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Show CUMMINS ASKS ' FOR MIL ACTION (SAY 3 CALAMITY FACES THE NATION IF CONGRESS DELAYS LEGISLATION. r Advises Colleagues That He Has.Cood Reason to Believe President Will Return Roads to Owners Even Without Solon's Action. Washington. -Sena tor 'uiiimins of Iiiu ii, chairman of I In; senate Inter-Male Inter-Male commerce eommil lee, told tlio Hcnale on Monday In: had good reason t-r believe the president intended to carry out tli; threat lie made last December De-cember to rclurn Ihe railroads to tin; owners on .January 1, Jli'JO, regardless of whither congress had hy that t into passed ade(UHle railroad legislation. .Such an action hy Ihe iiresidenl, Senator Cummins declared, would re-Hiilt re-Hiilt In "ii linancial catasiropho." He declareu" the sltualion so meaning that lie proposed within a short time to linive lo sldelrack the peace treaty In the hope of (jetting tin; railroad hill funded at the present session of congress. con-gress. "I have good reason to believe that tin; president lias not changed his purpose pur-pose lo return I In; railroads on January Janu-ary 1," said Sennlnr Cummins. "Nor would anyone criticize the president Willi much severity, because wo have iiad ample opportunity to prepare proper pro-per railroad legislation. lint it will bring a calaniily from which we cannot can-not escape If the roads are relurned i:houl adequate legislation. You will witness a linancial catasl rophe. It is our liounden duly to pass before this session ends (he legislation we think is necessary to meet the situation." |