The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-02
EXTENDING THE SERV|Q[|
The Most Interesting Review
the Postal Service Made Pub.
lie in Many Years.
ADVANCED WITH THE ARMY AND HlyI
The Service Regularly Established
Cuba. Porto Rico and IN. rh,,,n,.
An Essential Element OF IN. a.
ehci~nt Presence Of American Ann,
ity-No Change Made In Hawaii

Il a A..
ity-No Change Made Ia Hawaii.
Washington, Nov 20. The mos, 4.
teresting review of the postal sero
Tor some years, owing 10 its On.
atoms i'm military and naval fields
the report OF Postmaster-C,encral
smith. Aside from the discussion
the regular branches of the d.par
ment, il tells of the work acro,
plished and policies adopted In 81
territorial acquisitions. The 10,
master general says:
Prompt Measures were Required.
The war entailcd the necessity ~
military postal service. and prom,
measures We're required for handlir
the mails of an army of quarter Of
million Of men. Large post ofio
were suddenly created al the canln,
concentration. the cNigencics of ro
slant changes and movements sd
met. and the military and naval fore
on active service in the West Mli
and Philippines had prompt post
communication with home. Ihe
military post Offices were clothed wi
all postal powers.
Some Of the large camps increas,
The volume Of postal business To u.
OF cities Of high rank. Quick and +
telligcnt management was demand,
and trained clerks were detailed ira
available points. Railway mail "a
were stationed at convenient pain
On side tracks as post Offices. TO pr
vide bonded officials and postal ~i
plies the offices were constitut.
branches of some city Office. Al sor
camps a temporary rural free deli,e
service was operated.
Continuing the Report saws:
The Postal service Advanced with "A
Army Into Cuba.
when our troops advanced in
Cuba the postal service also advanc
with them. When Santiago sure
dcred United States Postal Age
Ebcn Brewer took possession of I
post Office OF that city. which Is
made the military post Office. lie
moved the Spanish director and q
of its large force of clerks. rciaini
some as Interpreters. and gave the
flee a far better footing with a mu
smaller force. Now there are four ,
lveries i'm the business portion Of Sa
tiago city, and regular mail commn
cation has been established with u
vana and intermediate sea ports ri
with Jamaica and other West Ind
islands. Service also has been
tended into Santiago province.
Also Followed the Flag Into Porto ri
THE postal service accompanied 0
arms and our flag TO Porto Rico.
From Ponce il was extended
rapidly as different places passed in
our possession, until now there are
military postal stations there. hayii
postal communication with MAJ
smaller places. They are under the
rection Of a superintendent detail
from the railway service. who acts
conjunction with the military COZ
mand, : with force of six railw;
mail clerks. three postal agents al
% clerks. including four SPANS
translators.
The service Established ut Manila nj
Cavite.
I'm the Philippines two militia
postal stations have been establish'
AT Manila. and Cavite. supervised by
veteran division superintendent 4
tailed from San Francisco. and co
Quoted by a force OF railway mail AZ
post Office clerks and agents. assist,
by details from the army of occnp
ton
An Essential Element Of the Brne6ci
Presence OF American Authority.
Postmaster-Gencral Emory Smii
says:
when Porto Rico and portions I
Cuba and the Philippines passed ini
the military possession of the Unite
States measures for the continuan,
and restoration of general mail facll
ties seemed to be an essential clemer
of the heneiicient presence of Amer
can authority. By order Of the pre-
dent the establishment OF the posi'
service followed the extension 81 mil
tary occupation. In harmony wit
the general policy adopted for the ~
ministration OF the civil institution
Ia the regions which thus came undo
our control. the local system au
provisions were retained rs far q
practice BILE and adapted TO our met
DDS.
cisted.
THE general postal service was a
sociated with the military postal scr'
ice and operated bv the same machii
cry. No new appointments. save
one or two instances. were mace
Trained men from our home servic
were detailed as superintendent an
agents and placed in charge Of n
larger offices, retaining such Of "
old employees as were needed or coui
lie made available. In the smalle
places the old postmnsters are contit
ued or other local officers are fonn'
No Change Has B~en Made In the liswnl'a
Postal system.
The acquisition Of Hawaii ma no
thus far necn followed by any chang
IN our postal relations with that conn
try. The absorption Of rs postal ~
TEN into our own and the exercise g
cur control. ike the incnrnnraiinn Y