Evening star., 1945-12-05
Green Disagrees
with Murray on
Truman Charge
Does Not Believe
President Seeks to
Destroy Unions
BULLETIN,

william Green preSldelt OF
the American Federation OF
Labor, today disagreed with
the conclusion of Philip Muir
ray, CIO president, that the
design of laws proposed by
President Truman is to "ulti-
mately destroy" labor unions.
After a conference with Mr..
Truman Mr.. Green said that
while the Presidents latest
proposal for ending strikes
was mot acceptable or salts
factory" to the AFL, he
thought the President was
sincere" in offering it. He
said the President told him
his proposal was aimed at
preventing vicious antilabor
legislation"
BY the Associated Press.
The CLOS open break with the
administration aligned labor's
big three today into solid and
formidable opposition against
President Truman's program for
fact-finding as a means to end
industrial strife.
Congressional leaders hastened to
determine how seriously this united
front among the CIO, AFL and
UNIV would threaten enactment OF
the law Mr.. Truman asked IN a
special message Monday. But they
went ahead with their plans to draft
bill to carry out his program and
to introduce it today if possible.
Philip Murray. CIO president.
made the break in a bitingly criti-
cal radio broadcast last night from
Pittsburgh, where he is directing
strategy of the CIO-Steel Workers
in their impending strike at the
United States Steel Corp.
The AFL, through William Green,
president, and John L. Lewis United
Mine Workers previously had crit
icized the Truman plan - which
calls for 30-day strike truces while
fact-fnding boards are at work
on the contention that it would
shackle labor
Green to See Truman.
Mr.. Green was on the Presldents
calling list today and it was assumed
that he proposed to discuss tht
Truman program.
Mr.. Green asked for the appoint
ment, Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, said.
Mr.. Ross said there was no com
ment at this time" on Mr.. Murray
blast at the Presidents plan.
He also said the proposed fact.
finding board to investigate the
General Motors strike was still ir
process of selection
A dispatch from Pittsburgh said
r. j. Thomas, president of the
United Automobile Workers, would
confer informally at the White
House today as spokesman for Mr.,
Murray.
Meanwhile, there was no decision
from the White House on a request
that the President intervene in the
Midwest truck strike.
Mr.. Ross said a petition from
Midwestern Senators that the Presi-
dent set up the fact-fnding board
procedure in that industry had come
in only yesterday.
Sees Threat to Unions.
Mr.. Murray in last nights address
denounced the Truman plan as de-
signed ito weaken and ultimately
destroy labor union organization"
THE CIO," he declared, lis op-
posed to the basic policies thus pur-
sued by the administration.
The CIO leadership has been COOL
ing toward the Truman administra-
tion since VI day, when the Presi-
dent decided to iquidate the War
Labor Board CIO members of the
board thought it should be retained
to meet reconversion labor problems
Mr.. Murray was further irked
when Mr.. Truman refused to make
public a report of reconversion ad-
visers who said industry generally
could afford a "a per cent wage in
crease without price advances. The
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