The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-29
Board of Directors Votes to
Inform President That
They Disapprove Of Fed
eral Ownership.
lCLOSELY PARALLELS
MARIANNA RESOLVE
Labor Spokesman Declares
Organized L a Dor Will
Fight for Square Deal as
1t Fought Huns.


Strong opposition to the Plumb plan.
as proposed and outlined BY Clam II.
Plumb, general counsel for the rail-
road brotherhoods, before the house
Of representatives. and denunciation
OF government ownership OF railroads
In any form. was voiced at = meeting
Of the board or directors OF the PEN
sacola Chamber OF Commerce ycster-
day afternoon.
That federal management OF rail-
roads has not been q success. and that
strikes and other industrial unrest
would have been prevented, was the
sentiment embodied in the resolutions.
Instructions were given that President
representatives from. Florida be In
formed OF the stand OF the local cham
ber Of commerce.
Sentiment OF the board closely par-
allels that expressed in the famous
Mariana resolutions. although there
were no references derogatory to orr
ganized labor.
Wallace A. Land, speaking unoffi-
cialiy for organized labor, makes the
following reply to the resolutions re-
Gently passed at Mariana.
I'VE. the undersigned union labor
men OF Pensacola have read the unfair
resolutions passed BY the Mariana
city council on August 10. These res
olutioha were printed I'm tho Pensa-
cola Journal Saturday, Aug. %. and
purported to be writted by Judge G.
L. Wilson, at the request of meet
ing Of business men Of Mariana
For ourselves and In the name OF
l~r~
whatever of real democracy (of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none) there il left In the United States
now is due to the consistency and per-
severing efforts Of organized labor In
the past 40 years to raise the standard
of living for all, in the effort OF labor
to get q just share Of the product Of
industry.
I'VE beg to remind the younger peo-
pie OF the present generation that Ia
Dor has carried on an unequal strug-
gle for just recognition and just re-
ward for nearly half a century. We
assert that the working class has new
er yet started any war. and particu-
larry rAt the European war. Hence
labor. organized or unorganized. can
not be held responsible for the present
world food shortage and tho shortage
products that resulted from millions
81 peaceful workers being compelled
By vicious rulers (capitalistic ~ well
Is pr:s:icaD to kill each other, and fn-
TO destroy the worlds
wealth by cessation Of peaceful labor.
1T II a very unfair argument. based
,pon Misrepresentation Of facts. TO de-
rradc the patriotism of men who rise
n defense OF their government and
Who serve at q price Of ~ per DAY,
,lus ali other expenses Men have al
ways defended just governments. no
natter what pay might be fixed by
he government for service I'm such
,merrency. The essential difference
r having no dependents IL always
sought in the American army and
iavy.
n that for every man on tlls firing
Inc. ten men with cunning brain and
kfllfuI hands must stand behind the
oldier. Cannot our cheap politicians
act?
Labor Is Justly proud Of its war
ecord. 1t served back Of the firing
inc under the unusual strain Of war
Industry faithfully and well, ana kept
mr. soldiers supplied with every need
u1 thing.
s.Now that the war Is over, and We
,ope that the war making power 10
einr destroyed all over the earth, We
,ok forward to many generations OF
,eace and plenty. To secure this. all
,bor may be counted on to contribute
Ne lions share a. II always has done.
nd we are willing to continue doing
!. but are not willing TO be robbed of