Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-27
HARVEY YD|SCOvERSW WHAT
MAKES BOLSHEVSTS
CALLS ATTITUDE OF THE PUB
LIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS
"STUPID AND DANGEROUS", EN-
GENDERING DISCONTENT AND
MANUFACTURING BOLS II +.
VISITS.

George Harvey the champion rant
er of the United States rants chief
" against prohibition, Bryan, the
Wilson administration, woman suff-
rage and government ownership of
railroads. proves in the current issue
of his Weekly Ranter that he rants
at so much per, and does not always
believe what the froth that drops
from his jowls would indicate.
George had to be peeved, though to
bring it out. Up until this personal
street car experience of his he had
always held a beautiful halo over
the heads Of every priv; te railroad
or street car owner or manager in
the world, and never lost an oppor-
tunity to anathematize everything
and everybody connected with gov
eminent or municipal management.
But caught in the crush himself here
is how George looks at the matter.
and how he lectures his employers; !;
Stupid and Dangerous
One bitter February day. ON 4
leading suburban railroad in the met
ropolitan district Of the greatest city
in America, considerable numbers Of
persons gathered at various stationS
to take their accustomed train to
the city. But the train did not come; !;
and. after waiting a long time,-so
long as to cause some of them. to
miss important engagements, and
perhaps. to catch pneumonia on the
crowded, wind-swept platforms. -
they were compelled to take a later
and less desirable train. Inquiry
ELECTED the information that the
train had been omitted on account Of
the holiday. though no notice was
given Of the fact and on the current
timetable that train was not marked.
as some others were. mot on
holidays" Among the passengers
thus disconnected and actually in
1ured, there were many bitter COM
plants, and not a few ordinations:
ITO hell with government massage
ment!"
On another day in the same week
many passengers at various stations
boarded an elevated railroad train
IN Brooklyn, N. Y. which was mark
ed conspiciously Park Row." indi-
eating that 1t would run through to
the New York end of the Brooklyn
Bridge. But when 1t reached the
brooklyn end of the Bridge at
sands Street. the passengers wero
ordered to get out and to crowd into
another train, already we'll filed, to
complete their journey. The sole
reason was. rs the men in charge
confessed, that tho company did not
want to run two trains across the
bridge II it could jam all the passcn-
gers IN one. Among the passengers
tnus outraged, there were many Bit
Ter complaints. and, in contrast to
tnose in the former case. exclamc-
ions OF ITO hell with such manage
ment! Let's have Government
ownership"
That evening on that same road.
many passengers were waiting at
the New York terminal for train
lor certain line. when they were
toid that 1t would not come to that
place. but that they must take anoth-
er train. for another line, to the
hrooklyn end of the Bridge. and
mere change to the train they want
Gu They did so. While they were
waiting on the platform at the Brook
'yh end they saw the train they want
Gu come down the line from Brook
Vn and pass on over the Bridge to
New York. to the very station where
'ney had first been waiting for 1t;
snd they had to wait until 1t came
oack TO them. by that time SO filled
win other passengers that they were
oDhged to stand up all the way home.
me sole reason for putting them to
mat inconvenience and outrage ad-
"'ttedly was, that the platform
"nere they first we're in New York
was getting crowded. and the train
men wanted to relieve 1t by ship
ping them over to Brooklyn and max
lug them wait there. AS before.
'"ere were bitter complaints and