Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-24

PLUMB RAIL ROAD
PLAN BOOSTED At
CHICAGO MEET INC

tRN ScRkts1 I9JEaAL sPUctAL lEAsEp MtSs
Chicago. Nov 2S.--Glenn r. Pluml
presented his plan for The nationalt-
zation of the railroads to the national
labor party convention Today and was
enthusiastically received. When he
appeared on the platform several
aundrei degelates representing rail-
way labor organizations formed a line
81 nd marched around the hall several
times, shouting, we want the Plumb
plan now "
The first step in the adoption of
this plan is to change the faces of our
representatives IN congress" he said.
After spending much time in Wash
ineton the last two years it feels good
to talk to plain. common-sense Amer
leans"
He said that the Plumb plan would
reduce freight rates 40 per cent and
thereby help reduce the high cost Of
living. He defined the system as a
profitsav.ng plan rather than q
rrofitshdring plan. Increased wages.
he said did no. benefi. the wage
Garner il every raise resulted in higher
prices for necessities of l!fe.
He said his plan was applicable to
every public utility and to every other
industry in the country, and that the
states could apply il to the public
utilities.
1t is expected the convention will
endorse the plan.
The resolutions committee today
was advised by a number OF delegates
from farmers organizations that any
declaration against prohibition prob
hlU would a tiaY,ofp no ~.
agricuW bodies.
Inability Of he committee to agree
on several important questions led to
a division Of the body. Twenty eight
members were assigned to draft a res
olution calling for the release Of all
class, war and political prisoners,
while five members will prepare the
new party's platform and other reso-
lutions.
y. Moore, organizer of the nom
partisan league in Wisconsin. told the
delegates that a, union OF farmers and
the workers in cities was practical,
but added;
you will have to show the farmers
that il is to his interest to Join hands
with you in your new party before you
can get his support"
william English Walling of the
social democratic league said the or
sanitation OF national labor party
would mean true industrial democ-
racy.
You have chosen an opportune
time to launch this movement" he
said. For the first time in the his
tory Of this country the inherent right
of labor to strike has been challenged.
Labor cannot advance by economic
action alone. You must organize for
political action. No power of the
Of capital or the press
can prevent labor from obtaining its
fair share of the wealth It creates"
w. r. Trotter. provincial secretary
of the federated labor party of Brit
ish Columbia, told of .he general
strike IN Winnipeg and of the activity
of government agents.
In Canada at a meeting of this
kind We always address the audience
as Honest Men and stool pigeons,
he said. TN our country we are still |
looking wiGe-eyed but in vain for that
democracy which was promised US
after the war. The time is here for
political mass az the polls. The old |
political parties have failed us Labor
has the productive. economic ana |
political power If it will only exercise
It. ! look with suspicion on the league I
If nations and fear it is club to con-
rol the nroletariat of the different
I
He described the government agents
IF Canada as gunner in uniform. . I
Basantor Kuwar Roy, a Hindu,
made a plea in behalf of freedom for
india.
He assailed Great Rritain's admin
of affairs there.