Republican farmer., 1919-08-15
THE FARMER: AUGUST 15, 1919


 ed railroads in which the workers will portion of the modelled noceaby after the demand of the British coal with to standardization of the mne and their partial management by the workers atng with the government.
 In Great Britain mining coal is industry mpor ant than raroadng In this country the contrary the The British coal typicaly representative of te British working classes much than the American coal miners are of the American "orhers n America the ral road workers far werfu in numbers and by the fact that they mostly ctize of the country and for other |
 development Britain America growth of the which produced everywhere demand the part of the workers for more participation in prodc ton and its proceeds,
 ignore this vast world movement would be pidity The times call for study reflection considered actions | and remedies based upon sound principles.
 As far possible class recriminatons should be avoided dealing personal sort but with opinions regarding the methods of carrying indus
 In the beginning it will be well to avoid the mistake, which newspapers making, referring as if they were pat termed after the Sovies of Rus The soviets composed of en- ey and they seized and off Russia upon the theory that only worngmen and mainly participate in government ernment is operated under proletaran dictatorship.
 As part of their the soviets nationaized Russian industries That they have into effect ment ownership.
 Neither in Great Britain in America the ers nor the railroad workers seek demand proearia dictatorship They support
 The coal miners in Great Britain and the railroad workers in America do however. demand the natonazation In the one case and o railroads Tn the other through acquisi ton by purchase And such demand is neither revolutionary operated mines and govern ment owned railroads have long existed. In neither country is there any attempt confisca ton to obtain the property of others without ation in any other way than by due process Upon this question of standardization each citizen will continue to make his mind and be for against cordng to his prediecions, environments opinions erial moral interests.
 The many years nation believing public ownership much preferable to the disastrous private which ced railroad transportation large parts of the Uned States for many
 believes everybody be bet ter served by public than by private railroads precisely the public better by great ard unified post office than 1t could be by little postoces disun ed and privately owned.
 principle naturalization as it ordinarily stat | ed the railroad workers add certain novelties.
 The post office is operated through the postmaster gen. era appointed by All authority thus descends until the service The rank and file of the postal employees have with operating they have under private management.
 railroad propose place control in a director ate upon which will be five men representing the ment five representing the operating of the employees The operating heads the ocers pres dents, vice presidents and other organizing workers who conduct operation.
 The question then is to whether this ceed Would be good or bad thing? In the field of ma ownership of public utilities there no ex permental evidence The existing managements straight government controls.
 The type of management is adopted from the pro grams which put into effect by manufacturing ! poraions have connection with manufactures
 everywhere are discussing the a- plants such representation been arranged
 investigation of these arrangements would furnish i iusefu information.
 certainly there is nothing in the proposal that American and nothing that feeling except desire to know best to be
 There further objection to the railroad program which will make it unacceptable to minds will standardization of industry to go? may of nation nazaton of railroads who not manufacturing I precedent will sometimes fear than mere fact of publicly owned railroads. his is a men.