Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-03-05

Croundless fears aroused among my
former associates in the telegraph SER
vice that postal telegraph would re.
duce them to starvation wages.
PROMOTIONS AND DISCHARGES.
But the most striking feature Of the
government telegraphs in its relations
10 employees is the impartial promotion
of every person according 10 capacity
and merit ana the assurance OF EN-.
ployment during good behavior. The
tenure OF Office, or rather employment
constitutes one Of the most commend.
able features OF government lelegraphs
! and Is the most potential safeguard
against political Interference with per.
sous employed in this branch OF the
public service. The greatest trouble
we have. said the director general OF
| telegraphs for Germany, lis 70 get RID
| OF man that MAKES himself Orten-
/ siyely disagreeaOle. We cannot dis
! charge man VINO has oeen placed on
the permanent employment roll after
I two years probationary service, until
| he has been convicted OF = criminal
ofEease before court under the same
process that Is prescribed 10" y.olatOrs
/ of tue criminal code. We can fine him
for neglect OF uuIy, or suspend him
for u snort time out no cannot DO ais
missed from the service
In America operators mold their
places subject 10 tne whlms auu cap-
rice OF Officials, often tneic interiors ia
point OF AGILITY, and no redress Is A.
!orded for the most g.aring injustice.
roLITIcs DoN'r COUNT
Now a word about Tie political III.
huenees OF the postal Ieleg apn. Ny
Investigations were confined 70 four
countries = England rance. Austria
aud Germany. France Is q repuo.le
ike ours ana party feeling IS more
intense there lnan in America. kus,
land 10 u constitutional monarchy
governed by the party that holds 81
supremacy through electoral malori'
lltrs Germany ana Austgia are .ltn,
tied monarrulcs Ia all tnose countries
the uniform response 20 my Inquiries
concerning political Interference w4It
! telegraph employees, or abuse o! pOwei
ia tamuortng with messageA vas unt
| toruly the same lIc chile! operator
o. the swansea (WatssJ Office declares
most empuaticaiy that he wa5 rad
lcal ana decidedly opposed 20 tic ores
} eut party 10 power lie said also TIA
] % number Of the operators 10 ais Oyiic'
/ we're either radicals or itocraiA uu
, .it TIE postmaster wEo has snurcm
! control 81 the telegraph force dared :,
: dictate whas ticEes 80 should vote
7 or undertook 70 Interfere in any aal
5 With our r.gHts rs citizens wa shouu
= soon nave parliamentary luquiFy au
: the postmaster would soon find dim
: self dismissed IN sgracs.
iii Paris VI Mague director genera
; OF tho ls,egrapns expressed great sur
Prise ag my question ABOUT uoltlicJ
! interference win pOsta. telegraph nsu
We all exercise OUR rights a. citizen
, un:rammel,cd said be Postal ia
. egrnDn men are not allowed To tax
an active part 10 campaigns or in pu;
Z inc meetings but all vote as the
please. Suca ,utug as trying 70 d,
u las political message or Lnmpcr wit
< IL or diyuigc is cou,sats has Hsgr
: been heard 81 ii France. Tho a
. tempt II made wouia cause rcyo
= ana overthrow the party that was !
! power 1T tno next election.
: In al, European countries tho las
: against delaying Or destroying toll
graphic dispatches are much more 81
we're than they are IN this country.
r Tribute TO SMEmcAN OPERATORS.
!. II gives me great pleasure to be in
l. position to pay high compliment
!. American telegraph operators. Az
.e careful inspection % tho postal tel
81 graph IN the British metropolis
i Paris. Berlin. Vienna. Birmingham
Manchester Hamburg Prague az
Is other European cities ] can truthful
y assert That the most sxi.iiui telograp
70 er5 arc in America. One Of our Or.
10 class operators does fuljy % muck wo
v. in given time rs Is done ia loudo
NJ Paris or Berlin uy two operators {
s. tue other hand tho European tel
In gVaphers AZ class have higher ed
cation and are fitted. not only 90 MAJ
es ipuIate instruments nud transmit d
T. patches. but to supervise other branch
O. OF the postal service. In German
n outset into two classcs. The frat ella
At Is made OF men VINO have received
"a high school education before euteri
Mt the service. This class receives d
e. lowest pay and can only aspire 10 pr
It's motion within the telegraph seryiC
rs The second class Is made up ire
e. graduates OF universities VINO are pg
TAI a higher salary from the outset al
IA are in line OF promotion, us electric
.ly engineers. superintendent and Hna
on postmasters in larger cities. This I,
ture mas made the telegraph n 81,
ping stone towards important positic
m. in the civil service that are direc
,ro or indirectly connected with the pos
M system.
=, In conclusion let me assure you II
ia ! have no grievance against exist
10 telegraph companies. have alwa
been on the best of terms with