Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-10
WIRES BACK TO OWNERS.
Orders Issued Thursday to Be Effect
i've Immediately.

OrQoTS tSSu0O tHuToody W SS shSSs
i've Immediately.
telegraph and telephone companies
whose lines have been controlled and
operated by the government since last
August 1, were ordered by Postmaster
General Burleson to resume immediate
ly operations for their own account.
The postoffice department, however,
under terms of Mr.. Burleson's order
retains a measure Of control Of the
services, pending final legislative action
by congress.
Regulations prohibiting discrimina-
tion against wire employees because
of union affiliations. maintaining ex-
isting rates and charges and instruct
ting companies to keep special ac-
counts to facilitate cost settlement
between themselves and the govern
ment are retained in effect under. the
order issued by the postmaster gen.
eral.
Mr.. Burleson accompanied the order
with a statement giving the reason
which impelled him to take the action.
He asserted that the president having
recommended the return to the prop
critics, the senate interstate commerce
committee having indicated that I'M
mediate return was advisable and the
house committee having through hear
ings manifested a desire for action to-
ward that end, he felt 1t his duty to
return operative control to the various
private owners.
1.-THE president having recommend
ed the return Of the wire system and
the control of the owning companies
with certain legislation designed to
stabilize their operation" Mr.. Burle-
son said, "apd the senate committee
having taken action looked to their
immediate return and the house COM
mittee in its hearings on the proposed
legislation having indicated concur
renee in the suggested immediate re-
turn with or without legislation so
recommended, I feel it my duty to now
return actual control Of operations to
the companies.
Some days ago directed the neces-
sary orders to be prepared to accom-
plish this and have today issued same.
These orders do not effect questions OF
rates and finance with which the con-
gress may determine to deal. The rates
now in force and the financial rela-
tions between the government and the
companies and the order of October 2,
1918, prohibiting discrimination be-
cause of union affiliation will continue
unless the congress in its Sisdom may
decide to change them or the 'emer-
gency' is terminated by the proclama-
ton of peace.
"By the action taken. however, the
wire companies resume actual con-
troll of operations of their respective
property and are free to- formulate
and put into effect their own policies
unrestricted by government control
which is to continue in any case but
few weeks and thus will be able to
prepare themselves for complete Ie-
sumption Of the management Of their
property. 1t will be necessary for
each company to so keep its accounts
during the continuance of government
control, that its books may be closed
on the day government control ends in
order that a full and accurate state
ment may be promptly made when it
Is called on for same"
Strike threatened by telephone and
telegraph employees union had no
bearing on the department action, Of
ipiolS said