FACING COLLAPSE.
UOITED STATES RAILWAYS. DISORGANISATION OF LINES. jj r CnNe.- Pn> " s Association.-(*opjrl ff ht.) IRecelreil l".:so n.tn.) NEW YORK. May 17. flic Washington cor respondent of the United Press Association states that the (inited States railways face immediate collapse owing to disorganisation, car fhortnge, and traffic congestion unless (he Government step* in. The Railway labour Board is exported to take action fo-dSy imposing an rmhnrgo that will bring a na " (o ''"' niovommte of everything excepting essentials, food, and fuel, thus returning the railways to Government control again. Tlip situation is acute, unci many centres, arc working short owing to lack ol materiul. The fuel shortage is widespread.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 118, 18 May 1920, Page 5
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