was put into operation with few modifications and ever since has proved cumbersome as compared with the type of organization of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which B Conner had organized.

You mean it lacked centralization?

It lacked centralization and too many people have to be consulted about too much.

However, James Adams' own genius for dealing with people kept the organization on an even keel for a long time in spite of the organizational difficulties which his plan had created. About this same time...

Mrs. Lasker, may I interrupt? Why did he seem to think it was imperative that he adopt that plan?

I don't know. He felt it was “democratic,” I think, and he did it for good purposes but actually it was too complex to work as well as it could have had we copied the National Foundation's plan of operation. I think now, and Albert thought then.