plan
to eliminate
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IftfrtfSTRAL DEMOCRACY pre
sents an all-Artiericanplan for the re
vision of- <*ur; industrial system for
the first time in these States since
Henry George firsfc expounded: his
‘Single TSa» doctrine. The Plumb
Plan is entirely native in all its-de
tails and all its sanctions are based
onTher Constitution itself. There was
Wo shrewder^ lawyer in America than
Glenn Plumb and he was a recognized
authority on the physical, financial or
•legal problems connected with trans
portation, both local and national.
^*| Native, Constitutional, Conservative, i
The proposals which are contained
r
in INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY can
i not be discredited: by the" charge that
they are transplanted from Europe
or- that they imply- the confiscation of
property. In fact, the conservative
labor leaders who are pressing for the
practical realization of the principles
~ which are5 designated by the term
“industrial democracy” are frankly
doing so as the only practical alter
native to; and insurance against, the
spread of “destructive radicalism.”
What Industrial Democracy Means.
The economic innovations which
Glenn; Plumb proposed,-and the labor
unions endorsed, are presented in de
tail in this book. Industrial democ
racy is outlined-as follows:
“ ' * - *•’ such policy arid organi
zation for all industry as will secure
to- every individual the right to the
Tree disposal of his own labor and of
the fruits of his labor; that will recon
cile'and balance the interests of con
sumers arid of the owners of labor
and capital; and that will coordinate
the several functions that are active
in production; so that industry may
serve its true purpose of supplying
the economic wants of all the people.
“These purposes are industrial and
economic purposes, and therefore can
be achieved only by industrial organ
ization and methods. The govern
ment, in and of itself, is not an indus
trial organization, nor does it employ
industrial methods. The policy, or
ganization and methods that apply to
a political department of govern
ment will not serve for the accom
plishment of an industrial purpose.
While the public has an interest in
industry, the protection: and promo
tion of which requires that the state
provide a'general policy for all indus
try and which permits and requires
direct or indirect participation by the
public in all co-operative ihdustry,
according to the degree of public in
terest, that interest can be protected
.. and' promoted^ only by ad economic
’ policy, and through an industrial or
eanization.”
Nanety-fiv^*£>er cent of our indus
_ tries, with the exception of agricul
ture, are controlled by corporations.
The authors aver that “the corpora
tion; is the most efficient form of in
\dustrial cooperation that has ever
■jeep devised; and that industrial cor
k as*? pulflic agencies created
the
vice.’
the performance of public ser
Tbe Declaration it v Vital-Instrument.
“Point by point, the principles of
equal human rights—of individual
and- social justice—concide with the
principles of economic efficiency,”
Mr. Plumb wrote. Those principles
in the Declaration of Independence
Which postulate that men are endow
with certain-in-alienable rights to
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the pursuit of life
ness may be appli ,—
ficiency and industrial justice' can be
obtained by one and the same meas
ure, he argued. He pointed out that
in the charter granted to a corpow*.
tion, under either a State or the Fed
eral Constitution, there is a specific
provision which stipulates' that the
corporation may not receive compen
sation from the public above the-val
Ue of the services it renders to ]the
pubHc. As few corporations today
are meeting this provision, the sover
eign right of the people to revoke
these charters should be exercised
Mr. Plumb urged. The duty of the
State to reorganize the whole system
by which corporations are now per
mitted to operate is clear.
Under the Plumb Plan ihdustries
would be classified in four groups:
(a) National public utilities
which will include interstate trans
portation, the postal system, “and all
other such activities or services as
Congress under its Constitutional
powers, or the people ’Sn their sover
eign powers dteclare to be public util
ities.”
(b) State and municipal utlities,
including marketing, municipal trac
tion, telephone, heating, lighting,
power and water systems.
(c) All other industries based on
granted privileges or the exploitation
of natural resources in which there
exists a natural or economic monop
oly.
(d) ^All other industries.
How the Plumb Plata Will Work.
All public utilities, either State or
Federal are to be owned and operate^
by the Government through a corpo
ration created by the Government.
This corporation will have no capital
stock and will issue no bonds. It will
be governed by a board- of directors,
representing equally management,
labor and the public. Rates and wag
es will be fixed by the directors who
will also ..decide what amounts shall
be put aside to cover interest, up
keep, depreciation and the retire
ment of capital. Every increase in
efficiency on the part of labor and
management will accrue to the pub
lic in the shape of lower costs or ad
ditional facilities. Management is to
receive remuneration on a higher
scale than labor. The State will con
trol these corporations, as it does
theoretically at present, and will
prevent the representatives of labor
and management from absorbing
more than a definite share of such in
creases as their enterprises may
earn in larger wages to themselves.
Government bonds will be used by the
State to finance the operation of pub
lic utilities.
For the group of industries desig
nated as C. and D. the following
plan will apply:
The State will provide for the or
ai*d hapnl
at
gamzation of corporations by any
such persons as may desire to invest
labor, property or money; These
corporations will be subject to public
regulation and supervision and if in
the opinion of the Slate* the surplus
profits of these corporations are too
high ii shft!f joWip**the, corporation- to
reduce its prices or>improve its plant
for the benefit of the community.
Bond holders may invest in corpora
tions and by not assuming any share
in the management of the undertak
ing, will receive a lower rate of in
terest on their holdings. The ordinary
stock holder will be in much the
same position as he is today except
that labor is to be paid, per dollar
of his investment in labor value, at
the same rate of dividend as the stock
holder and labor will share in the con
trol of the company to' the extent of
the money value of his labor.
Wat About the Farmer?
The basic problem of agrciulture is
dealt with at length in INDUSTRIAL
DEMOCRACY. How the same prin
ciples that will apply to all other in
dustry will apply to farming is ex
plained. Both the tenant farmer
and the land-owning farmer will op
erate their properties through a State
formed corporation. If the farmer
does his own work he will have the
voting power that in another corpora
tion would fall to labor, in addition to
the votes his capital investment en
titles hhtt to. If he employs help, the
hired hand will have a: definite share1
in the management of the ifarm. As:
a result of a wide-scale democrati
zation of industry and marketing,
Mr. Plumb believed that the farmer
will be able to stabilize his prices and!
that his economic position will be im
measurably ^improved.
The chapters'bn coal mining, the
railroad industry, crecKt, and foreign'
trade are thoroughly practical with'
their concrete recommendations and1
lucid analysis of current economic
conditions, both national and inter
national.
PRINTERS HEAR
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get all these advantages, and then
think so little of their good lot ih
life in that they fail to even attend
Which has provided all these things
the monthly meetings of the union,
.for “them.
These ypung fellows would do well
to think a little, for they are most
certain to be reminded of their
thoughtlessness, or bigotry, -one of
these pretty days. It was suggested*
by some that the local dues be set at
fiVe dollars, with a fuor dollar rebate
for attending the meetings. This
''you Id cost the young chaps four'
siVoleons each meeting day they fail
ed to show up.
The question of the effort of cer
tain influences to disrupt the labor
movement, and thereby give to the
reds a stronger grip in this country
was discussed, and the tried and'true
American'unionists were urged to at
tend their meetings regularly, and
hold" the old ship- on its proper
course. \
A committee of the1 citizens of the
City of: Charlotte meeting with a
committfe of citizens of Mecklenburg
county interested in the" erection of
a joint municipal and county build
ing, at a meeting in the Chamber of
Commerce on Saturday, in view of
the statement issued in the Charlotte
News on Thursday afternoon, en
dorsed the following reply to some of
the objections advanced to the pro
ject: , v <
“Those who are interested in this
matter are glad to get the views of.
the city and county commissioners
and welcome a frank and' hearty dis
cussion of the plan, and We urge-the
citizens of both the city and’ county
to discuss the* matter openly and
fairly.
“Wd are also glad that the county
commissioners favor the project and
hope and believe that the city com
missioners will come to endorse it
whole-heartedly upon further discus
sion. While they state they are not
opposed to it, yet they offer no ar
guments in favor of it and several
against it. -
“If the County Commissioners are
in favor of it, then the city should
.favor it, as it is understood that
about eighty per cent of the county
tax is paid by the citizens of Charlotte
represented by the county commis
sioners.
“It is an' 'elementary proposition
that two lots of land costs more than
one; that two large buildings cost
more than one, and that the mainte
nance of two buildings would be con
siderably more than even one large
one. Even in the statement issued
it is admitted that ‘this would be
only a little less than the cost to th^
city of purchasing the entire lot and
erecting a separate city hall thereon.’
Even though it would be little—that,
together With' the amount saved by
the county, would be a good deal
saved to the taxpayers.
“We believe that the city should
hot take a selfish view of the propo
sition and merely look to its own in
terests, but also to the interest of the
county. It was stated that- although
the cost of the building according to
the legislative act would1- have to be
borne equally, that the county would
need about twenty-five per cent more
space than the city. We believe that
after looking out fbr the city health
department and the associated chari
ties, which now have no place in the
city hall, besides providing for a suit
able place for the’Confederate Vet
erans and American Legion, Boy
Scouts, Red Cross, military^ com
panies and other patriotic bodies to
meet, that if- there were additional
space allotted t6 the pity’s share it
eould be used to advantage. Besides
this, the great work being carried
on by Miss Profitt" in home demon
stration work should be amply pro
vided for and facilities provided for
the comfort of the women of the
county who come to Charlotte to
shop, a suitable rest rooms.
“The issue before the people is
whether or not there will be a joint
building, to be decided by their vote
on July 28th—and we believe that
if the matter is properly- and intel
ligently presented they will see the
wisdom and economy of the project’,
“In view of the statement With'
reference to sites on. which the city
has options, it should be carefully ex
plained and understood that both the
city and county commissioners'sepa**
ately may fiseland which they pot#
own or obtain1 options on land any
where they desire, but none of these
options can be binding, on the joint
commission to be appointed by the
commissioners of both county and
city after the^ proposition has been
ratified by the vote of the people.
After ratification Hy the vote of the
people, then it will be in the discre-;
tion of th^ joint cdmmissiorrt to be
appointed by city and county to se
lect the site for the building, using
land which they now have or obtain
ing options as a joint commission
anywhere they may desire. The dis
cussion now is confined to the propo
sition of whether or not there,is to he
a joint building. The discussion of
the site or building is irrelevant at
'•this time.
“This is a new thing for this state,
but not for the progressive commun
ities of the W3est,“ North and South
(Columbus, Ga.). - It is a matter
which the whole state is interested
in and pther counties and cities in
the state are now watching with In
terest the result of' the election on
the 28th. Something saved in Meck
lenburg County, together with what
will be saved by the same project
over the State, would in time amount
to a large sum.
“The city of Charlotte can efford
in a spirit of unity to be generous
in acceding to the wishes of the peo
ple of Mecklenburg County and the
county commissioners; We believe
that a closer union Should exist be
tween city and county and that this
project for the convenience of both
would do more to- foster this righte
ous relationship than anything else
that could be done at this time.
“Right now we view with pride the
fine spirit of co-operation that- exists
between the people 1 of two great
counties—York aifd Mecklenburg—
the people of two States uniting
their efforts and funds for joint con
venience and economy in bdilding a
magnificent bridge over the Catawba.
They believe that one bridge is less
expensive than 'two.
“Therefore, we appeal to the vot
ser of Charlotte and Mecklenburg‘to
openly discuss the matter and on the
28th of July cpme out.and vote their
belief in a new era of unity, co-oper
ation and economy between the city
and county.
“This committee will take the liber
ty of publishing fr^l^time to time
statements covering various phases 1
of -this question and the Voters are
invited to discuss them- and offer
suggestions.”
F. O. CLARKSON,
Chm, Publicity Committee.
Mrs. Harvey B. Hunter, Chm. for
County; James F. Barrett, M. E.
Boyer, Jr., Mayme M’oore Siffbrd;, E.
R. Preston, CHm. General Committee;
H. A. Robinson, V-Chm. General
Committee; Jno. R. Pharr.
BARNES' SAYS
BIG PRODUCTION
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we have stimulated here.”
Mjr. Barnes says that the limiting
of-production theory is the hardest
thing in the world to combat unless
there is a living, vital illustration of
the effect of the other theory. This
illustration is given today, he adds,
by American full employment and
relative prosperity under its ovvn pe
culiar production, prosperity,,. He
continues: ^ 1 -
“The effect of this is most marked
in that industry which does not oc
cur to. you as a highly mechanized
orte, that of agriculture. The census
of the United States shows that in
the 20 years from 1900 to 1920 the
number of workers in agriculture de
creased by 1,700,00.0 — 1,700,000
fewer workers in American agricul
ture in 1920 than in 1900. Yet in
that time the standard production o£)
farm crops increased 2$, 30, 40 per
cent. In the pre-war year of 1913,
for instance, the five cereal erops
aggregated four and a half billion
bushels; in 1922 they aggregated five,
and a quarter billion.
“The wheat crop of today requires
by careful estimate the expenditure
of seven million days labor, but that
wheat crop produced under the con
ditions before the harvester and1
reaper were invented, and the appli
carices which followed them Would re
quire 130' million days labor.
“Wp have saved' 123 ihillion days
labor in the production of one of
our five cereal crops by the American
genius for invention and the substitu
tion of mechanical applicances for
manual labor. Wfsre those workers
released to unemployment and idle
ness? You know they were not. You
know that only by this process can
we find the workers to aid oil indus
tries in their expansion and td create
the new- ones* which science and in
vention are constantly placing before
us. There is always an increased
demand -f^r labor by the very econ
omics of displacement.”
declaring that he is astonished at
the feeling that the production of
/workers is less than before the war,
Mr. Barnes points out that figures
within our reach indicate ihcneased1
production and he quotes the follow
ing record of conditions to support
his contention: .
Cotton consumption—th*‘l«rsr
est ever known.
Pig- iron production—the largo
est’ ever recorded;
Steel ignot production — the
largest ever known;
Unfilled orders for locomotives?
—the largest' ever known; .
Zinc production—-the largest
eVer known; ;
Bituminous coal production*—
only' twice exceeded; s' ^ '<■
Anthracite coal proditciton—
only once exceeded; =
Retail sales in ten-cent stores
the largest-ever known;
Mail order sales—the largest
ever known; 4
Car loadings—the highest ever
known a,t this time of year;
Automobile and truck produc
tion, 346,000—far the greatest
ever placed;
Residential construction—the
largest ever known. »
“It is a time,” says Mt. Barnes in*
ending his article ,‘to keep cool heads
but to keep also confidence and cour
age. .It is a time to appreciate that
there has been an increase irt the’
enormous requirements of the human1
beings since the process of human so
ciety are under way again as at*
present. It is a time to appreciate'
that there is a surplus buying and*
saving power larger than generally
realizing and a stfeadily increasing,
earning power of every individual*
worfter; and it is a time to calculate*'
those factors coolly and'courageously,
add to base your business policies*
upon them.”
l£ you want to know the facts
about farm credit in North Carolina*
write tHe editor of the extension* ser
viq4 at Raleigh for a* copy of the Alay,
1923, Bulletin of the Department' of
Agriculture. It’s title ik “Fanh*
Credit in North Caroling”
i -—-——
! Tomato plants wlil grow eight or
ten feet high if tied to a* stake* and!
the suckers removed1 weekly. THis
*is the best way to train them, says*
[extension horticulturist, R. F, Payne.
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bate#* at- any colfege. ;
So among the workers in the big
gest industry of the Carolina! there
come the- fewest high school gradu
ates and no college graduates at all.
For these reasons it is deemed advis
able to have the superintendent of
public instruction- meet with the
workers arttf seek his advice as to
how this deplorable condition cart
best be remedied.
It wasr pointed 6ut at the meeting
that when the mills are closed down
in any section for repairs or for
other reasons, thaf while the workers
are idle is the best .time to wage an
aggressive campaign among all the
workers. They being idle for a week
or more gives the active members
rtihple time to visit all the other work
ers and find them with time on their
hands sufficient to listen to the many
reasons why they should be in the
organization of the workers.^ All the
organizers were instructed" by the
Council to spend their full time in
sucfi sections where the mills are
closed for repairs, and work every
day and every evening in such com
munities, as it' provides opportunities
for meeting and talking with the
workers that cannot be found when
all are at work.
The big question, the one that will
soon be on the lips of every textile
Worker ih the state, is the matter of
eight hours constituting a day’s work.
The Joint Council decided that this
should be the orte big issue, and every
textile worker is urged to work for
this one thing, day and night, until
it is won. There will be few greet
ings, such “Howdy,” or “Good Morn
ing.” From now on textile workers
will greet- one another and ' their
friends With the saluation, “Eight
Hours;” That will take the place of
aU frontier words of greeting, as will
as; good-byes that are usually spoken.
It iS'to be on the tip of the tongue of
ail the workers, and if you say
“Howdy” to a man or a woman, and
he or she replies by saying “Eight
Hours,” you may know that it is a
return of your saluation and also an
appeal to you to lend your influence
to the tetile workers in securing the
8-hour day.
Many other matters were acted
upon, and plans outlined for securing
an additional increase in wages for
the Workers. These plans are not to
be published at this time, on account
of a certain attitude assumed by the
manufacturers of recent date.
After the business session the del
egates wetttf to the Imperial Mill
grove, where the social was held.
Niot only is property bequethed,
but also the influence of character.
JNO. R. PHARR,
E. L. KEESLER,
Secretary, and Treasurer.
President' f
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