The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-25
Wind Shows Direction
of The Straw

In 4 rather lengthy editorial ap-
pearlnE ia FlIday mornings Alou-
uaerQnt Journal, under the caption
afuwA shou Direction Of Wind.
another attempt d made TO diecradit
There can be no doubt that this il a
weli-written article. aud rejects credit
upon ~ author. but The thought nat
rfaily arises. from whence come
these "atfaWsFe Methlnks ! see N
tho distance yonder stack from which
these siraNa have blown. situated an
the well-fenced pasture Of GRANT
and "rHIfILEoE." represented by
n private financial Interests now
knocking al tho doors Of < FOR
a ak per cent guarantee on the In
Hated and beiooued railroad Prop
criy Investment Account" and thus
seeking 20 saddle upon the ahoulde-u
Of the putac an obligation which viii
nccessita1s the payment Of interest on
billions Of hctitiouR value. or pure
water. ad inhnlfum n forever moro.
The author says: The people have
had more than enough OF federal
management and do not desire TO per-
pefuuiiy pas for losses. n an organ
innilon' through any strike. compels
the people 10 pack the load longer.
they will b. On no eympathetic mood
touuro the element that continues
such burden. Legisla ,ion 70 RESTRICT
strike ana c1nfrol wages win be well
coined. and a disposition % oppose
unions instead Of 70 neip them WIN
follow
on another page OF the same paper
appears o Washington dispatch heai-
"a. railways 10 nhk for an increase
IN freight rates" In which II h. re.
ported that the Association Of Rail-
way Executives have announced y
as thelr purpose. In connection Win
plm for returning the roads 10 pr!-
vate control. 70 Immediately demand
through the interstate commerce com
mission. an increase IN freight rates
lntimAtinf that NJ least rs per cent
wilt be sought. All right. my friend.
you state that the people nave had
enough of paying for losses, hut wne
Is going 10 pay this increase In freight
rates. The people, Of course. and =
the actual Increase IN freight was al
they would have TO pay IL would no
be 50 had. but increases In freiga
rates are used as an excuse TO star
prices on another trip around tn
vicious CIRCLE and the last increasI
we had in transportation rates no
oniy doubled. trebled and quadrupier
but xas eventually paid about MIN
, times over by the ultimate consumer
There have been eighteen posstbi
plans for dlapoEing Of the railroad
: intfoduced II Washington n IN
b only one that uptr not cohttth
; .1Okerr necenaitating either an In
crease In rates or q guarantee on IN
/, swelied property investment accoun'
I or both. - the Plumb Plan. Ia
hor's real plan for dispOsing OF tn
Y railroads Is tae only plan that reaii
= offers any real benefit 10 the people
Y The consumers.
II the roads should be returned
private control under provisions {
the "Cummins' bill. which Is not
u all likely. the public would md then
= selves burdcned from another dire
% ton. All Of the jnlis would have
? be enlarged TO take care OF the wori
ers who VIII never Willingly surrei
= der tie right TO withdraw their Sc
vices, or strike. In the same mann'
II that capital reserves the right
withdraw its funds from fny ente
IL prise at any time II sees ht-
Lack Of space prohibits my goinI