Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-14
STRIKE WALL STREET
PLOT, CHARGED BY FORD
Detroit Man Flags Interstate
Commerce Commission
for Inactivity.
COAL SHORTAGE "rnorAGANDA"
Manufacture Charges Industrial
Disturbance Created by Avnricc
for Purpose of Quick ProntccrinE.
Public BcfuddIcd by Manipulation.
tBy Associated prcss.l

: DETROIT, Sept l3.-Charges that
). the Interstate Commerce Commits
. sion. through its control OF empty
cars. is playing into the hands of
coal pron,eers under guisc OF regu-
; lations for the public good" were
: made today in a statement issued by
! Henry Ford from his offices in Dear
born. suburb
The same interests who own the
public utilities, railroads and mines
arc using the commission as part
OF their scheme TO fleece the pub
lie and the scheme is SO simple
that nobody sees tt Mr.. Ford's
statement continued
The prescn; so-called coal crisis
shows up the commission. II this
commission ever Was useful il now
has outlived its usefulness like the
gold standard and Wall street"
Spread Conl Shortage Propaganda.
Discussing alleged coal proftcers
Alr. Ford declared: Through news
napey head lines they spread propa-
%and-i about a coal shortage 50 that
everybody starts scrambling for
COAL
Furthermore. by squeezing labor
aud reducing their pay these same
interests cause strikes and rhrov
the railroads into commissions. i'm
mediatoly cutting down the avail
able car supply with which 10 trans
port coal.
Having convinced the public
. 'here is shortage they ration coal
80 themselves through the commits
sion under the guise of priority to
, the public utilities.
Consumer Is Victim ns Usual.
These utilities then take adj
vantage Of these conditions by paw
ihs hiSh prices for coal and in turn
/. can raise the rates to the public.
II is just little camanouge bu,
, IS ~ every deep-laid scheme by
ms crowd W. see the mono. COM
--z.s from the public and flowing into
"a" cof:Srs Of Wall Street
IT the government had desired
- 1t could have easily stepped I'm
-. , q ven The public what il needed.
why should IL let the Labor Hoard
.-Sot the wages for the railroad crafts
>" ieT below = living wage that
;. ""N would strike? WAY should
-''S J. {. c. pcrm.t the Louisville
~HE Nashville Railroad carry a
'plV'o9V surplus ana Keeping an
= @THiSitai una-track road sery
ne mos productive coal fields
. "a 'hi"dn"'ng the hiEhcs, grades o.
- - Nu"tN '"li IN the country
-, commission should hnv. I'm
= 'tN max che Louisville and Nash
"N!I adequate facilities into
= scar; o; this great coal region.
= - -M.t:Hd. In weak inactivity. /,
- 81, - s"e.ng the cuuutry's incl
= -~ -. ifye~ iratcmed by sign from
a! Slvyts
!'"hi!c ~ ErtuLdicd.
- "pNy admits the mines can
MAD I" produce coal, bu, Nh,
= 'nH'iFS!"n ai.ows wall street TO sc
- iH'Nri"te ma artiac!ally crcate
~ s"eriaee Us To bcfuddIc the nuh.
INTO accepting a scarcity of cool
ntEimE Al proiiieers' prices. waII
~ 'r'etS aEarice VIII take adyani.
&c OF pubic need as long ne tho
A-"nie viii sit by and stand for 4.
,'-h "a wo!.dcrful opportunity fnr
It!lc service the l. {. a. yvidc,y
masses The mark. Instead OF CON
= "..As the railroads. the mcmh,rY
'ne commission are pawns in Tho
hhhd3 o! the New YORK cliouo Inn,
waite I" rnainttiu this industrial
u'st ureance as being tho best moan.
"' I"FSe and quick proatcerinc.'