The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
Scheme Asked by Secur-
t fly Owners Frowned
Upon.
ROAD HEADS THINK
IDEA CUMBERSOME
Cummins Sees Draft of
Measure, But Declines
Comment.

Railway executives Will not look
with favor on the plan proposed by
s. Davies warheld. president Of the
National Association of Owners OF
Railroad Securities. to Senator Al
bert B. Cummins for co-ordinatins
the railroad business.
In some quarters the plan was
regarded as providing for a some
what cumbersome organization
which would haze authority to
make Investigations and submit re-
ports but not the bower to make
effective their Recommendations.
Many railway executives feel
strongly that what the railroad
situation needs more than any other
one thing is that the railroad COM
panies be left as free as possible
TO function along ordinary business
lines followed by other successful
private industries
warheld Meets Cummins.
Mr.. warfield held a conference
with Senator Cummins yesterday
and submitted proof sheets contain
ing the entire plan proposed by his
organization. Senator Cummins in
dicated he would not voice his
opinion of the plan which will be
considered in detail at the Cum
minis investigation of railroad prob
lens before the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce
The warneld plan was charac-
terized by the railroad executives
as revival Of the scheme rejected
by Congress during deliberations
over the Esch- -Cummins act.
sI will not bother to make any
comment upon this alleged plan for
settling the present transportation
crisis" was the statement made in
the ONCE of Alfred P. Thorn. legal
representative of the railroad ex-
ecutives.
Holds Plan Lightly.
II see no indication that the rail-
way executives are ready yet to
run up the white nag and submit
to government CONTROL" said DR.. ].
II. Parmalee, chairman of the Rail-
way Economies Board. The pro-
posal attributed to Mr.. warheld on
behalf of the railroad security hold
ers merely provides for a commits
sion. tripartite in form. to. run. the
railroads. and mentions government
control as a last resort. to be tried
IL everything else fails.
However. any application of Mr.
warneld's proposal would be far
less radical than the government
ing the war" he added. The plan
fn hA
than another form of regulation,
and l am not prepared at present
to go into the merits Of it."
Labor Fayors Plan.
In labor circles the warfeld move
was accepted as another Indication
Of the railroad operators awaken
ing to the realization that economic
conditions were fast forcing the
to government control. This state
ment was made at the American
Federation of Labor headquarters:
We are still standing firmly be-
hind our plan for government con-
troll. in which labor will have a
voice in the operation of the lines,
as provided in the resolution pas sc
last summer at the Montreal ron-
vention-"
THE plan will be discussed and
presented in complete detaii later
by representative of our organiza-
tion before the full membership Of
the Interstate Commerce Commit
tee" said Mr.. warfield.
Il have been handed the plan as
worked out by the security owners,
but have had no chance to examine
1t. and consequently can make no
comment at this time" stated Sena-
tor Cummins.