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Show S3 bahel' 29 On the • day he left the Senate be called by the President to fill w. another very important pott in behalf of his country,. After the States w. war the United giVeR the trusteeship by the U,dted Notions .f many of the islands in the Sovthwest P.ific takeR froM the J. in conquest. He w. appointed High Commissioner of the Trustee-Ship Territory of the "slfic 151.... H••to bllthed hi's .Hiee In, HClWQU authority to admin-ister the to receive Trweeship. from the Department of the Th. Department of the Int.dor deportment whi-ch odmi.istered them most.f the aM ecot'4Omic IAdependenee Navy the w. the time Thomas served. for the hundreds of islands spread over the vast area .f the '«Ifie. The trw,eethlp included about 800, islands of 96 isle" groups 29 His great vision and hi, unte'lflsh devotion to the welfare of the Am_i people hev. moterically centrtbuted to 0 permanent FeGOrd of :legislotion serving their Interest. Included in this legislation •• such important londm.ru eGA the Notioftul Labor lelatiom Act of 1935, the F.it L.r Stan". Act of 1938, the Servicemen's fteadiustment Act, the SJence Foundation Act, and ...y other important f'fteG5Wr. _ipeG to Improve and serve the welfare of the people of this country. HIs record, which is written in the hi.story of legislation before Con,,_ during tke period of his serviee, more thGA en)' statement we could Meke, reflects the outstanding ,publ le '«vice which thit great AmericQn, for whom we, helVe deep one! affecttonote .....d, h. rendered. His Uftique personal qualities, his sympathetic: undentandlns, his uMelfi$hn.., emd his high chorecter hove e of each 0,' us a WGI'm and personal frtend. It is in token of this friendship and out of regard for his statesmanlike qualities that we, his eoU.agues set down our lignatures. /s,i by/ James E" Murray, Lister Hill, Herbert Lehman, H. Alexander Smith, Matthew M Neely, Robert A. Taft, Pone" o. Donnell, Wayne Worse, Paul H. Doug•• , Hubert H. Humphrey, Claude Pepper, George D. Aiken,. Tribute 0-' the Senate Commi ...... on Labor' end Public Welfare peled unanimously on' December 22, 1950. as .. |
