Show CABLES RESTORED TO THEIR GOVERNMENT T TO RELINQUISH H CONTROL OF WIRE TAKEN OVER LAST NOVEMBER President Approves Action of Post master General Burleson In Returning Re turning Cable Systems to Private Ownership Wl s Washington Postmaster General Burleson issued d an rin order on April AprI 20 29 providing for the return of the Amerlean AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican lean cable R systems steins to their private owners on May 2 Control and mid operation opera operation opera tion JUon pf of all American cable s sj systems st stems ms w was as taken Ayer by the government last November 1 The postmaster general In making pu public Uc the tI form formal l issued a staten statement state state- n ment ent r reiterating his announcement that the telephone and tel telegraph graph lines Unes taken over last J July ly would be returned returned returned re re- turned as soon as legislation could be obtained d from congress congress sa safeguarding safeguard safeguard- eg ar ing Jug the interests of the Mr Burleson said his views were not cl changed but as it Is apparent these yle vs views were not shared by the new congress gress the tIle only step was to return the l s systems stems Government control control of the cable lines ha has been exercises exercised Q in the midst of Controversies legal action tore to to re restrain strain strahl the postmaster general from seizing g th their lr lines line having been filed flied In a a. a New York federal co court rt by the Commercial al C Cable bl and the Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial Pacific Cable Cable companies s which asserted asserted that while the the presidential proclamation proclamation n tak taking ng fiver ver the lines was signed Nov November 2 the actual seizure vas ivas w as made November 16 10 five after the signing of the armistice when when the c companies mp contended no non n need ed for such a action existed ed The Nev New York York co courts r refused f ed to issue the restraining order and appeal was was' taken tak- tak en ell to the United d States supreme court Approval by the president of Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- Post Post- master G General Burleson recommendations recommendations n. n that the telegraph ante and telephone telephone tele tele- phone lines Unes be returned was vas ann announced announced an an- n u ced April 2 29 at the White House I |