The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-07
Barometer of Public Opinion
right or Not to Eight2

Editor World. Thanking you for your court
csy in printing my other articles In the barom-
oter column am asking to have this printed
also.
Some months ago | read an editorial Of yours
which stated opinion of the public is not
quite clear TO congress and Mr., Harding on the
rail and coal controversies" ! very much fear
they are not as sincere as they try to imply in
their nationwide propaganda. BY the follow
ing ! will try 10 make clear the reason for my
fears:
Just recently read an article in tthe Tulsa
World which said "It Is becoming clear that
both the railroads and the labor ougarchy would
welcome congress to authorize the taking over
OF the transportation lines OF tho nation Why
shouldn't the employees and the public like wise
be glad? Mr. McAdoo and Mr.. Hines both testl-
fled tand. proved thor tcstimOnicsD before
senate investigating COMMITTEES, that govern
mcnt control costs the nation billion less
yearly than private control. Expressed in terms
OF work done or units OF traffic handled the
cost per 1000 equated ton-miles under govern
ment control was only $S.75 as compared with
$ll54 under private control. This means that
the cost Of private control since government
control has been 81 per cent higher than fed
eral control In addition 10 winning the war
the government paid living wages 10 the work.
crs and accorded to them humane conditions of
labor. Yet Mr.. Harding is opposed to govern
ment ownership of railroads but processes to be
looking out for the welfare of the dear public
on September 1, there was an article in The
World entitled thus state enjoued from col
loctlng railroad taxes. Frisco-RocK Island defy
equalization board. Valuation rejected, OBJ
tain federal court order holding up issuance of
tax CERTIFICATES and all leyies are held up,
cities, counties and towns may not obtain school
rnr tbn T,rst siv rnonthS ~ 1902 inst r,ods
public by the interstate commerce commission.
answer the poverty pleas which 10 roads put
hnroro tho y ,fIro,a robor hoard Eybicb oIso
proresses great svmpafbv for The dear pubiicI
as reasons for wage cuts
The Rock Island has Just reported that It's
Juno net income ia the greatest profit earned
by that railroad In the month Of June for 10
years Cr never said poverty was tho plea for
the Rock Island not paying lts taXcs)
u, vp n
e''t,5S 'l,i' t SHOWS me-
t6So 80 . a. 90 oos a tr,,t.,., 20 s91 5oo % N 4
io-1 ~ Hif1l-,-U-' an IH'lv'Se u so 80
us'r @ ,us "sr INCOME OF ploi!' OF ylS illst nun nun
VI - l1ui,I'g .''S u Soluo Ps'.1o .o , SApgllses @
were Guy " many AT tue 'NPeiSe OF 'e eIHp'o!es
ny - ~ ,""SS - , -,
The u. q. net income or profit was VIA
55ou}-''' ~ o'' ""Tp'. ma tdIeu
9 1o,r"a9.i - e. o6o nan Va -, - , 49,. ~ -,
"esa,aSe" To'OOYYoOV' H'y,l''S ~ uiVl I"eso
e'lhinks' tIe ttltoi OF Ihe huIW1y age, OF
80, ,tr ait ~, 0'u - ~ 49, :,
StoI'" ', CuI,S Una HtI,tta h'S pucu llaN'' ;
sU.l'o umuNu'l iIPLu StuuicS AZ tet''nE nayN 10
1nu IN itS ,'inG Iut' "o ''aILy
seems 40 he very much interested IN railroad
/ stocks Just noW-coal strike ana shOpmen'
strike notwithstand'ng-with monthly earnings
/ syny''"cn'S IKE tnt'e ana me posslnHiy thaI
rm'ny Ut mem no'4 Iut II IHr lnereased HlF'oeho
'',SgA. 'u'0 eSl ~ ','IUF SUI p'lS4hs'
=, i'L IN the race OF HlI '"tS evidence ana more
I Ma ltNru I33uln 20 WIZ N'tu'HrS -eIeuv. a.
Hlusuy!.y a"u l"e I"Ioau mpor poaIu WI
/ ,h ~ LIS @ ..." S IN" Nt>rS t S.e', wv, %
t"|h llt I'N,us '"7'f or our inmates IN oui
, JOS ana "'I'SI state li7'ltu tu''uS
| ana 'NtIl III ''" same gay ISSUE NohL page
! statement ia certain class newspapers lha'
/ Nl,E "te "o'HB tn'li utmost 10 protect the ueal
| pupuN from PIoIi'eIihA. t'c', etc
! L'i me ASK, VINO IS 'his dear pubIcf Ar'
! I"i some OF the 'hlll'th or thls said puhH'
| nehs imposed unon by lhese corporations anl
! ln'lI l"Nefs ana certain federal judges WheI
| th'N rrtuse 10 pay their taxes under protest uN'
| any olher citizen but instead, get restralnini
| order from a federal judge and tie up the ta'
! rolls, thus leaving several counties IN dire
| sraiEhts, with county teachers going wlthou
! pay and all county work at a sttndsuNH / n,