New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-13
INVESTIGATION
STARTED BY U. S.
SENATE COMMITTEE OPENS IN
vESTIGATiOk ON ALL
RAILROADS.
ACT 70 SOLVE PROBLEM
UNION OFFICIALS AND ExECU.
TIVES WILL BE CALLED IN
TO TESTIFY.

Washington. May DEMONSTRATION
Of the railroad situation has been
opened by the Senate interstate com
merce committee. Julius kruttschnitt
Hartman of the board of the South
ern Pacific Company, WAS the first
witness.
Presentation of the railroad case
will he under the general charge of
Alfred L. Thorn. general counsel for
he Association of Railway Executives,
md besides Mr.. K~ruttSchnitt, other
railway executives to appear will in
Jude Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore x Ohio railroad. The COM
mittee also will call officials of the
railroad unions and others,
In Il statement outlining what the
railroad managers expect 10 stress, i.
Dewitt Cuyler. president of the Asso-
| citation of Railway Executives, said
that the executives We're 'straining
every nerve 50 to reduce their cX-
pcnses that they may be able at the
earliest possible moment to adjust
rates to change economic conditions
and certainly to the end that no in
dividual rate shall be so high us to
interfere with the normal movement
Of II commodity"
Declaring that the transportation
act had mot broken down. he said
that the mamnaeements did moi ap-
preach Congress asking for any amend
ments in existing legislation.
'They desire To make clear he
said, their present situation and the
measures they are taking and propose
to take 10 work their way out
The statement in part follows:
"The Association of Railway EXecu-
tives welcomes the inquiry undertaken
by the Senate.
in II general way, the following will
Indicate the spirit which will peryade
the testimony To be offered by the
railroads:
"The transportation service of this
country is passing through IA crisis.
Feeling, MS we do, that the world
has turned the corner of its most acute
depression, 50 we feel that the rail
road situation has likewise passed
through its darkest hour.
''The present difficulties of the rail
roads are not due To h t~rnnsporta-
ton act and the transportation act
provides effective machinery for rem
edying, in 81 far as it may be done by
national legislation, the difficulties in
which the railroads now find them
selves.
'The railroad managers regret that
the operation of memorable economic
laws make il necessary that railroad
have no fight with their em-
ployes and the supreme aim of every
railroad management in America today
is to establish It's relationship with its
employees on a basis of friendship and
cooperation.
THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has a clear understanding Of the
real nature of the American transp0r-
tation problem.
"The public also is manifesting a dis
position actively To cooperate with
railroad managers.
Railroad homogeneous are fully
aware of the feeling in many quarters
that certain railroad rates are excess
sive, and the unremitting effort Of the
railroad homogeneous of this country
H. Ia provide service of such economy
and efficiency that it can be rendered
at n rate which will promote the move
ment of the largest possible amount of
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