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Show Mm w go Will Ask for Legislation on Railroad Transportation Problem. ATTITUDE UNKNOWN May Ask for Unification or Government Control of All Lines in U. S. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. President Wilson's intention to ask congress for special laws to affect railroad unification unifica-tion for tho duration of the war, made known last night, gave a now aspect today to the transportation problem faced by congressional leaders, war administrators and railroad executives. execu-tives. Tho president's decision in favor of such a move was indicated ajter a conference with Senator Newlands, chairman of the joint committee investigating in-vestigating the railroads at which the transportation situation was discussed at length. The president probably will ask for the legislation in an address ad-dress to congress before the holidays' recess. Although there was nothing to show that the president had confided his full intentions and officials were doubtful as to just what he may ask, some believed he might request legislation legis-lation In lino with tho suggestion of the interstate commerce commission and that the anti-pooling laws' be suspended sus-pended for the war. Others pointed out that tho commission's report said additional laws might be required if the government decided to operate the roads. Most of the president's advisers ad-visers favor government operation and declare the president already has I power by tho army appropriations to j take over the roads under an administrator. admin-istrator. At the opening of the hearing todaj by the joint congressional committee investigating transportation problems. Chairnlan Adamson of tho house commerce com-merce commission declared that President Presi-dent Wilson probably would have to take over the railroads "during the war and hold them after the war until congress can provide some plan lor proper management and efficiency In peace and war." |