The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-07


ice and DELAYS in freight Shipments Ae&ef u
Of control OF the TRANSPORTATION
we're comm tInts So many and frequent
m, management of the roads the government
has done for itself what it had refused TO allow
the railroads to do for themselves. Hald ta'
government been more Liberal in its treatment
~ this rrg.at industry there would not nave
l,ea Thought on. laeessltp OF the taking over o.
IT. for the, wftl. period or ANY other pei1oft tha
is no thought OF ssIcfl pTocetlIIe except II
those ngrTai1Ied with government ownership
line of reasoning.
Vow that the wal. Isl over the alternative u
t,,r continue government control for some tllIif
longer or hand the roads back to their owners
Director General blcAdoe would have govern.
nent control continued for at least five Years
Judging past performance as a time index OF
what may be expected IN the future i've years
provided Mr.. McAdoo had his way; the great
mass of the public and the practical railroad
operators say, emphatieallv,
Mo-"
Opposition to- At proiongation of tile period
VI government cant1na was strongly argued
II the session of the. Association of Rail
way Executives held recently at Philadelphia
Siuetytyvo per cent of the mileage of the coun
icallv every railroad had It's president there
The following statement OF the attitude OF the
railroads. was gwen ont by e. Dewitt G'rvtar
# the Pennsylvania railroad, chairman or tile
Association of Railway Executives:
TIE Association Railway Executives.
sentiGgs ninetrty9o per cent OF the railroad mile
age the country. adopted OF principles
that it believes ought ID form the foundation OF
the national Legislation necessary for the read
ustnent- Of the railroads to peace conditions
These principles the result only. OF al
most continuous conferences among the excel
lives since conclusion OF the but OF their
r7ests a period several years 70
work. out a. permanent solution of the rstilro2h
problem tiIa+ would guarantees for the future the
adeauate Development OF our national TRANSPORTS
ton systesn.
Throughout oIir conferences have Kept
per1nost in mind the fact universally rscog-
nized transportation is essentially a ptbiic.
service that the public interest must
aderation. The railroads. will 1ts Legislation
enacted compatible with the public.
interest, they will against sIc Droonsation
the period or uncertainty been propSsed
By the director general railroads.; and in their
defuite suggestions Gfre form of Legislation,
tiiey will favor the Legislation under futiIrss pr
vste operations of a. urge part OF tie measures
taken by tfie government railroad administration
during the coordinate fs1d unity railroad
facilities.
responses the invitation OF the senate
committee, on Interstate commerce.. which
considering railroad Legislation representatives OF
association viii appear BEFORE the committee
during coming week, publicly present tile
views Of tie railroads II s our earnest hope and
belief that out OF present discussion which
all interests viii be heard
CONGRESS- t!lefe Will come conservative les3s-
lafEon the public interest that Will marx the
OF in American transportation