J EVENING PUBLIC LBDGEIt-PmLAI)BLtmArGto38BXY, SEPTEMBER 1919' 5s. A. i. n ItT.., t a- f. m. ii " & w ", i V RAILROAD STIES FORB DDEN BY BILL ;? u. h---Avummins measure Tor reaerai !"-r;Ai 'buUoi. inii 1 . Vpilll U I VIWU Vl ' . .- t ' r nd the character and regularity of the employment." Alternathe for U. S. Onnerslilp The subcommittee's bill, Senator Cummins told the Senate In his ex planation, Is an alternative (or gov ernment ownership. "Unless we have something similar to the committee' plan nut into Im mediate effect,' he said, "government ownership of the railroads will be only a question of time." The pfopoed concentration of rail roads Into regional sjslcra by rein corporation based upon actual phjalcal valuation, Senator Cummins declared t: .... AUATrilP '')'""uii oruuiur vui MflNT'--'3HtUlUNAU ST!) I CIUS;, appeared the best response at this time ' 'til thn ilpmnnrl (nr rnr f Uy the Assocjated Press Washington, Sept. 2. rrivatc n.n ership nnd operation of railroads ii a number -of regional systems under sulci government Control, with strikes and lockouts' of rnllroad bptplnjes prohlb lted is tho plan'' for, permanent rail road ..legislation submitted to the Sen- tetodrty 1)? the Interstate commerce subcommittee. A tentative bill embodjing the nib flmmlttrf'n recommendations, which bear no resemblance to the Plumb plan, had been Introduced 05 Chalrmnn Cum mini and referred to the full Inter state commerce committee. The bill I" the result of many months of hearing and work b the Mibcommlttee, which, besides Mr Cummins, included Sena tors Kellogg, of Minnesota, and l'nin dcxter, of Washington, Ucpubllcan, nnd'Poniercnei -of pliio, and Itobinson. of Arkansas, Democrats. Strikes Arc Forbidden Salient provisions of the Cummins bill Include! 1 Termination of government ontrol 1 and fcturn of the railroads to private ' ownership on the last of the month of enactment. I Establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission with greatly increased powifrri as the siipteme body over rail road affairs. Supervision nnd control of virtually all railroad affairs, including rnteo, wagfs, operation and financing, by the government. Creation of a new rnilum transpor tation board of lie members appointed by the President to supervise railwny development nnd operation, subject to final action of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Creation of a ncn com roittec of wages and working condi tions, composed equally of represcntn tlve of emploies and employers, with tride authority in settling labor qucs tions, subject to decision of the trans portaioa board and Interstate Com mercc Commission. Prohibiting stril.es nnd lockouts of railroad employes under fine and im prisonment penalties. Defining a new policy for cencentra tlon in ownership and operation of railroads, with federal incorporation. Into not less then twenty nor more than tbirtj -five regional systems. No guarantee by the government of future ratlrpad income, but limitations tnade up on revenue to "fnfr" divi dends based on value of properties fixed by the Ihterstate Commerce Commis sion; ,-. The bill also provides that existing railroad payment contracts with the eOVPTORlPTlt'. fllintl hn rnnhnnail nnf longer than four months and thot nrcs- ' Loyalhanna station. nt Vates shall continue Until changed C j by tne Interstate Commerce Commis ion, with provisions looking to imme dlate action tovard readjustments. I Regional Rail Systems I The. keynote of the subcommittee's I bill, 'Chairman Cummins stated in an explanation to the Senate, is the plan for establishment of twenty to thirty -live regional rail sj stems. The new method for settling labor disputes is the proposed committee of "Wages and working conditions, Senator Cummins said, adding: j ' "It creates a eJmmittee of wages and working conditions, which is to be composed of eight members, four ' representing labor and four representing , the Taitw-ny companies. Uach railroad raft is to nominate candidates for this" 'committee, and the board is re quired to appoint four from among such nominees. Each railroad corporation is to nominate a candidate for member ship, und the board is to appoint four persons from among such nominations-. "This committee is to consider all complaints submitted by representatives of the employes or of the carriers, and filfo decide by a majority vote, and its decisions arc to be pcrtifled to the trans , portation board. j "If the committee of wages and work- ' llC-CQpditions b evenly divided upon 1 any dispute the whole matter is to be certified to the board, ilnd the decision of the board is final and constitutes it .governmental judgment w ith respect to , the matters in controversy "It provides that the committee and transportation board shall take into , eptwideration "the scale of wages paid 1 I for similar kinds of work In other in 1 dustriest the relation between wages' . and the cost of living; the hazards of thf.emplojment; the training and skill iregulred; the degree of responsibility. to the demand for consolidation. The bill's plan, he snld, will retain com petition among the carriers, remote and prevent overcnpitallzatlon nnd nltto provide adequate, but not excessive rntes. For "seven jenrs under the bill vol luntar) combinations of the carriers in conformance with the board's plan would be permitted If not voluntarily rumDinea in seven jears ine noaru could require compulsory consolidation under federal charter and based upon actual ph)sical nltirtlon "The right to strike has heretofore been recogniztd in mr laws, particularlj in certain provisions of the Claton act, sulil lienator Koblnsou in com mending the Cummins bill. "Those lows should be modified nnd I strikes of employes on railroads engaged , in interstate commerce should be for I bidden. "While tin right of the laborers to 1 quit iniploMnent for nan reason is rec iogni7cil and preserved (In the bill)." nn)il Senator Itobinson, "combinations j nr agreements to hinder, restrain or ireeiit the movement of commodities or I renins 111 interstate commerce, or 1 ugreements which have that effect arc likewise penalized." AIRS WILL AM TELLSJJNJRUTHS Attorney Calls Statements Slan der Comptroller Nominee Declares He Is Maligned TESTIFY TO COMMITTEE Hy the Associated Press Washington, Sept. 2. Appenring in rebuttal before the Senate banking committee, considering the nomination nf'Jolm Skeltou Williams to be comp troller of the currency, Frank J. Ilogan, former nttornej for the Itlggs National Hank, of this city, today accused the comptroller nf making "slnnderous" statements regarding him. He also rhnrged that Mr Williams's tcstimon) before the committee was "full of un truths." After the comptroller had presented a prepared statement declaring that Mr. Ilogan' was conducting 11 propa ganda against him, the committee ad journed until Thursday. At that time the comptroller will pre sent records asked for by Mr Ilogan, who said the would show the contrast in Mr. Williams's attitude toward the Iliggs Hank and the other banks in Washington After the records hac been produced, lie said, he would replj to Mr Williams's "insinuations" nnd "slanderous" statements so ns to "em phatically refute" them In such a man ner "thut every senator will l nble to understand." After reviewing the UIggs Hank case. Mr. Williams said : "Every available weapon, person and method for attacking my character as a man and reputation as an olhcinl be fore your committee, tho Sennte nnd the public has been used with enger mnlice. Lneh accusation -or suggestion present- Feuston. who was arrested and0" "s"'nst TV""' "eCn sprca.V nS31lIu- it , ., ., , UU-MJ tHIWUlfJi lilt' UL'HHnanCrfl. questioned regarding the murder of .,' ,..,,,, . . ,',,'.: ,, ' ,, , x. . , , Mr Williams said despite the sin- developed that he was on a train en route from Louisville, Ky.. to Nash vllle when Cooper wis killed Feuston and Casey Jordon, 11 woman, were arrested after n negro said he saw an automobile resembling Feuston's near the bridge where Cooper was killed. They were charged Hpeeifuallj with violating the bone-dry nmendmeut I IB 1 handle only the very I bv tiansportlng whisky into Tennessee from Kentucky CLUE IN COOPER CASE FAILS Prisoner Not Near Scene of Murder at Nashville .a!ullle. Tenn., Sept. 2 (Hy A. P ) Police officials announced todav that investigation of the movements of before tho committee to oppose his nomination and Ills' "testimony has been proved to be "dtstngenious nnd without foundation from start to finish." MERGIER TO DISCUSS LEAGUE WITH WILSON Cardinal Will Sail Tomorrow With Delicate Mission From Pope Paris, Sept. 2. (Ily A. P.) Car dinal Mercier. prlmptc of Ilclglum, who will sail from llrest for the United States tomorrow on the Agamemnon, has been Intrusted with a delicate mis sion iq America by the Holy See, ac cording to the Journnl. The newspaper says that the cardinal will lay before President Wilson the Pope's views on the league of nations. Cardinal Mercier told the Associated Press that he was visiting Amerlcn be cause, having been in contact with the great work of the Americans for relief of the Helglans during the war, he wanted to thank them on their own soil, and because he was glad to accept In vitations received from virtually all the universities of America. The cardinal added that the name of the Associated Press recalled to him one of the dramntlc incidents of his ex periences during the war. The Ger mans bad threatened to nrrest him nnd policemen were even nt his door ready to take him into custody when the Her man commander intercepted a dispatch from the Associated Press to the car dinal asking him if the Germans were arresting him on account of his public utteranres. "That telegram," said Cardinal Mcr cicr, "made the commander hesitate long enough for Herliu to reflect nud think better of it." Ilaltlmore, Sept. 2. (By A. P.) For the first time in this country three cardinals will officiate at the pontifical mass in the thanksgiving peace service Sunday, September 14, at the Baltimore J VOTE TO DEFER RAIL STRIKE Cathedral. 1 Cardinal Mercier, of Belgium, then Cleveland Shopmen Put It Off Ten the guest of Cardinal Gibbons, will pon tlficatc, Cardinal Oibons will preside at tho service and Cardinal O'Conncll, Days for Conference ' Cleveland, 0 Sept. 2. Shopmen employed by tho New York Central of Boston, is expected to pieach the itallroad in this city and who are mem sermon. Archbishops and bishops fromjbers of the federated crnft unions, voted all parts of the country will be present j: 1 . in honor of the Belgian prelate. GUARDS QUIT KNOXVILLE Only Local Troops Remain on Duty In Riot Zone Knowllle, Tenn., Sept. 2. (By A. p) National Guardsmen who have been patrollng this city since the race riot last Saturday night are return ing today to their home cities, leav ing only the local troops on duty.. No further trouble Js expected by Adjutant General Sweeney. Thirteen mcrt have been arrested in connection with the wrecking of the county jail by a mob which sought Mau rice Mayes, a negro charged with the murder of a white woman. None of the prisoners liberated at the time have been captured. last sight defer strike action at least ten days, In the meantime the wishes of all similar employes on the New York Central lines on the question of remaining at work will be learned. The local employes will abldo by this decision, dred Chesapeake and Ohio employee fW shops at Silver Grove, Ky., nes? Ciri ' clnnatl, voted yesterday t6 postpone the contemplated general strike vor ninety days. It had been agreed that tho ahonmen vwero to wnlk out yesterday and to call- Cincinnati, O., Sept. lout the machinists nnd other Chca 2. 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