Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-26

excessive your profits might be rhc.r
N!' no Sueu 'pWpU!S.un You Nyre
re o. :orcso urn entirely OF %
reduce II - Il really REASONABLE rate.
go. could nHEc done this without
gfEshtnE weaker competitors There
Ms ,H.M p.'miy OF market for ALL
rF-'"s nigh becaUS" th.r" vas need
'2E more 'Nate:.a! than the Cn.:.I
- Htre! Corporation could sup5.-
and consequent necessity Tor cucoyr-
reruire aoybody to enact tn -" NM *
mum rates. Your l.ga! rlEnt TO
- ,,"S" rates was wnuU"stipn-
n'.n The, ctaical right is another
ma '"' uni Tor your corporation -
Rules DO Not Apply.
DO no, conccde. as YOU insist.
lnht ordinary rules Of business or
amply 10 time o. war or nltim,,ni
,mriEency surrender II some midi
NlHuhi OF CORPORATE advantag" is not.
III my .op.ni"n utopian'. to Tho con-
'inly, II Is the shrcwdcst and clear
'si business and political foresight, In
Z; , e"'un,hy ne ours The remote but
present troubles of our railroads is
tho principle SO many az ;hcin on
frrcod years ago OF cxtor;ing ali
IN" traffic would bear. W.. did nor
iishi 10 exemption from military SER
Vie" a Jtnp!an. Nc acclaimed hin,
nero and hcncfactor The man who
used every means the law allowed
HIM to avoid service s caiicS :,
Stacker; IL seems 10 mo the same
RUE That apples to the citizen
Sh"Hld apply 10 The conduct OF Il cor.
poThtion composed OF citizens
The good Old rule.
The simpl. plan.
Tha, he shall take who has the
Ana he shall keep who can.
= of
ness, ana in this country Is not pos
Sih!" aS permanently, as proved nv
many lhincntabic Incidents
Does Not Deny Profits.
mat you deny the huge excess prouts
gathered by your corp ration in ihc
war years. iodr cNtcs% profit al {,
i5cc!nc tax prove ;T.ui. Your con
;,rtion seems , he that I-ion.an
coNSid" ration for competitor. lTs +,
wei equipped required YOU to main
,"ih prices al the tor notcn allowed
ny Jaw and That you helped The gov
"rnmcnt vs. in the war by charging II
an II could be made 20 pay ana ~.
turning 20 II PERCENTAGE Of your
I,na,yzo that proposition you will!
hardly desire TO maintain ii scri-
ous!y.
Not only yoar tax returns il.,
your own action confirms my state
m"nt 10 the Director General Of i;lii-
roads in May 1919. that YOU could
have doubled wages or reduced prices
ana continued Ia prosps'
KEN onsirating against Judge Gary'g
display OF temper. Mr. Williams
says:
No Need for III Temper.
There is no need OF excuse for III
temper in any discussion between II,
on this vastly important subject |
submit. respectfully, that we may
disregard newspaper comment cIaS-
sityinS m" as demaG"Euc. on ono
side. and YOU as Il dcvOurinE VAN
pirc on the other. Neither OF us -
in politics. In my view we NAV and
should. regard each other rs homes;
American citizens, trying in our re-
spcctivc spheres. 20 do our duty 10
the country and our fellow citizen.
Therefore | elect 10 ignore some un
pleasant words ana suggestions Goa
tanned III your rcttcr to me as Iha
result Of momcntary pcttisincss. lex
changes OF accusations and harsh
language would he not only Il breach
OF the propricties. but unworthy Of
the dignity az the occas!on
AS indica;cd in my former letter
10 you. am trying to get al and
pat before the public the facts and
the iruih IN Il matter IN which II Is
deeply concerned. My general as
scrtion Is that the United States