Evening journal., 1919-08-15
crnMaN AnnoG,NcE ouIpoNE.

TINE Republican Publicity Association through its
i President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne Jr, has given out
the following statement from its Washington head
quarters:
suppose Germany had won the Great War and had
proceeded levy her upon the United States The
principal feature Of those terms would have been
enormous tribute to reimburse the Germans for their
expenditures But the economic structure OF America
would have been disturbed very little The vctors would
have realized that their terms could never be complied
with unless industries permitted to unn-
ierruped and the production Of wealth allowed to
tinue In short economic structure would have been
little disturbed and the daily life Of the people would
gone as before except for The huge financial levy
they would have had to meet.
But TO prevent lhe Germans helping themselves
TO our national wealth 10000 Of boys gave up their
lives 100000 others suffered wounds from German
bullets and The people back home raised fund Of many
billions OF dollars. n that is tie price willing to
pay 10 prevent conhscaton Of wealth what is the
estimate to be put on the very lives OF people when
they are in jeopardy?
yet that is the very situation that confronls the
United States at this moment. The who operate the
railroads have presented ultmaum to the President
TO Congress- and to the country First they demand
further substantial increase in temporary
lief from high prices and second they demand the enact
Of the so-caed Plumb bill for recognized railroad
control that will hand the roads to directorate OF
nfteen te Of whom appointed each by the President
the operating officials and the employees. The threat Of
general cup Of the entire railway system Of the country
looms ominously unless the demands promptly com
piled with
"rhe country has experienced a general strike
its railroads hence has little comprehension Of the
catastrophe that would follow such action on the part
Of the railroad operatives Practically every industry in
the country depends the roads TO carry its product TO
market. The prompt distribution Of food is almost
wholly dependent upon them. Movement Of the mail is
contingent solely the running Of trains The sudden
stoppage Of rail transportation almost instant col
lapse Of practically every activity, immediate suffering
from lack food followed by actual starvation and uni
versa riot by desperate individuals fighting for the very
existence Of themselves and their loved ones. Such
cataclysm would be infinitely worse than anything the
Huns could have inflicted upon But we used force
without stint" against them shall II be said that the
people are not as ready to neht for The perpeuaon Of
the Nation and the rights Of individuals against this
monster that is gnaNing at our viials?
THE railroad employees constitute only part OF or
Eanzed labor organized labor itself only about
nfeen per cent Of people Arc the other eigy-hvo
per cent permit themselves to be held at the point
OF pistol and told that the organization Of the whole
country must be accommodated TO The demands of The
few? II we must have revolution let il come now and
and determine at once whether government by the ma
iority Is TO survive"