The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-03
SENATOR NORRIS And RAIL
Men OFFER OWNERSHIP PLAN
PENNSYLVANIA CoNsTABULARIEssD DEPoRT UNION MEN-NE-
BRAsKA REPRESENTATIVE WANTS GOVERNMENT CoRPOR-
ALTON TO TAKE OVER THE RAILROADS.


State constabulary are reported to
have taken a prominent part in the
kidnapping and deportation from Coat
|esville, Pa, of considerable number
Of trade union organizers and union
men, under directions from the Mid
vale Steel company. The company is
establishing it's own force of armed
guards in preparation for the expect
ed strike Of steel workers throughout
Pennsylvania. The department Of la
Dor is still trying to mediate.
New Railroad plans
Senator Norris of Nebraska is nre-
fectine q bin. which he will offer in
the new CONGRESS-. nrovidino for the
purchase Of the railroads gradually
bv = CORPORATION whose stock shall he
held chiefly bv the government He
would have mart Of the stock sold to
railroad emnloves nndar attractive
conditions. as an inducement to the
emnloves to he careful Of ali railroad
nronertv and to constantlv ;mnrove
the service in order xhat aarn;nos NAV
increase. Rates would continue to
be regulated hv the interstate com
merce commission. Oneration would
he in CHARGE Of . hoard Of seven or
nine men. to he chosen hv the nresi-
dent and confirmed hv. the senate
"I do not anticinate that such a COR
noration would hnv ali the roads at
one time.n said Senator Norris "and
indeed T. would he nrefarahle tn do g.
hv DEGREES Cartain ain tr1,nt lives
should he honuht first. and then the
government system gradually increas-
ed hy the purchase Of other lines feed
inc these. while privatelv owned roads
would continue to onerate and COM
pete with the government lines The
entire transfer would noss;hlv cover
a neriod Of ten wears
"This nlan Is snhstant;allv the one
under which the Panama canal Is rnn.
The canal comnanv's stock is ali own
cd bv the government vet + has the
freedom of oneration If an ordinarv
cornorat;on The members of The hoard
which would serve as directors If this
railroad cornora+;on would ho choson
hv the nras;dent from AMONG Tho b;o-
pest nen IN tha country and w;+bo,,+
reference to pnl;t;cs bel;ava .'+hev
should not include . majority If nro.
fass;ona1 rar hit +hev should hove
the viewpoint of tba ganara1 nnhl;c
wh;cb wants +ha ,o;1,.eads - sa,-ue
+r,lv &C ,,,h1;c ,,+;l;+,,n
Rail Workers Speak 81
The 100000 wage-earners in the
railroad industry have their own plan
for public ownership and operation,
which they are beginning to bring to
the front through a campaign of pub
licity that is aimed at members of
congress. They propose that congress
Shall buy the roads at their market
value, and that the wape-working en-
ployes on the one hand and the salarie
officials on the other shall each elect
three members of a board of nine di-
rectors, while the president shall
choose three. Like the British railway
mems unions, the unions II the rail-
way industry in the United States
propose that there shall be established
the right of the workers in the in
dustry to voice in it's management.
This plan, known as the Plumb plan,
from the name Of the labor attorney
who presented it to the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce, will like
wise be introduced in the new con-
gress in definite bill.
Chean Labor Rno;e Cone
Administration officials are becom-
;nr daan1v innrassad u,;+b +ha ;nonor-
tance to American nrosnar;tv a. The
labor uprising throuchont F,nrone
Higher wages are demanded Il every
line. and the standard of LIVING stead.
.ilv increases differences Is wave
level between the various na,ta of In
rope and the United states arc being
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