The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-08-10

ing directly from Wall Street and
from the banking houses controlled
directly by the Morgan and Rookie
Teller groups" information which
has come into the possession of the
railroad brotherhoods shown that
there has proceeded a systematized
plundering of virtually all of the
public transportation highways in
the United States" the House Inter
state Commerce committee was told
today by Glenn F. Plumb, of Chica-
go.
Definite information on which his
charges were based, Mr.. Plumb said,
would be turned over to the commit
tee upon which it may ask for full
Congressional investigation"
Roads All Hurt.
I'VE believe such an investiga-
ton" he continued, will reveal that
not one railroad system dominating
any part of the 254 900 miles of rail-
reads in the United States bat what
has suffered and is suffering in de-
gree, if not to the same extent, from
of the sort that have wrecked and
ruined the railroads ] have mention
ed 1t will reveal that these interests
are again gathering their forces of
private and secret control and seek,
after having gained from Congress a
sanction to rehabilitate their rail-
road properties at public expense, to
begin again and follow through its
corrupt and wicked cycle the sys-
tematized plundering and looting of
the public and the public interest in
the nations highways.
In view of the gravity of this sit
uation, and in order that we may
have the benefit of our counsel ON
behalf of the public in presenting
our statement to Congress and to
the American people, the fourteen
affiliated railway organizations are
summoning to Washington a nation
al conference on railroad control.
Will Hold Conference.
ION behalf of the public we are in
wiling to participate in this confer
ence as members of the joint nation
al committee on railroad control,
Frank P. Walsh, former point chair
man of the National War Labor
Board, Joseph. w. Folk, of Missouri;
Ralmond Robins; John Lind, of
Minnesota; Edward W. Bemis; Felix
Adler; Governor Allen, of Kansas;
Julia c. Lathorpe; Judge Walter
Clarke, Edward F. Dunno, Joseph W.
Polk, and Judge Edward Remis have
already accepted and with Others
VINO may accept vet, win meet here
with representatives of organized
labor on Saturday of this week
Every response to our invitation
to participate in this national con-
ference on democracy in railroad con-
troll has been accompanied by a
basic principles expressed in Presi-
dent Wilson's message at the con-
vening of this Congress wherein he
declares for the genuine dmocrati-
cation of industry, based upon full
recognition of the right OF those
who work, in whatever rank, to,
participate in some organic way in
every decision which directly affects
their welfare in the part they are to
play in industry, and for a genuine
cooperation and partnership based
upon real community of interest and
participation in control.
"In view of this action by the af-
filiation labor organizations which l
represent and on behalf Of organized
labor and tbs public, | will therefore
ask to reserve this information which
is in our possession until it can be
properly prepared and submitted to
the jury Of Congress and of public
opinion"
Mr.. Plumb, who appeared in sup
port of the so-called Plumb plan for
the reorganization of the railroads,
said the information tended to show
that the "wrecking and looting of