Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-11
PLUMB PLAN CALLED
SOVIET PROPAGANDA
Myers Attacks Rail Control Pro-
posal in Senate-'Vicious,'
Says Pomerene
STRIKE VOTE BEGINS SOON

Washington, Aug. 11.--Reports to
the railroad administration today indi-
Gated that the strike situation west of
Chicago and in the southeast virtually
was normal. In New England and in
Chicago, however, many men still were
reported out
Voting on the official strike ballot is
expected to begin soon and in the mean
time all the men had been ordered back
! to work
Arrangements have been made for
conference today OF railroad leaders
with Director General Hines. Directors
of labor for the administration all over
the country have been called in for the
conference. About fourteen of the
brotherhood heads will also be present.
The Plumb plan for tripartite con-
troll Of the railroads is vicious and
there is nothing akin to it outside of
Bolshevik Russia, Senator Pomerene,
| Democrat. Ohio, declared in a letter
sent to officials of the railroad broth
erhoods in Ohio. and made public here
| today.
Declaring the plan was worse
than socialism," Senator Pomerene
said the American people would never
approve it "or anything akin to it,,
and added
THE public does not want to be
skinned, but if it must be skinned it
will make little difference whether it
be by Wall street or by the methods
provided for in the proposed Plumb
plan.
Calls Plumb Plan Anarchy
The Plumb plan was denounced in
the Senate today by Senator Myers,
Democrat, of Montana. as an attempt
to ''sovietize" American industry.
There has long been conducted a
sinister and insidious effort and propa =
ganda to teach bolshevism and anar-
chism in this country said Senator
Myers. II have wondered who would
take it upon himself to put in concrete
form the issue of boshevism. AS long
as it was abstract | feared no danger.
The veil Of mystery has been lifted.
l am sorry to say that it falls to the
railroad brotherhoods to present con =
crete test of bolshevism against Amer
icanism.
II am ready to meet that test--to
sacrifice both my political and physical
life, If necessary-rather than be a
party to sovietizing this country's in
dustries. The issue now is bolshevism
against Americanism. 1t cannot be
lodged or sidestepped. There is no mid =
die ground
Senator Myers declared the railroad
brotherhoods were telling Congress to
"stand and deliver" adding that he
opposed any increase for the railroad
employees because the railroads now
were operating at great loss and with
the people already burdencd by in
creased freight and passenger rates.
Approaching the close of his long
statement in support of his plan,
Glenn f. Plumb today called the at
tention of the House interstate COM
merce committee to what he described
as "glaring defects in other propos-
ais submitted for solution of the rail-
road problem.
Strike Is Partly Broken
Chicago, Aug. 11.-Striking federated
railwaymen returned to work at mum l.
ber of points today, while at others they
voted to remain out until their demands
for increase of wages were granted.
Plans for holding the national confer =
ence of strikers called for next Thurs
day went forward today by the Chicago
district council
Action to be taken at this confer
ence is now up to the director general
of railroads." j. d. Sanders, secretary
of the Chicago council, said. eve ex =
pect word from Washington some time
today. Should the administration delay
action further, the men will refuse to
return to their jobs"