El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-09

ONLY one Of Intellect can pick flaws IN an argument
- without making statement, pointing out an rs
weaknesses without making assertion That mas Deen
done By Atlee PomeTene Of ONO ana tne
ment ne has assaulted successfully without the use OF
single declaration is that behalf Of the Plumb plan Io
the Operation Of the railroads for the 6enet Of railroad
laborng men, the actual operating officials ana me pup
II must not be inferred from this that the Ohio sena
Tor IS mental pTestidigitator He is serious Minded
deep digging deliver after facts, senator VINO 1os G
iovent in probing to the fsrthest Iecesses q DIS
self instead Of taking other senator's WORD Ior Us
merit lack Of that quality and who puts IN 10 nuns
day at working instead of shaking hands.
Senator Pomersnes dissection OF the Plumb plan was
drawn cut by letter to him from eonInittss
ing ethe Hooking Valley Federation System vhien al
vanoed arguments in support the measure and asked
for the senator's opinion It evidently was one OF laIg
number Of identical letters sent to members Of congress
and It contained this nice little singer:
eNine or weeks ago committee was appolntS S
which assigned to the duty Of investigating tnoiousy
all legislative matters and candidates 1or pohue4i Os
then presenting their findings and Recommendations 70
their constituents for confirmation
In other words, ane up with Us OF We shah sana1ag
YOU the next time you for Office The Hooking val
ley Federation" is allied with the American Federation OF
Labor. = =
which he did not refer to the threat against his own Potl-
cal future but devoted himself wholly TO the Plumb pan
aAre You quite sure that when the Plumb plan vas
devised the interest Of the masses: II So nV~
does It happen that the bill presented by the brother
hoods alone and their associates? Why were not the inter-
ests Of the public consulted2
snv country anywhere In which any plan akin 10 tne
Plumb plan has adopted? Are you quite sure that
If Is Fundamentally sound require the government OF
the United States to invest S2ooOoooo ooo-aoout one
twelfth Of the total wealth Of the countyn TINS enter
prise and turn It the operatives for 100 years.
aIf the Plumb plan is sound economically ana IS loI
the interest OF the masses Why DO you rot suggest ls
lston whereby public utilities, intending water works,
electric light plants gas and heating plants ne PeICaseu
and turned over their employees and operatives re-
spectively7
f It is sound and in the interest Of the masses Why
do Won not suggest that all the coal mines iron and copper
mines be purchased BY the government ard turned over TO
the operatives II the same way2
aWhy do you not suggest that all the manuIaeluIlns
and industrial plants Of the country be purchased WIN
government funds BY means Of government oonos anu
turned over TO the operatives IN the same vays
@hy 60 you not suggest that all the stores De Pu1-
chased and turned to their operatives IN the same
way? = -
chased bv the government and turned over to their opera
tives?
aThv do you not ask-in the interest Of the masses
thar the government purchase al the farms OF the country
and turn them over 10 the employees on the farznss
sAnd lastly, nav I suggest that If one man should
hammer 10 own two houses one which he rents, Why DO
eminent and turned to the renterf Where IS TINS 60
ing to end7
This was sufficient to pick out the worst flaw IN the
Plumb plan and il accomplished without an expression
Of opinion by senator Pomerene
What the senator actually thinks Of the government
operation of railroads for the benefit Of the workers on
he railroads. however been set forth very plainly By
the senator, follows:
sThe Plumb plan has nothing akin to It outside Of
boishevist Russia It is worse than socialism. Socialism
couterpates the public ownership Of property to be con
trolsd and operated by the public for the public The