Show I DEMANDS SIGNALS ON ALL Commerce Comission Believes Good Systems Will Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent Wrecks Washington Fob 23 mending mend mend- Ing that the tho block signal system he be made compulsory on un all an railroad lines q handling passengers that Its Installation lation be required in In tho the shortest time lime that may be bo a adequate equate to permit the manufacture and ana erection of oC the appliances appliances ap ap- an and that the government assume by law general supervision of such arrangements and appliances the Interstate Commerce commission made malc Its preliminary report today to congress on the ol operations of or the i signal system on the American rail ran roads The commission demands a 1111 s that it be given general powers over the operations of ot railroads railroads rail rail- roads loads with reference to these thes e appliances and antI the conduct of oC trains It declares that excessive o gt hours of or el have have In it many an any cases been responsible re responsible responsible re- re for wrecks overworked em em- being unable to stand the strain I of or their taxing labors 1 Comparing American and English roads it finds that American rican lines have an immen Immensely cly greater number of accidents and fatalities It has found fauna that the block signal system w works far more effectively In England than here bore and believes that most of the responsibility y for or this lies In the tho fact tact that lint the responsible lo of or signal men an and operators on American Ameri Amen can roa roads are aro Inexperienced bo boys s 's while English lines have havo mature malure and experienced men a |