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Show ARGUES FOB COU By THE IIEIHT WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Postmaster General Burleson today submitted to the 8cnato tho recommendation of tho dopartment oommittoo appointod by him to investigate the practicability ojf government gov-ernment ownership of telephone and -telegraph lines. Tho report declared that tho only way to afford to tho poople tho completo and modern postal facilities "that the constitution makes it tho duty of tho government to provide " is by carrying out these suggestions: 1. That congress declare a government govern-ment monopoly over all telegraph, telephone tele-phone and radio communicatiou and Buch other moans for the transmission of intelligence in-telligence as may horoafter develop; 2. That congress acquire by purchase at appraised value tho commercial tele-phono tele-phono network, except the farmor lines; 3. That congress authorizo the postmaster post-master general to issue, in his discretion discre-tion ana under such regulations as ho may prescribe, rovocable licenses for the operation, by private individuals, asso- ciahonB, companies anal tho to cgraph eorvico tho tolophono sorvfeo quired by the governigffc master genera ; ierrit loWt clerk, postoffico Aoni&X C. Koons , suporinte 4K' ancs and allowances i 'JSHii committee. They wor .tMF1 statistical information X one of the most cjhansLB tions undortakon hv vf partment. (B' States ih ?,alono of tWtSfll which has left to mixikM ownership and onerfittBi graph and tolepffiSB that practically ai n!M who haye treated tho subSw that telegraph and tehmVF should be controlled It declared further tht'W, Vail, president of the iB phone & Telegraph cqB statement that tho teltrK must bo "under comiBonB' "sufficiently strong to caK tically ono system, InlejR interdependent, imivcrfaliMF pointod out that the inost'tHl phono servko can be iR-serve iR-serve all the people. TP service is accomplished hrSk tion of rates. In fixing tJKj under a condition of motjHr Tho report continues; -"B r "Tho nrivatn mmiKnAiJflK live to extond its factHtiiflW able territory; hut the ftriflBtf of this government istoiV charge for taxation, hat it that tho service aa iX. supporting. The priWjP tho other hand, must inalVje in providing for this, testH its rates to the highcit aKi not, by too4groatly restnBK, umc of business, impilr'WM "So far ns the pnb!iH'-concerned, pnb!iH'-concerned, the entire t&AEj is owned and operatedijK graph companies. TelepSVi have not boon extendeqHF towns and villages aloig'Amft ornmont postal iacilititiwjj, cost of tho 8ervico been nBT invorso proportion tkfWJf,. warranted by the incri&( business transacted. H "According to ths Iftftp data, tho capitalization rfB tance and toll lines rcpitjftYZ mately $200,000,000 aidjK tion of the entire cooqiHl approximately $OOO,0000B tho government 'wonld bVjft, appraised value, sines it,K desirable for tno gOTtnV chase the real estate i)K, companies. Exchanges -4L until accommodations cAVfi in tho postoff ices and wfm The roport was sent jE response to n resolutioiMim Scnntor Norris. fWAT" |