The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-10
The Bulwinkle Bill

There probably no bill introduced long past
affects livestock growers of Montana
adversely than would the passage the Buwnke BILL
which would the railroad organizations from
ton under the antitrust laws and leave the road wide
for them to increasingly the producers in the Southern
freight rates Passage of this legislation
would Facilitate the monopov control of the railroad interests
and practically end all regulation OF the
freight rates which they fit to impose the producers of
the South and the West.
The BuWnke bill has already passed the house. and the
livestock of the Eastern District of Montana rated
the most ardent supporters of Congressman DEwa should
ask him how he ustfies his action that be construed in
other than vote against the interests of the livestock
grower and the grain growers of Montana.
The bill in the senate and hearings in
before the Interstate Commerce committee of which Senator
Wheeler Meanwhile the months
of Wheeers principal supporters has been in Washington
lobbying for the of the puported represent
ing Railroad Brotherhoods of Montana The fact that last
week. the legislative representative of strong railroad labor
organization appeared witness before the committee
senng powerful and unequivoca opposition to the
certainly cloud the claims of support by the railroad
organizations of the
Wheeler has always been loud but not specific
Ubiquitous influence and operations of the nerna
Bankers How he justify his failure to take def
mite opposition to the Buwnke bill in view
of the control by these international Bankers OF the
and in through Them the to exploit the
producers? Surely he cannot plead ignorance of this
statement the Bulwinke bill made to the committee
by James Patton national president OF the Farmers Unon
he said in part, follows:
"The special assistant to the attorney general James
Klday has quoted in his testimony during the hearings the
committee directors the Western railroads.
in which the committee decided convey its concern
the extension of transit privileges to Omaha and Council Bluff
first accorded at Kansas City in 1885, and the
possibility of further extension of such transit privileges
These views of the of Wall Street quite naturally
railroad that today have
condition where the influence of local railroad
whatever IN the establishment OF rates on
farm products.
"There is doubt where the real American
railroads and the American economy resides In
the brief of the state of Georgia the court this
made abundanty quotation from W. Averl Harri
President umans recent choice to be ambassador to
England and financial whose affiliations include these
Hartman Brothers company Guaranty Trust
pany of New York. the Illinois Central and Union Pacific Rail
roads, National Surety company W. A Hartman and
pany and w A. Hartman Securities corporation.
cat famous Metropolitan club meeting in New York
November H. 1888 Mr. Hartman made it crystal clear
why the committee of drectorwhich later passed the
needs of wheat farmers for transit privileges at
up local railroad management traffic
officers and their suspicious would not obrude the de-
alterations of the Wall Street committee.
Mr. Harriman words: In this committee of directors O
all personality prejudice and suspicion of traffic
behind the necessy-of management to uphold sub
ordinate did exist because president president
trustee eligible for membership. n
he atmosphere of icy calm of made possible for