Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
PLUMB'S PLAN
TO BE TOLD TO
PUBLIC FRIDAY
Mass Meeting Being Arranged at
Empire Theatre by Arsenal and
SilTiS FederaiOns.

The plan to secure government
ownership and democracy in opera
ton Of railroads will be explained
at public mass meeting to be held
at the Empire theatre Friday night
The meeting is being arranged
by joint committee of the arsenal
federation of government employees
Z and the Silvis federation of Rock
Island railroad employees.
Glenn E. Plumb of Washington,
counsel for the organized railway
employees of America, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting.
: A B. Garretson of Washington. adj
visor of the Order of Railway Con-
2 duetors, will also be present at the
meeting and make an address.
The meeting here is an interest
: o1~the Plumb Plan league, which
gas outlined in The Argus Satur-
4 day. The Plumb Plan league was
organized by labor, to secure pub
lie ownership and democracy in the
operation of the railways of the
United States" Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, Is honorary president
and Mr.. Garretson is honorary vice
president.
League Insignia.
The insignia of the league is a
triangle within a circle with
These Three Shall Control: Labor,
Public, Management. Plumb League
Plan"
The joint committee of the arse
nal and Silvis declarations will meet
press representatives tonight at In
dustrial hall in conference relative
to the Friday meeting. Matt ]. An
=. drews Of the Silvis federation is ar
hanging the conference.
Vie Plumb plan has the support
OF the 1000, 900 organized railway
workers OF America, with whom the
executive council at the American
Federation of Labor at the recent
Atlantic City convention was in
structed to cooperate. During sthe
coming months organized labor
throughout the country will con-
duct Plumb plan campaign great
er than anything of this nature ever
before attempted by labor organ
izations.
The active officers of the league
are:
President Warren S. Stone.
grand chief Brotherhood Looomo-
z tive Engineers.
Vice presid ents-A o. Wharton,
president railway employees depart
ment, American Federation of La
saF
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen; L. E. Shep-
pard president Order of Railway
Conductors; J. ". Kline, general
president International Brother
hood of Blacksmiths and Helpers of
America; w. G. Lee, president
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen;
". H. Johnston, international pres
ident international Association of
Machinists; Louis Weyand, acting
International president Information
al Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of
America; ]. ]. Hynes, international
president Amalgamated Sheet Me-
alS4Torkers' International Alliance;
flames P. NoonaQ, acting inter
national president International
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers; Martin F. Ryan, general presi-
dent Brotherhood Railway Carmen
of America; s. E. Heieerling, presi-
dent Switchmen's Union of North
America; j. ]. Forester. grand
president Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers. Express and Station En-
ployes; E. ]. Manion, general pres
ident Order Railway Telegraphers.
and A E. Barker, grand president
United Brotherhood of Mainte-
nance of Way Employees and Rail
way Shop Laborers.