The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-05
NiosT FAR REACHING DEMAND
on RI2CONsTRUCTION PERIOD

Ii Washington. Aug. Organized la
'|lnr was before The nation today with
-i demand that private capital be re-
llred from railroad operation and that
here be substituted trl-partito con-
|frol u the railroad properties by the
public the operating management
and the employees.
IA The demand OF organized labor
|4presentcd In q statement signed by
|hc engineers. Hremen. conductors
tind the American Federation Of La
Dor was recognized today In Washing
h Ton as the most far-reaChing proposal
het placed before the nation during
IA ~ rcconstruction period. officials re-
Il Fused to predict its outcome. Tomor-
Dow u will be formally laid before the
'iouse interstate commerce commits
4iee by Warren 5 Stone. grand chief
'of the brotherhood of Locomotive
|. Engineers. Frank Morrison. secretary
|fof the American Federation % Labor.
=. nnd Glenn T. Plumb. general counsel
7. .fur The organized railway employees OF
(. [.Amerlca.
n Tho proposal IN the words uf ~
lauthurs. marks the step hy which
+ organized labor passes from the de-
] mands Tor wage Increase 90 demands
\ that the system OF prouts In industry
Nbe overhnuled"
Whether congress should undertake
tnn In estigatton of the railroad cm-
N FploNcs' demands was considered today
x by the senate Interstate commerce
q Xcommhtcc The whole question nuai-
~ was referred 10 q subcommittee
|couslstlnE ~ Chairman Cummtns and
HSenator fafoliette Wisconsin rcprh-
I. licans aud Wolcot;, democrat Del
y awHre.
y Meantime congress devoted fur
th"r attention to the general subject
-uf living costs. with the senate sgri-
{. cultural committee voting 20 begin
Y hearings August "a IN bills hv Sens-
z tors Kenyon ~ Iowa. and Kendrick
. ot wyoming, proposing federal rogu-
n lntou OF the meat packing Industry
4 senator Iuhnson democrat South
y Dakota told tho committee drastic
"r'i"n must hc taken 90 moc' the
"A present situation.
Y ~ W. don't W. shall have a rcvo-
Y luton he sbif "it ls u the air.
The auh-committcc is expected
10 report within day or two
Chairman tummins ana SEM
atur pomcrene. democrat OF Ohio.
q said the committee believed that
the president aud the railroad
administration had ull necessary
authority TO act In the present
situation.
Later Chairman Cunmius
. brought up the railroad wage
A question In the senate lie said
Y criticism shuuli not be made uf
facts were determined. adding
. that requests of railroad cNccu-
tiNrs for Increased rates had not
brought fur'h particular protest,
"'rhc senate Interstate com
= mcrcp committee Senator CUM
d mins said. gave careful con-
ridortion to the presidents rec
concentrations and don't pre-
tend to say what u viii do but
du say that 10 is unfair to Cun-
grcss Tor the railroad udmiuistra-
tiur to issue statement to the
country that the situation cannot
y Dee dealt with hV the railroad ad-
minlstration unul additional lcgis-
l'tlor is enacted
Snpa;r4 brris republican.
NehraHka suE. ted that to avoid
rate Increase. dividends to rail-
roads and their stockholders
might we'll De reduced. senator
4 Pumerene. democrat ohio. lc-
clared u looks to him ~ if There
b. desire to pass the response
bilitN." and added
III we're the director general
7 would have the courage TO say
whether there ought to bc In
N crcpsed wages or ! would resign"
senator Dummins said the citu-
alton should he dealt with at
once. senator kellogg, republic
can. Minnesota. declared Mt
Hines hasn't the courage to
meet the situation.
senator SnioOt. republican.
TtHh. attacked former Repre-
sentative Heating colorado. for
accepting appointment from the
riirond hrothcrhouds us their
legislative agent 10 press their
railroad bin senator Smoot snid
Mr Heating Wus uriWing salary
A..
commission ,uu1liyug salaries Of
government cmpioscs and should
give his service 10 the govern
utnt