Evening journal., 1919-01-17
FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1919.
PRAYING ron RELIEF,

ANY DelaSSareans who have suffered. and stl are
Nl suffering. hardship and Inconvenience as result
Of Federal control and operation Of The railroads. VIII
agree heartily with the sentiment expressed in the fol-
lowing statement just Issued by the Republican Pub
LOFTY Association through its president the Hon. Jona-
than Bourne, Jr.;
"Unless Congress Immediately enscts legislation con-
tinung Government control Of the railroads for period
Of ve years Mr. McAdoo threatened TO send advice
by wireless TO Mr. Wilson TO turn them back 20 their
private owners at II Is part of the Democratic
plan that the public particularly the stockholders and
employees Of the roads should throw their hands In
horror at Mr. McAdoos suggestion and fevershng write
their Senators and Representatives In Congress to get
busy the aveyear legislation The chaotic condition
n which the roads are with their immense burdens
OF increased wages and tremendous equipment bills 10
meet is enough TO strike TO their owners when
they are suddenly threatened with The withdrawal of
the financial support OF the United States Treasury.
But let study the situation and see II the MoAdoo
threat Is not a Of pure blum. The nrst and I'M
mediate result throwing back the roads to their
would be 10 send them into The hands Of receivers The
prime duty OF receiver is to reduce expenses and nas
much as there hardly road In the country that would
nnd It possible 10 meet the enormous drains upon It
with It's present operating income. drastic curtailmens
would 60 into effect The shipping and travelling
public would be the sufferers from reduction In the
number OF trains the lmposslbty OF collecting Iuds-
ments for damages the prompt cessation Of all Inn
provemens that may be under way. and loss Of other
benefits cusomariy extended to their patrons by solvent
roads Dividends Of course. would at once and the
hundreds OF thousands OF stockholders would seek
means 10 vengeance The individuals and political
party that been the their loss One OF the
rss acts Of the receivers would be to apply for court
order reducing OF employees 10 point conforming
with the ability Of the roads TO pay. Such an order
would make enemies Of the It affected. They would
promptly forget The raise In pay granted them by the
upon them by REIMBURSEMENT Of the roads by the Gov
ernment The officials Of the roads, upon whom would
fall the tremendous task Of bringing order out Of chaos
would TO Il that everything possible done to
bring discontinue the responsible for the predca-
ment of their properties In short 10 throw the roads
overheard such short notice would bring such storm
of condemnation about the heads Of Wilson, McAdoo and
the Democratic party that they would not have chance
Il the elections 1920 for the next nfty years.
And they know IT, If there is thing above others
= which the Administration has devoted Itself II is the
attempted cultivation Of popular approval OF its Official
acts To suddenly their policy In that direction.
and bring down upon them countrywide food Of In
dignatIon such Mr. McAdoos rash act would entail,
Is the very thing above all others Of which the Demo-
Gratis will never be guilty. The leaders of that party
know tha. the best thing for them is 10 lei Congress
work sort OF legislation providing means for
The return OF the roads with the least loss and disor-
sanizaon possible II matters not IL the next Congress
e Republican. II such legislation Is OF Republican
authorship It will divert attention equally as II II came
from Democratic hand. from the mistakes Of the Gov
ernmens IN The operation Of the roads, and In just the
poporpon = which Is successful in avoiding financial
uis'u' 'Dahces me Democrats in Congress are wise
enough 70 realize all that and the McAdoo threat is but
an attempt 70 oudoze Congress hasty enactment of
legislation extending Federal control for Ave vears
longer.
but 1t will fail Of It's purpose Repuhilcans ,,ho ,,,
control the next Senate and House have tr conraso .,
their convictions. They know that a cont,nua,,or !,
Government control will but add to the dfcutv Of u,,
mately returning the roads to their owners Thav 49,,
realize that the most carefully planned legislation a.
necessary TO avoid disaster when the roads are ren
quished The enactment Of such law VIII take time
but II will be Of the first efforts OF the Congress
and the country expect logical working out Of the
probem within few months after the Republicans re-
turn to power"
Ii is notorious fact patent to ali intelligent OBJ
servers. that the quality Of railroad service the
Delmarva Peninsula under Government control and op-
ation been deploraby inferior to that enjoyed by