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Show EXPERT ON REBATING Morawetz Declares Agrcc-; Agrcc-; mcnts Are Wot Made by Railroads. WASHINGTON, April . Victor Mora-wets Mora-wets of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa f railroad was again before the Senate" Committee Com-mittee on Interstate Commerce yesterday. Replying to questions by Senator Dolli-ver, Dolli-ver, Mr. Morawets said that the executive cemmittee and board of directors never krow anything about the details of traffic traf-fic management. They give directions to the president of the road and the president presi-dent directs the other officers. "Where traffic managers violate the law In granting rebates and discriminations to one shipper do you not think it would be right to compel the road to give all shlp-ptrs shlp-ptrs the low rate?" asked Senator Dolli-ver. Dolli-ver. In many cases it would be right and in others unjust," replied Mr. Morawets. 'It would not be right to make stockholders stockhold-ers suffer because some agent had committed com-mitted a wrong." Senator Dolllver questioned Mr. Mora-wets Mora-wets about the agreements between companies com-panies as to rates. The latter replied that they were not "agreements." The railroad, be said, talked things over and reached an understanding as to what rates . would be from competitive points. He said these rates were fixed on a remunerative re-munerative basis. Senator Dolliver asked why Intermediate points ware compelled to pay higher rates than the competitive points. Mr. Mora-wets Mora-wets replied that the railroads were compelled com-pelled to accept low rates at competitive points. He maintained that the Interme-miate Interme-miate points were really benefitted by such action. . ' . Senator Dolllver asked as to the report that the Atchison had paid to the Standard Stand-ard Oil company 117,000,000 In rebates in Kansas. Mr. Morawets said that he felt authorized to deny the statement that any rebate was given by the Atchison to the Standard. , m Menator Newlands asked a series of questions to support his contention for the nationalisation of railroads. The latter lat-ter replied that he would prefer a Federal Fed-eral charter for his company to a State charter. Senator Cullom, addressing Mr. New-lands, New-lands, asked: "Are you getting ready to buy all these roads?" i "No " replied Mr. Newlands. 'I merely want the railroads to take out national charters." |