Show ML RAIL AL CHIEFS fOR FOI UI U. S. S OWNERSHIP SIO WILL PRESS ISSUE IN CONGRESS PLUMB DECLARES EIGHT EIGHT MILLION MEN SUPPORTING Propose a Nonpolitical Fight and Great Strike Will Be Only Last Recourse Is Plan of Railroad Workers Washington Time The The fight of the time railroad railroad rail road workers workers' of the time United States Slates t to the time acceptance o ol of force upon congress government go ownership as a solution o othe of the time railroad problem Is to begin a at once and will be unrelenting In Ia It itt Its Intensity Leaders of the tIme railroad brotherhoods brotherhood and anti organized labor generally are con convinced the time government govern govern- vinced that their plan for ment meat to buy the time railroads and nation basis basis' alize them on ona a sharing profit with the workers Is the most equitable equit- equit able proposal that has been advanced i and they are girding for tor a struggle gIE with time the capitalistic Issue before congress congress con con- sensational sensational sen sen- gress which promises to be more than the tight fight for the time Adamson Adamson Adam Adam- son sou pay work law In 1917 1017 The Time brotherhood leaders who held the watch on congress over oyer the time Adamson Adam Adam- son soa law with a n wide nation-wide strike club dangling over oyer Its head bead are here bet again and they served notice on the pros president dent congress and the general public Saturday following Introduction of the government ownership bill known as the Plumb plan that their forces are stronger than ever and can con be marshaled Into action at a word of command The railroad leaders do not want to Jo threaten a general railroad strike on this Issue they say That Is a last resort which they do not believe it will vill be necessary to use They bell believe eye that the time merits of their proposal to settle railroad difficulties on all sides ides will be accepted by the people of the country who will force torce congress to pass their bill Glen E. E Plumb counsel for the I Plumb plan league which Is organized to push the government ownership o bill has arrived In Washington and will appear before the time house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce on behalf of the time measure A A. B. B Garretson Garret Garret- son who directed the fight for the Adamson bill and who Is vice president presh dent of the league Is also scheduled schedule t tto to appear but may not be able to do doso doso doso so because of Illness |