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Show BRIGHTER DAYS FOR RAILROADS Vastly Improved Service Foreseen if Meddlers Stay Clear PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 21.dlf a fair opportunity, without undue interference interfer-ence is given to the initiative and tho ntarprlss of private capital and private pri-vate labor, tho transportation system ran be co-ordinated undor the transportation trans-portation act of 1920 into a great unified national eervloe of greater efficiency ef-ficiency and of greater benefit to the nation than ever before, declared Senator Sen-ator Polndexter of Washington In in address tonibht "In tho nettlement of conflict, between be-tween the special Interests of labor or rapltal engaged In the railroad business." busi-ness." he said, ' it must be laid down as a fundamental principle of government govern-ment that neither one of these special spec-ial Interests ran be allowed with the sanction of the law to uso the system of transportation as a private weapon by which to enforco their demands." Ho declare that any Interest which would use Its power to suppress transportation trans-portation would thereby bo attacking the public and added that It followed that the Community has the right to protect Itself from such attack. Either Eith-er capital or labor has a right to withdraw with-draw Itself from railroad investment or employment, he said, and the men havo n right to quit cither singly or collectively. The duty of tho government, he continued, con-tinued, In the face of threatened or existing strlko incident to Industrial disputes between tallroad companies and thlr employes, Is to see that those who Wish to work are protected from lolence and also from Incltatlon or conspiracy to tie up the railroads. He maintained that experience had demonstrated that private operation under government control secures far i.. ! !-sults than governmental ownership own-ership or operation. ro - |