Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-28
OPPOSE UNION GRIP
ON j. S. RAILROADS
Chamber of Commerce Convcn-
ton Urges Action to Break
Labor's Domination.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Homer L. Ferguson, Newport
News, and R. H. Angel, Roa-
noke, Deliver Addresses.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Iny A,sociatod prcss.1

ATLANTIC CITY, ~. j., April 27.-
Discussion of labor's relation to caps
ital. to which the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. in conven-
,ion here. will devote its Thursday
session. began with the railroad group
tonight when speakers urged the
necessity of an organized effort to
Combat the control 1t was alleged
union labor has assumed over opera
tion of the railroads.
Homer l.. Ferguson, OF Newport
News. president OF the chamber. In
his annual address. expressed the be-
lief that only time and work can re-
store the balance between production
and consumption, ailay Industrial un-
rest and reduce the cost of living He
said the gradual but sure hardening
OF credit Is having good erec, and
the countrywide movement In favor
Of greater economy is an excellent
sign"
He attacked national tax laws as
unscientific.
Virginia Man Spenkr.
r. II. Angel. banker aud lumber
magnate. and Acting Mayor of Ro-
anoke. Va, who precipitated the dis
cussion. declared ";.h;on labor now
is in control OF the railroads. abso-
lutely. and IL we wait a little while
they will have a strangle hold upon
rs from which we cannot extricate
ourselves
Labor has made the challenge and
we should accept it, for this fight
which has been thrust upon us must
be fought out some time" he said. 1T
may as well be in 1920.''
He asserted he was no antagonist
TO union labor, nor TO workingmen,
but he was opposed ito anything
like the dic,atory Plumb plan, which
aims to first paralyze the railroads
and then throw them into government
control" He said Ii was not possible
for railroad officials to wait upon
the will of every little clerk" and
added:
May Urge labor Pianks.
s:'rhe-chamber oiACommerce Should
make recommendations TO both ma
tional conventions in favor of plat
form planks against union labor
domination. The party that Will lead
ms to salvation is the party that Will
save us from this trouble"
number OF delegates briefly er-
pressed support of such policy, de-
caring the convention could not con-
s:dcr increased production without
regard to transportation problems.
which in turn led to the problem of
organized labor
Wants Fair Railway Rates.
The report of ,tbr coup;t,oo
signed by George A. Post. Of New
York. chairman. declared railroads
are entitled to receive from shippers
anu messengers rates that will pay
tncm living wage for services per-
formed; and IL is the duty OF the pub
nc TO insist that itsJ representatives
IN CITY Councils. in the State I.cgis-
latures and in the national Congress
sha!l establish by legal enactment
from business standpoint" The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
the foreign commerce group TO-
night adopted resolutions offered by
William c. Redfcld, of New York.
iSrmer Secretary of Commerce. that
lifted and relations between citizens
ot the United States and Russia he
resumed. The resolutions specifcal-
~ disclaimed any intention to recog-
niEe the Soviet government
Speaking for the resolutions. Mr..
s,,s, %as m making ing, the blockade "a prep to
charging all their ills to II.
Mny Oppose H0nus.
Tne chamber Will go on record as
oppossn fp so,Gisto TO The granting OF bonus
W W, soi1iers VINO served In the world
war n resolution submitted for
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