The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-14
FRAZIER ANDD0C
MILLS TO SPEAK
FOR OUR DAKOTA
Governor and Principal Spell
binder of League to Talk
Public Ownership
BIG BILL THOMPSON ON
Chief Executive Will Share the
Honors With Burgomaster
of Chicago and Others
BIG BILL THOMPSON ON

Chicago, Nov 14-Public owner
I ship from many viewpoints is to be
considered at the Public Ownership
Conference called for this city Nov.
Is, 16, and II by the Public Owner
ship League Of America and numer-
GUS labor, farmer, civic, commercial
and other organizations Special in
terest is expected to attach to the dis.
cussions of the farmer toward the
public ownership OF railroads and
mines and the attitude Of the farm.
er toward public ownership questions
by reason Of recent developments
and the presence on the program Of
the names of Glenn e. Plumb special
attorney Of the Railway Brotherhoors
and author Of the plumb Plan" Gov
Lynn ]. Frazier of North Dakota
Walter Thomas Mills Of the Farmers
Nonpartisan League, Carl $. Vroo-
man, former assistant Secretary Of
Agricultural, Sir Adam Beck, chair
man of the Hydo- Electric Power
Commission of Ontario, Canada, and
numerous others.
EVERYTHING TO BE PUBLIC
Public ownership Of mines. rail-
roads street car lines, electric light
and power plants, banks, elevators,
and mills, packing plants, and term
inal facilities-all are scheduled for
~ %io,, II 1nE itn1
pledged to have representatives pre-
sent and participating include many
labor unions scatterer throughout the
country, the fourteen railway broth
erhoods, the United Mine Workers Of
America, state Federation Of Labor
and Central bodies. the Farmers
Nonpartisan League, Equity and
Grange organizations. cities now op-
Grating their own utilities, municipal
leagues, the Labor Party, and social
and civic bodies.
Many Of the public ownership sub,
jects will be discussed by speakers
opposed as well as those favoring pub
lie ownership. Mr.. Plum's topic is
"The Plumb Plan for Government
Ownership and Democracy in the op-
Grafton Of the Railroads." Il. r..
Shepard Of Cedar Rapids, Ii. presid-
ent of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors, will tell "Why We Support
the Plumb Plan; "George Sykes Of the
Chicago City Club will offer "a Pub
lie Ownership Criticism Of the Plumb
Plan" and Herbert S. Bigelow of
Cincinnati will discuss "A National
Referendum in 1920 on Rail and Mine
Ownership" Mr. Vroomap is schedul-
ed to talk on "The American Rail
way Problem and It's Solution" and
Frederick c. Howe, former Commis-
sioner Of immigration on Industrial
Democracy and the Railroads"
FRAZIER AND MILLS
Governor Frazier is to speak Oh
"The Peoples Movement in the North
west," and the topic of Mr.. Mills is
similar, Public Ownership in North
Dakota and the Great Northwest"
Some often other speakers and
subjects are: ,s
Delos +. Wilcox. public utility ex-
pert, New York City-"The Present
Street Car Crisis in America and the
Way Out"
Eugene N. Foss. former governor Of
Massachusetts, -"The Public Owner
ship Movement in Massachusetts"
William Bouck, SedrO Wooley,
Wash, master Washington State
Grange Attitude of Western Farm
ers on Naturalization Of Public Ut
tiles and Natural Resources"
Laurence B. Finn, chairman Ken-
lucky St4te Railroad Commission
Public Ownership and Operation of
Railroads-Why Other Plans Sug-
gested Cannot Solve the Problem"
w. J. Hannah, Big Timber, Mont.
Public Ownership of the Packing
industry from the Standpoint Of the
Livestock Producer and the Public"
Thomas Kennedy, Hazleton, Pa:
president District No. Z United Mine
Workers Of America 1.-THE Plan Of
the United Mine Workers for the
Public Ownership of Mines.''
A. p. Haines of the Wisconsin
Farmer -"The Farmer Public Own
ership's Least Developed Source of
Strangth."
Edward F. Dunno, former governor
Of Illinois, -"Public Ownership in IL
linOis."
Judson King, executive secretary
Popular Government = League Pul,-
lie Ownership Of Government"
Sylvester J. Koneskamp, former
president Commercial Telegraphers-
"Postalization of the Telegraph and
Telephones.
Frank @. Stuart Of the Iowa
Homestead" Des Moines Marshal
ing the Forces of Reform"
/ William Hale Thompson, mayor of
Chicago Cor his representative "a
Plan for Peoples Ownership and OPP
Grafton of the Chicago Street Rail
way Systems"
]. A. H. Hopkins, chairman Com
mittee of Forty-eight, New York City
Public Ownership in the Program
of the Committee Of Forty-eight."
Frank P. Walsh, former chairman
War Labor Board-"The Probable
! Effect Of Public Ownership on Indust-
rial Conditions"
Daniel w. Hoan, mayor OF Milwau-
kee- The Failure of Regulation"
The conference is to be open to the
public and participation in the dis
cussion will not be limited to mem