New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Block Railroad
Strike at Once.
Hines s W arzli1n.e.!, g
>
Says There Must Be Some One
in Country Big Enough
10 Prevent Calamity TO
the Nation at This Time

Walker D. Hines. director general
Of the Railroad Administration during
the war, who had beep abroad sixteen
months acting as arbiter for the Coun-
Gil Of Ambassadors in Paris. returned
Yesterday on the French liner La
Savoie from Havre.
On arrival ct Quarantine Mr.. Hines
learned of the impending nationwide
railroad strike and expressed the opin-
ion that the situation was exceedingly
serious for the people Of this country.
~ am not familiar with the situation
my opinion that the strike should be
blocked at once. Surely there should
be some one IN this country big enough
to prevent such a national disaster. II
is a serious situation and q strike Of
such great magnitude at time like
this should not be permitted to start"
Adjusted German Tonnage Seizure
Mr.. Hines was sent abroad by this
government on request of the Council
OF Ambassadors, who desired that an
American adjust The river tonnage
seized by the Allies on Che Rhine, Elbe,
Danube and Oder rivers. He covered
every navigable mile Of these rivers,
and recently finished his task of ton
mage ALLEGATION except that along the
| Oder, which could not be disposed of
| because Of its involvement with the
Si,esian dispute.
From the Rhine TONNAGE Mr. Hines
| allocated to the French 250,000 tons OF
barges and tugs to the extent Of $4,000
| horsepower. To Czecho-S -SlOvakia from
the Elbe he awarded 10000 tons of
German barges and small craft. Ru-
mania and Jugo-Slavia, he found, had
each captured enough tonnage from the
Danube for their present needs, and
he assigned q portion Of it to Czecho-
Slovakia.
During his stay abroad Mr.. Hines
said he found time to- study the post
war conditions and the forces at work
in the great political cauldron. 81
have watched the efforts of the world
to struggle back to normal peace time
basis" he said, land my conclusion is
that the worlds capacity for making
war is infinitely more effective than
it's capacity for making peace.
Urges U. S. Help World Realize Peace
~ believe our own country shoult
exert all its ingenuity and influence
TO increase the worlds ability tc
realize peace. The cordial acqucscencc
which al the countries have shown ir
my decisions is an interesting illustra
tion of the confidence which the
countries of Europe, although mutually
distrustful, show in the impartialitA
Of citizen Of the United States be
cause of the disnterested status Of oul
country. This disinterestedness put.
US in an admirable position to act Il!
peacemaker."
Another traveller on Ia Savoie wa
Colonel Mervyn Chandos Buckley, U.
A, who returned from mission
abroad. On arrival he was advised b,
Washington to remain in this city un j
Thursday for the arrival of Genera
Diaz, commander in chief Of the Ital
ian arm. who is q passenger on tn,
Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi, on hi.
way to the armament limitation con
ference in Washington.
} Among others on La Savoie wer
Miss Emmy Destinn, soprano Of tn
Metropolitan Opera Company, who viii
not sing with that organization thi
season, but will make concert tou
OF the United States; Mrs. jacques lie
baudy, Of Westbury, L. l., and he
daughter Miss Jacqueline; William X
Hunt, MISS Rosalind Hale and Franl
y. Payey.