Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

interests of that region. Opposition on
that ground gave Senator Reed OF
Pennsylvania a clear invitation to re-
ply that, i'm magnitude, the interests
or Pennsylvania are the more impor-
tant." The Standard, however, citing
criticism on broader grounds, remarks
1T is said that he was manager of the
Pepper-Fisher primary campaign in
Pennsylvania, and that he has been
counsel for coal interests that have
been parties to an important rate case
that the commission was trying. One
wonders whether the President is run
ming into another Warren case"
Reduced freight rates on anything
are not Objectionable, of themselves"
observes the Sioux City Daily Tribune,
but as conditions now are organized
in railroad affairs. favoritism of that
kind cannot be granted except at the
expense of other sections and other in
tereStS. Non-cOmpenSatory rates on
Pennsylvania coal would be unfair to
coal operators in Iowa, Wyoming.
Kentucky, Virginia and elsewhere"
The Tribune objects to giving a new
club to the Pittsburgh Coal Co. and i'm
mediate associates" The Chicago Trib-
une agrees: They understand these
things in Pennsylvania. Illinois, on
the other hand, is chemically under
represented in important government
tai positions. The result is that when
governmental bodies have important
decisions to make. deeply affecting the
interests of Illinois. we are generally
on the outside looking in"
There are IL members OF the COM
mission" the Omaha World Herald
points out. "All of them were ap-
pointed from Atlantic seaboard States,
Pacific seaboard States. the Great
Lakes States and the Gulf States
More than half the country-all that
portion which does not touch water.
and of which Nebraska is the heart
is unrepresented. And it is this unrep.
resented section, persistently and out
rageously disseminated against, that
stands most in need of representation
on the great and powerful body which
controls the rates and services of the
railroads" The Huntington Adver-
tiser declares that this appointment
is deliberate attempt to pack the
commission to further the selfish pur-
poses of section"
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Directing to regional desires and
political expediencies." the Milwaukee,
journal holds that ''the rate-making
commission seems to be drifting into
dangerous waters" while the Worces-
ter Evening Post believes that "the
commission should not be made a foot
ball of politics or a trading asset in
dealing with Senator's" Praising Mr..
Cox, the retiring member, the CleVe-
land Plain Dealer says "he CHANGED to
claim New Jersey as his home at a
time when the President had promised
the next appointment to Pennsyl-
vania"
Mr.. Woods is unqualified by traJa-
ing or experience" contends the St.
Paul Pioneer Press. and the Charles
ton Daily Mail declares that "the fact
that he Is from Pennsylvania, a State
in contentious mood on the coal rate
question, would appear to make II in.
appropriate that he should become q
member Of the commission" The
Louisville Times states that the fact
that Mr.. Woods took part In the no
torious primary In Pennsylvania. ac-
cording to estimate and belief, would
of itself disqualify him in the view of
reasonable observers" In appointing
Mr.. Woods, the Dayton Daily News
believes. the President paved the
way for determining just how strong
he Is with Congress since the Novem-
Der election" The New York Evening
World adds: 1.-THE Senate, which Is a
little shocked over the expenditures
in Pennsylvania, will now have the
opportunity of passing on the pro-
priety OF placing the manager of one
or the candidates in a position OF high
responsibility