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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
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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. Six hun- peakc and Ohio employes.
clean
151LT uuu recmess cnoris ot the ma
licious unscrupulous few," only otic
national bank executive had appeared
MURDER JURY CHOSEN
Will Judge Case of Farmhand 1
Charged vVlth Slaying Teachc,r
Greensburg, Pa., Sept. 2. (By A.
P.)- A jury was selected after eigl
hours' work in the criminal court here
yesterday to try James Crawford, a
farm hand, cfiarged with the murder
last May of Emma Austraw, aged nine
teen, n school teacher of Derry town
ship. The girl disappeared April 2S,
and several days later her body was
not ' discovered on an abandoned farm near
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