Show fali I 1 I 1 ROADS APPEAL as IN RESIDENT Ca balers Cair lert lers ask for fop ftc ae wilson direct ir attention bf public to il their infald ld or ra proad execl W ballf Tall roa paa sk flat tao it P ly presented wilson Wll briefly reviewing tha hac nov confronting the railroad io of the country and asking V i operation it t tho h a governmental author ties and the public le in supporting railroad credit and aad recognizing an cinert gancy which require p that the ralli roads roada ba g given additions 1 revenue tf 1 the ahe redtop tuat aho mhd war haa in general depre depression of business oil the annerl can can bont continent luent and dislocation of home and and abroad with revan revenues yes decreasing and interest Inte rates catob increasing the transportation systems eyB toina of the country face a most serious trials crisis and the memorandum la Is a strong presentation of the candle burning at both P ends and tho the peril 4 that ultimately attend such a cc conflagration it fla grafton when the fla flandes meet Is apparent to nil all in their gene general rat discussion the railroad representatives say itt in part by reason of legislation and regulation atle a by tho the federal and tho the fott forty eight states acting independently of each other as wall as abi through ough tile action of a strong public jp lilion railroad expenses in rece recent nt yours have vastly iner increased eased 0 o crItIc criticism iam is hero here adade of tho the gen ml ral theory of governmental regulation alo but pu the other hand no in raa can relieve the carriers of at expenses created thereby president in transmitting the memorandum of tho the railroad presidents to tho the public characterizes it oa a lucid statement of plain truth ruth tho president recognizing tho the omer emergency omergene genc ai as extraordinary continuing I 1 ian ants in patt pat you ask mo me to call tho attention of at the country to the imperative need that railway cro credits be sustained and the r railroads at helped in every p way whether b k private co operative effort or by the action wherever feasible of governmental agencies and 1 I ura am glad to do so eo because I 1 thanh the need very real tile tho coil conference torence was certainly a fortunato fortuna td ong for the nation and tho the president la Is to bo be congratulated tor for opening tho the gate to a new world of effort in which everyone eve may cooper coope co oper ope ite ate there iro are many important problems in our complex civilization that will yield to operation cooperation co which wu will not lend themselves bem selves to arbitrary ral nil tugs ot of commissions and financing railroads is s ono one ot of them the roan matl wit with lithe the money Is ia a factor that cannot to be eliminated from any busin business ess transaction trane action and the public laan la an interested party that should always bo be con suited and happily tho the pros president has baa invited all to io participate in the abo colu uca b til our cup railroad problems lemp |