South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-10
Leaders Say Tripartite Con-
troll Will Not Affect the
Other Industries.
CHARGES SYSTEMATIC PLUMBER
Will Give Information to CON-
mittee in Support of His
Assertions.
By Associated Press

BE Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug 9.-Drgan-
lied labor will not attempt TO am
pose the Plumb plan for railroad
control on other industries unless
employees and the pubic Jesire ~.
and its hght for public ownership
OF utilities viii not stop until 10 has
reached that point whore grant and
privilege cease.
This was The MESSAGE delivered
saturday 10y Glenn +. Plumb. speak
iT- as labor's representative To the
house interstate commerce COME
lntitee which for three days has
been holding hearings on uripartite
control Of tre transportation system
u was spoken calmly after the Wit-
ness worn out 10y the long ordcai
ON The witness stand. lut SIN smi,-
ing. had denied that tie plan was
soCi3listIc
Issues Dcnia'.
Again saturday l'iumb pounded
the table and denied in terms c5i-
culatcd ne said 20 brook no rep,tI-
tion OF the charge that the ralIroat
irotherhoods had attempted o.
threats OF Violence or strikes ro
force congress- TO adopt his plan FOR
control Of the railroads bl the pub
/ lie. operating officials and employes
The denial was made nrst IN a s,dte-
ment from Plumb's olnces and sign
cd by the heads of the j. brother
hoods. and while Plumb was am
swerins a hot fire o. questions from
Rep. Dewat. democrat, Of Pennsyl-
vania. who wanted 10 know where
the new idea vas 10 stop.
we unite in a definite assertion
That we nave no desire and have
had none" SAID the statement. ami
also Plumb. VINO phrased. TO
impress upon the public. b. violence
or by threat our proposal that the
railroads be natlonahzed under tri-
partite control
Would BE Blind.
Labor would be blind To- it's own
interests. plumb ADDED with empha-
Sis IL 1t attempted such methods.
When Plumb left the committee
room during the afternoon 20 return
again Monday, be went into cOnfc.-
I ence with q number OF men ana
women invited by him 20 attend 3.
national conference on railroad COM
/ troll. Later. ne announced. iufor-
: nation would he PVT before tho
committee i'm support II MS charge
that there had been systematic
! plIndering OF the great railway s>s-
TENS OF the country.
Closeup of plumb.
/ here Is a closeup of Glenn p.
/ Plumb. the man who mas been
thrust into The national spotlight
I with dramatic suddenness by the
presentation TO congress OF his
sweeping plan for naturalization ot
I American railroads
I A man OF medium height and
; solid build. about 80 years OF age.
/ with gray hair. a close cropped
gray mustache. steel blue eyes and
an engaging smile. His clothes ~
/ loosely. yet he presents neat APP
7 pearance.
Studies Railway Problems.
Plumb has been a student ~ rau-
way legislation and railway affairs
since graduation by Oberhn college
and the Harvard law school IL IS
said that ne has worked over the
principles embodied in his public
ownership plan for 10 years. he
has been employed in legal ways 10y
the railroad brotherhoods for four
years and is now general counsel for
the affiliated railroad employes' or
CARNATIONS.
In 1904 in Chicago. as counsel for
small traction company. De de-
feated attempts OF the Chicago
Street Railway Co. 90 drive the
smaller companies from business.
Later his company was bought oy
the big corporations and plumb vas
soon looking for "a new job.
Plumb lives at Chevy Chase. q
/ Washington suburb PIE has one
son. who is in the army
Originated in ChCaco.
CHICAGO. Aug. s.--The PLUMB
plan" of railroad operation was
born in Chicago. Labor leaders
} here today openly said its adoption
means a basic change in American
government
Labor here has watched the de-
velopment OF the plan but the Chic
cago public knew nothing ~ % or