The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-12
LABOR LEADER
SEES UNREST
OVER COUNTRY

WASHINGTON. Aug. ll-Nin"-''nthN
Of tho energies Of labor leaders arc XIV
On 10 the JOB OF sitting on tho lio' NUS"
B. Garrctson. former head OF tire NrH''
Of Railway Conductors. '"S'it'u '"u'E
before tho house intcrstat" Coh''"'t'
committee. which IS seeking |" Soi,
the problem Of how best I" hahdI' 'n,
railroads after the wartime PERIOD VI
federal control. -,
SPORADIC strikes tnroushouN
country. Garrrtson SAID with great
carnestncss. merely ar" Stra"S WV -
show how tho wind il blowing over
Coo or industrial unrest. RumbllngS
heard in man. quarters do not mean
no said. that laboring people want |"
overthrow the government. but ln"i'"''
a demand that the government tuh'ti"''
II is largely IN the power OF congress
tho witness declared. TO alIay the i'''
ing .,,;,,, -.
"Rut il cannot be done by inacti"n'
no shouted somehow. M -N'h''',"
n.oplc are not prone always I" q" '""'f
wha, may be done tomorrow Nni'SS '''
or,nrScncv forces US 10 act. and then We
break all records h,a
,.nn ni,lorird hy the press from tho At
iantic 10 tho Pacific. Garretson toIa 'h'
oor,mitte. nc had travelled a long way
- sncak IN behalf OF the Plum when
,,,o,i1 give labor a voice in the manage
mont Of railroads the people wouio own
R,t hc did not regard the tluHip P'au'
bc said. as more than one lacloF III
sti,lins the spirit OF present day unres''
nor did he think II would "chanse hu-
man nature or other things that can W
eliminated. 10
~ am not dreamer OF dreams ne
<old the committee, which gave unusua'
attention TO his testimony, Tot ms az
pearance on the stand put nc" VI
~ life in the railroad hearing no" ap,
.-oacbing ira second month. Tho usual
n,cthod Of dealing with witnesses was
,hsndoned. largely at Garretsons re-
ouest. He had no statement IN "Ftt'eN
forr. when he started 10 speaN' 90 nc
sxnrcssed il. he did not Know "neIe
no would stop. and for two hours nc "ae
.,hicrted 10 a rapid croSs-fire OF Ques-
lions from a dozen members ana iof
Zach Of which nc had quick reply,
NJ Garretson who had been waiting
since carly last week TO De hCaru' a.
called 10 the stand after Glenh
plumb. the man who framed orsah'"cu
Iohor.s hill had concluded his testimony
rh.re was no desire. he said. TO eN-
tend tho Plumb plan beyond those III
dustries in which men worked WIN
rbcir hands. He wanted the men "n"
rim Tho railroads 10 have Tqir" III
,hcir n,anagcmcnt: nc wanted poiillcS
eii,of1ated. and IN tho general DISCUS
sion 81 this last subject the witness w
clarcd that there was no pnlitlcs III XIV,
action Of the American Federation oA
Labor IN seeking - have tn" poStn'aSl'F
general removed. bcCausc TINS view ne
hold was expressed by Republicans ana
Democrats alike. ,
Admitting that tho four great rall-
way brotherhr DDS supported PrcSluent
Wilson in 1916. and SmillnHIE thr"" 7'b
in tho added information that Win an
az my Republican Affiliations anu
guilty. too Mr.. Garretson insisted 'his
vas purely an ACT OF citizenship.
Aftnr tho question of presidential
roi,i,cS had been raised Mr.. Garretson
said This might be his final appearance
before congress. and for that reason ne
vanted the record 10 carry a denla!
from him IT reports long current 'hat
tho rothnrho0ds. with gun IN ono
hand and a stop watch IN the other haa
hn,d -, congress and forced through
the enactment Of the Adamson cigh'
hour law.
-Therc was no coercion ot senators
or REPRESENTATIVES by tn" bro'h"rh"odS.
h. shouted. pounding IN" tabl" 10 en-
nhasiza the denial. and | challenge
ANYBODY 70 prove otherwise.
Mr.. Ciarretsou testified that h" Dc
Ncvcd tho interstate cnnm"rc" commas
sion was free from politics. ard mat
while the broth, rhocdS had another cam
didatc FOR IN" office Of director general.
nc doubted IL their own man would nave
gone as far as Director General Hines
m efforts to obtain successful operation