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Show I PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PLEAS TURNED DOWN BBRUN, Jan. 11. Germany probably prob-ably will continue to own and operate oper-ate her railways, posts, telegraphs ani waterways, despite efforts by certain industrialists and political leaders to i Induce the government to sell these public utilities to private interests. rninsMt ownership of railways appears to have become a stable policy pol-icy following this campaign and it Is staunchly supported by Socialistic. Democratic, Liberal and Labor elements. ele-ments. The campaign against government ownership followed the piling up of enormous deficits by all the railways I and the pressure of Entente creditors for payment of G rranny'a war Indent rutles. It was argued that the roads could bo made Vo pay a profit under J private ownership and would thus be I a material help to the nation in Its I financial dilemma. I llatiroads of Germany always have I been under government control but I until the revolution the properties I were vested In several states The I systems, however, were consolidated I under the Central government when I the Socialists came into power. I The socialists object to eating own- BBBBB Tshlp of public utiliti.-s in private . BBBBBBs |