Still Sitting On The Lid In Labor Unrest
In a 1919 Graettinger Times editorial style commentary the piece discusses rail road brotherhood leaders allegedly stalling action for years. A. B. Garretson, former chief of conductors, tells the House interstate commerce committee that union leaders seek to curb discontent, hinting at a strike. He warns that government inaction could be replaced by a “mechanical agency” to enforce the Constitution.
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Railroad Brotherhood
A. B. Garretson
Condurctors
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Garretson
M. C. Larsen
Patterson
Graettinger
Iowa
School House
Railroad unions and Plumb Plan debate strike threat
The press bureau of the Plumb Plan League asserts they oppose coercion to nationalize railroads under tripartite control. It distinguishes two issues: the Plumb plan and curbing profiteers or raising wages. It warns against using starvation power and urges negotiation over demands.
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Plumb Plan League
Congress
Eannot
Mr. Garretson
Wall Street Conspiracy Rebounds in Railroad Debate
A fragment from a 1910s era critique argues a “Wall Street conspiracy” over maintenance of railroads was a misdirection. It contends government operation under McAdoo and Hines let roadbed and equipment deteriorate, while underinvestment masked true needs and blamed agents misled by Plumb.
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Wall Street
Plumb
Clifford Thorne
Boston
Seattle
McAdoo
France
Hines
Congress
Mr. McAdoo
Paris
Young
Rail strike unrest tied to White House visitor’s agenda
The passage alleges that thousands of workers strike despite presidential pleas and claims of a conspiracy to loot the Treasury. It accuses Plumb’s clients of orchestrating excessive maintenance spending, led by a recent White House visitor who warned of crippling railroads if demands were unmet.
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Treasury
Plumb
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Contested Steel Strike Claim Sparks Strong Union Reply
A union response to a steel strike statement argues that many workers live in misery below any pauper standard, citing foreign born employees earning enough to save. It rebuts claims of general wages and living conditions and defends workers choosing savings over basic comforts.
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Tennyson
Jude Gary
Steel Corporation
Arrivals of Pure-Bred Guernsey and Jersey Dairy Cows
A New York docked vessel brought 111 pure-bred Guernsey and Jersey cows from England, among the first postwar importations. The article notes the cows’ potential to boost American wealth, citing Nugget Primrose of Oaks Farm with a 15,496 pound milk record versus 4,000 pounds for the average cow, and praises the contribution of dairy stock to the national economy.
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New York
Guernsey
Jersey
England
Channel Islands
America
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