| Show I All DILL S A AUED O I IH N H HOUSE Chairman Esch Says Say s I Plumb Plan Rejected as hl Plan n of Financing Given Nov 11 An n.-An An WASHINGTON unusual number of members mem- mem bers hers appeared in the house when the session opened today to hear Represent Representative tive Esch Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- chairman of the interstate commerce committee present and explain the bill framed by the committee committee committee com com- to provide permanent railway legislation No new or strange features are Inthis inthis In Inthis this bill and nd it follows no untried plan declared Mr 11 Esch Each We build to on a foundation already proved have hae been well laid retaining the advantages advantages ad ad- d- d vantages such as Joint use of ot terminals terminals terminals nals that occurred during government government government govern govern- ment control contro Mrs Esch Each said all plans proposed ed to the committee had embodied experiments ex- ex ex experiments experiments ex- ex though all excepting that of the railway brotherhoods agreed on return to private operation REJECTS Pl PLUMB MB PLAN The Plumb plan was the only gov gov- government ov- ov ownership plan submitted and that called for tor lera well ner- ner I n as as go J f SkI 1 Mr Etch ESc non flan n- n o. o i ir r f n n- I. I a flit fliton ht JI J. J bit y I r caw aru j r on I t. t j r se seo o- o J I tr i. i 1 I nM 1 foJ f 1 oJ r L i t a J e i d. d i t i u ul na nad 41 s s 's confidence on rail ralI securities he said Government financial aid during the per period od Immediately following government government gov gov- control as planned by his committee will not cause ause loss of ot government funds Mr 1 Esch Each said be because because be- be cause rates must be such as to produce produce produce pro pro- duce revenue for tor the carriers I be-I In the formal report on the house railroad bill made mad by Chairman Esch It was revealed that the measure contained contained contained con con- I I a mandate to the carrier to f I apply for general Increases of t rates I within within- sixty days after their return I to private operation Unless such applications for increases are made I to the Interstate commerce commission commission commission commis commis- sion the bill will win deny them the guaranty guaranty guaranty guar guar- anty including continuance by the government of their standard return for six months and their privilege of or obtaining government loans PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Government ownership was rejected it was explained because of ot the presidents president's dents dent's announced Intention to return the lines t to private operation at the end of ot the year the desire for such action by the carriers and the widespread widespread wide wide- spread demand among the tho people that federal control cease as soon as suit sult- ablo able Ie legislation could be enacted Opposing creation of ot a n transportation tion board as proposed in In tho senate measure the report said such an organization or organization or- or to adv advise e the Interstate commerce commission would be a 3 needless and expensive burden more subject to political influence than the Interstate commerce commission Referring to the l labor bor provisions of the house bill bl creating ot boards for the Continued on page 5 i. i j s RAIL BILL I Continued tram from page 1 tary arbitration of ot disputes be be- be cen een and carriers the tho re- re ort declared fulfillment of of or wage con- con ts by both carriers carriers' and and workers tar as Both Both strikes kel and lockouts must mus t lease ease said the said the report They can no longer nger bo be tolerated in a free country he fhe he government must settle strikes i railway managers and emt em- em t l loges yes |
