LABOR: In Hillman's Shoes

The leaders of C.I.O. could think of only one man to be director of C.I.O.'s Political Action Committee. It was Phil Murray, and Murray already had his hands full as president of C.I.O. In the end, without enthusiasm, they set up some hydra-headed boards to do the job that the late Sidney Hillman had done alone.

P.A.C.'s board of directors was enlarged to take in six union presidents plus Murray, who will continue to lay down overall policy. In addition P.A.C.'s leaders knocked together a board to struggle with P.A.C. administration when it is not struggling with itself.

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