The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-06
~ SHARING
lj|DOR SOLUTION,
R.IoNE DECLARES
cpntrol in Industrial Man
agement Workers Aim
tBy The Associated Press)

has become a land of political free
dom. Warren S. Stone, grand chief OF
Ne Brotherhood Of Locomotive Eng
neers said today in appearing before
he house interstate commerce com
Mittee in a report OF organized labor's
plAss for public ownership and pri-
Nm operation Of the railroads.
Declaring that American democ-
!, saS$ was controlled by an autocracy
hi industry. Mr. Stone argued thar
there could be no solution and 10
lowering of the cost of living, as lonT
a. consumers had to pay extortlona'
prints on their own earnings i'll pur
ehsins the necessarie' OF life
I, Labor Behind Sims Bill.
Labor's belief in the Sims bill en-
bodying the railroad employees plan
for the solution of the railroad prob
lem, was declared by Dir. Stone te
be profound. In this plan he said
the workers raised the banner OF de
mocracy in control OF industry and
advanced to "a new crusade with the
faith OF the pilgrims"
"At the request OF these organiza
tions (,he railroad brotherhoods) the
Sims bill is now before you, Mr.
Slime said. Il speak as the voice ot
thAse 100000 men, delegated by their
TO announce to this committee, anf
"a the people OF this country that the,
sra supporting this measure with al
tn strength and all the unity OF puy
pose that can move so large body
Of citizens,
~Joined with us and represented by
lk. Morrison, is the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, adding three mil
lion and a half men to that body OF
railway employees who instituted this
movement. 97
Purpose Of Unions.
ain the industrial Development ql
this country great organizations Of
capital first appeared as employers
Individual workers, following the cx-
ample set by capital, organized as
enployes. Their purpose was to OBJ
tain better working conditions and q
layger measure Of return Tor their
iabors. The full force of capitalisti1
organizations has been set against
labor to hold and to keep all the prof
its OF industry The strength OF the
labor unions has been excrted &c
wfest from company some share o.
the profits for the wagc-earners
This has been a perpetual strug
gle by the workers to maintain
tojerable standard OF existence; OF
tho part of capital to amas, create
profits. At times, both sides coul'
ignore the needs of the public. Blu
now the very growth Of the labor or
ganizations has brought into thei
rlnks a great mass Of the consumers
The large number of the wage-earn
ers now constitute large percentage
OF the people. The extension OF in
dustry has changed the nature OF the
previous struggle.
"For whatever the worker receives
IN wages he must spend for the nee
essaries of life. In addition, he Is
always compelled to pay the en-
ployers an excessive profit on his
own wages.
Condition Must Change.
o. "The cost OF his living is deter
mined BY the sum he earns, plus the
profit he is charged on his own labor
And, as group. labor is forever pre-
vented from lettering its 10, becaus,
Of the profits exacted by the en-
ployer. The hope of finer life L
never realized, SO long as oonsum
ers are forced to pay extortionat
profits on their own earnings TO
third interest there is no solution o
the industrial problem.
we find that this third interes
absoiutet' controls and dominates IN
management of industry. II fixe
wages and controls working condi
tions. II fixes the prices OF com
modities without regard TO the need
Of society, or the necessities OF pro
ducers and consumers. We have
democratic form OF government, bu
an autocratic control of industry.
1--WE exist under government, bu
BY industry we live. Under such
system. the majority OF a democracy
can through their government enio,
oaiy such rights and privileges as ar
n autocracy in industry permits then
10 receive. This country was peoplec
oy race who sought within rs
boundaries religious freedom. 1t wa
/ established by their descendant
through revolution as a land Of po
litical freedom. We now demand tina
IT become the home OF industrial Tree
dom
Share In Control Is Solution.
This can only be accomplished h
extending to industry the same rigt
OF individual freedom recognized
the founders Of our government
. establishing this democracy. II
need of mankind for the products
industry must be accepted as Il
basic interest in all industry. II
right OF the workers who supply tn
need demands like acceptance Th
csn only be achieved by permiuil
rfq producers and consumers TO share
n 1oalRol ,of the management Of the
Nv lnooas OF existence The machine
a { y ottsining this, we believe, is er
~ IN lhe plan outlined in 1
lV'ELX
Or beiief in the efficacy sf III
4. - b profound. We embrace III
Y 1oo viii sll the ardor Of those vi
uuht polltlcal freedom. In this pli
\ - Sujse II bauaes Of democracy
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