Evening journal., 1921-10-29
SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 20, 1921
NO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

llT EFT the take over the roads" is the sou-
A. tion which the railroad broherhoods proposed for
the controversy between employers employees
the question Of and rules governing the work. says
the Republican Publicity Association, through pres-
dent the Hon Jonathan Bourne Jr Ths is the end
ward which the organizations railway employees have
been working for several years With special energy
they been working toward that end the days when
they the results OF government operation under the
McAdoo regime"
The association adds that government management dur
ing the Wilson administration resulted in four important
changes in policy which highly satisfactory to the
railroad employees.
First there Increase in wages at far greater
rate than the increase in income which the railroads
ceived.
Second, there increase in the number OF en-
ployes out OF proportion the increase in the amount
traflc handled
Third, there were changes in the rules which enabled
employees to pay for services rendered. which
enabled employees to pay for higher class OF
vice than actually rendered and required the
OF skilled when the character OF the work was such
could have been performed by men OF lower cassnca
ton
Fourth, the wishes of the employees as to policies in
management were generally concurred in so that there
was practically employe management
This, he-sAociaon continues was the establishment
OF s0r Of boishevistic control-control not by ht
owner the who had demonstrated superior organ
izns and executive ability. but by the empoye II was
step in the direction OF the adoption OF what is known
as the Plumb Plan which contemplates government
ownership with operation by commission in which the
empioye shall have dominating influence
It has been common talk among railroad employees for
many months that ultimately controversy would be pre-
cipated and strike called with the result that railroad
transportation would be Interrupted and the government
would be forced to take over the roads
This is what the employees DESIRE believing that because
OF their numbers their political influence win be- such as
TO force government management to accede 10 their
wishes in the matter Of wages hours Of labor rules OF
employment etc
This is exactly what the great majority Of the people Of
the country do not desire. They have had practca
demonstration OF the neciency waste and exravagancs
OF government management only the railroads bu
OF various other undertakings
The issue is clearly drawn The railroad employees con
stitung 100000 OF the total population OF the Unite,
States, are side Undoubtedly they have with then
some proportion OF the remaining iOsOOOoO OF the peop
OF the country.
The 100000 are we'll organized and are conducting
very ceyery planned and executed for the
compishment OF their purpose
That portion OF the i0SOOOOO who are opposed to gov
ernmeni ownership is organized has no immed
ate OF making its wishes known those in govern
mental authority at Washington.
In the absence OF such organization" the Repuh
Publicity Association says t behooves the ndvidul
citizen who wishes stay the onward sweep OF socasl
and Bolshevsm to sit down and write letter to his Ser
ators and Congressman assuring them that the public wi
support them heartily in resisting the efforts OF hos
who wish to overthrow private enterprise discourage pr
vae Initiative and make this patenalstic government