Arizona republican., 1919-11-24
National Party Likely to h. clude Issue in Its Plat form = Speaker Tells of Winnipeg Strike
LRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel

CHICAGO, Nov. 23-Glenn E. Plumb presented his plan for the nationaliza- tion of the railroads of the National Labor Party convention today and was enthusiastically received. When he appeared on the platform several hundred delegates, representing rail way labor organizations, formed line and marched around the hall several times shouting:
 We want the Plumb plan now"
 'The first step in the adoption of this plan is to change the faces of our representatives in congress" he said. After spending much time in Washington the last two years it feels good to talk to plain common sense Americans"
 Would Reduce H. C. Of L.
 He said that the Plumb plan would reduce freight rates 40 per cent and thereby help reduce the high cost of living He defined the system as a profit saving plan rather than a profit sharing plan. Increased wages, he said did not benefit the wage earner if every raise resulted in higher prices for necessities of life.
 He said his plan was applicable to every public utility and to every other industry in the country, and that the states could apply it to the public utilities.
 It is expected the convention will endorse the plan.
 The resolutions committee today was advised by a number of delegates from farmers organizations that any declar- ation against prohibition probably would alienate the support of the agricultural bodies.
 Inability of the committee to agree on several important questions led to division of the body. Twenty eight members were assigned to draft a res olution calling for the release of all class war and political prisoners while five members will prepare the new partys platform and other resolutions
 B. Moore, organizer of the Non -parti- san league in Wisconsin. told the dele gates that a union of farmer and the workers in cities was practical, but added:
 You will have to show the farmer that it is to his interest to join hands with you in your new party before yor can get his support"
 Party Means Industrial Democracy
 William English Walling, of the so' cial democratic league, said the organ ization of a national leybor party would men true industrial democracy. You have chosen an opportune tim' , to launch this movement" he said For the first time in the history O this country the inherent right of la bor to strike has been challenged. Tabor can not advance by economi' action alone. You must organize fo political action. No power of the gov , ernment, of capital or the press cal present labor from obtaining it's fai , share of the wealth it's creates" f W. R. Trotter, provincial secretar. , of the Federated Labor party of Brit t ish Columbia, told of the general strik ? in Winnipeg and of the activity O government agents.
 g "In Canada at meeting of this kim we always address the audience a f honest men and stool pigeons h , said. 'Tn our country we are still look . ing wide-eyed but in vain for tha democracy which was promised u |. after the war The time is here fo t political mass at the polls. The ol political parties have failed us. Labo has the productive, economic and polit
 ical power if it will only exercise il look with suspicion on the league e
 nations and fear it Is a club to con
 trol the proletariat of the differen
 countries
 He described the governments agent
 of Canada as "gunmen in uniform"
 Basantor Kuwar Roy, Hindu. mad
 a plea in behalf of the freedom fo India.
 He assailed Great Britains admin . istration of affairs there.