The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03

who believe that the fact that the
steel strike was not held off is due to
, the desire of Judge Gary to impress
this conference with the need for :,
"strong" policy toward labor on the
part OF the government.
1t will be of more value to big cap
ital than to labor in spite Of the big
rhetoric Of freedom certain to pour
forth at the conferences.
PLUMB PLAN AFFECTS
CONGRESS
Despite the fact that probably 90
per cent Of the present congress is
hostile to the Plumb plan of demo-
cratic control of the railroads, there
is no certainty, as yet, that the rail-
roads will be returned to private man.
agcment on December 81. A COM
promise whereby the present scheme
Of control may be extended thre or
five years is possible. One of the
first effects Of the campaign of the
Plumb Plan league has been to make
a large number of members of the
house cautious about saying anything
against public ownership; many of
them privately agree that it would
be wise to let the railroad situation
drift, and "see how the government
gets along" with the existing ar
rangement.
MANY FARMERS APPROVE
Benjamin c. Marsh, testifying be-
fore he house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, and speaking
for the Farmers National Committee
on Transportation, showed that the
farmers in many states are favorable
to the principles in the Plumb plan.
Marsh had sent out to the presidents
Of state Farmers unions and to the
masters of state Oranges the ques-
ton: I'm your judgment, do the men,
hers Of your state organization favor
government ownership and democrat
ic operation of the railroads %
To this query the president of the
Colorado state Farmers union and
the president Of the California state
Farmers union replied. EYES," The
same answer, but in more vigorous
terms, came from Illinois. North
Carolina, Louisiana, idaho, Oregon
end Washington and from J. N. Titte-
more of the American Society of
Equity.
The president of the Louisiana state
Farmers union answer: II feel safe
in saying now that 90 per cent of
the farmers in my state favor gov
eminent ownership of the railroads
and democratic operation Of the same.
The Louisiana state Farmers union
has for the past 10 years demanded
government ownership not only of the
railroads but of all public utilities,
these to be run in the interest of all
the people,"
INTERN ATIONAL LABOR MEET
Delegates from Germany, Austria,
Hungary and Bulgaria are expected
to come to Washington next month,
under permission, rather than official
invitation, to attend and take part in
the first meeting of the labor con-
ference provided for in the league
Of nations pact.
The constitution of the labor sec
ton Of the league provides that only
member nations of the league shall
take part in it's work. However, tn,
In'crnat;o:c":' y .'>;'.':~n oc Trad,
Unions, reorganizcd at Amsterdam
in July, voted against taking part 80
far as spokesman for the organized
labor bodies should be conccrncl-un-
less the Germans and the other pco-
pies Of central Europe, excluded from
tho league at present, were likewise
invjtd. Amrican and British dele
gates opposed this boycott, but with
out avail. The Washington gather
-::g promised to be a flat failure.
Then some interested in the sue
cess Of the p an, and still friendly to
Tie Amsterdam decision, privately So
cured the consent of Samuel Com
n"rs. Lloyd George and Clcmenccau
to keep still on the issue of German
ie!cH:.tcs. Unofficial assurance went
to Berlin. Vienna, Budapest and So
ia. The Germans are coming, at
their own initiative, and the other
three delegations will probably fol-
low. When they arrive, the men,
bers of the conference will decide as
to whether they shall be admitted.
The decision will be affirmative, it is
understood, in order to make it pos
sible for the delegates from France,
Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, Holland and other coun-