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Show Emergency Motor Truck Lines Are Proposed WASHINGTON. April 10. Plans for organization of emergency motor truck transportation lines should th'c strike of railroad employes. Interfere seriously with food transportation were considered today by tho council ' of national defense. j Herbert F. Shcnton, acting secrc-i lary of the council, declared that in.-j 000 government owned trucks could bej mobilized for such service on short i notice. Through the motor transport! j committee of the council Mr. Shonion' eald It would be possible to mobitzo! in addition to ihc government truck', seven million privately owncl trucks.. Theschc said, would enable the country coun-try ''to face with a degree of cquani-l mity almost any temporary failure of the railway systems." 00 |