Mr. Murphy, who has been accused of to maintain public peace and in Michigan during "sit down" strikes in the motor car industry dur-his term as Governor, defended actions before the Senate Judiciary Si never condoned a sit down' strike," Mr, Murphy told the Senators. "I believe we have seen the end of them, anyway. Of course, sit down' strikes are violations of the law, and the conduct of the strikers was unjustified, but in their own minds they believed they were only defending their own rights against what they believed to be the lawless refusal of their employers to recognize unions.
"In that situation, with no recognized machinery to settle the dispute, I was faced with a condition, and not a theory. I think I prevented some strikes, and I know I settled many."—United Press.
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