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Interviewer:

How about Green? How about Murray?

Perkins:

Well, his quarrel with Murray of course came late, and it was after the C.I.O. was trying to get rid of Lewis. There again, Hillman's motive was a movement in here. That was when that came: when the C.I.O. had begun to find Lewis an embarrassment instead of a strength. His quarrel with Murray was very intense and I think he felt it deeply. You know, I told you the story about how he met him, and as he said good-bye at their final meeting, he brushed his hands together, you know, as if you were brushing off a glove, and he said, “Well, good-bye. It was nice to have known you, philip”--putting an end forever to the idea that this was all done in heat and that they could ever make up.

At least, Murray told me that story, and I can believe it. His passions were aroused and his anger was up.

Interviewer:

You've never described intervening or advising Lewis with regard to Lee Pressman.

Perkins:

I did so on more than one occasion, but I remember in particular one occasion where I had a good opportunity to discuss with him the affairs of the C.I.O. and his general plans. And I raised the question with him as to the hazard of employing and continuing to employ Lee Pressman, and I said to him, “It has come to my attention





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