Show Nationalization of 0 Public Utilities 1 CONGRESSMAN CONGRESSMAN PELL PELf Democrat of New cw York answering the thc request of the time railroad brotherhoods to o support their plan to continue government c control of the he railroads another two wo years is i out in a n letter leter in iii which he ho refuses to vote for such a measure and ant gives give his us reasons Mr r. r Pelt Pell Pel declares that the attempt to continue continue con- con government control of the railroads is the first firt of or other oth oh- step i in a campaign for IOl the government operation er Cl industries and said that if successful with the tue railroads railroads rail rail- rai- rai roads the next She step would be an a attempt to nationalize such public utilities as the tho gas and electric light com coin panics and md certain certain of the mines BIllIeS There seems to h be every indication that a a determined effort is being made to the industries of the country in the mistaken idea that government Downer Downer- ownership ownership owner owner- ship and operation will wi be lie beneficial to labor The he cx- cx of government operation of the tue railroads with withal ill all al its sad consequences does docs not seem to c its lead lead- jug ng advocates in in the thc least least yet almost all al of or the former supporters of the system arc are so s thoroughly convinced eon of its is utter titter failure faure and futility that it probably could in Confess Congress Con Con- not succeed in summoning a corporals corporal's guard fess gress to support it it Government ownership of public utilities is quite quie generally regarded as a n. dead issue The objections to the scheme are namely na that the taxpayers object to making up great deficits which recent recent re re- re cent history has prove proved would woul bo be incurred and ant that it would bring politics into the administration of the industries industries in in- resulting in a or a vast political ma ma- chine It I would destroy destry competition and American and American It is initiative It I is not practical ad not I Utopian and contrary to sound public policy |