Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-02
ORDER BENEFITS
IOWA SHORT LINES
coNGREssMEN FROM HAWkEYE
STATE PLEASED WITH ACTION
OF HOUSE.
ALL LINES NOW UNDER
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
Will Receive Same Treatment as Ac-
corded Trunk Lines and Legitimate
Business Of Which Short Lines Were
Deprived Now viii Be Turned Their
Way.
rBy e. G. Dough ertY.l

Washington, uly Iowa members
of congress are rejoicing over the ac-
ton Of the house in passing a resolu-
ton placing the short line railroads
under the Jurisdiction OF the federal
railroad administration. Heretofore
short lines, many of which are located
in Iowa, have been Disseminated
against by the railroad administration
because of the fact that they were not
included in the list of roads taken over
by the government
The resolution adding the short lines
to the jurisdiction OF the federal gov
eminent will result In q greater use of
these important arteries than has been
the case in the past and thus result in
saving many of them from bankruptcy,
Iowa congressman asserted.
Green Leader in Fight.
Judge Green, Of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict, has been one Of the strongest
supporters Of the idea of having the
federal government control the short
lines. He vigorously resented the ac-
ton Of the railroad administration on
the floor OF the house, Saturday. for
what he termed to be allure to protect
the smaller roads. and characterized
the failure to be nothing short of vio-
lation Of the law, as he assisted in
writing the measure and was largely
responsible for insertion of the pro
vision that short lines be given the
same treatment as trunk lines.
The passage of the resolution will
mean that no longer will the short
lines be deprived of mach Legitimate
business to which they have been en-
titled and that the routing Of freight
hereafter will not be sent on wide de-
tours over trunk lines at the expense
of the smaller contributaries.
Accept Hearst's Hospitality.
Iowans will be on the junket from
Washington TO New York as the guests
of William Randolph Hearst, who has
invited members of both houses to at
tend the July celebration in Gotham.
! All the delegation. however, win not
itake advantage of the hospitality Of
the New York editor, which is termed
/ by the New York Tribune as "a
camauflage Of loyalty, the paint Of
/ which is composed Of the respectable
I iiy duu VI Tie IIitCu
States congress, IS being prepared for
William Randolph Hearst by busy
agents IN Washington The Tribune
has been conducting vigorous cam
paign against Hearst, whose journals
have been strongly against the war
previous to Americas entrance into
the conflict, and since have only half
heartedly supported the administra-
tons war program.
Those who were on-committal on
going were of course in the majority
among the Iowa representatives, but
few gave good reasons for and against
their attendance.
II have never taken a free ride from
anybody and will not in this case"
was the way Congressman Ra.mseyer
refused the invitation and opportunity
of being paraded with an alleged pro-
German sympathizing editor.
Congressman Green, Of the Ninth
Iowa, justified his going in these
words: 81 haven't any place else to
go and thought would help Hearst
spend some Of his surplus funds"
iowans Decline invitation.
Representative Sweet, Of the Third
Iowa, declined the invitation on the
ground that he was busy preparing for
his trip abroad. Mr. Sweet is one of
those who would not have accepted the
invitation in any event. however, as
he has often expressed himself as not
in sympathy with the utterances of
the New York American editor.
"The taking Of a trip at the expense
of any private Individual or corpora :
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