New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-01
Railroad Groups
Fail to Concur
On Programme
Executives Nj ay Urg e
Transportation Secretary;
Security III o l ders 10
Confer With Shippers

Efforts Of the Association Of Rail
way Executives to reach an agreement
with tbs National Association Of Own
ers OF Railroad Securities on the fun
damenta,s Of plan to return the rail
roads TO private ownership have not
vet been successful.
After mestin" Yesterday Of the
standing committee Of the executives
association it was announced that this
body would proceed with its plan
Irrespective of what divergent views
might be held by the group represent
ing the security holders. Specific pro
uosais for returning the roads to their
owners viii be presented to a full
gathering Of the railway executives at
a meeting at the Bellevue Stratford
Hotel in Philadelphia next Sunday.
Before leaving for Baltimore last
night, S. Davies Warield, president OF
the National Association Of Owners OF
Railroad Securities, said that the tenta-
tive plan formulated by the standing
been submitted TO representatives of
his body. He thought that 1t would
be unwse to present definite views
before Congress on the matter Of re-
turning the carriers to private owner
ship until the interests of every group
concerned in the suggested upsoram-
bling of the transportation machine ha ID
been considered.
Conferences To Bs Held
I'VE have thought said Mr.. War
field, chat the shippers should be first
consulted i'll respect 60 the funda-
mentals Of the plans we have in mind.
With this in view, conferences have
been held i'll Washington with repre-
sentativos Of shipping organizations
from various sections of the country
and with others concerned.
After further conferences, arranged
for the immediate future, have been
held, we will be in position TO CON
slider the plan, among others, submitted
to US By the chairman of the Asso-
c'&tion Of Railway Executives. We may
say however, that the Fundamentals
OF our plan now under consideration
differ materially from those of the plan
Of the executives association.
"Its chairman has advised Us that he
had postponed the meeting OF the asso-
citation, TO have been held on MONDAY.
that our committee might consider
their plan before submission to tbnjr
full membership. We notified their
chairman that this would he done as
early as practicable
The work Of the moment is TO meet
the question OF five-year extension
of Federal control and operation. The
cfhcla positions formerly held bv
executives Of tho railroads, who omar.
Htcd their respective properties have
peen taken by Federal managers nnder
regional directors, and in most cases
.nese executives are now presidents of
me corporations they formerly oper-
go. 1hey can supply the data and
lhformeton in respect to tho etfec. q
contlnu2tlon Of such control and oner-
atloh Will have upon the railroads and
me shi9Hlns Interests Of the country
'
Time Needed hy Congress
These presidents compose very,
largely the Association of Ra;lway
Executives, and we have thcrefore
written their chairman that tha f,r-
nlshing Of these data and infornot;n,
before the Senate Committe on 1nter'
state Commerce at the hearings now
to begin would seem to be tho inn.
rneuiate necessity. The conditions
found 70 exist viii likely constit,,te -
basis for the request by the Senate
committee that the Congress pess
joint olution calling upon the Rail.
road Administration TO give suficien+
time for Congress to enact lecislation
Tor the proper and safe return Of Tho
railroads under proper governmental nal
regulatory measures, which doubtless
would be readily given. There can ho
httle doubt that those who have becn
operating these properties for tbo
purpose Of war, in which they have w.
ceNod every cooperation. will NOW,
cooperate in putting Thorn in condition
for their proper return when the usa
Tor which they were taken has beer
accomplished '-0'
Among other things, it Is understood
that the plan Of the railway executives