The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-24
Sam Winn Testifies In Favor of Notorious
Rail Proposal Before Interstate
Commerce Committee
Purports To Represent Four Brotherhoods Of
Montana in Supporting Legislation To
Free Roads From Antitrust Laws

Chaos and confusion the day at the
headquarters what with Wnn
chairman of the club tesfyng favoraby on the Bull
Wrinkle Railroad BILL and Bailey Sort secretary to the senator
advising this paper that to this railway
obby-sponsored legislation
To further add smoke to the
already becouded eyes of Montana voters Chairman Wnn in
his testimony before Wheeer Interstate Commerce committee
attempted to the impression that he speaking
the legislative representative of all Montana Rail Brotherhoods
The action by Winn made known this office the fol
lowing telegram from National Farmer Union Washington
resentative. Gardner Jackson
H. S. Bruce, Coop Publishing Co., Helena Montana:
Sam Wnn testified before Wheeler committee in favor of
Buwnke bill legislative representative of four Railroad
rotherhoods in Montana He throughout the entire hear
ings and with officials of the Association
American Railroads from Mr. Policy and down The hear
ngs have not yet been published but expected in 10 days
or two weeks VIII ship you copy of them when they come
out-GARDNER JACKSON.
Since returning from Washington Mr. Winn according
The Silver State Post Deer Lodge has attempted to justify
his position in tesyng for the bill by asserting that
of this proposed legislation will the details and control
of rates to remain with the Interstate Commerce commission
instead of going to the Justice Department
What's Really Behind BulwinkIe Proposal
Voice and others familiar with the portent
of this infamous proposal know that the
The railroad lobby of the American Association of Railroads
presenting for adoption of the Buwnke bill CHR 2536)
at this time is motvated by two
l. If this bill can be forced through the
enough the suit of the State of Georgia against the rails (be
fore the United States COURT to dis
crmnaory and prohbve rates. be thrown out of the
courts since the courts will longer have jurisdiction
the raexng policies of the railroads. The thing applies
to the Justice Department antitrust action against the Assoc
alton of Western Railroads for similar rateixng practices
Passage of HR 1886 will forever foreclose any redress
shippers through the courts of the land against fixing
of discriminatory and prohbve rates If this becomes law
the only redress shippers will have will be through the Inter
state Commerce commission, which in addition to being pretty
much owned by the railroad bankers is limited in funds
personnel to such extent that the ICC only able review
about two cent of all by shippers charging dcr
naon the part of the rails And note further because
of from the rails and the threat of ack of ship
ping space the overwhelming majority of unfair ratexng
cases presented to the ICC
Will Jeopardize Entire Democratic System
AS the law presently stands railroads be hailed into
antitrust charges The courts through the have
looked too kindly upon the monopoly tendencies of the
controlling interests Of most of the nations rails
The danger from of the Bulwnke bill to the Amer
people confined having only shippers the
of the railroad lobby Rather pointed out by Martin
H. Miller Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen spokesman
It will invitation for others to ask for the
same privileges " and thus 6. jeopardize our whole
Democratic way of life by completely egazing monopoly
economic system Speaking further Mr.
Miller emphasized that the antitrust laws have prevented the
smotherng of free competitive enterprise and the people
United States just afford legally permit
semblance of let-down in the restrictions contained in