The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-01-30

heard Of the Plumb bill? What is
ithe Plumb bill? IL is phi pro
nosed b., the men who know more
about railroads than amy on -
49,, - o0o 600 men employed I'D wy
'n,l,.5 earyicc They must kIioN
,.',,. tn ,un railroads because ny
lu rSrring them. What rs ing
'e',.,.,,,,salo THAT the last doIlaI
pp,.;,'ata interest through PI'N'}l0
mouopoly ownership OF u.', +bot
roads shall be excluded a"u To
tbere shall be no ownership i'' Ne
roads that can serve PI'lb'}Ito In
'ut the expense OF the pu.,,,.i,',l,,,bin
nrae,. that tine private o"ile' Xxx
no. ont of ownership INV
i5i,,n,h plan proposes that the p'G
ME Of America, acting I'M - ~
~. G.overnment. shall become
- ,,,J ouIy owner OF the ram "91
lc,ha i-pited states. w MA. NIL
,I,o. tbe plumb Plan propose -,
nnp 600 of workers VINO WIN
| ,i,. railroads shall he given Wv,
~, announcement of the ram p"y'.
wbero they work. 40 N9" tbc
tbqt is going to bV appt"Ne u w ..,l,-
American people w 'IF i.,otinu
en- over to the American j ,,,,sni-
IaIni, and approved by "l'"','
VI 10 ,.n,o t\otc. This Statement
T.. 600 optimistic aItoEether) IL We, wa,
!9,'9,, ~ fIc United Mine W ofhe'S
~ America. next to the iali"@l ~,
.,,d farmers the largest SinSl' ~
~ workers in America. AVS
".rl,fs plumb bin looks good TO us az
,niied TO railroads. We VIII SO',.D
ro, mo Plumb bill as applied 10 VA
railroads If YOU fellows VIZ :, ~
for il as applied to the ul'i'9' -rl'o
is coming, coming right atone ta,,,
Nonuartisan League me- ",,,,d
weeks ago in St Pau anu ,., Iaen
+Lo+ tho only proposal that mas Oee'i
,' '''1. mar looks honestly an"
,,,,,a.o1,- to the solution of the ran
road problem is the proposal "l",'3
tbe railway brothcrhoods' gIlt
~ ono farmers organization una .
1os heen able to put things across -,
IN hallo+ hOX also declared loI 'L''
pI,,,,h hin The solution OF tHo
I,roIIam of transportation rs laNI'S
ltbe priyate monopoly OUT O, u
nlaciug the publicly oWhe" '.,l
nrise i'm it's place with thal sue
thc public devoted to the opera ' 1iU, %
of the roads given q sP''I4l ,-'.,,, az
or special voice i'm the man"
Of the roads themselves. .,o4
M Mills. don't you know tnal
tho railroads were quite Een"l AZ
ii'e 80 y" 10 subjects for public
/ 'IIouH ~ fo,y wears ago. but
oN ,afion took over the rail-
Nutn ~ ovnorience with govern
ro'uH ,,.,,o,,sbin has been dFlstrous
and unsatisfactory. so that y NFoN
anu ll.u., "'r &C. GOING TO turn the roads
Z a,.i,ate ownership and
Dan. ,,,o,,to THAT is news to me.
~ II, an" 49, r,oan 10 say YOU don't
l Gu ~ raiIroeds had been taken
huoN +ho Government? The in
over ~ 3i,,,' tI,ot reached me was that
y, ~, ,,,a,t had been taken
l..t ~, 40 ,aiIroads. What really
31ti "E When the war broke
. ma Ppe"T t|',ro,,o me great Transported
oul III 'i"' i,,t+o.,,ati0nal trading in
non any" nC.rira said. "Now is the
.;,,,a - cot eyen with Europe and
l'lHt ~ yrbo,. Dushed up the
lnoIs - o,,o,-,.+binp that was sold IN
PIioc % ,1,bc, ,hsorbed all the pur-
, I. 49, oy,o,, Of Europe. They
chaH.n5 1,,,.o,,onerts in connection
Guy out - liiIro,ds They cut down
NJ. " seuoo renoirirr locomotives.
NE, NE. I,. ras,locted and wrecked
lleH 5iiiapJ- d,Trino tbe three years
tle 81 go ,,ar on Germany.
IP,,ts,',thi5, Vas done to collect re
~ inI e. t 800 NO railroads and to put
/ tulll9 ~, t,,tn dividands for the
llIost +ba+ oon,roIIed the roads. to
81 - : ,.tlor,o,,t ana ,mprovement
/ sly 80, ,,y+il whom the war
~ a,'t ti,oro uoen't a single loco