| Show J J Our Transportation Problem T LILt T the tho government go 5 operation of the railroads is not as effective e in practice as in theory theon is indicated I in the thc food crisis in the east Herbert II Hoover over United St States food admin administrator str tor is free to confess that the pl problems of transportation have not been solved by J government operation The food 1001 situation in in the thc cast by Mr Ir Hoover Hoo docs not brand federal operation opera tion as ns a 1 failure but it jt loes does make it plain that condition condition condi condi- tion have grown worse instead of better r Even the most ar ardent nt advocate ocate of private operation cannot feel pleased with the existing Per- Per s views have ha been vindicated but his future is endangered Something is wrong with the present system ys- ys stern s 's tern tem and it demands an immediate remedy We e ha have inde the change from private to federal operation an and lamentations will not relieve c the thc food shortage horta c. c The problem must be tackled with the facilities at t han hand band The operation of the roads rOl must be made efficient i When TJIen William Villiam G. G McAdoo j took over the railroads s I of nr f n the thc United States State he lie was g given cn every cry advantage ad denied pr private owners At one stroke laws which served L S IV jILL ULC ULe vl V iLL III Lq 1 I swept aside Mr McAdoo's railroad was subject to no nomore nomore more restrictions than the oun youngsters youngster's ter's Christmas train Puli power powe and and anI authority were cre vested veste i in him Un Under ler tn s conditions there should bave c a been immediate im improvement Im- Im provement hut but the indications indication are arc that progress is s lack- lack ipg The task ahead of the United States is to evolve ol a aplan aplan aplan plan of relief We Ye must find the malt fault and remove it Perhaps Mr McAdoo is not wholly to blame The c censor has permitted us to know that Mr Ir McAdoo j runs I the finances of the United States in the morning morning and andJe andic lh Je ic railroads in iii the afternoon but he has failed to tell IKS liS ho how he lie spends his evenings c The working days of Ul ri Fr McAdoo run contrary to the efficiency rules of Jin JiU man endeavor The treasury d department of the States demands a bi big man for its head and so docs the lie newly created railroad ond control The work of r tIle tre treasur treasury d department demands much of t the e attention of its head even en in iii pence peace thud In war time the depart depart- nent is doubly important greatly increasing increasing the demands demands de de- de- de mands on the secretary Mr 11 McAdoo not only faces this tusk task hUt but he is held ld responsible for the thc efficient conduct of our railroads c. c o P Perhaps the failure of the thc railroads to meet the task be attributed to this although it would seem that rr McAdoo cA oo is no not left with ith sufficient time to work tH the thc solution As s indi indicated l by the crisis in the east i is one of the biggest gest problems before us remedy i is is not to he be discovered erel in spare moments Efficient jent operation of the roads and aua operation which jd l meet the food situation on re requires all the time and attention of an iJ d individual th al thoroughly familiar with angle angle- of the transportation I problem n. n The Senate displays wisdom as it rejects the plan planor of or the tile radicals to continue fe federal eral operation of the rail- rail beyond the period of war var As yet et federal operation operation opera opera- tion has g given gen en us nothing n to warrant its continuance b Yo-nd Yo the period of absolute need for evasion e of milr rail rail- r ad and combination Jaws Meanwhile we must perfect thi the theory thory of efficiency through centralized control Wo Yo nuit muL uncover cr the weak spots in the fe federal eral railroad organization and anel eliminate them I f 1 RS |
