The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03

Observation-Disclosures, mines, factories
Oh many sorts, etc. There are men +
who believe that the fact that the ,
steel strike was not held off is due to :
the desire of Judge Gary to impress 7
this conference with the need for I
strong" policy toward labor on the ,
part of the government. {
1t will be of more value to big cap |
ltal than to labor in spite of the big '
rhetoric of freedom certain to pour |
forth at the conferences.
PLUMB PLAN AFFECTS
CONGRESS
Despite the fact that probably 80 !
per cent Of the present congress is
hostile to the Plumb plan of demo-
cratic control of the railroads, there
is no certainty, as yet, that the rail-
roads will be returned to private man !
agement on December 81. A COM
promise whereby the present scheme
of control may be extended tire or
five years is possible. One of the
first effects of the campaign of the
Plumb Plan league has been to make
a large number of members of the
house cautious about saying anything
against public ownership; many of
them privately agree that it would
be wise to let the railroad situation
drift, and "see how the government
gets along" with the existing az
rangement.
MANY FARMERS APPROVE
Benjamin c. Marsh, testifying be-
fore he house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, and speaking
for the Farmers National Committee
on Transportation, showed that the
farmers in many states are favorable
to the principles in the Plumb plan.
Marsh had sent out to the presidents
of state Farmers unions and to the
masters of state Oranges the ques-
ton: "In your judgment, do the men,
hers Of your state organization favor
government ownership and democrat
ic operation of the railroads ?"
To this query the president of the
/ Colorado state Farmers union and
the president of the California state
Farmers union replied. eyes" The
same answer, but in more vigorous
terms, came from Illinois, North
Carolina, Louisiana, Idaho, Oregon
and Washington and from J. N. Title
more of the American Society of
Equity.
The president of the Louisiana state
Farmers union answer: 81 feel safe
in saying now that SO per cent OF
the farmers in my state favor gov
!. eminent ownership of the railroads
and democratic operation of the same.
! The Louisiana state farmers union
has for the past 10 years demanded
government ownership not only Of the
, railroads but of all public utilities
these to be run in the interest of al
5 the people"
| INTERNATIONAL LABOR MEET
r Delegates from Germany, Austria
< Hungary and Bulgaria are, expected
5 to come to Washington next month
t under permission, rather than ofhcla
: invitation, to attend and take part II
e the first meeting of the labor con
: farenca nroyided for in the League
of nations pact.
The constitution of the labor sec
l. ton of the league provides that onl,
s member nations Of the league shaI
r take part in it's work. However, Tn
international Federation Of Trad
is Unions, reorganized at Amsterdam
d in July, voted against taking part $
,r far as Spokesman for the organize
n labor bodies should be concerned-ur
II less the Germans and the other pee
ir ples of central Europe, excluded ffoi
the league at present, were hkewlS
~ invitd. American and British dele
to gates opposed this boycott but VIII
If ont avail. The Washington gathe
at ~ag promised to be flat failure.
fv Then some interested IN the su
NJ cess of the plan, and still friendly
g the Amsterdam decision, privately S
be cured the consent of Samuel Con
Ders. Lloyd George and Ciemences
es 70 keen still on the issue of Germ;
al delegates. Unofficial assurance we
on 70 Berlin, Vienna, Budapest and ,
"a ga The Germans are coming
,.v their own initiative, and the oth
NO three delegations will probably Il
o5 low. When they arrive, the mel
y, hers of the conference will decide
.ha 70 whether they shall be adnltt'
~ The decision will be affirmative, 1t
- understood, in order to make 1t Pr