The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-03
CONTROL RAILS
FOR THREE YEARS
Uncle Sam Must Operate Rail
ways Of Nation for Some
Time to Come, or
Quit at Once.
ULTIMATUM BY HINES
New Director General Points Out
Why Extension Period is Ne
cesssy as
Test

TBy RAYMOND Clappe-. United Press
star Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-GoFeEn-
meut railroad control must Be eIlend
ed for al least three years o.
shelved at once.
This is the Eltima1um laid down 10
day By walker D. Hines cireclot g.
erai Of railroads He proposed -
wear extension period as
! mise because OF bitter oppos1-lol -
congress to the recent aFe rear r0'1-1-
uaendation OF Wm- G. McAdoo
IN anr event Hines declared WEs-
he faced the senate interstate cS--l'
,nerca committee TO-DAY. the prasa-
Twerrv-ona month limit on goTe
,,ent operation is tnEole-a5!a-
had IN mind the resolution i1tro,c 1cesa
bY Senator Cannins TO g-evenL sss--I
~ ,f,e railroads 20 p-iTate co1l-Os Dc
fore that limit expires
H;nes came ont traakly against goF-
ernmeu- Ownership, but earnestly aP
realed for adoption for e ave Eezl
test period
He rayors pirate operation o. q
fe~ COMPANIES Under = P-oass qua
rantee and strict government rezlia-
ton.
n think three rear extension
<oUfa accomplish q great 1Sa1 70
move the difficulties which are I-ahsI
ent in the twenty-one uoosns PAL.
time 1nld the senate c0ZD.H1se-
ar~ran +rrea wears would segrsga-s
~nd snrsad ozr and IN part c5ss12a1s
{ the rrnfayorz5ls, and the Psycnoaosical
@ac.o-~ which under the Ewenryo0e
,r,onrhs, uisn promise 10 converge go
~ do the narsmEu damage 10 ras
public service.
.aIao the three rear extension
-rfs,Id give opportunity fo- lesisiA-
Ron Immediately following instead o.
Immediately preceding Eas pTes%
tiaI election"
.Pr,r- he added, 81 belisve the nTe
wear extenr5oa would De m1c1 pelIe.,
because il woaId give added srznnty-
Hines. realizing that tbs plan faces
wsfesU-ead cpposfttoa among ooAn
par4tes in congress, argued from every
possible angie for its adoption
-T7ufess rsasooS5ss EXTENSION
srasi ke granted II viii De contrarT 90
the public interest 70 hoa1 Iae !zl
roads tor The fzu rEeaty-oas 1o1EAz,
Hines declared
I'VE hzd better te@1aTe t1s COZ
srste-a o. ne saos1id EE1szc -es Gle
-ro1 song enrouEA % admit q * z-ae-
ouzee opyorzzniry u aSOEt -z-1rzz@
a-S -,aw system which VIA -ss-4T
hiring sno1t T,s-lsns11 sd ---2E1--
Tno@etai reports e. -Gs -s-l-Is-c a.
vatrss4-z-sen are -nR- unless Ca-g-s-ss
votes Al srslEIo- { Er-oc-ta---<--s--1
s-f1I be Issued Il Na-c1 E-----g Il
rrsadz tax about june 81
Fears q -gzt-pad szsc--rss t1c
others that prompt rs-uI VIZ -sS---
sn chaos am financial logs Fe-=
scouter ~ Hines
I'VE can GuiT assume z caste e-a1-
6st.cu by s-sszrI-zg re LEIs-E-a1s cSt1-'
-uerca COMMISSION wpIIa a-2E . T@
form SIS functions" 1s sTII'sz--s-
arzcEtrg L1e g51--uztsE1CFzs JrS'sfJ@
al for increased SroEsrE lGoez saz1
present laws gre sDEIie EsosE p . Pre-
se-ve eIfy1ag rates Zuc so- S2.i-1sLz-s
them 20 1ee- lzzlsGGsas EEsoszsEz--s:
ehoz,;t government operation - E--fsa
doned. P-~-EE- 3u1-zE-zss -a1es cosl.
We set zsads & tsve- q -cs zsg-E
ones. Hines believed
Il vToz.d ADVISE ne -I-ass1e-st IL
snv -elsr5Ezsk-r~e-g made gzgEt .
he On reaso-s51s -g-los zr< Il & LG'
and o-Sey2T EzS-ze- El-sE azal-
Il believe sLa- u-5szE co1gE-f=
through = mistake 1solscT 1ae-
selves create Z -s5LesE- g-z-s Q
alarm, e resso-z.ss s1S 1-1s-2,
transition bark % private -s-zgt
rnent could D. made z t1s -su fen
months wi-ho1. stGt+&c2zl lsEEs
lion as well as Il coulc -15s- RI
legislation that IS likely . - =.
tanned.
'I confess l can gee 70 -ezsg
whatever why this control saO-5
continue simply for the pa-pos@ {
protecting the railroads from IN 2
legged chaotic condition"
Hines announced his stand OF Y
question Of government ovneTship-
81 do not personally believe
government ownership" he e
planned. 81 believe there can be
form of radically reconstructed p
rate ownership with such close 20
eminent supervision, including 20
eminent representations on boar
of directors, as will give the pub
and labor all the benefits OF COVER
ment ownership and at the sar
time avoid the political difficult
which perhaps are inseparable frc
governmental ownership"
Nevertheless. Hines said he war
a fair test made.
I'VE know that large body Of t