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Show unions," Senator Cummins, commenting on leaders' opposition to the anti-strike 1 clauses, said it was evident the strike weapon had proven its failure, and tiiat in the operation of the proposed labor tribunals, the unions could "be more effective ef-fective in securing justice than they ever were through the strike." Senator Cummins said government ownership own-ership had beeii rejected generally as in-I in-I advisable, adding that increased federal regulation . of competitive regional transportation trans-portation systems was the best alternative. alterna-tive. The report said the government's loss during the two years' operation of the roads would be about $600,000,000. Ill BILL SJ Till Measure to Have Right of Way i House; Final Vote on Saturday. I WASHINGTON, Nov- The railroad 1 ,:M have the right of way In the 1-sc tomorrow, with final vote set for ' ,.dav under an agreement reached to-P to-P , t tv leaders. Action on the bill will ' : .','ned immediately by adjournment I ' special session or congress. The 01 "lt provides consideration in the "'""going over until the regular ses- ,ir',lJrDaCrulebadopted tonight, the house LA ,n meet two hours earlier than J!?lar and to begin night sessions tjiatc'y. General debate .will end r'hf house program was framed after ' . centative Mondoll of W yoming, Re-PS Re-PS house leader, had been informed IE senator bodge that senate leaders f:' Jo , dispose of the German peace K, hv the end of the weelt ihe' formal report on the house rail-I rail-I , i Mil made today by Chairman Ksch !, , interstate commerce committee, it ' ,-alcd that the measure conlaincd m to the carriers to apply for I4 rt increases of rates withm sixty Kaftw their return to private opera-I"?' opera-I"?' unless such applications for m-I m-I Vi'ws are made to the interstate ccni-w ccni-w commission Hie bill will deny them euaranty, including continuance by Ha rovernment of their standard return Lr" fix months and their privilege of ob-ta'inin" ob-ta'inin" government loans. - mulianeously with the report on the louse measure, Senator Cummins, chairman chair-man of the senate interstate commerce rommiltee. submitted a report expressing lii individual views on the senate plan hi permanent railroad legislation. De-;' De-;' 'jn the antistrike provision of the filiate0 bill, Senator Cummins declared lhat "strikes by railroad workers must cease" and lhat the arbitration boards (created by the bill would "give justice to Hir even assuring the unions that they Ian accomplish more through the boards tta by strikes. The committee, m its report, said It did not attempt to adopt new and untried un-tried plans, but built on a foundation already al-ready in existence. Government owner-ihlp owner-ihlp was rejected, it was explained, because be-cause of the president's announced intention inten-tion to return the lines to private operation opera-tion at tiie end of the year, the desire for iiucli action by the carriers and the widespread wide-spread demand among the people that federal control cease as soon as suitable 'legislation could be enacted. The Plumb plan also was rejected, the report said, because its provisions "were so radical and the principles so foreign to 'the fundamental principles of our government, govern-ment, that it was considered by' the committee com-mittee as impossible." i Opposing creation of a transportation 'imrd, as proposed In the senate measure, the report said, such an organization to Advise the interstate commerce commis-jilon commis-jilon would be a needless and expensive burden, more subject to political influence influ-ence than tho interstate commerce com-jmisslon. com-jmisslon. Referring to the labor provisions of the .house bill, creating boards for the voluntary volun-tary arbitration of disputes between employes em-ployes and carriers, the report declared fulfillment of wage contracts by both Carriers and workers was essential. The report of Chairman Cummins of lllio senale Interstate commerce commit-tee's commit-tee's bill also was presented today. Antl-slrike Antl-slrike provisions of the measure are defended. de-fended. "Both strikes and lockouts must cease," said Uk report. "They can no longer be tolerated in a free country. The government gov-ernment must settle strikes between railway rail-way managers and employees." I Senator Cummins said the labor adjustment adjust-ment bollard's proposed plan would provide pro-vide "complete, impartial justice to both railway corporations and employees and to the public as well." Ill what' he termed a "word to the |
