Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-04
President in Special Mes.
sage Suggests Basis Of
Compensation.
FEDERAL FUNDS
MUST BE GIVEN
Wilson Says Financial Assistance is
Necessary 70 Nest Conditions Great
% BY War and For Erection Of New
Terminals Seeks Protection For
steekhoidsrs Large and Small and
For General Public.

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son soosy. N an ADDRESS TO q Joint
sesston OF congress, outlined his recon-
mendation FOR carving out government
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oin % carry out the presidents
ideas already had been prepared under
the supervision OF the department. Of
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4 - pVtn ~ house ana senate.
The president said that assumption
Of control Of the vast railway systems
Of the conntrv ..,s . very heavy -.
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eAistlns q circumstances would nave
been . much greater one. assumed
the lesser responsibility rather than the
weightler one.s
To suarantDe proper return to the
roads during the period OF government
operation, the president recommended
that congress provide, compensation at
the rate OF the same net operating In
bcome az the roads have received for
lt00 GEx86 NDI6GGOLUX u8CAlt years.
\ 70 provide for proper maintenance
pf roads ana their return to owners In
Mo same order a. when taken over,
;;1hS president recommended legislation
eo Ieo41 N u fhois upkeep. Lsegisla-
tim fo thlS SlIects IAN contained IN
g. tnietratt bills. which appro-
pirate = $6p0, ,OoO. 900 fund for govern
t1snt operation. ..;s
81 Only by government operation, the
president said. the unity necessary Tor
the country at this time could be OBJ
aimed. &. "a
The presidents laid special stress on
HE guarantee to the roads and their
stockholders, saying one Of the strong
arguments for assuming control Of the
roads at this time Is the financial argu-
ment:
Protsct Securities.
It - necessary that the value Of
railroad securities should be justly
protected, he continued, and that the
large financial operations necessary in
maintenance, upkeep and operation Of
the war should. during the war, be
wisely conducted In connection with
the financial welfare Of the country.
while the president in his address
laid stress on the importance OF prop
erly preserving properties for their re-
turn, the administrators dill provides
that government control shall continue
thruout the war and until the congress
shallS provide otherwise.
One section Of the proposed law, con-
sidered very significant, lays a heavy
penalty on anyone who impeded "pos-
session, use, operation or control Of the
roads. It il regarded as prec1uoing
i strike.
IN the house the bill was introduced
by Chairman Sims. OF the interstate
commerce committee, which will meet
Monday 70 consider ii.
I 4; III the senate II was introduced by
Nj. Smith, OF South Carolina.
Arteries 81 MobiIization.
Il Il "our duty 6 the representatives
81 the nation to do everything that is
necessary to secure the complete mobil-
isation Of the whole resources OF Amer
slca by a. rapid and effective means as
can be found. the president continued;
s.Tse transportation supplies all the
arteries Of mobilization. Unless it be
.5nnder i single ana unified direction.
fhe whole process BE the nations action
~ emharrassed.. s
The president outlined the efforts
that had been made 10 erect unifica-
;fion under tl,e vnluntarv action Of
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s,,..s IS vtar5 ..re.rordad Il ~ 4he s,,.ad
nromntlv and 1enerou.lv." he said.
ssThe xroup 81 railway executives