The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM

between America Britain, and said that in time the very demands expressed in Great Britain would be uttered here He estimated that period of might limit similar situations in the two countries
 The facts have beaten estimate almost the entire period.
 ed railroads in which the will have portion management is modelled very noceably after the demand the British coal miners with respect 10 standardization of the mines, and their partial by tho workers cooper aing with the government
 In Great Britain mining industry impor- tant than raoadng this country the contrary the The British coal miners ypcay representative of the British working classes much than the American miners of the American workers In America the rail- road workers far werfu in numbers and by the fact that they mostly ce of the country and for other reasons.
 The development in Great Britain and America an out- growth of the which produced everywhere demand up the the workers participation produc ton and its proceeds.
 ignore this vast, movement, be pdy. The times call study reflection and remedies based upon sound principles
 As far possible class recrimnaons should be avoided Men not dealing with personal hatreds any with opinions regarding the methods of carrying indus
 beginning will be we'll to avoid the mistake which newspapers making of referring to these movements if they pat termed after the Sove of Rus sia-
 The composed of en- rey and they have seized and conduct the of Russia the theory that only workingmen, and mainly those who do labor should participate government The Soviets oigarchy democracy gov ernment is operated under proletaran dictatorship.
 part of their program nationalized Russian industries That they have into effect govern ment ownership
 Neither Britain nor in America do the coal mn the railroad workers, demand proetarian dictatorship They support emocratc government
 The coal miners in Great Britain and the railroad workers in America do however, demand the in the railroads the on by purchase And such demand is neither revolutionary Democratic ment owned railroads have long existed.
 neither country there any attempt at confiscaton obtain the others without saion, in any other way than by due process of
 Upon this question of standardization each citizen will Dfipt1a Dn cordng to his predlecions, environments opinions and terial and moral interests
 The TmesFarmer has for many years advocated nation alizaon of the railroads believing public ownership much preferable the private nicted railroad transportation parts States for many years
 believes that everybody would be bet ter served by public than by private railroads precisely the public better served by great natonalzed and unified post office than could be by little postoces, disunt ed and privately owned
 principle of naturalization ordinarily stat ed, the railroad workers add certain novelties.
 post office operated through postmaster gen. who appointed by the President authority until reaches the last in and file the postal employees have with operating the service than they would have under private management.
 The railroad propose to place control in ate upon five representing govern five representing inc operating heads and five the body the employees The operating heads the officers pres den vice presidents and other organizing and managing workers, who now conduct operation
 question then to whether this control would ceed Would it be good a. thing? In field of na- tiona ownership public utilities or peruenta evidence. The existing straight government controls
 grams put into effect by manufacturing poations which have been discussed in connection manufactures,
 American everywhere discussing visibility admitting representatives of the management In plants such representation been arranged.
 An investigation of these arrangements would
 But eerfainy nothing the proposal such that is not American and nothing that should