. Report to the president . ceable,and I am confident that the railroads will shortly be in a conditionto meet any demands that may be made of them if needed motivepower already ordered can be secured and if the necessary skilledlabor is not withdrawn from the railroads for military and otherpurposes. These are very serious phases of the railroad problem. Officials and employees have worked with such loyalty and zealto accomplish what has already been done that it is a genuine pleasureto make acknowledgment of their splendid work. It is a constantsatisfaction to be associated with them. You ca
. Report to the president . ceable,and I am confident that the railroads will shortly be in a conditionto meet any demands that may be made of them if needed motivepower already ordered can be secured and if the necessary skilledlabor is not withdrawn from the railroads for military and otherpurposes. These are very serious phases of the railroad problem. Officials and employees have worked with such loyalty and zealto accomplish what has already been done that it is a genuine pleasureto make acknowledgment of their splendid work. It is a constantsatisfaction to be associated with them. You can rely upon theirpatriotic enthusiasm and alacrity in the work of winning the war,in which they as well as the soldiers at the front have enlisted withsuch laudable determination and patriotism. On the 17th of June last I issued a statement in which I set forththe policy by which I have been and shall continue to be governedin my administration of the railroads. For your information a copyof it is appended. Cordially yours,. Director General of Railroads. 32 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS. DECLARATION OF POLICY. [Issued June 17, 1918.] The policy of the United States Railroad Administration has beeninformed and shaped by a desire to accomplish the following pur-poses which are named in what I conceive to be the order of theirimportance: First. The winning of the war, which includes the prompt move-ment of the men and material that the Government requires. Tothis everything else must be subordinated. Second. The service of the public, which is the purpose for whichthe railways were built and given the privileges accorded them. Thisimplies the maintenance and improvement of the railroad propertiesso that adequate transportation facilities will be provided at thelowest cost, the object of the Government being to furnish servicerather than to make money. Third. The promotion of a spirit of sympathy and a better under-standing as between the administration of the railwa
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