Show h HINES HIES DISCUSSES RAIL PROBLEMS Fay lime to Ponder Ponde r Difficulties Present Wage r age Raise Improvement Chicago March farch or I D. D nines lines made mado his first official visit t to o Chicago o today as director general of o f railroads speaking at a Press clu club b dinner said the time now flow is Propitious sh s for soling Halving the railroads problem wit with h sf the tho public more nearly appreciate 0 cot o othe or orthe f the service of th the lines linos than ever be ho hc- hc fore He Ic said the thc expenditures re required required rc- rc of or the tho government o for tor operation n of ot the tho roads roach would nOt show how as ts great grea greata t a Jo loss s as man many people suppose While the world has been boen moving movin g rapidly toward the eight hour eight hour d day said Mr limes tho Js Issue came mo more mOlO O Ot quickly with the war The government OY t had ind to follow a a. policy of oC uniformity Y with respect to wages and hours Higher wages and Improvements would woUl d have hae come any wa way Tho The u. u purchasing 6 power pot of the dollar h. h i I I l II f hi A t vi IU said it followed that that- the tho railroad dollar suffered as ns much a as any other othe r dollar The Tho railway em em- plo cs or a n nory very ory ory large part palt of or them had h been paid low 10 wages ho be said an anthe and d the government was confronted with lt h hf and had met the difficult problem o of or f Increasing soon after federal l administration began But ho he said th the e increases were in tho the nature of a permanent permanent per per- permanent manent improvement o of the tho basis basi s of labor j In speaking of or a permanent anent solutIon solution tion tIon- of ot the railroad question th the tho e director general said til ho he believed believe d ed some form of private management manas would follow oJo tho the termination or gay gov government ov- ov control But nut ho asserted th the theold theold e old plan of or private operation b by somo som e companies comp would never ne again b bo ba e successful Ho lie said laid the suggestion o of or f S. S Davies Warfield head of an or organ organization organization an- an of or railroad ll securities holders for tor a n. statutory standard of ot reasonable e rates' rates anti and for a 6 G per cent return o othe on n tho the entire investment in each region regio n were getting nearer to one of the fundamentals fundamentals fun tun- d involved than other proposals pro 1110 proposals that had been made Mr Hines approved strong government govern so ment mont representation on boards of or directors directors tors tars and that these governments directors directors directors tors should be members of ot a regulating bod body In order to u us us-e us to advantage antaJe e the knowledge ledge obtained through th tho e d directorships i rectors h I ps I |