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Show asked Mr. Dewait. "Where grant and privilege cease." "Isn't this leading to , socialism ?" "Not at all, not at all," Plumb shouted, banging the table to emphasize the denial. de-nial. Concerning the provision in the bill for purchase of railroad property. Representative Repre-sentative Montague, Virginia, asked : "Would you pay Tor a double track built from the earnings of a single track?" "No; all money put oack in such property prop-erty out of the payment by the public for service belongs to the public and should not be included." Success or failure of the plan, Plumb said, must be found in the fifteen directors di-rectors ten of whom would be named by railway employees. Discussing the tremendous power vested in the directorate. direc-torate. Plumb -said there was no fear on the part of labor of creating a situation situa-tion beyond control of the people. "Have you ever found undue repression in the management of railroads to prevent pre-vent the rise of employees to htghest rank in the service?" Mr. Montague asked, "No repression in certain kinds of initiative," in-itiative," the witness said. "Aren't the majority of highest priced railroad employees men who went from the bottom?" "The ablest, and perhaps the majority, yes. But they were not advanced by the employees, but by autocrats who felt they could get more out of human effort of others. Under our plan, nothing but efficiency can hold, any man's job in this organization." PLUMB CONTINUES TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Glenn E. Plumb, continuing- his testimony today before tho house interstate fommerce committee, declared that if the plan of the brotherhoods for control of the railroads rail-roads were applied to the postoffice department, de-partment, that government agency would be conducted with greater efficiency. "The poPtoffiefe department." Mr. ITumb said, "is t ho only great industry politically. managed. T d- not want to be understood ss saying t hat It is not ef- I f iclently managed. But I do believe 1 the po.stoffi.-e depart ment would show i a higher rate of efficiency if operated under the democratic principles of thU bill." Representative Pcwait . IVmoi-nt. Pennsylvania, ijuestioued the witness regarding re-garding the nt 1 1' udo of hi nor in event the Plumb bill failed of passage. "There has been a grear de:l of misrepresentation mis-representation published," Plumb s;iid. "It j was staled that we would force a strike if this plan failed. .Suen a report was I denied by Mr. Stone. Mr. Mrnsnn pnd myself. Tho fact is certain "rte demands de-mands are pending ami the on est ion of a strike arose in connection wi;'n that. This is ii different mn; t er." Answering a ijuesti'"n of reproe-ita;-- e j Pewalt, pi u nib s.-nd the labor nrgipiz.7-1 lions bad no in: ent i'.-n of tern;: ing to ' put the tripartite plan i n 1 r'f-vt n I her industries unless the n orktrs and 1 public desired it. ! "Suppose a majority of t;:p f.irme"? of! the country c.m.'ai'ieci t ha;, t V.s v. cuM be best for them, do yr; :b;r,k they! should have- it ?"' I 'owMt atked I "If the farmers and the jvhlie war,;, j it. yes." the wi;r..-s;. re-vird. "But I ! think that is an absurd prop. -s ; t . " I "Yes. that is what I am try in? to get at." Mr. Pewalt s.u d . "1 a r.i t ry ; r g ; o 1 reduce this tiling to Its point of absurdity." ab-surdity." "Well, you did that v, :'h the farmers." "Then, m." friend, where : y.u stop?" |