Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

Indications that one way or another
the Senate viii authorize an investiga-
ton o. power production and control as
proposed oy Senator Walsh OF Mon;ss.a
are pleasing 10 the press. which reflects
a public feeling that the Nation should
know more about what Is going on -
the development o! the utilities upon
which is ffe has came 20 depend
or the announcement By utility
Spokesman that they Will not oppose an
inquiry, the Buffalo News SAYS. The
utility companies could no; afford 20
fight against an inquiry without dong
injury 10 themselyeS-without creating
public 6istr,ist and so inviting the same
regulatory measures that have been
adopted with respect 10 The railroads i
the investigation be restricted 20 rsa-
Sonaole limits. there can oS 10 possible
objection Ia II.
The Importance Of power 20 the Ma
ton is emphasized by the Milwaukee
Journal with the statement: To-Day.
living nearly everywhere Is related 10
electric energy - hours az the 6ay,
Tomorrow. electric power Will dominate
the life Of the Nation. The units co.,
trolling this power have grown osggST
and b.ggCT. the concerns more intricate
CouSreSS viii be much ScolCied and
der.ded for even taiE.ng OF ,nves;igS:-
Ing them But Wall STREET !tSel. has
given the thing impetus by Qurslsoalns
The structures ~ SsNc0rltlsS--0ueStlo,i
whether business ii which well over
billion mas been invested ought rssallY
10 b III the control o: those who hold
much less than tenth that amount,
The hope that members ~ Congress
are not preparing n smoke ScrSSa with
their agitation about u trust, 10 caslcea,
actual and specific steps GlSy>OSlnS o.
the pablo domain. IS expressed ey the
New York Journal ~ Cona,ncyce That
paper, considering the SUGGESTION ina;
an inquiry might wand 0p with dis
coyery II \ more or less mythical trust
with proposals for drastic legislation
or with the statement that there Is ~
OCCASION for doing ANYTHING. maintains
that neither oi these statements =
correct, and neither one ~ them WILL *
Of amy service except. perhaps, iAst II
may serve ~ mask the action ~ CNn-
greSS IN srrsvocaely committing Itself 81
some ot the important p:c'sNctS ~
specific nature Muscle Shoals, Boulder
Dam and the hSe-walch are nov
before lt,
The Topeka Daily Capital states tina;
mot only III the Senate bur III yhe
House the obvious attempt ~ Avosd IlSe
inquiry has stirred more tgr'InS than
any other question since .AE ~ S0|;SIS
Congress net" As ~ pending sN>Wry
projects. the Capital SAYS, The s>>slS
now up 10 Congress, rs last yES1g Il MAS
similarly up "a the New NWA lc&lSlA-
ture on smaller scale. Is not \, all
whether the Government shall Ets into
the power business, but on what terms
IL will furnish the power tW private
monoI>nlieS ~ distribute, II Is = plain
case III protecting the Nation IN de-
velopment NJ power ea property that Is
the property oi the ruoAc"
An that Senator Walsh proposes 81
do" AYERS the Great Fails Tribune rs
to md out whether the fiscal affairs "
power companies ate e<Nins ranasy%i III
small investors, cr whether the 'h,,ld}nS
eeFpNcratsNnS cNn,-
pts>ed vt the biz fellows are hcSias 90
all the cream MANY business headers
NJ the country are urging their scpyr-
SentasiveS at Washington ~ withdraw
NpptNNltion IL the WalSA sSNSS,lslt,,,st
Their argument ~ that Continued NNy>>,-
Sll,M creates the lnspyeSSltNn anI>sls
many that the eax gsoWSS rS,IngNanieS
fear Investigation C,Ss.,xssasSS wall N
better >ecuytd by e>s~cs.erSCia WtsA yAS
and putting facts l,sgA Ms
rei'oFt that Viii Ssse the pass.llc 4 GNn%teG
Vt the pY<NAien.S NJ AMI
lilies Ssnw,sty that tAe hIe NJ a lN>swSt
Is ret eeS az sVNsvN
'tSthanS all hangiS might eSe NSttvS
u uAese should n AN s,tNeN .sSA.
tlon" advises she CNayhtge tNoNesNvy
with mSsHt>cms>s ~ tle aeNsAad tNg a
senuine investigation, y<sad,trtel ~ en-
peits ~ autStaagt,ng character, Wa,NSs
names ATE stleh ~ Is eayty weighs ere /
ever" The te>,nSs,N Leader !
holds that the Walsh TS~elut,>M u<SN, |
these advocating ttS tsANNaSe ~ hSgia \
Aaass tAsy haze "e<sa admiralty e<a'