Show COAST LINES ARE FAVORED DY BY TAFT Secretary of War Advises Establishment Es Es- of Government Transportation Washington Jan 1 16 Secretary Secretary Taft TaC before belore the senate semite committee on inter inter- inter inter- oceanic canals toda today made tIme the admIssion admission sion that for self protection the self government got gov should run its Is own lines on the Pacific front from Panama to northern p pc ports rU The he s secretary of war who is Just now closer coser to the tho President than an any oC of those ihlo ho the tho power of oC declarIng Ing administration policies RI startled tho the committee b by hl hir franic avowal of ot tin tho tho value or of tha tt gov owned government ow n d tine line Inc and also byln t v llo on f r. r t Oh n 11 tr lr o fa iT n i n d o b ki tU u. u t lUI ui uilo lo li UJ government t. t I t t S It rv w as J H r conjunction hf with wih n. n n report of or the administration of or tho the Panama canal canul and its Is necessary adjunct tho the Panama railway that time the reports tere made The contention of oC Mr Ii Taft Tatt la lii that the government should control the transportation ton si situation un Taft faCt indicated that perhaps the tho only wa way to save Have time the business or of ortho tho government upon the east cast coast was vas to establish a government line lne upon tho the West coast He lie le charged pointblank pointblank point point- blank that since sinco tho the government took charge of the lie Panama railroad Its business business bus bus- iness mess had hall decreased 50 per cent on account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of ot the tho ln inadequate transportation tion ton facilities upon the tho Pacific Ho 10 said further that for Cor this reason It I was a question queston whether tho the government Fo Itself it itself It- It self sel should not engage In a steamship Jn Ja or order er to r retain ain the business of the th Panama railroad th The rue latter later has dangerous rivals rIval he lie said saul in tho the Guatemalan and pee pec railroads Summing up the secretary secre secre- tary airy pot It this way wa to the tIme committee committee- It uI ma may be a question queston of ot saving th the Income for our steamers upon the tho east easl coast h by running running considerable risk up upon upon imp up- on the west ivest coast I |