Show BROTHERHOODS I NAME LOBBYIST IN PLUMB FIGHT Edward Tard Keating eat Will ViII Steer Stee Government Ownership of Rails Bill Tr hr nl Washington Aug Au C Warren arren S Z Stone grand rall ehi chief r of or the Brotherhood of oC Locomotive En Engineers Engineer announced tonight ht that thal Jd Keating former ormer mb member r of or Con Congress ress from Color Colorado do would begin work tomorrow a as business business busi busi- ness manager o of the lie Plumb plan which provides perpetual perpetua l government o ownership owner owner- I ship and operation of oC the railroad systems I t ms of or the Country Tho The Plumb plan Is backed h by the four tour great railroad brotherhoods I which hive have a membership of uC C I I oy es I From Froni all parts pari of or tho the country said Mr lr Stone tonight hl we wc have o re reports reports re- re ports endorsing endorsing- tho the movement You Yon would woul be surprised d at the tho amount of oC Interest aroused and c. c especially the lie classes of oC l for i i in flit am Cl cess S of th the plan m We o hc heard d not t only from Crom railroad workers but hul nun mn and women In III practically every walk of or life i i Mr 11 Stone Slone also d o declared the same sarno In- In I j crest v a was j manifest In the action of oC the he railroad r brotherhoods In n bringing I Ith th the lie attention of or tho the President to the high cost o of living JIving j CI Clever r Selected I I Chief of oC Importance In the railroad situation how however hower er was as Mr Stones Stone's I announcement of the selection of oC Mr l I I Keating as ns business manager of or tho tile Plumb plan This means that the railroad railroad rail rail- road men mell realizing die task on their hands hands have hn an or on read ready realy to carry out their theW- 7 plans lans and have as the tho head of that or organization organisation a man not flot anI only high In the councils of oC labor but j i also one vers versed d In the ways as of Congress Congress Con con- gress and the methods to pursue In a ale le legislative n lt Before the well week Is Iii out it H is expected I that tIle the endorsement given Iven the lc Plumb I plan b by the railroad workers will be bc I followed b by similar action on the part of the other great labor or organization of the tho country The 1 l brotherhoods brotherhoods brother brother- I hoo hoods s will maintain representatives In Washington ton from now on to watch th tho ha I pro progress of or the bill Introduced Introduce In the 1110 I House Ilous yc yesterday ii b by Representative c j I Sims Democrat an and former Cormer chairman o of the tile House committee on Interstate and foreign n commerce which incorporates Incorporates I I rates tle main features of ot the tho Plumb plan This act in the opinion of at the railroad es will not only solve sol I j their problems but also aKo 0 will be bc a forward for for- I ward eard step In tho the Cl fight ht against the lie high hiS cost of pf living I Show Down on n a Due Shortly I For Tor the present tho the brotherhood of officials officials of- of will sec see what Congress does i I about the lie bill A show down Iowa Is cx- cx I shortly as aR hath both House and Senate Sell Sen Sen-I Sen ate ale committees are now formulating legislation In preparation for or the return return re return re- re I turn of or the railroads to their private rl owners and the Plumb plan will run rUI afoul of If this his legislation as ns soon as it reaches the committees j A measure similar to the lie one Representative Sims Introduced In the House I Yesterday esterday Is expected to bo ho introduced in the Senate either cither tomorrow or Tues Tues- da day Meantime ho however er e the railroad men have ha not lost sl sight ht of oC the main reason for or their thel visit to Washington the Washington the high cost of oC living While Whilo no Imme Immediate lato conferences are arc planned between tho the brotherhood officials and President Wilson thc men Intend it was said to supply the President ent with whatever cr information the they set got on the subject |