Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-27 | Page 3 | U. S. Regulation Plan is Urged

U. U US U.S. S. S S REGULATION PLAN IS URGED Federal Control of Communications Communications Communications S Systems Advocated WASHINGTON Jan Jm 27 21 27 1 Private rl vate ownership and operation of ot communications com corn un uno er rigid fe federal eral regulation regu regu- lation were recommended today In the report of a special interdepartmental mental committee tee formed recently by Secretary of Commerce Roper ct at t the suggestion of ot th the president While th the tho report merely recommended mended some some further exten extension lon of permission to merge existing companies compa ales nies a minority believed all domestic domes domes- tic communications should be bemer mer merged ed All AU but one of the committee commit commit- tee members favored a unified wire telegraph service Regulation the committee saId Bald should be an independent pendent commission commis sion slon or a bureau of an existing executive executive executive exec exec- department and not under the interstate commerce commission already already al al- ready burdened with other duties Benefits Benefi accruing from rom regulation in the opinion ion of the committee would be reduced rates ion of discrimination speculative management man man management and watering of st stocks ks extension ex ex- tension of service maintenance of depreciation de de- predation charges and control oi of If contracts made with foreign countries countries coun coun- tries hotels and railroads