Show r HOOVER TERMS RAILS CONTROL w SOCIALISTIC rr I Their Theis Th ir Return 1 Means l i Final Effort Trial of Private He Declares Br fly r A J JS lre S r Now o York cb Tho li-Tho 17 Tho return of ot ownership on private ale the railroads to March llarch r 1 will mean they the placing ng of or prie ate vate e operation on its final trial inthe in the opinion o of Herbert Hoover cr cv- cv pressed d tonight in his Inaugural urai ad address ad- ad president of or the American Inas In- In dress as of or Mining engineers At tho the same time Mr 1 Hoover attacked government gov- gov o operation of or either railroads In socialIsm social social- or orr shipping as experiments Ism necessitated b by the war l to which there were many man fundamental ton So No scheme scheme- of or political appointment I Mr Hoover HOO said has s ever evel yet yot ot been beenA A devised tle that will replace competition In In ht Its selection of or ability and char char- acter Both Doth shipping shipping- and antl railways ra Il ways of oC manY have bave today tho the advantage skilled killed personnel sifted out In a L hard school of or competition and ami even then the government operation of or these v cn- cn n- n Is not proving pro satisfactory satisfactory- Dente l D nl Government SUC i II Therefore the ultimate Inefficiency that would arse from the deadening paralysis of or bureaucracy ha has not yet had full opportunity for tor development de Already we can sho show that no Government Govern go ment under pressurise of or present ever political or sectional interests can properly conduct the risks of eat extension and Improvement or can be free from rom local pressure to conduct unwarranted services In Industrial enterprIse After referring to tho the handicaps Imposed Im Imposed Im- Im posed upon business ss through h tho the failure failure fail- fail I ure ure of transportation facilities to grow with the country countr Mr Ir Hoover Hoo continued con con- con I Needed I IThe Immediate tc Energy The return of the railways to the predominantly private owners places s operation upon Its final trial I If instant Instant Instant In- In stant energy coura courage e and large vision k In the owners o should hould provo prove lacking In n meeting the immediate situation w we i will VIA hA faced fA with Uh a reaction that will willi drive tho drie tho country to to some other form of or control Energetic enlargement of or equipment better service operation co-operation with with and the least possible advance ad In rates together r with free free- freedom dom orri from political interests will be bethe bethe the scales upon which the public will neigh the results Turning to the question of oC shipping dir fr Ir Hoover Hoo said that while with the government gO Inefficiency could be he passed on to the consumer on the seas sea we will or later find It translated to the national treasury treasur The Thc speaker asserted that as government government govern govern- ment officials could not cn engage age In haggling In fixing rates they thc must tal take c refuge In rigid regular and In Infixed Infixed fixed rates l shipping Irons OK 0 Tho The et effect ct of our OUI large fleet he went on in the worlds world's market is thus to hold up rates for so long as this great fleet In one hand band holds hohls a fixed rate others will only onto barely barch underbid If It we hold up rates an increasing In- In creasing number of or our ships will be beIdle beidle beidle idle as aa the private fleets neets grow gron growa We a ashall shall yet be bo faced with the question of demobilizing a a. considerable part of ot this fleet Into private hands or frankly frank Crank 1 lv ly acknowledging acknowledging- that we e operate for other reasons than Interest on our In in- in vestment estment Tho The problem of the relationship between be- be tw tween n the employer and was j next ext discussed b by Mr Hoover Hoo lie He asserted as u- asserted that the country had until re recently recently re- re greatly negle neglected terl the human factor that Is so o lar large e an element in our productivity and that this neglect had accumulated much of ot the discontent discontent discon discon- tent and unrest throughout hout the the- theIn industrial In- In population and had reacted in ina i a a a. decrease of or production I for eo- eo Co operation I 1 am dall dally daily Impressed he said with the fact that there Is but one wa way out and that Is again to establish re-establish through h or organized representation that p personal operation co between employer em cm- and In production that was a a. binding force Coree when our In In- In were smaller the smaller the attitude attitude- of ol r refusal to participate p. in collective bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining gaining- with representatives o of od the own choosing Is Is' the negation I of oC this bridge c t to better relationship Mr Hoover declared that he was concerned concerned con con- con j that the vast majority of Amer mer American merlean merI I lean ican labor fundamentally wishes to operate co In production and that this basis b of or good will can he bo organized and the tho vitality of or production retained America World Problems In a brief r reference to tho the International international situation he declared that the safety of European civilization civilisation was hanging by a slender thread an and that America was faced with a new orientation orienta orienta- tion to world problems We Ve are today contemplating he said sald maintenance of an enlarged arm army and nav navy In preparedness for 01 further upheavals als while failing falling to even provide pro some Insurance against war b by a n league to promote I peace lc Mr ill cr will be presented with a hold gold old medal b by the civic forum to tomorroW tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow night having ln been selected bv lJ Its national council as the tho American who has given ghen the most distinguished service within the time past two years cars On Only 1 three other persons have have been similarly honored by the forum forum- forum Thomas A. A Edison FAison General George GeorgeT W W. Goethals Go and Alexander Graham Bell 1 Charles harles E L. L Hughes will make mako the pres pres- presentation |