The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-24
GLASS IS SPOKEN OF
 AS M'ADOO SUCCESSOR
Major GeoetaI Goethsla is Discussed as Probable Successor to MT McAdoo as Director General or Railroads mcAdoo May Be Heard On Railroad Question Later.

Washington, Nov 23.--William c. McAdoo's resignation as head of the treasury and railroad administrators prccipitated discussion today on tho future status of railroads, an issue which had been somewhat dormant up to the present. Indications were tliat a result of his retirement would be to throw inlD congress and into public discussion much sooner than otherwise the issue of whether the government operation is to continue indefinitely, whether this will be ex- tended to government ownership, or whether the roads will be restored 10 private management, with some sort of federal revision 10 permit their continued pooling and unified operation
 Speculation as 70 ,Alr. n,AleAdo0s successors, however, took equal rank with the discussion of the future policy toward the railroads.
 For the position as secretary of the treasury, Representative Carter Glass of Virginia, chairman of the house banking and currency committee. K known 10 be under serious consider ation Friends of Mir Glass say ho has a reputation for being q close student and constructive thinker on financial subjects and for executive ability !n a number of private enter prises
 For director general of railroads there appears to be much more doubt of the presidents selection. Such q man as Major General w. Goethals is wanted, it was stated today,-ii man with executive ability, not close ly connected heretofore with railroad management, who could view prob lems from the public standpoint and at the same time could direct the staff and organization already built up by Mir McAdoo.
 On the new director general of rail- reads, whoever he may be, will de- velope the task of guarding the roads through the adjustment period.
 Upon the policies of the new rail- road director will depend largely whether the government shall con- tinuc combining tho railroads into q homogeneous un't, or begin the breaking up" process in preparation for resumption of private control
 From the presien't selections, oO servers believe may be determined to q large degree, the attitude of the administration on the railroads fu ture.
 This is enc reason why the picking of q new director general Is regarded as fraught with such unusual slgnifl cancc
 Although Mr McAdoo will retire to private life his friends say he has no thought of refraining from expressing his ideas on governmental policies from time to time Partic- ularlv will he remain interested in tho railrQad question, and those iE close touch with Mir. AIcAdoo would moi be surprised to sec him come forward ip few months with specific recommendation for the nations consideration of the railroad issue. MT. McAdoo is said by his friends to look with d!sfayor on restoration of individual railroad competition and there have been many reports that eventually he would advocate com piete government ownership, to be effected by exchange of government bonds for railroad securities.
 Formally and officially, however, Mir. MoAdoo never has indicated this attitude.