Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-18

Some Of the Things which nv. cas.aisss'
Resolution 0. AHMED A.

Some Of the Thing. which Nv. ca..isss'
Resolution 10 Aimed A.
The resolution offered In the Hou-. % nsp-
rcscntAiives on McndA- by Conere-.man Anes
J. Cummings and printed In THn sra. % that
dsy, calling for an investigation % certain
abuses alleged 90 exist IN the Pos, one. De-
pArtrneni In the matter % admission and e.
ciu.ion OF publications from the United s,ss-s
mails a. seoond-olsss matter bring. before Con-
gress a matter OF importance tia, d. attracting
considerable attention among uew.pap.r men.
Its not denied a. the Pc.t oaoe n.,ar,w.u,
that the custom ''of e,clndif z teV-iaper. frars
The privilege Of being carried IN fhs me- d. 60
second-clAss matter without presoa. notic.
that such action u intsnasi' l. "a. that h..
long prevailed. an1 10 u iustfea on ths
ground that any other eour~e would mai.
too much wurk fcr tho department. JuAs.
James y. Tyncr. the assistant attoruev general
FOR the ro-; ofsco Department. lima. TIA,
notice should be given and expr-s-si "a. optn-
Ion IN a formal hearing before the department..
but his v'ews on this point DO not prevail That
many such papers are rcins,ated a Ter = vi.i,
To The department almost any Consr..smsa
can bear witness
The department cannot be held responsible
Tor What interruptions persons wll claim 20 4.
able 60 accomplish IN return for a brfhe hut
the opinion Is expressed In di-ca-sion q al.
j h
wise 20 have the postal laws 80 tlAia that th.r.
should be no occasion for cnll-tiug IL -.rsio..
or third party 20 obtain ria.ht and n f...-i-
biiity that any third rarty. hoseyrr tnauru.ial-
could obtain postal faculties Tor one ci;l,en
that would he denied 20 auo;hrr NOT 40 for
tunate as % secure such inicrce-sioi
The expressed feeling among uewsp.p.r man
Is that the question Of NhAt D. aul what No not
n newspaper should ~ 30 plainly defined that
any man OF ordinary in'e.' .gsaes may i.oid. 70
with rs much certainty ~ b. u able 90 -.v th.t
sealed Tarce!s are 10 be treated a. letters. I,
this ls not possible then they h1ld tlat Their.
should Doe tribunal before which the injured
party NAV appeal fer redress.
Those Who urge this investigation and .av
that revision Of postal nwsaua practices 90 far
as the question II the distribution % campaign
documents ia concerned. the truth q that rharre
Is admitted by the Postmaster Gencralin he an
nual report page 1S) ucverythlng that vas Of
ferod was accepted anfsent thu XII IN. rnail.
Without doubt, they argue. wonla
be dificult 60 make chambers Of eom-
merce. improvement societies aud SINH
lar business enterprises. understand how
u Is that political clubs possess privileges which
the merely business association NAV not .niov
There NAV he reasons WHY cnmpairn literature
should go postage free. but ~ so they contend
IL would be better 20 have the law 80 amended
as TO provide Tor distribution on those term.
The present law does not. That 'he PoStmas-
tor Gem raj publishes a large pamphlet devoted
MIA store eT.ry o,a - ~ HIS i.i'Aae'-
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.end .b,t ~ ,ba- - 49,, -. CON
cation hni,1, % y ;,.''A,, ,H' 'nl- pupn-
,pb,ica,io,s 5.rio, .P,r:,,,. 80. Hs some
the terms extended 20 these the head Of the
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zion can he .,tnai,,sa II -n ,ne qnss-
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aoar,,,s.,, ~ A'i.INch 20 Apply 70 tne
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1912 n ~, SUI tllA' Nnen u ha- been as
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