The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-07
VIEWS TOO RADICAL"
House Members Indicate
Stand in Opposition to
Labor Bill.
THE RAIL PLAN is DEMANDED
Morrison and Stone De
mand Tri-Partite Prop
ositi0n at Hearing.

WASHINGTON. Aug 6 - or
panied labore remedy Tor the high
rcr Of living a bill that would
Turn over the railroads TO the pub
Nt operating officials and labor.
vas presented 10 congress today by
men high In the council OF the or
imitation. who declared with ut
most fankness conditions were so
desperate 10 might be necessary to
advocate a firing squad for
Broh;ssrs ~
with seual fTankness. members OF
The house interstate commerce com
nitlse indicated during the cKami-
nation Of Warren S. stone. grand
chief Of the brotherhood Of Rafl-
ny Locomotive Engineers. and
Frank Morrison secretary OF the
American Federation Of Labor, that
~ BIN smbody!nL what has come TO
NknoVu as the Plumb plan, was too
ndieal and failed TO strike at the
high price cyit against which peo-
pc throughout the country are
tanohng
Consider MI Plans.
Fef more than month the house
committee has been considering all
nhns Tor solution OF the problems
confronting the roads, with their re-
turn 10 private management and the
Plumb proposal was offered with. the
Insurance of labor leaders that II
Houd Gu, down prices " commodi-
lies because Of the reduction In rates
which would follow the elimination
d pri'a'" capital from the railroad
companies
The two union officials for five
houu stood up in defense Of the bill
ana answered whirlwind fire OF
questions from men who must re-
port % ont or throw 10 away Dur
ns me Ions discussion. attended by
ah attentive audience. including
many women The labor leaders made
Nong denial og reports that they
were attempting TO intimidate con
60" by threats 90 strike or chop OF
ne officials heads of names voting
contrary to tNslr desires
There was broad intimation that
me public ownership plan n not en-
'''td into law would be taken to the
convention ~ the two big parties
N year with the hope Of having
enforcement written into the
Leaders Dlsrrgnrdcd.
=, warning was sounded hy Secretary
"ofison ,ha' 'he burden " the lead
~ might ho 700 heavy that they
.,kn' h' unable during their period
1hI's. ip control the workers, In
s'"h case ho declared. there would
revolution To the extent Of "A
snt'a' strike Around the whole
.tme ot what the two witnesses
9 vas woven the ever rising cost
"a looa mounting higher and faster.
,uN insisted than the Increase I'M
w.. NotArrwan's wage. with no as
ogI.t WAY ~ would stop unless
by congre.. '''
.'i 'pi'yn MT stone and MIR Morrison
~, I.'' wage Increases offered only
b,,,. relief contending that
s,. 80 '' food and clothing must
s,n se aoN0o after which the wage
TS,""u' pressure would be lessened
py,2, ' 'e,'Af'i ,hc pending bill would
io,,.." " '' the first step toward
ir,'..sss do"n prices by reducing
r,f>>h'. rates ana expressed the be
b,,.." despite the burden OF bond
s.o,,ts '1finE the war, the American
80 30 Would produce the funds
p,.,,,'''N go take the roads from
F,al1 control
N. he hn"e the committee listened by
bn, v.,, "aj 'g opinions as to what the
Ion d, -.' NJ" there was no explana-
y r,n,',s various provisions. Glenn
s, s MS but 40 mu"b ,,r,s s'"y ys, w.
and NJ WIN examination Of stone
'ovo n,.''n mat his statement had