Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-18
MIE M OWNERS
ME R CUT OUT
R THEN SAYS WovR

railroads l. nr1va-a ownership IN
March : VIII mean the placing Of pr
v9-e operation OF rs ina r-sal N
the optniun Of herbert Hoover express-
ed tonight n his inaugural Address as
president Of the American INSTITUTION of
Nine Engineers. At TIE same time NJ.
Hoover attached gover.insnt operatic,,
! Of either railroads or shipping ar ''sx-
per.T11enEs II socialism necess-1ated sy
Ire war" 70 which there were many
fundamental objeet;nns,
Nc scheme Of political appointment"
A- Hoover said. has ever vet been
devised that viii replace competition in
rs Selection af ability and character.
EuLh shipping and railways have loaa-
he ad-anlage III skilled personnel sit =
our n ha-L school u competition, ind
even hen -ae government operation 81
factory Therefore the ultimate ineffi-
cheney thar would arise T-nr1 the dea6-
ening paralysis of Bureaucracy mas not
ret had full opportunity for Develop
mem Already we an show that no
government under pressure Of ever pres
mi political or sectional interests can
property conduct the risks Of extension
and Improvement or can De tree from
local pressure L. conduct unwarranred
services N industrial enterprise =
Aeter referring 20 the hanGicaps i'm
posed upon BUSINESS through the failure
Of ranspur-atlon facilities 10 G-cw with
ne courr--- M. Hoover sad
The return Of the railways to The
owners places private operation upon
rs ina. rria. II instant energy. cour-
age and large visIDnec owners should
prove lacking IN meeting me .nreaiate
situation We viii De faced with q -eac-
non taaT viii drive the county - some
other form Of control. Energetic en-
la-Ee-aent q equipment, better se.-v &c
cooperation with e-7lIlioves ana the leas.
possible GttvR1ce n -utas together WITH
freedom from poi.riral interests will De
the scales upon winch ne PUBIC vii
leigh"
Turning 70 The question Of shipplrg
NJ. Hoover sad ina while with me
railroads. government snefticiencr could
passed on 10 tae consumer. IN the
seas We will sooner or .ate- ind Il
translated II the aationa t-easurv"
The speaker asserted that as gov
aruner,. officials could no. engage II
'hag-finE 2 fixing ratas" they -sus-
---he refuge Il rigid regulation and
III fixed rates The effect of our
large feet" ne Went or, III the
worlds market IL thus 10 hold Up
rates for SC long as this C-ea- feet
Is one hand holds z fixed rate others
Will only barely underbIc. II Va
hold Up rates III increasing ul-r Der
Of our SHIPS viii be Idle as the private
fleets grow We shall yC- be faced
VIII, the question o. danopil!Z;rg =
considerable part IF this feet ITO
private hands. or frank acknow-
edginE thai We operate 1D- other rea-
sons cr2an interest IT ou- investment.
The problem Of the -ela -4l1r2ship .>e-
-weel the employer and employee
was 1s1r discussed by Ny. Hoover
He asserted that the COUNTY, had
Until ~ecertl- greatly neglected the
nunTAn factor thai IS SO large at ele-
neEc r OUT productivity" anc taaa
THIS negIec- mad accumulated much
OF The discomfort and Unrest through
on The Industrial population and ta6
acted n discipline.
y an daily depressed, he SAID.
with The tacI that there Is bu- one
way out ana that is again 10 re
establish through organized repre-
ser-atior- cna- persona. cocpera1icc
be-weer employer and employee II
PRODUCTION thar was binding force
when oU- industries were smaller
The attitude Of refusa. II
PARTICIPATE n collective ha-gair;ng
with Representatives, Of tac employees
own choosing II the necation Of this
.1r1uEc 70 better relatlnnst-tD." Hr
Hoover declared that he was cor
Tincec ~Hat the vast ma 3or::cv OF Am
eilcan abor Fundamentally wishes
70 eooperatH II Production and TIA.
-a4s basis OF GOOD viii car Be organ
4zcc and ,he vitality Of produc.on
-t-crea ed
II Z orle1 reference - ne Interim
rlCna4 situation ne declared that A,s
safery Of European c;vl,zzaaon was
hanging LIZ slender thread" and
-i'ai ATne'-il:a vas faced with = ueu
orlt1-aL1on 20 world problems.
V AZ tlcay contemplating he
said Main enance Of an enlarged
ARM anc .a~y in preparedness for
llrth@r u2neava-s while failing %
prCvlQe nrs1 ONE insurance AGAINST
war NJ I ieaEue 70 promote peace"
IL respect 10 he aetna -aacsine-y
u government M Hoover made two
recommendations He PROPOSED ne
creation Of single department IL
deal WITH public works and technical
Services and the inauguration Of :.
national budget. These -ecnmneaca-
lions followed the lines of similar
ones made by joint corrnirtees rep
'aser ms various engineering So
@letles which were appoin- &c. to make
special stucy OF government or
gaia non While admitting chat 4
tHGgH' system would not be g rem.
eG- for AL administrative fus. NJ
Hoover commended that II would pro-
vide for the coordination of exoent;-
t-re. The prevention Of waste. the ex
pediti2g Of Legislation and the "ex-
posture Of the pork barrel"
he added That no budget which did
not cover al government expenditure
was worth enactment.
II urging IN increase in nat,ona'
production the speaker asserted thai
Il sucn an Increase was not Obtained
NEE would De q -epe-cEsslon on me
fundamental lnd1strv Of the United
states that IS agriculture" He main
famed thar the fl ,zner would We I'm
able TO maintain MS production IN
The face Of constant increase n the
cc- Of his supplies and labor and