Evening star., 1932-09-29

sisted" That paper adds that the
trend Of experience Is toward an order
ed economy"
Declarations in favor of the perma-
nency Of the Roosevelt rail policies are
made by the Charlotte Observer (in-
dependent Democratic), the New York
Times independently. the Scranton
Times (Democratic), the youngstown
Vindicator independent Democratic),
and the Asbury Park Press (independ-
ent Democratic). The Miami Daily
News Democratic) locks upon his
plan as similar in principle to that
which reorganized the banking system
Of the country.
THE recommendatio that he
makes" thinks the Waterbury Repub-
lican dndependenD. are generally
good. and generally feasible, but would
require the inauguration of long
range program, based on q great mass
of evidence and knowledge Of railroad
operation, accumulated for some years.
The main facts are not disputed"
That the Roosevelt policies in this
field are similar to the Hoover policies
is pointed olt by the Springfield
(Mass) Union (Republican), the In
lican), the Lexington Leader (Repub-
lican) and the San Francisco Chronicle
independent Republican,. The Cali
fornia paper states: Gov. Roosevelt's
proposals are to be found in President
Hoover's messages to Congress. Some
of them are to be discovered also in
President Coolidge's state papers. They
have been publici1ed in eXtenso in
newspapers and magazines and books
over quite few years. Still. one would
not charge the Governor with plagia-
rism. What he has picked up for his
program long ago became common coin.
like old saws and maxims. Regulation
Of motor carrier competition By tilc
Interstate Commerce Commission?
Elimination of railroad competition
where the traffic will not support it
Consolidation of railroads? Fair wages
for railroad workers? Have we never
heard Of these before? President after
President has been urging these maj
tiers on Congress. Mr.. Roosevelt only
says, Me. too Most interesting OF
Franklin D. Rocsevelt's railroad bids is
his proposal that the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, working with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, share
the work of planning the reorganization
or readjustment for the protection OF
public investments and those of tnno-
cent security holders If one can be-
lieye the public prints, the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation, with the aid
and counsel Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Is exceedingly busy
right now with this very task that Gov.
Roosevelt proposes"
The collection of adequate freight
rates" remarks the Minneapolis jour
nal independent Republican,, lis an
amazingly simple thing in the Roosevelt
view. Charge whatever is necessary,
but no more, for-'we must pay the fair
cost Of this transportation, which is in
truth q tiny fraction of the selling price
OF commodities And how this naive
assumption that freight rates are only
trihing consideration in the market
ing OF the farmers products is going
to amaze scmc hundreds of thousands
OF Roosevelt's supporters, some scores OF
Roosevelt leaders out here in the farm
ing country! The Western farmers
dissatisfaction with low crop prices Is
fomented and intensified by the fact
that, at present levels. the freight
charge sometimes takes larger snare
OF the crop than he gets himself"