New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-08-23
left in the way Of typical Ameri-
can sport except the good old
game of taking the bull by the
horns-frst, however, shooting
im.-Cartoons Magazine.
Children Cry
FOR FlEIcRsass--
CASIO RIA
Plan TO REPEAT
ATTACK OF 1916
Railway Employees Chiefs Ap-
pear at Washington With New
Threat to Congress.
| ASK 81, 900, 900, 900 MORE PAY.
Also Demand Naturalization 81 Other
industries, Following Example Of
Russian sovIsts.
ASK 81, 600, 0o0, 900 MORE PAY.

Washington.-It is Just three years
since the four leaders Of the railway
brotherhoods, having refused arbitra-
ton of their demands, sat in the gal
lsry Of the United States Senate aud
held their watches on the Senators
while the memorable vote was being
taken on the Adamson Law that gave
them SEQ, 00O. 900 additional wages q
year. When the vote was counted and
announced the four labor chiefs rushed
out to the telegraph ONCE and with
drew the order for Q nationwide
strike.
That such q scene may be again en-
acted on q much greater scale IL indi-
Gated by the startling developments
1t the nations capital in the past few
days. Now the $4,000 men in the
brotherhoods have been Joined by
more than q million other railroad
workers-shopmen, trackmen. tele-
sraphers, clerks, station agents-and
the demands are many times what
they were three years ago.
A Thousand Million Dollars.
On top Of a thousand million dollars
Of added wages granted by the Gov
eminent in the past year and half,
the allied workers are asking for an
other Increase Of q thousand million
dollars.
But more than this, this great body
Of railroad employees has served an
ultimatum on the Government that all
the railroads Of the country must be
taken away from their owners and
turned over to the employees to be op-
Grated by them on Z communicate
profit-sharing plan.
The plan IL as daring as any con.
ceived by the Russian Bolshevists, and
behind 1t is the threat Of a nationwide
strike, with the leaders Of the men sit.
ting IN the Senate gallery. watches In
hand, counting the vote.
TO Tie Up All Transportation.
"We will tie up the railroads 20 that
they will never run again II we do moi
get what we want" announced one Of
the labor spokesman, standing within
q stones throw of the Capitol, and
this amazing announcement, like On
ultimatum from leader Of the Rus
sian Soviet, was instantly flashed ovel
the telegraph wires to every part Of
the country.
Since the first Brotherhood bomb
shell exploded in Washington at TIT
end OF July, the fact has leaked out
that the brotherhoods are gathering
4 propaganda fund Of $4,000, 600 FOL
an intensive drive on Congress. Three
million dollars, It IL announced, hal
already been collected from the mem
berS Of the unions. This win be used II
campaign work in the Congressiona
districts, with the purpose Of enlist
lng the votes Of the members o
Congress, or Of defeating chem 70
reelection II they do not vote as tn
brotherhoods dictate. Money will ais
be lavishly. spent, It Ii stated, In send
ing speakers throughout the countr.
| to stir up the enthusiasm Of Organizer
| labor for the brotherhood plan o
! communicate railroad operation.
ANatlonaIlxine" Al Industry
III We don't get what we want on
81 this Congress we will put thi
Congress out and put another one 4
that viii give us what we want"
tho matter-of- fact announcement 0
the central propaganda Office Of tn
brotherhoods in Washington.
! Back Of the immediate purpose Z
gain control Of the railroads IL a
/ even deeper scheme to gain control o
al great Industries, taking them fror
their owners and putting them unde
the direct management Of the organi,
| Cd workers, MS has been done in Rui
sia, and as they are attempting to d
In Germany and Austria.
/ The reports Of the United State
Railroad administration show that tn
Government, since 1t took over tn
roads In December, 1917, has Increase
railroad wages BY considerably NOR
than { thousand million dollars, an
about $500, COO, 900 a year Is being tai
a ont Of the National Treasury (
meet the def3cit caused By the gres
incrsase in labor cost.
pie Waos lnersass&
The principal advances IN va
have been: TO shopmen, $0oO. 600, O0o
% unskilled labor. 3226.O00 600; to Ii
train bruthsfhooa4 @200O00,QoO: I
e2ae1kn efzR 000 O00: 10 fnanarnnh m