OCR Text |
Show GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OF UNO OPERATES RAILROADS TODAY WAHIIIM1TO.S, I) C Du 27 Oiu or tin first aits of the (ov eminent em-inent In I eRlnnlna operations or rail limits will lu to reduie larKo sularlis now In Iiik paid to the rallwa) exicu-lives exicu-lives and Imreasi In some imiiMure tin wiiiti-s of tin niltwa) workers VHIHSUTON. D C. l)e 31 (lovirnmeiit iiosseeslim mid operation if the nations rullroads for tin war was proclaimed t I'resldilit Wilson tuulkht, to Imiinti iffeitlvi al noon I'rlilu), Dieviiilxr SSIIi U'llllum O M1.A1I011 rctululiiR his pbiii' lu tin iiiblnil as stiretar) or the tniisur). Is plin.ul "In iharRe as dint tor Koiurul or rnllrouds. Kvcr) railroad eiiRuked lu kem nil transiortatlon, with Its npportuu uiuiis, IniliidliiR sttamshlp thus, Is taki 11 ovir und ull s)stms will hi op-iralid op-iralid us unilir tin dlnctor uemral, lu a stall try nt aii.otnpau)lnK his proilamatlou tin tinsldilit minouiu-id minouiu-id that as soon as loiiRriss nasm-bin) nasm-bin) be would ruommend liRlslatlou RiiaranttalnK pr-war earuliiRs nnd maliitenanu or nil In nil propirtles lu Rood repair (lovernmiut ImikliiR will In rIuii to new Issuis or railroad suurllles thut u read) murkil mu) bo found The pnsldtnls mtivt ulthoiikh fori-last fori-last for weeks, tamo at this tlmu as a Krent surprl.o to murl) iver)bod) lu WiishlnHtoii. IniliidliiR railroad orri- ilnls. It had lun ri 111 rail) Kilt ud lu would await the lenssi mbllliK of uuiKrwss In fori takliiR mi) slip Hi ailed thrnuRh Hecn tar) or War Ua-kir Ua-kir mid undir iiulhnrlt) umfirrul In the arm) appropriation att Din it maniiRvuunt ol llrv roads will temaln In the hands 01 railroad orrlilals mid thn railroads war board, tomprlsul of rive or the railroad heuds, who will lonllnui' to illru-t at-tual at-tual opi ration under Heintur) Mu-Adoos Mu-Adoos Kcniral uk rvlslon Tu Unify All H)Mim. Hit 1 biff praitlcal iffict or Roveru-mini Roveru-mini operation will be to permit a nunpliti' unlflvutlon or nil rail s)s terns, Itnposslbln undir private nptni-tlon nptni-tlon bicausn or statutes prohibiting IooIIiir or rail traffli) and earnlliRs. The roads themsvlvis had Rom as far as they tin nil In this dlreitlun, ami It P. 1 ami known only today thai the) had bun wariiul by Altoriii) dun nil (IreRory that 11 violation or anil-pool-InR laws could nol be pirinllliil Iho rltuatloii was fully rialUul by I'risldmt Ullsoii, who In his stato mem dularul the roads had (.one as far as the) could mill that alread) sonu s)stms wire 1 udaiiRi rlnK their earnliiRS In attimptluR titilMiutlou Al-thoiikh Al-thoiikh tho proi lamullon npplks to all iltitrle llnis oiiRaked lu Runeral transportntloii bnal Interurl un s)s-H s)s-H ma am spcilfltall) 1 xi mptul |