Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06

ssntatien Of wage demands al
ready had been made public.
Washington. Aug. s.-While organ.
lied labor has no concrete suggestion
for reducing the cost OF living. it may
later, after q thorough inquiry, advo-
cate q firing squad for some Of those
responsible for the waves Of profiteer.
ing swelling over the country. Warren
S. Stone, grand chief OF the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers, told
the house interstate commerce commit
tee today.
Mr., Stone appeared before the COM
mittee a. the first witness at the hear
Ing Of the Plumb plan for railway con-
troll by the public, the operating man
agements and labor.
Questioned by Chairman Esch aftey
he had presented his formal statement
Mr. stone oaid the brotherhoodS vert
wtfeFtx opposed to return Of the roads
to N&a4 eystem Of control. In the
event the scommittsa = FsJseted the
Plumb plan. labef. he said. would try
10 SGoAta enough Jpentimeut IN and out
~ 01Asress 70 force III adoption.
IlNjna Get esie Problem.
~ h0E believe any labor o,xsrf.
nation Sdlestfike SffnpiyrSoN f6fte tfi(
Plumb plAn." Mr.. Stone continued. =
thing some organizations win strike
unless something Is done Immediately
to cut down the living cost. When
sou reduce that you solve the entire
problem OF Industrial unrest"
Labor now. demands that America
become the home Of Industrial free
dom, as It has become land Of polit-
zeal freedom" Mr.. Stone said.
Declaring that American democracy
was controlled by an autocracy In in
dustry. Mr.. stone argued that there
could be no solution and no lowering
OF the cost OF living a. long as con-
aumeysi had to put extraordinary pro-
{ite on their own earnings In purchas-
inE the necAssaries Of life.
@Lab0r's belief in the Sims bill en-
bodyins the plan Of the railroad .emi
ployes for the solution Of the railroad
problem was declared by Mr.. stone
70 be profound. In this plan. he safd
the workers. advance to "a new cru.
sade with ia.faith Of the pilgrims" "A
says Move Has Force.
Il speak - ], the voice Of these
1000. 900 men, delegated by them to
announce 20, this committee and the
people % this country that they are
suppoYtiHe this measure with all the
strength GHd gall the unity Of purpose
that cs1 gAove 20 large q body Of citi-
Gems" Seid NJ. Stone. 7e
''JoinAA With MS. and represented by
Mr.. Morrison, = tho American F,eder-
alton pf- Labor. adding three and q
half mllltoA men to that body Of rail-
road snpleyss who instituted this
moyenentf III
I'm thss Industrial development OF
this coynfyy, great organizations OF
capital Ayst-appeared as employers
individual workers, following tho ex-
ample set BY capital. organised az en-
ploYes. There has been a perpetual
strugGlb NJ the workers to maintain q
tolerabi1 skandard Of existence: on the
part ofscapitaJ to amass greater prof
its. AZ titnes1 both sides could ignore
the needst Of the public. But now the
very gr0Wth Of the labor organisations
has, bySpGbt into their ranks great
mars of cos1umers. The large number
oe the rwA6N sarners now constitute .
large lSyesnta8s Of the people. The
ektensieN az industry has changed the
nature Sf the struggle.
Rx0pe Sves Profit on Labor.
For whatever, the worker receives
In wasS6 ~ must spend for the neces-
saries SS lifs. In addition, no IL al
ways cenaS elted to pay the employer an
excessiva 1rofitso ION his own wage.
4 The cost 81 his living II determined
by the spn Ne earns plus the profit he
ID charoS4 soa, his own labor. And, a.
4 group. asborfis forever prevented
from bettarins its lot because Of the
profits ex41ts4 ~ the employer. SO
long - consHz.ssD are forced to pay
extortionAtS profits on their own earn
sings to ~ third interest there IL no so
luton; lf gttsssss Industrial! problem.
I'VE, lind that this third interest alb
solutely controls the management OF
industry, ItAftxes wages and controls
working con hditions. It fixes the prices
OF coTnmo Attles without regard to the
needs u society or the necessities Of
producsSs Md consumers. We have =
dcmocretto form Of government. but an
AutocrGtic o6ntroi Of industry
y s'ywe .Ie1isE Under our, government.
nut by ikdAotry We live. Under such
III Syitegf IN mn j0rity oH = Democracy
can. thru fhSir government, enjoy only
such Ti} }ktSs md privileges a. an autoc-
sacy T. ikapstry permits them to re-
..Ths sslSs 81 smanixind for the PRO-
tsy must 3 aoosptsA -