Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-03
hate PROPAGANDA AIMED
At CARRIERS, IS CHARGE
Railroad Labor Board Chair
man Levels Accusation at
Union Leaders.
WOULD DESTROY INDUSTRY
View Advanced Plnn In ON Foot to
Bring About Transportation Situn-
ticn That VIII Force Government
Ownership.
IBy Associated press.l


CHICAGO. Dec. 2.-Ben w. Hooper,
chairman OF the Railroad Labor
Board. in a speech before the ILL.,
nois Bar Association here tonight,
charged that many railway union
leaders are wagins warfare against
tho roads with tho purpose of de-
btroyins tho industry and forwarding
q political campaign for government
ownership.
"A largo proportion OF the union
magazines which reach me contain
bitter attacks on the railroads. their
management and their policies" he
said. The criticisms are not con-
nned to matters of direct controversy
between the roads and the employees.
but they cover every ground OF at
tack that might be made by those
outside OF railroad employment.
Propaganda of Hntred.
Nothing is left unsaid that seems
TO be calculated TO stir up hatred
among the employees and distrust and
hostility among the people. Railroad
labor organizations are largely COM
mitted 10 the Plumb plan of railroad
operation. which is government own
ership with private operation. In
which the employees shall participate
managerially and share In the
profits financially. II there should be
losses instead of profits. the owners.
that is, the people. would dig up
taxes TO pay the deficit"
in their efforts TO further govern
ment ownership. employees are op-
posed to the transportation act and
the Railroad Labor Board he SAID
because they feel the successful ad-
1ustment OF wages and working con-
oitiohs. and the gradual but certain
reduction OF freight rates under the
act VIII conduce TO the postponement
or prevention OF government owner
ship. He continued:
In the political program OF tho
labor leaders. two definite demands
are made: First. that the !njunctIve
powers exercised by the courts II,
connection with strikes be withdrawn
W sreatiE united. and. second. that
the Constitution he so amended that
Congress- can Set aside the decision
or the Federal courts, which pro-
nounccs an act OF Congress uncon.
stitutional
Tenacious Doctrine Alleged.
Inc pernicious doctrine that the
courts are dominated by the rich and
po"erihi Is FED 10 nm element OF
people. who. by reason of deficient
training and highly sensitized class
consciousness. are peculiarly suscep-
tioic to It's baleful influence
When n man becomes thoroughly
saturated with this distrust OF the
courts. he is no longer n good Amer
lean citizen. His mind is bcfogyed
with dark suspicious and he nurses
fancied grievance against his gov
eminent He Is converted Into n 1T
instrument of d!sloyaity and treason.
The man who persistcntlv lahor, .,
destroy the faith Of the people in
tne courts. whether he be a bomb
throwing anarchist OF United States
c"nEressman. is guilty of tho mos,
ihsiaious treachery to the republic.
The big problem OF organized
labor todqy Is Identical with that OF
organized capital. and tina: Is how II
avoid the abuse OF great power. And
~ may be well remembered that n
uespo'ism OF the many may be n.
oetcs'Aole as the despotism of the
individual"