The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-25

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Our Government releofaphs.
Tle praedcnt has sSercd Che Joint
tostiliiun authorizing him tp take
owes eanN telegraph telephone. marine
cAl.M ur iAdio sXstsm or sYsioinf, ut
AMY fnft thcrrut" That ls lose sweep
lnt sham tho provision fur taking oNrt
iii, niwaNs hri rostmaNior General
luflaaan is reported 90 nave made
nf.ps .atinne for action ae thorough ns
nrentt The goAeinneni found Tea
sans .oi not iisnr Az The railway u
mieil +. but Ia regards tcicEitrhs any
eeentt 10 mean "uli" six mouths nave
i,nssa without complete agreement
regarding ihe railway operating son
tAct whith WAS much moif closely
oHtllhal than the Telegraph and tcle
phone resolution. 80 STANDARD rrtufn
s 0xnd for the telegraph and it has
i.on said somewhat hloumiiA as WASH
itefuu that twenty five wears ~ liti
ration wlii rot settle the meaning ni
~mst CONDENSATION" Go me owners nf
thc telegraph lines
THE owners wc imagine would hc
,he inst 90 protest aralDsi the as
sumption ni control and operation hf
tha government To othris govern
mcnt telegraph operation VII moi
tnme as am unmixed boon fu the tnN-
payers ii menus q burden riNaiinH that
SO the fiiiwaNs To users 90 the icl"-
graphs IL means such Limitation ~
service ss bias been already cNrefi-
enccd on ihr railways "a the rcduc-
tlan ~ facilities and insfeasc Of r"ies
'ro tho OPERATIVES 10 means passing un-
.tIlI IRA ID
hN them for cause from then point ~
Wow
80 sufficient reason las been aid
anccd Tor rlskinE these troubles The
sv4f,ma "a he tasen over haNc not ifccn
ohstiucted IN their administration by
laws and regulations. az the railways
were Thcn finances we"s not SO dcs
petatc their facilities wei, not $50 IN
equal 90 Demands upon them. There
wae mo- such deiiheratien as was
worthy uf billion dollar operation
Eut the country rs IN fof d.
All least n might be hoped that the
rui nrnmrnt would proceed in "a manner
resenibhnN TINT imposed upon public
abilities under government regulation
The Enicfgcnct Shirbuilding Corpora
tion was started Independently as au
entity complete iu itself and with
methods of accounting which WIFI lct
10 bee kurwn what the costs are. Tho
Food Administration Grniu Corpora
tinn .a another precedent There Is
noW Undef consideration IS proposal Tor
d 800 uHO 900 corporation for assist
qnc. to Nussia nndcr government ans-
prcs There h. the more reason for
( pressing tnis point OF accounting be-
4 clause the rostnffiee department is SO
3 "a. r..
I one r. in position 20 SAY what II costs
/ and profits arr, not even the depart
meui itself The department has
/ claimed profits but never has had
! them certified by amy outside account
aui Critics have alleged deficits run
ming al ~ $50 400 0Go and with such
1 plausihiiiy That the present postmas-
tef general thought itriudent 20 make
I formal dcniai Dissatisfaction with
! the present postal service mas boen 50
! formally ana influentialiv expressed.
aud Justified hy sacts thai there is
small ground for hope of hetterins the
! wir, services.
! No particular criticism OF the pres
ant postal administration s intended
on the contrary nothing more = sn-
/ tended THAN Is expressed in report or
| the Joint congressional committee that
no uostoffice had been managed with
ont export advice Tor q. century, and
/ thai efficiency can mover be cApertcu
util there Is change of methods. IN
I he committees words
20 ndvr such system large rail-
uld commercial on industrial business
! WOULD inevitably 80 into hankrupteN.
] md the uusiofficc has aNcrted thar
I fato oulN because Tie United states
/ rrcasuis has been available to meet
deficiencies.
rn tuin the wcll-' managed wine seiV
! ices over Go tho pustpfflce in the hopcs
| pf good results respecting iahur OF
profits 40 services is triumph OF hope
and theory over facts and experience
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