Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-02
mcAdoo Resumes Replying to
Critics Before Senate In
vestioating Committee.
LINES BETTER WHEN
RETURNED THAN BEFORE
No Complaints at the Time
That Wage Rats to Employees
Was Too High.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORKERS

ny Associated rr~se To F>rrv Evening.
Washington, Feb. slTaklng Into
consideration every expenditure by
shippers. travellers. or by Congrc s~ion-
o. appropriation. the railroad sys-
tems ~ the United states only cost the
American public an average 81 t+7o.-
az Ao< per month for all the war
tim. period when the government ran
a.. William O. McAdoo. i,rst director
general Of the administration testi-
r~d today before Senate 'nvestigs-
,lon committee. lilo said &c WAS costing
under private control now an average
Of sssS.ii2.1sS per month";
I'm other words. tho cost OF private
operation. since Federal control. has
been g. per cent higher TRAN under
the railroad administration" Mr.. Nc
Adoo said IN concluding.
F,n of H'gh Freisht Rates.
speaking on the general results
and effects of restored private control
and the return 10 The old so-cslled
competitive system of railruad opera
ton with It's great wnstes and In
cflciencics. with the tremendous bur-
den imposed on the public Of increased
freight and passenger rates. the evil
consequences 81 which are reflected
in the rros,rstfon Of agriculture. labor
nrd industry. OF the colossal claims
made ny the railroad corporations
against the government for alleged
under maintenance, ine''lciency OF
labor, etc. | am convinced that It
would have cost the American people
less money 90 have maintained control
-. a
from their return 90 private control
Il am also convinced that the pres
en-, level q, freight and passenger rates
would have been unn~cessa y because
there 10 no question IN my mind tina;
we.i.d.rec;ed and un.hed operation
o. the railroads would enormously re-
duts tire Goa; OF operation and greatly
increase efficiency"
Sayed iIis.Co0.o0o First Year.
While tho time has gone by" he
s.id. so urge retention OF ths railroad.
Nv the government. IN the ers, yrar
- government, operation tha tcss
savings made by the railroad ADMINS.
irstion IN unlnsd operation vas slls..
ooo 600. as sgains, expense under pr!'
yste operation"
MIR. McAdoc returned 90 tho sttacl
on his crttics amons railroad execu
tiyee today. dealing chiefly with W.
charges. the nrst concerning under
maintenance. while the second wac
warm defense Of hts own labor AM
ware policies. Railroads went hscl
90 private ownership. he said. witt
.porc locomotives and more cars
than they had given the government
As 90 the charges Of neglected repairs
he ssld that the total cost OF ettin,
freight, cars for service after the gov
eminent concluded wns not more thal
- tos 600. and turning &c reporte
conditions today. he said q would COS
railroads tss.scs. 900 10 repair the car
tina, are too damaged for service nov
wage Increases Compared.
AZ 20 wage increases under his ad
rllni.,rs,ion. Mr.. McAdoo asserte
,hsy amounted 20 sss6. 900 pc
wear. while increases granted to III
employees " 1920. under private Opera
fion. amounted 20 81 .osl .ooo. 900.
The fact Ia. railroad employs
worked for less pay during the We
han my other claes OF industri
N''S'iH NtiNF AS VI
cisrcd. The realisation they we
working for their government in Il
stress ana strain Of war. and that tn
would be fairly treated inspired the
and spurred them TO unusual ef'o
and faithful service"
Taking over the roads. the admin
trs'ion found frequent, and cos,
labor turnover, discomfort. and d
noralirstion." with pay rates far low
thsn either the cost Of living or {
scsl.s IN private industry justine
ne added He recountcd the settil
AZ ~ WAGE boards, with manageme
representatives. and tho granting
incr~ascs
No Complaint ~ Wage Increase.
There ~as not the slightest con
plant from any railroad execut,
hat ware increases in 1918 were Z
tish," he said. x x x The char
hai the wages ~ railroad labor we
lnnecesrnrily raised and that was
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