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Show a lawyer on a contingent basis such contracts will be approved only when they are just; that if they are" unjust he will disregard the terms of such contracts con-tracts ami pay attorneys only reasonable reason-able sums for their services. Eegard-US Eegard-US judgments rendered against railroads rail-roads under federal control it is said the government does not propose to pay the same if it reaches the conclusion conclu-sion that the amounts are exorbitant or extortionate. Of course, no exorbitant exorbi-tant amounts will be allowed under the direct dealing plan, and the injured employee em-ployee would be certain to receive his money much sooner than would be the case if represented by counsel, and he would probably get just as much, if not more, out of it. Mr. McAdoo has eliminated elim-inated many of the "higher-ups" among the railroad attorneys, and now he is hot upon the trail of the lesser lights who make a business of prosecuting claims. DIRECT DEALING. It will no longer be necossarv for an injured railroad employee to engage the I services of au attorney in order to prosecute pros-ecute his claim for damages. The roads now being rmder control of the government, govern-ment, it is the policy of Director General Gen-eral McAdoo to discourage litigation, and he proposes to deal with injured employees direct and thus avoid the expenses entailed by suits at law. The general counsel of Director McAdoo calls attention to the fact that where suits are instituted, usually one-third to one-half one-half of the amount received goes to the lawyer. We have no means of know- , i n lt whether injured railroad men will 1 take the advice of the furivtor-irfneral ! and deal direct with the government, or J whether they wiil continue to employ . attorneys for the purpose of bringing j suits. In any event, they are to re- I i"tivt some protection, for the director-general director-general lias declared that whenever an rinpinvee places his .daim in the hands of |