Evening star., 1952-11-22
Truman, Eisenhower
Lead Many Tributes
For William Green
By the Associoted Press

TV WnIIdIn UIecn
By the Assoeiotsd Pres.
A flood of tributes for William
Green, who died yesterday at hi.
home in Ohio, praised the Ame11.
can Federation of Labor head a.
"a great American" and "a grear
national figure"
President Truman and Presi.
dent-elect Eisenhower headed thu
list of those deploring the death
of the veteran labor leader.
In a statement issued by the
White House, Mr.. Truman sale
that Mr.. Green as president Of
the AFL for % years had worked
to improve the living conditions
of millions of wage earners. He
added:
His success is a monument tt
his labor craftsmanship. He was
a friend to me and to thousands
of others. to whom his wise coun.
sci and understanding were help.
full always. He will be missed by
Americans in all walks of life"
Eisenhower Statement.
Gen. Eisenhower, in a statement
issued in New York, declared:
For many years Mr.. Green has
been the voice of a large section
of the working men and women
of America. He has consistently
worked for their welfare. He has
been a real American and a great
national figure. I join with the
thousands of his friends who knew
and respected him in mourning
his passing"
The AFL, like the CIO. had op-
posed Gen. Eisenhower for the
and supported his
Democratic opponent, Gov. Ste
venson.
Senator Morse, Independent, oi
Oregon said that in Mr.. Green's
death American labor and the
American people have lost a great
American"
Senator Morse described Mr.
Green as a fair and honest man
who always believed that what
was best for the country was best
for labor"
Lamented by Lehman.
Senator Lehman, Democrat, oil
New York lamented the death Of
my old friend, William Green,
in statement which said in part:
mot only the AFL and his fam
lily but the entire Nation has suf-
fered grievous loss in his pass
ing"
Secretary of Labor Tobin sale
"the Nation has lost a great pa.
triot and the labor movement al
able and responsible leader" Hi.
statement added: 1T was William
Green, acting in the tradition O.
Samuel Gompers, who helped tt
orient the American labor move.
ment to the American system o1
private enterprise. He never al.
lowed it to become an instrument
of class struggle or a vehicle oi
radical idealogy."
Statement by Meany.
AFL Secretary Treasurer George
Meany, prominently mentioned a,
a possible successor to Mr.. Green
issued a statement saying:
"The workers Of America have
lost a stalwart champion of theil
cause. The under-privileged anc
Of all nations have lost
q voice that has long been hearc
in their behalf. Our country ha.
lost a staunch patriot who ha.
placed the welfare of the
Nation over and above any othel
consideration"
Allan S. Haywood, prominently
mentioned for the presidency o1
the CIO. left vacant by the death
of Philip Murray IL days ago, ex.
pressed heartfelt condolences
over Mr.. Green's death.
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, said in New
York that the death of Mr.. Greer
has cost organized labor a leader
Of eminent capabilities" and o1
lifetime dedication to the better
ment Of American life"
CIO United Auto Workers Pres
ident Walter p. Reuther and other
officials of the union issued this
statement in Detroit: American
labor has Just lost another of the
grand old warriors who dedicated
their lives to the building of the
trade union movement. We oi
the UAW-CIO share the sense OF
loss which members of the AFI
must feel at the departure of their
president. for few men have con-
tributed SO much of themselves
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