Evening star., 1920-02-29
HITS CLASS RULE
AT HARVARD FEAST
Senator Pomerene Halls
Signing of Railroad Bill
as Act for Public.

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| Vigorously attacking the Plumb
plan and similar attempts Of spe-
cialized classes to obtain control Of
the industries Of the nation" Senator
| Pomerene of Ohio scored all members
| of classes who attempt by camou-
| tagged measures to influence the
| legislators of the nation" in an ad-
| dress at the annual banquet OF the
| Washington Harvard Club at Rau-
| scher's last night.
Senator Pomerene asserted. when
he announced the signing Of the rail-
| was glad another blow had been
| struck at special classes and that
| he was glad also there is one man
who has a spinal column, and not
| gelatinous mass where his backbone
| should be-"
The crime of the day" said Sena-
tor Pomerene, lis that many men
come to Congress, not with the in
terest Of the country at heart, but
with their own interests and special
| interests at heart. In the considera-
tion of the railroad bill men repre-
! labor have sought to influence the
legislators of the nation. These men
suggest that the Congress should abb
| dicate its powers and allow a special
privileged few to dictate the policies
of the nation.
Thankful for Colleges.
They come to US advocating the
Plumb plan for rail CONTROL" he con-
| tinued. land advocating government
| ownership. They advocate control Of
the roads by committee Of which
! one-third shall represent the en-
ployerS, one-third the employees and
one-third the public. 1t would not
| be long, under this plan, before the
country found out that It was being
run by a special few. These men want
to control the roads and tell the
Congress what to do. Thank God. as
| long as we have colleges like Har-
ward University we shall have men
who will not permit such things to
| take place. The seat of the govern
| ment Of the United States is In the
| Capitol of the United States and it
shall never rest under the hat Of any
one man.
| Certain alleged labor leaders have
! tried to influence Congress and have
tried to terrorize Congress. But they
found out that up on the hill there
| are men who have spinal columns and
are not afraid to speak their thoughts. :. :.
Senator Pomerene outlined his stand
| on the treaty ratification and said that
for the peace Of the world he is will
ing to vote for the treaty In any form,
| SO that 1t curbs unrest.
Il look TO the future with every
confidence" he said. "The next few
| years will be the most prosperous this
| country has known In two decadesl
'As for the activities OF certain
radical leaders, I don't believe the
United States 10 going to stand for any
sort Of violence. II these men desire
| to set up 4 different form Of govern
| ment they can do it BY law, without
| violence, but II they take violent steps
| predict that the people Of the United
| States will rise 2nd toss them from
| their midst. There will be q great
fupswelling and those radical leaders
will find themselves tossed about as
is the fiotsam and 1etsam on the
| ocean"
Other Speaker Heara.
Senator Miles Poindexter. who was
! scheduled to deliver an address, was
i'll and could not attend. A loving cup
| was presented by the club to Lieut..
| Col. John w. Davtdge. Other speakers
were Prof. Ralph Barton Perry of
| Harvard: Percy Mackaye. Clarence B.
kimball OF Pittsburgh, president Of
the Associated Harvard Clubs. Repre-
sentative Samuel e. Winsiow presided.
| AMONG those present were, Truman
Abbe. Sidney Ballou. c. A. Barnard.
g +. Black. Arthur N. Boal. n. q.
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Castle, jr.: Thomas M. Chartard. Brig.
Gen. M. Churchill. g. W. CoIgeshAll.
Charles s. Collier. e. J. Cummings.
James F. Couch. F. W: Dallinger. Col.
John w. Davidge, H. L. Davis, F. A.
Deiano. c. W.. Diat E. H. Droop,
Charles d. Easton. r. n. ElliS. w. W.
Farpum, F. b Harrington. Martin r.
Fisher, w. w. FoSter, r. r. Freeman.
Walter Graham, George Gibbs, 1r. :
Sidney Gum. Percival Hall. John
Hanna, A. E. Hanson. .. L. Hazard.
Winslow H. Herschel, John w. Hol-
| combe, Louis L. Hooper. George N.
Henning. Charles v. INLAY. A. J. Cor
don Kane. Arthur Keith. Maj. Archi-
| bald King, Story B. Ladd, Rev. George
+. Latimer, William Lttauer. D. F.
lj. Lynch. b. w. Lord. Raymond ..
Ladoo, walter / Mccoy, r. l. Mon
| tague. Peter J. O'Callaghan. John B.
Olnasted, Edmund Platts. C Fletcher
Quii1ian. Franklin d. Roosevelt. r.
W. alocum, c. D. Snow, Dean Stanley
Hill, E, w. Spalding, c. n. Stone,
Mai: Charles T. Tittmann. Nyron W.
whitney, w. H H. White, H. J. will
der, II. w. Wiley. Clarence r. Wilson.
Samuel d. Wilson,. John Winslow.
Alfred Tuckermai, walter r. Tuck
| ermAn. George T. Weitzel and Charles