Show S naf rs Seek I I RaU Workers ers WASHINGTON July 24 INS The The s senate nate war investigating committee Tuesday ay called caned for In Immediate im immediate Im- Im I mediate government m nt action to get additional men into railroad railroad rail ran road work The committee t took ok this action as the nations nation's railroads railroads' creaked under the vast load Joad of redeployment redeployment redeployment ment of troops and Col J J. J Monroe Monroe Monroe Mon Mon- roe Johnson 0 O D T director said aid he fears the gIg gigantic task may fail fall because of lack of ot man power Sen James M M. Mead D. D N N. N Y chairman of ot the senate sinate committee announced that he will take the theral ral railroad road man power problem to selective service the war man power p-ower commission and the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road retirement board after hearing hear hear- ing Johnsons Johnson's testimony ny The OD T director told the committee that the war department department department depart depart- ment has refused to consider the nations nation's railroads as a war industry industry indus Indus- try despite th their lr vital importance If they'll give me the man manpower manpower power well we'll get this job done he he said Bald I If they dont don't we wont get It done Do you think you will get the theman theman theman man power power power- asked Sen en Ferguson R. R Mich I am very much afraid we are not going to get It It replied John John- ohn- ohn son Bon Then as you see Bce the picture itIs it itis is pretty gloomy said Ferguson on It is b pretty black black Johnson grimly replied Pounding the table the O 0 D T chief chiet told t the e committee that only additional man power will keep the railroads from falling faUng down I on the jo job of or moving troops from Europe to We coast ports for the Pacific ar area a. a j Im yelling my head off ott trying to get more men Johnson told told the committee all I can cando do I do-I I dont don't draft people The committee broke off oft the hearing without calling army witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses although the war department department department depart depart- ment announced publicly it would welcome the chance to tell Its side of or the story |