The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

| Washington, Nov 26.-The most in
teresting review of the postal service
fol some years, owing TO its oper-
ations in military aud naval fields. is
the report of Postmaster General c. T..
Smith. Aside from the discussion of
the regular branches of the depart
ment, it tells of the work accom-
plished and policies adopted in our
territorial acquisitions. The post
master general says:
Prompt Measures were Required.
The war entailed the necessity of a
military postal service, and prompt
measures were required for handling
the mails of an army Of quarter of a
million of men. Large post offices
were suddenly created at the camps of
concentration, the eXigencies of con-
slant changes and movements were
met, and the military and naval forces
on active service in the West Indies
and Philippines had prompt postal
communication with home. These
military post offices were clothed with
all postal powers.
| Some of the large camps increased
the volume of postal business to that
| oil cities of high rank. Quick and in
telligent management was demanded,
and trained clerks were detailed from
available points. Railway mail cars
were stationed at convenient points
en- side tracks as post offices. To pro-
vide bonded officials and postal sup
| plies the offices were constituted
branches of some city office. At some
camps a temporary rural free delivery
| service was operated.
Continuing the report says:
The Postal service Advanced with the
| Army IntO Cuba.
when our troops advanced into
| Cuba the postal service also advanced
with them. When Santiago surren-
| Gered United States Postal Agent
| Eben Brewer took possession of the
post office of that city. which was
made the military post Office. He re-
moved the Spanish director and ten
of its large force of clerks, retaining
some as interpreters, and gave the Of
| fee a far better footing with much
| smaller force. Now there are four de-
| livories in the business portion of San
| tiagO city, and regular mail commune
cation has been established with Ha-
vana and intermediate sea ports and
with Jamaica and other West Indies
islands. Service also has been eX-
tended into Santiago province.
Also Followed the Flag Into Porto Rico.
The postal service accompanied our
arms and our flag 20 Porto Rico.
From Ponce it was extended as
rapidly as different places passed into
our posse sion. until now there are II
military postal stations there, having
postal communication with many
smaller places. They are under the di-
rection of d superintendent detailed
from the railway service. who acts in
conjunction with the military COM
mander. with a force of six railway
mail clt;ils, thf&s postal agents and
80 clerks, including four Spanish
translators.
The Service Established at Manila and
CayIte.
ain the Philippines two military
postal stations have been established
at Manila. and Cavitc, supervised by n
veteran division superintendent de-
tailed from San Francisco, and con-
Quoted by a force of railway mail and
post office clerks and agents, assisted
by details frcm the army of occupa-
ton
An Essential Element of the Beneficial
Presence OF American Authority.
Postmaster-General Emory Smith
says:
when Porto Rico and portions of
Cuba and the Philippines passed into
tI,, ,,,iI;+,,.,- ,,cSSacS;ou Of tho limited
States measures for the continuance
and restoration of general mail facili-
ties seemed 10 be an essential element
of the beneficient presence of Ameri-
can authority. BY order of the presi-
Gent the esta blishment of the postal
service followed the extension of mill
tary occupation. In harmony with
the general policy adopted for the adj
ministrati0n of the civil institutions
iii the regions which thus came under
our control, the local system and
provisions were retained as far as
practicable and adapted to our meth
DDS.
General and Military Postal Service Assoc
ciated.
THE general postal service was as
sociated with the military postal serv-
ice and operated by the same machin-
cry. No new appointments, save in
one or two instances, were made.
Trained men from our home service
were detailed as superintendents and
agents and placed in charge of the
larger offices, retaining such of the
old employees as were needed or could
be made available. In the smaller
places the cid pOstmasters are contin-
ued or other local officers are found.
No Change Has Been Made In the Hawaiian
Postal System.
''The acquisition of Hawaii has not
thus far oeen followed by any change
in our postal relations with that coun-
try. The absorption of its postal sys-
tenn into our own and the exercise of
our control, like the incorporation of
other features of it's local administra
ton. have awaited the report of the
congressional committee and the legis-
lation which will follow. There was
the more reason for observing this |
obligation. rs Hawaii already has a
good mail service, which is more than
To be Tried as n Test Case.
Washington. Nov. 26.-The police |
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