The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-27

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failure on IN" part az the railroads L
u..rrnrn their whrl' duty insofar, ms my
cnui,i NiIi,. hanlp red ~ they we're 'E
! legal r.Stri,tinHS
! "'rh" COMMITTEES ~ railroad "Xscu'
,:vrS." SID his siH:rnrni.
have. dom" ;hr utinnS' That /; was pos
s!h'- Tor ;h.ln lo d.. hur th"r" were
dItlicultie& they r"'ili,"r "pu'" "Sr"rH nor
: uri!iraliLa. ~ MGR" l"'''
. 10 ,!.rn IN, :uil authority 81 In" gov
cruu"ut mus, II" :,nh>r it''t"d.
Tic plan ~ control ass outlined In ~"
. urnrIa,natir.I and statement leaves niue:
: nnsnid ns 10 details hul III" genera
scheme ;r1"urS :" follow closely 'ht
british SrS,"m In i'.ugiond however,
eayrr,.:nrn, ;rri1ht * CARRIED free AZ
Tho gunrauir"ri earnings rrIwI"" AN 'il"'
,,,,.is amount az 'nru.'y !r"m ""'"H'''
.rcur funds whig, III IN" United STAT
,ha government Will nay FOR lis :r"iEh'
As In thu. past and Will stand rs ii'''
II Increased freight tariff" II they hr'
found lr "a" necessary.
Presidents Statement.
Aside from ia" Fr"S td"ntS S'H'en'eh
thor" was un comment III IN" cnpi'a' 80
,,lvh: ON III" governments M"T". 800
rr,rry McAdnn DECEIVED 80 be qN"'"'t
ana members az the railroads. war hoN'"
said they would hay" no statement ~
r:alsc until TOMORROW.
The Presidents statement follows:
IT navr exercised III" powers oT"F
tho TRANSPORTATION systnmS nf IN" co"h-
Try which wore granted m" by &c aci
OF congress Of .NUSnst. 1917. "rraNS" i
has hncoml. nuu"rariv"iy necessary i"r
mo 10 do 50. THIS Is n war Of r"s"hN'"S
,hor ~ men, and IL Is necessary I"'
~. rorp'etc mobilization -: "ur re-
sources that The transTortat ion system :
errlnvnd nudrr single authority and
Of ;hn country should hr organized ana
a aIn,nrlrIeS method Of r0-ordtnatin"
which have not proved possible nnd"r
,,riluta management and control. I'"'
rornit,"r Of railway executives wh7
have henn cooperating with the GOV
ornlnnnt in this all-!mportant lna''";
hnv> done the almost that IL was pos
siuln for Them 10 do; have done II WEIR
pntr!ottr zeal and With great h'iilt|
iu, there were difficulties that tr"%
could neither escape nor n"u'raliT"
,'nmplerr unity Of administration IN ~
,rcG-nt circumstances Involves upon oc-
casiur and at many points " serious "'H
location Of earnings. nnH IN" commute"
was, 81 course. without power ~ author
,t,- 70 rc-nrrance charges "r eject pro-
rrr coynpcrsntinrs and adjustments or
earnings Several roads which wore
willingly mud with Adr"irnh!" Pnh'l'
snirI1 accepttnC the orders Of IN" com
nittee, have nlrnndr suffered tr"h
those circumstances ard ahorItd not s"'
rr,In.irnd 70 suffer- further. In NOR"
fairness ~ them tho full authority *
I'M, - - Z
'rh. government itsalf will thorrhy gain
,n Immense :nrraaS" of efficiency IL III
conduct nf tho war and Of tho innumnr-
able activities up~E which It's success
rul cnnduc, depends.
The public interest must be first
served and, in addition, the financial In
forests Of the government and tho imam
rIal interests Of tho railways must h"
brought uder p common direction. IN"
financial opcra tions Of IN" railways
need not then Interfere with III" borrow
!ngS Of the government and thcy ther;
selves can no conducted a. 4 greater nd-
vantage. Investors IN railway securi-
ties may rest assured that THAR rights
and interests will be as scrupulously
looked after by tho government rs rh"E
could hc by tho directors q: The Sor"Ia!
=.
~casscn,b!.ng ~ congress. I SrHil rccoai-
mend that thcs" definite Eunrauines r"
given: r!rs.. - course. 'hli tn. railway
properties Will he snain'aiuod during the
period cs federal control IS as good re-
pair ard as complete "ql!irm"n, as when
taken oyer hr 'hr gov"rnmFnt md soc
md. thar III" roads shall! r""rjve TO-
operating !nCnm. .quaIng IN each ca~"
~ h.t n
years preceding Jun" 10. 1917; md I
am entirely confident that m" congress
will lie disposed in This case. as in
others 20 500 ,hnt Justice Ia conc Mnd
full security insured 10 tho ownnrs and
creditors 90 thr crcHt syatens which
tho government must now uso under its
own direction or disc suffer serious on
barraSsmsnt.
agreed that all tho circumstances holm:
aiken into conaidcra ton. thA best TO
suits cnn hn Obtained under tho !rnmn-
date executive direction OF Tho TIunor-
Abie William G. McAdno who's" practi-
cal experience peculiarly fits HIN for
the service and whose authority Az Sac
Rotary Of tho treasury VIII cnnhl" him
70 coordinate MS no other man could
tho many financial inrer"stS which Will
be Involved and which might. unless
systematically directed. suffer very rln-
harrassing rntnnglcnlnnts
The government Of tho United
States Is tho only great guv"rnm"n,
now engaged In tho war which has not
already assumed control Of this sort. !;
WIS thought 10 he In III" spirit nC inr"!,
lean institutions To nttcrnpt IN DO eV"ry-
. thing that WIS necessary through l"i.
Vatn management and IT. zeal and nhtii."
and pnrlo;ic motive could hay" accom-,
pitsh"d the necessary mntric'tI"ri ~ nd
ADMINISTRATION. il would certainty have
been accomplished; but n" ::"nl rr nhili'r
could overcome lRsuporahln obstacles
md have deemed Il my duty - r"rrc
nizo that fact In all cnndnr nnv Hint /.
il demonstrated and to use withnu; re-
servo the great authority rep"srh it M.
A great national neccaSity dictatrt ia.
action and I was th"refnr" mt n, I'M.
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