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make the statement. I think that's excellent. You're a government officer. That's the appropriate thing. Certainly,” said he in his unctuous way, “you can cover every item that has to do with the welfare of the wage earner. You know it very well. You're recognized as being concerned with their welfare. That will be an admirable scheme.”

So I got him praising the scheme of having me represent labor and speak for the labor parts of the code in the hearing. Then I said, “And, of course, to do that, you know, I shall have to make a visit to the mills. I've talked to Mr. Irwin about it. He seems to have no objection to it, but I thought it was best to speak to you also about it, because I want to go, of course, on the invitation of the steel company. I wanted the United States Steel Company to invite me to visit their mills and to prepare in advance. I don't want to come in and make a sneak investigation and try to find out something. I want to be taken around and shown the mill. I'm much interested in the process. I want the superintendent to take me about. I want to go to McKeesport among other places. I want to go to several other places.”

“Well, the McKeesport mill isn't a very good one, you know. We're replacing that.”

I said, “Yes, I know that. I know that you're going to replace it if ever business picks up. I've heard about that.