Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-17
CLASS .oyrsAr. Avn rux nAurs.


Glass Sopn>ALs AND tux nArIs.
some ef shs rhIns- which Mr. cu.--,.r~.
Resolution .. Aimed At.
The resolution offered in the House 81 Rep
resenta,ivss on Monday BY congressmaa Aucs
J. Cummings and printed in rut sraa of The.
day. calling FOR an investigation % certain
abuses alleged 10 exist In the Pos, ossce De-
partnent In the matter % admission and e.
elusion Of publication from the United State
mails seoond-clss. MATES. bring. t..sore Con-
grees matter Of importance that b attracting
considerable attention smoug newspaper men.
IL Is not denied At the Pos, ono pepsrtms.s
that the custom ''cf excluding newspaper from
the privilege 81 being carried IN ,he mails e
seconc-clsss matter without previous notice
tina; such action 10 intended 4. on. that be.
long preva'ied, snj % 10 justified on the
ground that any other course would mshe
too much work for the department, Judxs
James y. Iyner. the assistant attorney r<ner~l
for the Post Ofioe Department. thinks hat
notice should be given aud expressed this opin-
ion In = formal hearing before he depsr,m~ut
but his views on this point do not prevail rhss
many such papers are roinstAted after q vi.st
70 the department almost any Congrcs<mAn
can bear witness.
The department cannot be held responsfhls
Tor what interruptions persons Will claim N be
able 10 accomplish in return Tor q brfhe, but
the opinion is expressed IN discussion of the
matter at the Capitol that 10 would certainly b.
wise TO have the postal laws plain that there
should be no occasion for enli-une the services
Of g third party 20 obtain q RICH, and no pc.-i-
bility that any third party. however influential
could obtain postal facilities Tor one oitiz~n
that would be denied 90 another not 90 for
tnnate as 10 secure such interce-sioa
The expressed feeling smong newspsper men
is that the question OF what 10 and what 10 nos
a newspaper should he plsinly defined th.s
any man OF ordinary intelligence NAV decide 10
with As much certainty as be is able 10 say thst
sealed parcels are TO be treated ss lesterx IN
this Is not possible then they hold tia, fAere
should be q tribunal before which the injured
party may appeal for redress.
lhose who urge this investigation and ~
that revision Of postal IN and practice- go far
as the question Of the distribution Of camp~iru
documents IL concerned. the truth of that barge
Is admitted BY the Postmaster General an his an
nuai report page 73 everything that Vas Of
fered was accepted and sent through the maiis.
Without doubt, they argue. d would
be difficult 20 make chambers Of CON-
merce. improvement societies and SINH
lar business enterprises. under~tand how
~ Is that political clubs possess privileges which
the merely business association NAV not eujov
There may be reasons Why campaign literature
should 60 postage free, but N 80 thew contend
il would be better 10 have the law go amended
as to provide for distribution on those terms.
The present Law does not. That the po-tm.--
tor General publishes large pamphlet devoted
to advancing the sale Of books st his Philadsl-
phia store every one knows.
"a a.. 20 - ..ss I'M tn,esuksuon con-
e..;an - s.. aSSu' this pubh-
,.ahIi..,,s,,a - ouJec',onaose a- some
he ,s-n,s a,,.,1d'S - - !" 'ne "sns ON
department ought 90 be glad 30 have some
80, .". ~. .t.s. Nnom the quc--
saa;sas " "'N 's WYNN " can %
49,
s.A, - - , s lot ncl,keh 70 Apply 70 Vie
uspa. 'nent 10. sueh I'M OF mauon ne WI ENABLE
MN 70 oonuuc' ms ou,lness Operations In con-
o,.' ~ Ns, anu 'na' Nnen " nae been as
ser'eu ot tne oepsr'tnent mat citizen
,esreI ehe ~" ne VIZ not
e n inquiry where