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New Director General
Agrees With His For
mer Chief. {,
plREcToRs| LEARN
.|" KEYNOTE OF PLAN
Assistant Placed in Full Operation
of, Railway Lines Under Govern
i ment Control--Belieye Five Year &
Plan Now Being Agitated is
Best Solution. szss,

lest SoiutIon. Ezi
z Washington, Jan. 11.-The ..poli-
cies of Walker D. Hines, newly. ap.
pointed director general Of railroads,
will be advocacy of a five year con- I
tinuation Of government control or
early relinquishment1 of the roads to
private control unless y congress
promptly enacts remedial legisla-
ation. ,s:.lg IS s va
"Mr. McAdoo's policies are my
policies and I intend to carry them I
out through the existing railroad Or
ganization," he telegraphed today to-
regional directors Immediately after,
announcement Of his appointment B
which was made by President Wilson
by cable and on recommendation Of
Mr.. McAdoo. The new director gem
eral also declared for q square deal
for labor, fair treatment Of railway
owners and patrons and closer under
standing between the public and the /,
government on railroad questions. @
Before the senate interstate COM
merce committee, which is conduct,
ing hearings on railroad elegisla lation, Z,
Mr. Hines probably next week viii
make an effort to show the govern
ment's difficulties in supervising the
railways with the control period linn
|, ted to Fl months. AS assjs. ~ = ! 81 u
rector general he advised Mr. Nc
Adoo during the formulation of the
recommendation for five year extern
tion Of federal management and
many other policies Of the e railroad Z
administration have been based on
his recommendations. He was called
in. as Mr.. McAdoo's principal assist
ant Immediately after the govern
ment, took charge of the railways 4
year ago. -. -. T.. s.
Mr.. Hines. first, official act today
was to delegate the railroad adnain-
;stration case in the New York ma.
me workers. strike to the war labor
board for settlement. In a state.
ment he pledged himself to ga square
deal for labor with not only un-
grudging but sincere and cordial
recognition Of it's partnership in the
railroad enterprise" I,
Later he discussed his policies with
callers. The idea Of combini:'f X tSS
several hundred private lines into
rew federalSconcerns has been con-
':dered by Mr.. Hines, but he said the
questions relating to that subject
we're so numerous and perplexing it
t,'v3s confusing. to try even to list
ther. He believes, however,t'it will
be an advantage to have the railroad
problem discussed during the next
presidential campaign basing this on
he feeling that sentiment of the
nation is not sufficiently crystalized
10 permit congress to. enact legisla!s
Sion that would be satisfactory.
The director eeneral said he favor
ID discussion and testing Of federal
control over 2 period that would
give needed. Information to the coun-
try. after which congress would be
: able TO act with greater safety. While
> advocated immediate return of
he railroads to their owners. if the
'onsicn is rot granted, Mr.. Hines
r>;... - the possible labor diI::ul-
Ties and ... "ial problems of the
oals as arst~.l :~a;na, =f.5 H'..::..
CL2 .:.F.-~
Old man .:.s',.., led
to his room for the p .. days,