The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-14
NATURALIZATION
OF MINES NEXT
Widespread Revolutionary Pro-
Formed by Labor, 1t Is Claimsa "a"
Attempt Expected in Fan un
Coal Is Most Needed.
From The Kansas City Star.

From The Kansas City Star
Washington, Aug. 9-Tba
of organized labor for nationali,.s4'
of the railroads, which has been ~ ''u
Congress the last week and has
ceived very chilly reception
the first step in the revolutionarS = OilI
gram which has been formed L. plO-
radical elements in labor. Tha 'us
demand will be that the coal ME. 'eA'
taken over by the government t''s y
following that the labor proprar. az. anu
for government banks. Author;trs a ~
that statement is Senator KIM ~,
I Utah, Senator Borah of Iaabo u
Senator Pomerene of Ohio. al NY y
whom have discussed with 49,
leaders here just what they havs !.
mind as a governmental program u
Miners to Ask in the FAN
1t is stated that as soon as fan
proaches and the demand for coal
creases the miners will ask Congra -
to make provision for the purcbass ~ -
the coal mines of the country M
place them under a tri-partite msn
agement similar to the plan uroad =.
taking over the railroads. Frsrt
Morrison, secretary of the Amer;oss
Federation of Labor, in his testimors
before the House committee on nts,
state and foreign commerce on II,
Plumb plan, said that the miners b.S
expressed their sdesire to have III
government own the mines if tbev
were permitted to have a voice in tbs
management which would insure nm.
lection to their interests.
Bill Similar to BrotherhOods
Evidently the plan has been well
considered by the miners union ana
they are prepared to submit their
proposition in the form of a bill as
the railroad brotherhoods have done
There are about p million men EN-.
! ployed in the coal mines of the United
| States, anthracite and bituminous
While a detailed plan has not been
brought forward, it is understood that
the men will ask that the mines be
placed under a directorate, upon
which the government, the managers
and the employees will be represented
/ equally, giving the government, the
real owners, only one-third Of the
votes.
Following the naturalization Of the
mines will come the demand for plac.
ing all the banks under some such
system, altho the details of the bank
proposals are somewhat hazy.
Won't Overlook Steel Industry.
How much further the Nationalist
ton idea proposes to go is problemat.
zeal. 1t is not expected that the steel
industry will be overlooked, and there
are many other lines Of activity which
it is expected viii come within the
/ purview of the plans Of organized Ia
Dor. Carried to it's logical conclusion
the scheme is staggering in the
amount Of capital required and the
radicalism with which it is surround
ed.
Senator King said today that the
plan was outlined to him in all ear
nestness and Senator Borah said the
same. Senator Pomerene said that
fellow senator had been approached
with the same proposal, but had re.
jected it with the declaration that i
it was attempted "some parties would
find themselves swinging from lam
posts, as the American people gener'
ally would not stand for it"
The Senate Is Hostile.
Sentiment in the Senate respecting
the Plumb plan for the nationalist
tion of the railroads, upon which those
other plans depend, is very hostile .
the project. II won't even get to hrs'
base. Senators have been studying
the situation and very generally are
ready to go on record as opposed I
the idea, whatever may be the political
consequences.
The Senate is nearly unanimous u
the belief that the public is not pre-,
pared for any such radical idea ana
will support them in their opposluoA
| h1ft thav ora raadv To take the e0nse-