The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-22
PLAN TO REPEAT
ATTACK OF 1916
Railway Employees Chiefs Ap-
pear at Washington With New
Threat to Congress.
ASK sl,ooo,ooo,OOo MORE PAY
Also Demand NatlonaIlzsysp OF Other
industries, Following Example Of
Russian soViets.

washington-It Is Just three years
since the four leaders OF tire railway
brotherhoods, having refused aAtra-
ton OF their demands. sat In the sal
lery OF the United ststS Senate ans
held their watches on the Senators
while the memorable vote was being
taken on the Adamson Law that gave
them 100000 additional wages 3
year. When the vote was counted and
announced the four labor chiefs rushed
out 10 the telegraph oslSe AID with
drew the order Tor q nationwide
strike.
That such a scene may be again en-
acted on q mu9h greater scale Is indi-
Gated by the startling developments
at the nations capital in the past few
days. Now the 10000 men II the
brotherhoods have been Joined by
more than million sAier railroad
workers-shopmen. sas&msn, tele-
graphers. clerks, station agents-ana
the demands are 10y times what
they were three SeafSsp:
A ThousandsMllllon Dollars.
On top OF a thousand million dollars
Of added wages granted BY the Gov
eminent ia tho past year and q half,
the allied workets are asking for an
other increase GA thousand million
dollars.
But more than this. this great body
OF railroad employees has served an
ultimatum on the Government that all
the railroads Of the country must be
taken away from their owners and
turned over TO tiae employees 10 be op-
Grated by them on q communistic
profit-sharing psan.
The plan Is as daring as any con-
ceiyed by the Russian Bolshovists, and
behind 1t Is the threat OF 4 nationwide
strike, with the leaders 81 the men sit
ting in the Senate gaHAs, watches in
hand. counting the vote.
To Tie Up All Transportation.
1--WE viii tie up the railroads so that
they will never run again II we do not
get what we want" announced one Of
the labor spOkesmen, standing within
stones throw OF the Ghitol. and
this amazing announcement. Ike an
ultimatum from Q leader Of the Rus
sian Soviet. was Insanity flashed over
the telegraph wires TO every part Of
the country.
Since the first brotherhood bomb
shell exploded in Washington at the
end OF July, the fact has leaked out
that the brotherhOQds are gathering
a propaganda fund'of slO.oee,0OO for
an intensive drive on Congress. Three
million dollars, II is announced, has
already been collected from the mem
hers OF the unions. This will be used IN
campaign work in the Congressional
districts, with the purpose Of enlist
ing the votes 3sthe members Of
Congress, or OF TcsstfsLg them for
reelection II they 1SS& ote as the
brotherhoods dictats$yNSo6ey will also
be lavlshy spent, It r. stat in send
Ing speakers throughout 'esa country
to stir up thfenthusiasm n organize
labor for fig brotherhood plan of
commmIstic railroad operation.
"NstionaIizing" All Industry.
IF we don't get what we want out
Of this Congress- we will put thS'
Congress orAsand put another one 81
that will g$tt US what we want" T.
the matter.offact announcement Of
the central Propaganda office Of the
brothcrhoods ~ Washington.
Back Of ther Immediate purpose to
gain control 0f the railroads Is an
even deeper scheme 10 gain control OF
all great industries. taking them from
their owners and putting them under
the direct mana cement OF the organic
cd workers, as has been done IN. Rus
STA. and as they are attempting to do
I'm Germany and Austria.
The reports 81 the United States
Railroad administration show that The
Government. since II tosk over the
roads IN December, 1917. has increased
railroad wages by considerably more
than n thousand million dollars. and
about S5e0,0o0.oO0 a year Is being TAX.
en- out Of the National Treasury 20
meet the deficit caused by the great
increase in labor cost.
Big Wage Increases.
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