The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-08
ORDER Of MADOO
JOLT FOR HAWAII.
Elimination Of Railroad Literary
Bureaus Expected To Re.
duce Travel TO Islands

when President Wilson with a -four.
ish Of his pen took over the railroads
Of the United States and placed them
under government control, II meant the
end Of the great literary bureaus at
tached to TIE railroad systems and It
is likely that the expensive adyertis.
ing literature and the specialized ad.
yertisements designed to attract the
travelling public will be abandoned.
This may affect Hawaii directly.
Director General MeAdoo on Janu-
airy "a issued peremptory orders to all
railroad officers and directors to cut of
Immediately from their payrolls all
Legislative railroad lobbyists, super.
Pnnmerary lawyers, useless railroad lit,
erary associations, political payments,
and all passes, intrastate IS well as
interstate. ... p t. b.
AS practically every literary bureau
attached TO The leading railroad sys
tenn, including the Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific, G. q N. w. and many cen
tering in Chicago, made liberal men.
tion Of Hawaii in their advertising me
diums, the Islands may suffer in con.
sequence. f. .@- .R 'M+
Director General McAdoo would not
discuss hiG sweeping order but from
other sources, the broad hint was OBJ
tanned that the possibility Is very
strong that top-heavy boards Of direc.
tors also may be struck by the govern.
mental order. IT, -. =.
Several million dollars will be saved,
within the first year, by this drastic
step, Il Is estimated, ~ .i#" ~ y
Text Of Order oA n .a.- .a.t y.
The director generals order rends:'
y" General Order, No. g, January %,
1918. - y -
"To officers and directors Of railroad
companies: .N't g4 T. III
During the, period Of possession,
operation and government control of
the railroads, itsis necessary that Of.
ficers, directors and agents Of railroad
companies be very careful in the hand.
ling Of moneys, and In the dealing with
transportation matters. e, ..,.., l.
without attempting, at this time,
to give general directions, there are q
few matters involving the expenditure
of moneys, for purposes having no di.
rect relation to transportation, which
should receive immediate attention, as
well as the issuance of free transpor.
tation. -
at is ordered, therefore, that the
carriers, operating revenues shall not
be expended
ri. For the payment of agents, or
other persons, who are employed, in
any way, TO affect legislation.
"2. For the employment of attor-
neys, who are not actually engaged in
the performance Of necessary legal
work for the company, .. ........m.
.yts3. For the payment of expenses
Of persons, or agencies, constituting as
sociations of carriers, unless such assO-
Citations are approved in advance by
the director general.
ga. For any political purpose, or to
directly, or indirectly, influence the
election Of any person, or an election
affecting any public measure.
"5. Issuance Of free passes.
Recall Passes
l''No passes, or free transportation,
shall be issued by any carrier under
carrier, unless the issuance Of such free
transportation is expressly authorized
by the act Of congress entitled: AN
act to regulate commerce, approved
February 4, 1887, and AMENDMENTS there.
to-, and any such passes, or free trans
portation, heretofore issued, not in con.
formity with said act, must be re-
called. Fr
"This order applies to all carriers,
under federal control, whether inter
state, or intrastate."
Legal Payrolls Enormous
The payrolls Of many railroads in the
matter of legislation, it was explained,
have been enormous. Lawyers have
been retained in various capitals where
important legislation is pending, apd in
the United States capital, to exert their
influence for legislation favorable to
the railroads.
sprung up within the last few years,
chiefly for the purpose of presenting
the better side of the railroad situation
to the country through large advertise.
ments and widespread literature.
A few of them are valuable to the
director general and will be put under
his Office staff The others will be cut
off the payroll forwith.
Thousands of lawyers throughout the
country will be affected. Large stats
have been maintained in places where
the director general believes they have
been unnecessary.
The order chops off all political sub
scriptions or efforts to support any man
or party in any election.