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Debaters Advocate Federal Railroad Ownership on Air
The Varsity debating team supported the affirmative yesterday in a no-decision debate with Bates College on the subject:- "Resolved, That the Government Should Own and Operate the Railroads." The debate was broadcast over radio station WAAB and the Colonial network.
Paul W. Cherington '40 and James D. Malcomson, Jr., '40, representing Harvard, maintained that government ownership would obviate the insecure financial condition of the railroads by reducing the high interest rates on fixed charges, bringing about a more equitable distribution of facilities.
Bates argued that the depression hurt many other enterprises besides the railroads.
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