Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-03-14
u. S. CONTINUES IN
CONTROL OF ROADS
Hines viii Endeavor to Avoid Re-
duction of Forces.
RATES NO TO BE RAISED
Order Granting Reduced Passenger
Fares TO Officers, Enlisted Men
and Nurses OF Army and Navy
is Approved by Him.

Washington, March 6.-The govern
ment has no immediate intention OF
relinquishing control of railroads as
a result of the failure of congress 10
appropriate funds for the railroad ad-
miniStration. Director General lines
stated.
Mr.. Hines also explained that every
effort would be made to continue OPP
erations as usual. to avoid laying OIL
employees and to finance the railroads
through private loans or through au-
vances from the war finance corpora
ton.
Although the railroad admlnlstra-
tons program of capital expenditures
for extensions, Improvements ana new
buildings may be modified, the govern
ment will try to continue the projects
planned through the next few months'
The railroad administration MI
Hines said did not contemplate rals-
ing rates rs q means of dealing with
it's financial predicament.
Statement of Mr.. Hines.
Referring to the congressional stu
alton resulting in failure to approprF
ate funds, Mr.. Hines said:
'"This unexpected result puts upon
the director general the necessity Tor
devising radically different methods
of dealing with the extremely dlfhcuit
situation. I approach the matter in
the spirit and with the purpose OF
finding ways to meet the requirements
and to avert financial embarrassment
and industrial depression.
at would be improper to minimize
the difficulties of the situation. but L
believe that the very difficulties them
selves will result in obtaining patri-
otic cooperating of all business inter-
ests involved. including the railroad
corporations and equipment companies
and other producers of material. and
the bankers.
At the moment there is no occasion
to discuss the question of relinQuiSh-
ment of the railroads. MY first pur-
pose is to try to solve the problem in
other ways
81 am not prepared at the moment
to outline sDecific plans because nn-
merous methods must be devised for
dealing with different phases of the
subject and each will require its sep
arate study and perhaps Senarate
plan of cO-ODeration. But / believe
that on the part of all responsible in
terests affected there will he a prompt
response to my own definite purpose
of finding way to meet the difficulty.
and, do not believe anyone should
give way to alarm on account of the
condition which has been so uneXpect-
edlv produced
"1he treasury Department and the
war finance cornoration are cO-operat-
ing in the matter with the utmost
cordialitv."
Anoroves Low Rate to Soldiers.
Orders of the railroad aGministra-
ton granting reduced passenger fares
to officers enlisted men and nurses of
the army. navy and marine corns were
held justified today in n tentative
report to the Interstate commerce com
mission hy an attOrne-' examiner. who
investigated n cOmnlaint filed by VIII
liam f. Golden. as a private individual
contending unlawful discrimination.
"The commission is without power
TO PASS upon the property of claSsi-
fications end rP"ulations governing
passenger fares which apply exclusive
" TO class of travellers over whom
the president. as commander in chief
of the army and navy. has supreme
authority" the investigator said.
Limitations upon rates and prac-
tees initiated by the president do not
amply when they are prescribed and
nromulcated for the exclusive use of
the military or other forces over
which as commander in chief he has