At Atlantic City, five years ago, insurgents led by John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman defied the hierarchy of the American Federation of Labor. Out of that convention sprang the Congress of Industrial Organizations. This week, gathering in the same Atlantic City hotel, C. I. O. itself threatened to split asunder. The opposing leaders of its wrangling factions: John Lewis and Sidney Hillman.
Last week, before the convention opened, they met by chance on the boardwalk. They went to Mr. Hillman's hotel room, where they talked for over an hour. When they came out they were laughing....
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