Show I WilSON TO SET fORTH fORTHA A RAft ll PLANS THIS WEEK President Will ill Go Before Congress With Railroad c clessage i Message lessage Either Friday or Saturday Officials State LEGISLATION ASKED SIED MAY i T BE OPPOSED Rate of Earnings Proposed Pl Will ill in Likely Be Fought c All Pi lr Priority Pr-iori Pr o t Ol Orders els S Save Sage v No 1 Rescinded by Lovett n HV nr n. n M. M 1 El International I e News X rs Service Staff Correspondent t. t WASHINGTON WASHINGTON ASHI Jan Ian 1 I President dent Wilson Vilson will go before Congress with his railroad ll message Friday or Saturday according according- to in intimations intimations in- in tonight in official quarters Thoroughly pleased with what has 1 alread already been accomplished in the few feu- days dag during w which bich the railroads have been operated under government g control control con eon tro hc he will ask Congress for power to make good his guarantees respecting respecting respecting respect respect- ing earnings earnings He desires specifically the authority that will enable him Trim to guarantee to the thc railroads n a rate of C earnings equal to their thel average returns returns of oC the past three years surplus earnings above the guarantee to the property of or the government go and deficits below what the time roads have ha been earning before beCore that period to he be paid to the federal treasury While h lie no hint is forthcoming as to the full purport of oC the time message there is reason to believe c that the President has prepared a tentative draft of ot what ho he will sa say Plans Will ill He ne o Opposed I Although h Congress Cong as a ft whole applauds applauds applauds ap ap- ap- ap tho the Presidents President's action In lit taking over tho thin operation of or the roads road the legislation he will seek seck will probably not have hae easy sailing There Is ob objection objection objection ob- ob In both branches to the rate of OC earnings to be e L. 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L plaint IR is made against the tile fact that I the basis token taken includes the three mo most t prosperous years eara In American history when for tor the first tin time on record the dividends paid out almost tipped the billion dollar mark It is assumed that the President asked for tOl foran foran tOlan an appropriation of oC some sort ort that can be used a as working capital until the earnings s can he be computed Tho In Instructions instructions In- In are to go go ahead as Us to current current current cur cur- rent expenditures and to extensions of oC their roads It IB is believed ecI In railroad circles that the President will er very like likely ask a alar lar large e sum for tor a comprehensive Immediate immediate Im Im- im- im mediate extension of the terminals most vital to the movement mO of oC supplies to Europe Europ Undoubtedly lie he will suggest suggest sug BUg gest adoption of oC measures that will restrict passenger er travel and ami possibly the consideration of oC motor truck transportation b be co with water and rail rail which dual service would be recommended In hi hits proclamation procla proehl- matlon mation Such hint or suggestion has been made among officers acting under Director General McAdoo Definite results have hav been obtained by the director general within the last twenty four hours chief amon among thorn them being Fifteen hundred cars of coal were wore moved through the tho Pennsylvania tunnels tunnels tunnels tun tun- nels at New York for tor the Ne New v York district and for tor New England Eng Orders Order n Release leae Dig Tonnage Orders were Is Issued forbidding trane- trane Atlantic and other ships from loading trans trans-j bunker coal at Portland Me Ip These Thew v vessels were Instructed to proceed to Newport News Baltimore Philadelphia or other ports thus re releasing releasing re- re leasing hundreds of or ton tone of coal for tur forthe forthe 1 the stricken districts Six more yes yes- Continued on Page 2 RAIL PLAN TO TOBE TOBE BE ANNOUNCED I Continued From Pa Page Pago c 1 sols sole for lor coat coal were obtained from the shipping boards This makes eleven cloven vessels put to coaling coating at Newport News to move Immediately te to New En England ports The They will wIil have ha a capacity of nearly tons of ot coal a week weel Orders were sent to St. St Louis Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City Chicago an and Cleveland districts districts dis dis- to begin to move mo the blockaded coal cars east Director General McAdoo doo conferred today with Halo Holden Jud Judge e Edward Chamber Walker D D. D lilacs Hines anI and Judge Robert Hobert S. S Lovett Jud Judge e Lovett Lovet Issued I an n or order er to all common railroad carriera carriers car car- I riera abolishing all 11 priority orders ex ex- ex No I 1 which had to do with troops This l leaves leave aveA tho way war absolutely absolute absolute- ly clear for the movement mo of 1 anything which the director general believes In most I Immediate demand whether fuel food or munitions I Tomorrow Mr r McAdoo will take tale up with the tho big tour four brotherhood chiefs their positions lb Ho has hal a admitted that the men will viii receive I Just consideration tion ion It is said tonight that ther there probably will ilL be bo an increase in waKes wages of oC from IG 15 to 20 per cent rent The fhe men demanded approximately 40 10 per cent I raise mise but they have havo expressed sed their willingness to let this tills question await a trial o of or government control of oC the roads 1 |