Evening star., 1952-11-10
Labor and Industry
Officials Voice Sorrow
Al Death Of Murray

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had fought Shoulder-to- shoulder
in the cause of the workers-as
we'll as from the representatives
of industry with whom he had
battled.
President Truman mourned the
passing of a personal friend. in
statement which called Mr.. Muir
rays death yesterday loss to the
Nation, to the labor movement
and to industrial unity.
All segmentS of labor paid
tribute. and from Benjamin F..
Fairless. chairman of the board
and president of United States
Steel came this word:
"The United States of America
has lost a great citizen as we'll as
a great labor leader. While diff
fering with his point Of view at
times, I always had respect for
Philip Murray as Christian gen.
tleman."
Statement by Truman.
President Truman said:
Phillip Murray's death is loss
to the labor movement. to the in
dustrial unity and to his country.
LAS labor in the last 20 years
has increased its strength and its
responsibility through rapidly ex-
panding organization. Philip Muir
ray has become respected gener-
ally as a Christian gentleman, as
an able negotiator and as man
who could be trusted by his own
people and by his employers.
He served labor all his life.
For many years he also served the
Government in various advisory
capacities. He was currently al
member of the Defense Mobiliza-
tion Advisory Board
Since the early 1930s he was
president of the United Steel
Workers, and in 1910 he added the
presidency of the CIO to his re-
sponsibilities. He carried on IN
both jobs during the difficult war
years and the postwar adjustment.
He was a sincere and devoted
friend to countless Americans. 7
was honored to be among them,
and am deeply grieved by his
death"
Tobin Express Sorrow.
Secretary of Labor Tobin called
Mr.. Murray lone of the greatest
Americans of our time" and said
that "his loss will be felt for many
years to come"
The passing of Philip Murray
Is loss so great that it will take
some time before it can be fully
appreciated" Mr.. Tobin said in
q statement. The news of it
comes to me as a great personal
shock for I have lost a great
friend, whose wise counsel and
deep understanding of human
problems have been invaluable
through the years.
"His passing is a loss. not only
to the steelworkers and the CIO,
but to the Nation as well. In his
devotion to interests of working
men and women he has been a
powerful builder for strong
private enterprise system in which
he devotedly believed.
His great stabiliZing influence
has been felt throughout the en-
Wre labor movement.
"He understood the danger Of
communism and took an active
part in the struggle against it.
Few men have supported our
struggle against this evil with
greater vigor and keener
awareness of what is at stake than
he and his associates"
Stevenson Feels Loss.
In Springfield. ILL.,, Gov Adlai E.
Stevenson said:.
Many people in this country
have lost good friend, myself in
cluded. Philip Murray was a great
leader in the labor movement. His
life and work will be long re-
membered."
Undersecretary of Labor Michael
j. Calvin said Mr.. Murray had
devoted his life to fighting in
justices to labor and striving to
improve the lot of the working
man." He added:
Phil Murray's rise from the
young Scottish immigrant in the
coal mines of Pennsylvania to
q great American citizen and the
presidency of the CIO is the story
Of America. His death leaves a.
void that will be difficult to-
bridge"
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers and Mr..
Murray's predecessor as head of
the CIO, Joined with other top
officials of the UNIV in a tele-