Evening star., 1932-11-09

themselves As matters now stand the
factors are so involved that the average
man is without information on which
to form an intelligent opinion" The
Chronicle attests to the importance Of
action by the United States Chamber Of
Commerce In appointing q committee
ito study the problems Of the competi-
tive types Of transportation.
Efforts at cooperation are praised
by the Newark Evening News which
says on this point: ITO safeguard the
interests of the railroads and the high
way users and at the same time protect
the public interest Is the avowed pur-
pose Of q movement in which a rail-
road presidents committee and COM
mittee representing builders, operators
and patrons of vehicles engaging in
public transportation on the highways
will join hands this month. The hope
Is expressed by those who will direct it
that it will result in bringing about
agreement on the basis of which ra-
tional regulation Of all transportation
agencies can be recommended to the
Nation and the States. w. w. After
bury. Pennsylvania Railroad president,
Will head q committee of six railroad
heads. Alfred H. Swayne, vice presi-
dent of General Motors, will head like
committee named in the interest Of
motor truck producers, truck transport
interests, oil companies and other
groups, with the backing Of national
automobile and auto truck associa-
tons The Evening News concludes
that 1T is encouraging to all who real.
ize the basic necessity Of such a solu-
tion that the opposed interests have de-
&I1@i-
common problem"
What the country needs is a trans
portation policy that will be fairer to
the railroads" states the Rock Island
Argus, while the Providence Journal
argues as to the need of favorable ac-
ton: THE RAILROADS expect, as they
have every right to believe, that they
will get some tangible cooperation
from the Government and from the
people. They justifiably anticipate. for
instance, that unfair competition. which
has been responsible for a substantial
loss OF traffic, will be speedily controlled
by regulatory legislation. Rival forms
OF transportation by trucks, buses,
pipe lines and waterways are not to be
discouraged But it has long been eyi-
dent that abuses have developed in
these other forms of transportation lust
as they appeared in the railroad world
itself years ago"
Even return to normal business
levels will not solve their problems" in
the opinion of the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin while the Springfield. Mass,
Union, pointing to serious accidents in
the operation of some trucks. COM
ments: Trucks have legitimate right
in transportation on the highways, but
they have no just right to offend
against the hours of labor that are re-
quired of the railroads or railways Of
the country. BY Federal law and regu-
lation engineers and trainmen on steam
railroads have an eight-hour day and
a 100-mile run is made a days work
How long would the people tolerate q
railroad management that held its men
at their jobs so long that they dozed
at the throttle?"
The need of upholding the rights Of
the rail lines is asserted by the Pasa-
dena Star-News, which argues: THE
solvency of the railroads is a matter Of
importance to all; 1t concerns the lit
tie fellow and the one who has been
termed the forgotten man. as much
as the home loan and the farm mort
gage. Workingmen. school teachers
lar class Of sman-salaried employees
have put large amount of their saw
ings in railroad stocks and bonds.
Moreover, the funds of insurance COM
panies and other fiscal institutions
serving the general public have. to .
considerable extent, been invested Ia
railroad securities. 1t is literally true
that the American public Owls tbs
railyoads."