The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
PISP OPPOSED TO
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
=, 60 AGAINST COMPULSORY
Military TRAINING +, CON.
.scMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS
,upoRTANT QUESTIONS.

letter received by The News
u rororessman Chas. R. Crisp
n r,;rd district representative dis
two important questions now
Z. tbo public. His views are no
vi' - accord with those of very
~ J. majority NJ, of the people OF the
Fit. Mr.. Crisp says;
e.nnr government is a representa-
' one, and since I have had the
=. to be your congressman 1t has
Vl Nv nractice to go over the dis
i to meet and mingle with the
and exchange views on pub
QUESTIONS ,I Since we entered Vne
Qu en%ress has been constantly IN
cong and I have been denied this
4 R |.S5o war is over, and congress
Inc tho Herculean task of passing
E. trvction legislation. Two mat
ol nlSr.nlninently stand out, and upon
). pi o"rrect solution, in my Judg-
n T ioracIy depends the peace, hap
nv ia md % material welfare of our
ss 4,,, "a As YOUR representative you
] entitled to know my views Oh
e. questions, hence tins letVer'
~ Ira BLOW to South.
s,r,o war department has asked
a on armv in peace times of 5OO,-
oil ,o a., With a provision for com
im'T Military service, or training
sV armv to cost the taxpayers over
4 n d" n0 nt' 600 per year. Any law pass
' v, oonoress for compulsory mill
II W raining applies to the negro as
os the white, and if such a law
Rao @c the negroes will be with
'-,'' from the several communities
i "" aorried to military posts. In my
Moment men. this is the worst thing tn ma
III amos nossjblv happen to the South
yorpbIv convinced that the well
4 AV of NV section and country will
ir !; 1 affected by compulcc
military service, in time OF
70 I cannot vote for it. beheVe
E ", the sentiment of a majority
tbe neople of the district, and VIII
4 , nod for an expression from you
n this subject.
n,J.Ios;oo Million a Day.
Tba other question is public own
MN If railroads. Since the gov
,m f took them over passenger
as have been increased about oO
cent, freight rates from 70 per
IN to over 100 per cent; and not
Fbstsn5ing this additional burden
The way of passenger and treignC
krres being placed upon the con-
Ening public congress has appfo-
satpd out of the public treasury y
Fsj by taxation, S1,25O,00O, OOo.OO
8meet the deficit caused by the GOV
Ement operation of railroads: Al
mesent time the receipts from
l railroads throughout the United
H. lack one million dollars per
i Of meeting the operating eX *
fses, and the interest on tnelI
.kded debt. AS long as the Onlteo
ktes holds them this enormous oe-
A will have to be met by t -e tax.
|Fers from an appropriation direct
bm the federal treasury, or ny
Main increasing passenger anu
kgbt rates. Since the government
II over the railroads the operating
kce has been increased 14o'oOo
In. No private property can be ia
Il by the government without pay,
4 for it. To buy the railroads WI W,
&uire twenty billion dollars; II tne
kernment should issue bonds lot TOT
Is amount the annual interest VIII
i nearly one billion dollars, TO DC
BED by additional taxes. 1t IS un-
h for the public to bear this Dur.
B. In my Judgment the government
|htrol of railway transportation has IA
Fven itself expensive and lne1fl-
Ent, and I think the welfare OF the
rntry will be best subserved by
Pr return to private owners, TO De
Grated by them under strict leu
n supervision"