New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
u. S. Mission Asks
S375,OOO,OOO for
Russia's Railways
American Experts Report
on Needs of Roads
Inspected

Petrograd, July 4.-The American
Railroad Commission, headed by John
F. Stevens, to-day issued to the Rus
sian public a report on the results Of
its inspection Of the Russian railroads,
including recommendation for re-
forms.
The report begins with acknowledge
ment that the commission has received
the full sympathy and support Of its
Russian colleagues. II declares that
the commission considers that Russian
railroads have excellent technical per-
sonnet and that many roads have a
good practical system OF management,
the extension OF which to other roads
is desirable.
The commission finds il necessary TO
recommend certain reforms in regard
to material and management, which al
ready have been successfully tried in
America. The first necessary reform
affects the traffic system, and involves
the employment of more powerful loco
motives and of freight cars of larger
carrying capacity.
The construction Of workshops at
lOI lut putting lDBtbutI
Of locomotives imported from the
United States is deemed necessary by
the commission. In all repair shops
work must continue uninterruptedly
twenty-four hours a day, thus enabling
reduction in the percentage of loco
motives out of use. II also will be
necessary TO take rational measures for
the acceleration and regulation of ex-
change of cars between the different
roads and for the speeding up Of the
system of loading.
The creation of a special state de-
partment. the chief of which will be an
inspector general responsible for see
ing that the whole network of roads Is
supplied with all necessary material
both for traffic and repairs and also
for the responsible distribution of such
material between the different roads, is
recommended by the commission. This
official must have the right to demand
the necessary material, and he himself
must take measures to insure its de-
livery.
The most imme diate problem. the
report goes on, is TO bring the railroads
into a condition which will insure an
adequate system of supply for the
army and civilian population. There
fore il is essential 10 increase the
available number of locomotives and
freight cars. On this point the COM
mission met with full agreement from
the Russian experts.
Chairman Stevens Immediately sent
q cablegram TO Washington requesting
that the construction of locomotives
and cars be undertaken at once. Inc
order, it is said, will require the in
crease of Americas credit to Russia by
safe. 900 900. In giving this order the
commission says it was guided not by
commercial considerations, but solely
nv the desire to afford Russia all pos
sible support in the common cause.
Yesterday 200 armed anarchists made
an appeal Of this sort at the headqusr-
ters of the Moscow regiment, urging
the soldiers first to release the anar-
chists imprisoned in the Winter Palace
and then to destroy the Marinsky Pal
ece. There were shouts for and against
the pIan Of the anarchist speaker, but
AZ the Conclusion of his speech the
troops voted against the proposal
The same group of anarchists oper-
eted with more success later at the
Headquarters of the 1st Machine Gun
Regiment, where the soldiers listened
with greater approval TO the anarchist
programme. and were on the point OF
marching TO release the imprisoned
anarchists when representatives OF tne
Executive Council arrived OPPORTUNITY