Show RAIL CONTROL PROBLEMS T 0 HAVE PROBING joint con 0 ress ional hinves gation ti into mutters matte rs affecting 0 fi dint considered monday RESULTS LIKELY TO BE FAR FAIR REACHING one of objects will be to find way to obviate f conditions which cans ed recent strike possibilities bili ties SUGGESTED BY WILSON Yr progress oress to have special Sc service ivice congressional investigation into ho broad question quent lon 0 of government regulation and control ot of arid and other common carriers suggested by president wilson tit in his opening address at th tiie last session silon Bp bogins begins here tomorrow before a jont joni commit ape apo of senators and representatives although Althou Bli tho investigation war wai before tile tho threatened strike by tho the tour four great brotherhoods brothe the alio investigation will go into tile tho questions which came up at that timo such its as regulation 0 of wages by the interstate commerce commission and legislation to prevent a similar flit alt nation ahto progress will endeavor to give to i cacti week the glat or f im fadl newa aws concerning this investigate it ton ion each cacti week lie aa we MC havo have arranged for special weekly service on oil this situation knowing that our read readers erts will lo 10 interested lit in the outcome of it it to Is a settled fact that hn hinves ignation will last tho the greater part or of the rest feat ot of tho the year questions which tho the investigators will take up ill go to tho the heart of tho the transportation problem and tho the in probably pio haU will have a potent influence lit in congress on oil the subject of 0 government ownership at tho the hearings it Is that all the loading leading railroads telegraph telephone arid and wireless concerns and express companies as is well as economists leaders of labo and agricula u uro r 0 shippers shipper s arid and akers will to be heard tho the commit committed teu ts Is required to report to congress by january 8 81 and an effort may he be mado made to put through legislation before the session ends on oi march 4 after which the adminis adm lnla ceilon rr lon will not havo have Us its present majority lit in tire tho tho the resolution for or the investigate gation camo came at the conclusion of at many months ot of effort on oil the part ot of railroads arid and others interested in ili questions affecting them to have hae a comprehensive inquiry into all phases ot of government control president wilson in hla his address to tc congress in decombe De comber r 1916 called attention to the need in ili this tha language the transportation problem is art an exceedingly serious arid pressing one in this country there lias has from time to time of 0 lato late been reason to fear ear that our railroads bould not munch longer bo be able ablo to cope with it successfully 13 18 at present equipped an all aco I 1 suggest that clial it would be wise also to provide for a commission i ot of inquiry to ascertain by a 40 thorough orough canvass of the whole bueg tion whether our laws an aa at trained framed arid administered aro are as ag sur vi ceable KS as they might bo be in ill tile tho solution of tire the problem it Is obviously a problem that mes 11 Ls at tho the vol doiy Y foundation of our of ficie lc lency llcy as a people such an inqui iry iry ought to draw out every circum acance atance arid and ophelon tilon worth considering rand arid wo vo need tu to know all sides ortho ot tho inetter it if we mean to do anything in lit in tho the field ot of federal legislation no one larn lani sure would wish to tako take any backward step tire tho regulation of the railways of tire the country by federal has hai had admirable results and has fully justified the hopes and expectations of those ty whom the policy of regulation lation wui originally propof ed d tho the question lon Is not what should wo we undo it la is whether there Is anything else ive ran do that would auppl us ii alth v alth ode ellve means in the very process procesa of regulation for or bettering the conditions under tinder which the railroads aro are operated and for or mak mah lug ing thorn more useful servants of 0 tho the country as a whole it seems to me that it might bo be the part of wisdom therefore lefore further legislation in this held field la Is attempted to look at tho the whole problem of ordination coordination co and ofil elency in the full light of a fresh assessment or of and 0 pinions opinions BO as a guide to t dealing with tho the several parts of it joint resolution adopted six alx lx months later tho the joint resolution was waa adopted it provides for tile tho appointment of five senators anti and representatives to investigate tho the subject of tho the government control anti and regulation of interstate anti and foreign transportation tile efficiency of tho the present system in protecting the rights tit of ship pera and carriers carr lera unit und in the public interest the in i or control of thu incorporation of carriers and all proposed tit in the organization of tile the state commerce com commission and the act to regulate commerce also thes object abject of government ownership of public utilities such as telegraph wireless cable telephone arid railroads in ili and foreign commerce com merco and report as to tho the wisdom or feasibility ty of government ownership of such utilities arid and as aa to the comparativo comparative warth arid and effle efficiency lency of government regulation and control as compared with government ownership and op oil ur oration atlon rower power was given the com to sit during a gecoza of congress and to summon summer witnesses anti and to cull call on government agencies for assistance tito tho sum of was vaa for expenses under the tho the following wore turned on oil tho the committee senators newlands chairman robinson Under wod cummins arid and brandegee Drand cgee adamson sims cullop etch arid and hamilton all coming from tit th commerce comin erco committee commit too of tile the two hoklin 3 in its announcement of the hearings tho the committee said it would con f the subjects as follows rho ot of government control RI rid add d rai regulation of interstate and foreign transportation and under his licad head lic ad tito of the existing system in ling tile tho rights lights of ahll pers anti and cariie canlers rs arid and lit in public interest tho the incorporation or cont cent ii A of abo incorporation of carriers carr leis all proposed pro changes lit in the orga of tio the interstate commerce com merco commission as tile tho act to regulate under hoad tile tho will ill consider alio the llio of government overn ment own of nil all such auch as wl relefa eat ca telephone und its gs culli pallos engaged in ill in and commerce in cl liiv mt it ot or of ROV gov ownership clift worth and on 1 of 01 VM AIdent regulation arid and is ag corni aren with government and ami in dorall questions of it bilu alipat lon lion and control ind governa ent ownership the committee announced it would col consider isdor rebates wid i whether the lie commerce commercio com merco commission la Is overloaded and cheth or cr its jurisdiction should I io ie e conti to qu esons of discriminations rebates arid and rates its jurisdiction over other subjects such as valuation va salty eatty inspection etc to be turned tinned over to 0 o somo other bureau or body to bo be gitmed by law ia V whether Wh ethor it la is aara to mako make any change tit in the organization of the interstate com commercio coram merco firpo co commission nm with will i view iview lu iu p I 1 action whether it is a feasible to increase the tit nur number tiLer of commissioners and to per nit alt them to divide into illo depar trient for tile the consideration consid oration of cases arid and it if so thero there shall also be consideration lu i brink bank arid and also choth or ir there savil ie be appeal front from decisions ons in the department to the commis con irala slon in bank Wh etler such departments depart menta of tile the interstate commerce rom merce commission shall lit fit in ill or ho be assigned to definite frame areas somewhat after the mariner manner of tire the judicial C circuits 1111 IIII whether in aho ho latter case cace thoro there bo be provision tor for their sitting n ank at washington Washing tor with tile duty of hearing appeals and directing the duro of tile tho departments whether under tinder tile the present tein the credit of tile tho common carriers carr leis la is i ti ab arad sired with a 11 view to their securing tile the moneys needed for necessary arid and extensions in tile tho interest of the public and at reason leason ablo able rates of interest whether government erti ment regulation reul atlon 0 of the irsic of securities is advisable nad if so whether it Is to the interest of tile the public as well as aa tile the carriers that this reg llalon should be exercised by tile tho national government and whether it should involve III VOlvo merely publicity or absolute absolu to control ok ot tho the issue of csc urit ios whether concurrent con cou current jurisdiction of the nation and alii tilt states to control such issues U I 1 la in tile inter est eat of the carri carriers ern and tho the public what will be the hold field of operations for tho the state railroad commissions in tho interest of tho the public it if tire the control of securities and control of rates Is rested in tho the interstate commerce commission whether arid and to what extent within a period of five years it will bo be necessary to enlarge the facilities of the common carriers carr lera in tile the interest of the public and whether the present system of government regulation Is such as to lasure insure the credit ot of the carriers with ri ft view to their makeig additional nal necessary ox cn pen altu res what Is the effect of dual regulation on tire the part of the states and the nation of the rates of carriers what it if any contradictions does it involve ara and what it if any discrimination does it involve as between states and localities regulation of wages i wil whether or not any regulation tion la Is feasible 0 of the wages wage sand and hours ol of employed emp loyes of common carriers arid and whether or not jt it Is advisable in tho the interest public and with a view to maintaining coin commerce between states to take any further legislative action regarding the adjustment of disputes between the carriers curri ers arid and their employee emp loes loyes arid and regarding strikes and lockouts whether any additional legislation I 1 on Is required us to the bizat lou ion of carriers in interstate co aierle in ill the nature of national incorporation permissive or compulsory or lit in tile the nature of national holding comp 1 anies under which state corporations way may bo be controlled and unified in ili their operations in the interest of fintor state commerce arid and what form of 0 national legislation for tho the ot of carriers i ers or toi for holding companies owning tho the stock of state is desirable desiray de how will uati national onal incorporation affect tho the police powers of tho the states over railroads operating wahn their boain lories will VIII it bo ba advisable as in tho the cabo ot 61 tile tho nat lonal jonal banks for the nation govern iii ihunt int to pi prescribe a rule for tho the taxation bv states of railroad properties abia securities the wisdom or feasibility of government ownership of such utilities anti tho the comparative worth arid and efficiency of government regulation and control as compared with government ownership and operation including under tinder this head tito the practical results bt bf government ownership I 1 ns as to efficiency arid and economy where actually practiced I 1 I 1 whether government ownership Js s compala blo with our present form of government and what its effect will bo be on our governmental institutions whether ther a system dyste m of government ownership will suit atilt local needs A practical method of securing government ownership whether by purchase or condemnation of properties or by purchase of condemnation of bond and clock block issues or otherwise tile tho progreso tows ervle dervich on oil this investigation will bo be entirely differ ont ent than that which Js j furni furnished sped to the dally daily papers and alid will therefore bo be of moro more than absorbing interest to our readers adera rc watch for thom weekly commencing with 0 our ur next issue |