The Glenwood post., 1920-01-10
uie,si T.. .Tsa';s bst. Tine. e. sieties
Current Rvsnts For the Childrau
1to and 0sovn-upa. TOO gas
JACKS GRANDPA AID
1m 0U1nmNs BILL

Ruth and Jack with their mother
and father had Just returned from
spending Christmas way out in the
country with their only grandfather.
OF course, Uncle Ted was there too
and they had . wonderful time coast
ing on their new sleds, skating on the
river and sleigh riding through the ed
pine woods.
"Unele Ted" spoke up Jack, "whst
was Grandpa 20 mad shout the day
you and Dad were talking with him in
the big sleighi"
"We were talking about the rail-
roads, jack, and Whist would be done
with the Cummins bill to return them
to their owners. But before can tell
you why your Grandfather was -
angry must explain . few things.
You will remember long time ago I
told you and Ruth about the Plumb
plan which would give the railroads to
the men who run the trains, making
the people Of the United States pay
for them. Then, not 90 long ago
told you all about this Cummins bill,
named after Senator Albert B. Cum
minis of Iowa who spent months and
months trying 10 got bill written
which would make II possible to turn
the railroads back to their owners and
put stop to the government running
them. It IL by far the best bill that
has been written to take care of that
situation. One part Of 1t, called the
Anti-Strike clause, also explained.
This clause would make It impossible
for two or more railroad men to strike,
that is, quit work, with view to ty-
ing up transportation and causing star
walton and suffering for lack of trains
with which to carry food"
Cont they do that nowi" asksd
Ruth.
"Yss they can. There il NO law to
stop it; but with this part Of the Gun.
nias bill made 9 law they could not.
And the Cunni.s bin furnishes .
nueh more fair way for the railroad
men to settle all their troubles. II
provides for . 'Conmittse Of Wages
aA6 Working Conditioas' and tarss
Regional Bosrds Of AdJustmsnt.' La
bog Is represented Oh al thsss sennit-
tAAa suA TIA ~n~ -nu1A k.-> . -u>h
bf.tsr chance Of gsttiae justice tlsa
ssdsr tie old plan Of striking. not 70
neatisa the horrible suffering . rail.
road stsiks wouA saass. The ssnsts
talked shout this bill from Dsesnbss
Sad to Dsesnber 3otA when Il was
passed By . vote sf - 70 20. It pess-
ID without any important eAaasss
from the way 1t was written BY ssas-
tor Cumni.s and these whs Aslpsd
him. There was . big tight evss tAs
Antstriks elanss though. TAs rail-
road msa dida't want that, q sssrss,
and gave - their sxssss thst II would
make It impossible for ma - @sis
work That Il not trua Th9s =
aothing IN the bin 70 prevent . nss
from quitting his work aay tias and
any place hs wants, bat II dess no
vide pu,isAnsat, - Il shesA, fse tvs
or more 1sa 70 strike and de sp ~
railroads Senator Robert NJ. LaFollet-
te of Wisconsin, spoke against the
bill for days and days and again spoke
for four hours on the day it was pass
ed. He finally tried to get a bill of
his own passed in place of the Cum
Minis bill, but it was defeated by a
vote Of 65 to II. His bill would have
kept the railroads under government
control for two years.
"Is the bill law nowr" asked
Jack. ,..., ....-
"No Jack, the bill is now being talk
ed over and worked over by body
of men from both the senate and the
house Of representatives to adjust the
differences between the Cummins bills
and the railroad bill passed by tho
house called the Esch bill, named after
Representative John ]. Esch of Wis
consin. Now, to answer your first
question, Jack, as to why grandfather
was angry, that day. Your grandfath-
er is a farmer and like the majority
Of the farmers Of the country he IL
against the government owning or run
ming the railroads. He was saying
that the farmers have been quoted as
being in favor Of government owner
ship of the roads which is not true and
he fears that during the meeting of
the men I just told you about the i'm
portant Anti-Strike clause may be tax