El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-21
CUT THE GOVERNMENTAL TAPE
FROM MANAGEMENT OF RAILWAYS

THE railroad bill as finally framed by the house and sen
conferees effect extends government control for
period Of SIX months The roads 20 back to the owners
March previously announced but under such govern
restriction and regulation that little left for the
companies to do N the way Of management that they have
dole during the life Of the federal railroad adnlsta-
tiou
Such course nay be necessary step in the process
Of the return old conditions but if guaranteed and re-
stcted income are TO become permanent parts Of the
railroad program the country may well admit that so
casm here and begin readjustment Of all its business
ii accordance with the order Of things So long as
al railroads Uniform rate Ct earnings, regardless
Of their actual receipts and disbursements incentive
to improve service OF to put the properties on pay
ing basis Only the expectation that eventually govern
ent guarantees win be Withdrawn VIII spur the owners to
put their properties their old plane Of efficiency
Wide powers given the interstate commerce commits
son under the terms Of the pending This
mission virtually becomes the railroad administration
wages as vel rates. come to great extent under its
jurisdiction The provision IN the bill for compulsory sub
mission Of wage disputes to the commission VIII no doubt
meet with violent opposition tho part Of some labor or
ganizson but N this radical move may ae iouno tne
solution for our labor problems The government IS under
taking big task in proposing to act as arhter between
capital and labor task which bound to bring lot OF
gef TO members Of the commission and the adminstra-
fion But the plan is worth trial. and It tends even
IL the slightest degree to bring industrial peace the eoun-
Try wiz be for It.
commission should be entirely removed from politics and
al political influences It should be placed plane with
he supreme court Of The United States tor It becomes
Of highest Importance to the industry and the work
lTs of the country
Congress has had to face nnumerable and perplexng
problems IN preparing for the return Of the railroads to
private control Il would be remarkable indeed if some
mistakes have not cep into the bill and the country VIII
Be inclined be patient In giving time for the restoration
Of the lines 70 old conditions But the experiment Of gov
eminent control has been unfortunate that pea
neut policy VIII be tolerated which does away with
petition guarantees fixes earnings destroys initiative
On the part Of the railroad companies
VII require long time to put the railroads back
where they before the var but permitted to do So
the same genius which made American railways the best
ID the world viii restore them TO that position This
greatly to be desired end be accomplished gov
eminent red tape bound around their management
Maybe we DON'T need Gen. Howzs's rOOming house
ordinance but some Of the roomng houses need something
to keep them cleaner than they NOW. The general
IS not wrong when he says that
Wien one room in a hotel Is sold to half dozen diff
fsrent persons day, that is getting to be powerful
transient.
There IS law against pIaetcng without license, but
there seems to be law against malpractice with one
Amslaa is free country. A man can Do anything he
doesn't want to.
Truth may not h stranger than fiction, but its heap
more scarce.
silver is going down, but not into al Of our pockets
Fl paso should have big oratOriO this spring
It's long back that gathers no moss.