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Miller: it could be done f and each year those same skeptics 

 would say, "Well, he did it all right last year, but 

 I want to see hi® do it next year.** I had some very 

 good friends who were very skeptical. I think this 

 was just really a club over my head to be sure that 

 I would be in there again and keep the peace. I think 

 this was merely propaganda. 



Baum: What were they skeptical about? 



Miller: They just simply thought it was mythical that this 

 could be done this one year, and they couldn't see 

 how it could continue to be done. 



Baum: To keep the peace, or to stick on one wage? 



Miller: To keep the peace. 



Baum: Did you have trouble in getting all the farmers to 

 agree on a wage and to keep it? 



Miller Yes, there were some skeptics of course, those same 

 skeptics all the time wanted to continue to keep the 

 lower wage. 



Baum: They wanted to cut wages a little if there was an 

 oversupply of labor? 



Miller: That's right, and a couple of times I did have a couple 

 of farmers who dropped the wage, and a couple of times 

 I did have a couple of farmers who increased the wage, 



