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a federal officer. The post office had big long corridors and they filled in the corridors, stood on the steps, and all around. I spoke to everybody. Everybody who had a complaint spoke to me. We shook hands all around. We gave three cheers for the postmaster. Everybody was happy. It was the most amusing thing because the whole town was so entertained.

The local press wrote that up, but the influence of the Burgess was sufficient so that it was reduced to a very small paragraph. Nevertheless, it did get into the local press and it got into the Pittsburgh press. It also got into the national press. It was really very amusing. Obviously, the Burgess was most interested in not having it get into the papers, because he didn't win.

That night we went to the two parish halls and met the nicest looking fellows. They'd been dirty when I saw them in the steel mills that day, but they were all slicked up, with their hair nicely combed, and washed, clean blue or white shirts on - the nicest looking fellows, speaking almost no English for the most part. Some of them spoke English. The priest had to act as interpreter, though. We had a lovely time. I explained what I was going to do. I told them what the codes were, that we hoped labor conditions would be better, and how I was going to speak for them.