Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
lull SUSTAIN SUFFRAGE AND
PROHIBITION LAWS AND
RAILROAD STATUTE.
DEMOCRATS MAY MAKE
LIQUOR AN ISSUE
Platform May Declare In Favor OF 3
Per Cent Beer and Per Cent
Wins-congrsss Can Change Def
lnltIen Of intoxieatlno Beverages at
any Time.
,ec,al 10 Times Republican.

special to Times Republican.
Des Moinee, March GIN the
pinion OF Senator A. B. Cummins'
Who reached Des Moines Friday for
short stay. the republican nationa!
Iatform this year will strongly sup
bort prohibition and equal suffrage
md VIII sustain the railroad legisla-
ion recently passed by congress. The
k,atform will also favor the league
4 nations with the senate reserva-
lions.
Il DO not believe the democrats
win allow a wet plank TO go into
lhsir platform" declared Senator
Cummins in an interview given out
here. But II Is very apparent that
khsrs has been a widespread re-
kction against prohibition and the
bonyention at San Francisco may de-
ride to leave it's congressional and
benatoriai candidates free to make
their own liquor planka
1.-THE supreme court has decided
hat the question Of how much al
eohol MAKES liquor intoxicating Is
legislative question. That percentage
Is fixed at ons-half of per cent by
The volstead law. But congress. for
sil time in the future, will have the
hight TO raise or lower that percent
hgs at win. thus giving democratic
candidates the power to run upon g.
per cent eee- - ? reg Ger. wsne
platform as they WILL
AZ TO the railroad legislation SEN
htor Cummins believes the new bin
g!M be tts own trIsti nca ttnn and time
viii show its wisdom. He believes
The railroads are facing serious
problems and says IL is question
whether or not they win be able TO
make a 20 Of It even with the liberal
kerms Of the railroad bill to help
Them.
THE railroads must borrow be-
tween six and seven millions of dol
lars within the next year" said SEN
htor Cummins. Three millions Of
This amount will be loaned by the
Government under the terms of the
y the amount they must go into the
bpen MARKET
Thruout the period Of govern
nent operation Of the railroads thew
have been losing . million dollars a
day. Government operation has cost
the taxpayers Of the United States
about one billion dollars IN total. In
creases In wages total,ng $3.50, 900 900.
y year are now petitionsd before the
war labor board. II these increases
or any large portion of them are
granted there will be no way on earth
for the railroads 80 get enough
revenue to operate except by in
rreasins rates."
Senator Cummfns says ne has
made no plans as yet concerning
his campaign against Brookhart,
but asserted that whatever cam
paigning u necessary to win will be
done.
The Esch -ctrmmtns BIN Is the sub
bect Of hr1t interest with the senator.
Rate Increase Inevitable.
Increase in rates II inevitable be-
cause wages srs soins up, believe, I"
the senator said. There arc now
demands for Increased wages under
ccnsilsrat1on aygrsEating $4,000
10.
Tho govegnmsn* has been run
ming tho railroads At loss OF Il 900, =
100 = day. When all accounts are
pettlsd we WIN have 81 900, o0o, 900 net
loss TO the taxpayers to make good.
The railroads fnd themselves IN
position whore they must get six
pr seven hundred million dollars be-
ore tie expiration Of tho guarantee
n the bill.
This sum n absolutely necessary
Cor transportation needs. The ques-
Zion IL, win they b able 20 borrow
the money. II they are not there are
9hree possible COURSES ahead Sept. /.
Three Ways Out Of Il.
Tho government may loan tho
money to the roads. continued opera
tfon mtsht be considered altho 1t Is
really impossfSis now, or the terms
pf return may b made more liberal
10 DE roaAs.
Inc government has appropriated
$so00oo 900 TO cary ths situation
thru the Six months.
The country y short 100000 to
10000 cars. Even In Iowa the car
shortage is assuming serious propoi-
tions. When = farmer has his stock
mt and ready to1 the market and
4hsrs arc no cars available to trans
Doft them, something must be done
% remedy the situation"
Tne senator locks for an easy re-