The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-26
M'KELLAR SEES
BOESHEVISTPERIL
IN CUMMINS BILL
More PerniCIouS in Its Pro-
visions Than Plumb Plan,
Says Tennessee Senator in
SpeeCh-Debate Bitter.
BY cHAs. S. HAYDEN.
Especial Correspondent OF The News
SCIWttarA

0GtWliN8Tsf
WASHINGTON, Dee, Determined
opposition is developing TO carry pass
age Of Senator CUMMING bin for re.
turn Of the railroads 10 the owners ana
the debate over this measure has been
steadily growing more bitter. Probably
none Of the arguments against II has
received more attention than that &C
corded the speech Of Senator X. d,
Mckellar, Of Tennessee,
Denouucng the bill as offering no |
Teliel 10 the country and being r"ught
with as much danger as That pro
posed under the Plumb plan Senator
Mcclellan said
Il am frank to say Mr.. President, |
that | am greatly disappointed IN the |
bill that has been reported out by the |
committee. ] do not believe II IS q /
wise measure, When its provisions are |
fully known, I do not believe IT. viii |
meet tho approval OF the country. II Is
wholly opposed 10 sound business prin- |
clples, TO say the least Of II. In a /
large sense, 1t is Bolshevistlc In the /
extreme | have heard u great many |
people talk about the lniquities OF the |
Plumb plan. About the only difference |
between the Plumb plan and the Cum |
minis plan Of control OF the railroads |
is this: Under the Plumb plan the rail- |
roads are taken away from the owners |
paid for by the governments and turned |
over 10 the brutherhOods, Under this |
proposed measure the railroads are put |
In a trust ana turned over to the se- |
curlty holders. The government holds |
the bag under both plans The people |
viii be required to pay exorbiAnt
charges under both plans. The plans |
are very similar and both approach |
government ownership very substan-
tally
Economically Unsound.
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| defeusble, and | do not see how any.
| ono who knows the fact can say for a
moment that policy like that ought
10 he written into the law of the
United states, IN
u do not know how other senators
are going 20 vote, but, so far as |
am concerned, | shall never vote to
take away the lust earnings OF rail-
road that Is well managed that gives
the public an efficient service and turn
| those earnings, IN part over to another
| railroad that Is not well managed and
that does not give the public a good
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