Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-23
Outlook Is None Too
Bright For Return To
Wall St. Rail Bossing
(By Milton

Washington, Feb. 23.--I don't say
that he will do it-nobody knows
what his whole program is-but If Di-
rector Genera McAdoo wants to, the
chances arc that he can 80 scramble
the railroads of this country in the
next year Or so that all the judges
and all the lawyers in America can't
u~nscran1ble them. That is unless they
want to Iitigate until the cows come
home. -
The answer would be, continued
government control. if not plain IN
adulterated government ownership.
There are neutrality-suspicious. at Capt..
tail Hill h are s0t frightened ~
vision Of government ownership. 10
responsive to the twitchins of Wall
Streets pocket nerve that they are
moving heaven M earth to have the
railroad control bill fix a very definite
time when the roads shall 80 back to
private ownership. -
But every once in a while some
amendment is proposed which takes
quite the other angle. SO that all in
street control Of the railroads is not
any too bright.
For instance. there is one proposal
which provides for the pooling Of all
railroad funds and the purchase of
new property upon joint account.
Even without this amendment, the
chances are that the cash and bank
balances to the credit Of each Of the
roads will o o be taken owe by Nc
Addo. lie has addressed a letter to
the president Of each road askinG for
detailed reports upon this matter.
The cash will undoubtedly be taken
over and placed in a revolving fund"
A scheme something like a b6nk
clearing house will he devised where
nv. u 5SsstAfA ~ A~~liko ,-I l.I.sA- f~u
leach railroad will he in use.
The gentlemen who are 80 eager to
force into the bill a. definite date for
the rettxn of the roads to private
ownership have seemingly overlooked
one important point. If the period Of
federal control. fixed by act, Of On
sress. should terminate during a re-
ing to do but hand the properties back
to their owners, unless tho president
Had previously called a special ses-
sion for the purpose.
The result is the roads would prob
ably slide back to private control on
the late fixcd by law and chaos would
result.
The d~irectorates would find the roll
ing stock and especially engines scat
tered throughout the country and in
use. by rival roads,. Their cash funds
would probably be tied up in a corn-
MOI bank or banks with the balances
Of other roads.
There would be endless quantities
Of things h a had been purchased
have to be adjudication ana adjust
ment as 20 ultimate disposal Of this
property. }
DAVID FohBTELLs THE KAISER.
Psalms. y, GOAL.
such as to II at peace with him; he
hath broken his covenant.
The words Of his mouth were
smoother than butter. but war was IN
his heart: his words were softer than
oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Any gentleman who conceive it a
patriotic duty to grab axes ana ret out
cord wood for the winter Of 191S.19
should be given special privileges by
any national. state or township gov
eminent with any sense Of Initiative
whatever.
Slam has put out for home use a.
porcelain money. Trust the lady IN
the kitchen to break q dollar.
RuYnAniA IL certainly In tho Acuts
angle between l1ades. Texas, deep Wa.
ter. and the tror works.
It Il. pretty sure that Germany will
not give up any territory during Lent.
Seed catalogues make good reading
by the hfeside. Meantime there is
the fuffy white stuff spread over the
garden.
Admiral Won Slaughter IL downcast.
The two women on the Tuscahia es-
cApsd death.
Flight dandelion- greenless MondAys
Will now be observed without conn-
plant. @
Meanwhile the snowshovel is st.
ting a considerable rest.
A nu1dn OF L1Fh.
O.. white i live. to be the ruler Of IifS
not d slave.
TO meet life ~ a powerful conauerey.
No fumes--no enui---no more conf
plants, Or scornfuIl criticisms.
Watt Whitman. :