Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-12-12
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perlonoe Is worth a ton OF theory
There are those who may say
that an extension of five years for
such tost will mean government
ownership Personally ] do not bee
lioyo 90 Bat whether such test
would indicate that the ultimate so-
luton shall be government ownership
or modified form OF private owner
ship under effective Federal reign,
should not cause us 90 hesitate or
refuse 90 sct
! II cougross does not extend the
tine Tor government control. said
Mr. hcAdoo the railroads should Dee
turned To private management "af
the earliest possible moment
Difficultirs g., ming Up
pra rticnl difficulties OF continuiu b
government operation under eAis
ing authority bee pointed out are
the growing conflicts of authority
4 between state and federal iurlsdlc-
ton iuadeguacv OF the half billion
dollar reyoiyiug fund for f.nauc.ug
Improvements inability 20 fore.
Railroads 90 pay for cars and loco
motives withou, litigation. and 20
/ Icruiro CRIMINAL improvements.
President Wilson iu his recent al-
dress to ..uerc-t said he was JnabIc
ITO decide shat should L. done with
the railroads and asked congress o.
/ take up Tho question FOR Discussion
, Immediately u, declared that un-
less action was flrthcomluy ho would
b De- forced 'n turn hack the roads tu
f. private management
Acting under this plan. the rail
road administration has been pre-.
garlng 90 relinQuish control ~ the
railroads. and 10 VAS the General
| understanding that the admiuistra-
/ tion would wait two or three months
before actually starting the deil1-
tuishment proceeding 90 give con
sress chance Co act Recent de-
velompents have shown the difficulty
- determining the final policy al
this time. however. according 90 rail
road administration officials
Upon the efficiency " the trans
portation machine in America. said
M NcAdoo depends Iu great meas
ure the future prosperity of the ma
| Hon Involved 10 this prosperity O..
| The extension o' our foreign trade
| We produce SO much more than We
consume that markets must D.,
found for that surplus These mark.
"a are thC competitive markets of
DC world We mus, De- slle t0 eutei
herr upon oqual-terms with any 9th.
-r nation our Transportation sy.t e,r
both on i7ud and water must there
'ore fun rtioa A. tho highest point a'
efficiency and AZ rho lowest po ..
cost n 49,. Gro to C0t urr r0ls.n.
bic ami lair share ~ tho wu-IIs
trade and in turn be- able 90 keol
@ prosperous conicaf.d and hapl,
population Al home
Would Invite Failure
Ito attempt 90 continue fedora
control uHtor the Inadequate prorIs
Ions Of che present federal r0rtro
net AMI Cor The very brief period
authorize would he t1 mulupls .g
/ diitcu'f.e and invite failure d.
The Other hand am convinced iron
the experience ~ the past wear. tfr
the return % the railroads to the o..
competitive conditions will Dc hurt
iul alike 90 the public interest an.
10 the railroads themselves. Thi
course. however will bring iswe
, evils In its train than the uusluefa,
cory, ID MOI impotert. federal .uu
' rol prov idod FOR by the present ati
The raI.rU dis were taken Oyef as
war mea ure They have been upa-
b. ltei during tHe pes year ful The par
amount purpose 90 winning The way
! think 90 VII DO genpra ID almue
hat the war service has been sue
cossiu'iv rendered ,ul su sure tUa
experience W great vaIl, aud beHpf
. h1s been gained. nor only for O..
public bat Tor me railroads them
selves during this bre test"