Arizona republican., 1918-01-08
INDEFINITE CONVEYANCE
 OF RAILROAD CONTROL IS
 ATTACKED IN U. s. SENATE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-The ad- ministration bill to regulate govern ment management of railroads was subjected to it's first attacks today at the capitol.
 Resolutions were introduced in the senate seeking to amend the section providing for indefinite continuance of government control by providing for automatic return to private control after the war. The basis of compensa- tion on the earnings of the three years ending June 30 last was criticized be- fore the senate interstate commerce committee by Julius Kruttschnitt chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific, who suggested instead the two and a half year period between July 1, 1914, and December 3l, 1917, arguing that earnings for 1915 were below normal.
 The house interstate commerce com | mittee tomorrow will hear Interstate Commerce Commissioner Anderson ex- 1 plain the measure.
 The railroad administration devoted | itself today to executive measures to | clear. up congestion on eastern rail- roads, MT. McAdoo appealed to peo- pie of the United States to observe next week as freight moving week" | through an organized movement to un- load cars and turn them back from | terminals. In anticipation of govern ment assistance in railroad financing, 1 roads were instructed to report imme- l diately the amount of capital they need for the coming year.
 Before the senate committee MT. Kruttschnitt, who was a member of the railroads war board, stated em- | phatically he. believed the stockhold- CTS of the Southern Pacific would not be satisfied with a return after the war | such as the government might guar antee during the war, no matter what period was selected. He thought they would accept it as a patriotic duty during the war, but afterwards would want to revert to the management ef- fective before the president took charge.
 Alfred F. Thom, general counsel fol the railroads executive council, urged that whatever action is taken should come quickly. MT. Kruttschnitt vii continue on the stand tomorrow.
 MT. McAdoo's statement on a con- certed movement to clear congestion said:
 T wish to appeal to the people ot
 
 beginning January IA and ending Jan uary 21 as freight moving week ant earnestly request the governors O the various states, the public uGlitie: commissioners, the mayors of citie. and towns, the state councils of ma , tional defense, the federal and stat, food and fuel administrators, thu chambers of commerce and other busi ness organizations, business men ant shippers generally, trucking compan l ies and all railroad employees concerned
 to organize locally and make a su
 preme effort during this week to un load freight cars, to remove freigh from railroad stations and to clear tn . docks for a more efficient operation 0 | the railroads of the country. An earnest and united pull all alon, the line will achieve wonders in thi : direction. We can help ourselves an 5 relieve an immense amount of suf fering if we attack the problem vigor l ously and in the true spirit of co 8 operation" Q Immediately after the freight nov
 ing week" the new high denrurrag g ! rates ordered by the director genera t will go into effect.
 0 Milder weather in the east helped to . day to send freight moving faster bu a snowstorm in the middle west cause r a serious tie-up.