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They were getting complaints - not about the seamen, who were not striking, but who were alleged to be sympathetic with these groups of longshoremen who were striking at different docks, but about the whole situation. The Secretary of Commerce viewed it with alarm. The Navy viewed it with alarm. I was awere of the fact that the situation was hazerdous but I did not altogether view it with alarm, because I felt sure that eventually the International Longshoremen's Union would get control of the sporadic strikes and that we would have a good ordinary bargaining in which the company would probably make some kind of an agreement.

So the President went off. It was alarming enough so that I had a talk with him before he went as to just what the situation was. I told him exactly what we were doing, and told him what I hoped would be the result, told him what I proposed to do as soon as there seemed to be a sufficient break - that was to send out a special committee to study the matter. On this board I would have employer representation, if possible. At any rate, I would have someone from the Department of Labor. I suggested probably McGrady, and I would have some local people of considerable distinction. I named him the man I had in mind, one of the great lawyers of San Francisco,