Big Sister: "Come. Bobby, do as
the doctor wishes. Take your powder
r as I do."
Bobby: "Then I'll daub It on my
face."
Public opinion is very strongly in
favor of an early return of the rail
roads to their owners, as shown by
the vote of nearly 6,000 editors of daily ;
and -weekly newspapers ' throughout
the country. A questionnaire sent to
every editor In the country (13,424)
brought replies from 5,922, or 44 per
cent., and 83 per cent, of the editors
reported their communities In favor
of a resumption of private manage
ment. The questionnaire teas conducted on
behalf of the Association of Hall-way
Executives, and was completed 'before
President Wilson announced In his
recent message to Congress that the
Government -would relinquish control
of the railways at the end of the 'year.
Editors were asked not to give their
personal opinions, but to appraise the
sentiment In their communities. The
four chief questions were as follows:
1. Does public opinion in your
Judgment seem to favor the return
of railroads to private ownership and
operation as soon as this can prop
erly be accomplished?.
