The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-14
HAVE MERCY!
The Railroad Administration Pleads
for Public Consideration.

umns In your Issue of December 20 over
the signature of J. Holbein Smith, In
which the service OF the railroads and
express companies was rather severely
taken TO task. I have no quarrel with
the personal opinions of the writer OF
this communication respecting tho Wis
dom of public ownership or public OPP
Grafton as n policy Of Government, be-
cause neither Of these problems Is In
volved In tho task before tho present
administrators OF the railroads and the
express companies of the country.
1 do have a quarrel. however. with
the man who discusses the service OF the
railroads and the express companies
during the war period as though that
service were to be Judged upon the basis
of what sort OF service should DO rem
dered during peace times.
The Bureau for Suggestions and Com
plants, established by the Director Gen
eral, has been the clearing house for
complaints of every sort and character
! am very happy to say that out OF the
many thousands OF tons both
OF complaint and suggestion which have
been received. the great majority have
been written by men and women who
have understood tho difficulties confront
ing the nation during the period OF war
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