The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-28

the publishers ~ this rltticulir periodical may
make utori on advertising OF Sjj,Sp out "l
which they paid only Si,337 toward the cost VI
the enterprise. ihcst let It hc remembered, 're
the figures NJ only one issue. Multiply them
bv the number VI issues through the yrhr AMI
10th the loss to the government anl tl" rno'it
to the publisher. run NJ into tr hundreds ~
thousands q. dollar. II IS ubViuu4 thli this
publication IL published "urimnr,iy tor ad'rr.
tisihg purposes" and j, directly rcrnsniW
TO the provision. of the law. and u l. ONLY
specimen ut hundicds " Others. Eiuun 7
priiodi,l', ui the ri'rr character puhli,lcd Nv
one firm sends LiS!,s2i pounds Nr1I im"u''
the mails. to tianport whi,h costs the .so,c''
mcnt S'lili and on which lie hct To- y N'','
~. Stiil another periodical mails lpG'" po'' -
Of single issue, the carrying oi which lh''' e.
los, ~ III, coNr,nnlrni ot S6,36p.,'. Inr,e DE-
lustritiuu- might he multpitcl INDEFINITELY
10 correct The various abuses Tins Indicated
tire department ht- undertaken morg strict np'
plicJtiun oi Tie mW, through tIter oihor az
rcrtcd to- IN, SEVERAL obcria which have bpcu d'.
srlihrd, and the sub"ct is trr1tcd som'"mt 't
length hr,mst IT is trt that the reasons Tor "'
action should bc clearly understood The iul' 'r-
suit. oi the reform will not he rrill2ci at ". e..
" {. first necessary 60 enforce the Aw'ui rHs
h,atiuu. which /. wut, nj spmp time. THIS Will
either icli,,, the mails or bring m"rc ,cNeno''
ur ln both The postal iur,c. both il the -
,lho,s and ON the railroads, viii also be mcis't
Jnh relieved NJ tho excessive STRAIN now rI''',,
M u IL. and II il can not hr diminished " " u
tt least cain more freedom Tor better service IN
other drr.tiuu., aud the constant and ~ gent
urCs,urr tor an increase Nv order to- krrp ri's
win the hravy demands. viii be ir.-cnrd INn
government ,tn hc approximately ru, ,h!dtrl' ''
giv.n above, but the saving doprnds on 'IN
drgrrc ul th0roughnC,. with which IN iti''n
,Iu bC .yuCur,d ard can not br arcuNJi"lE ,"',
mated. II will. however. when fuiit N'ilA';
amount to scyvnl million dollar. }rht. ana
viii not oulv mlk" the service >c'.sus'nh'"-'
iut permit inn rtini I'iN Inurs ui ui.Nr llhr.
The Department Executes the LAW.
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In. W"il, the dculrtmunt Is not h,>inun& ~
make %, cY,rud the lw. THAT i the pr'rogi'
tive of ,ongrcs. Tn, department is 'nplN %" =.
mini trr'ng the law "a. II ind. ~. II Is Cllat-'i
with the duty uf i~.uirg certificates OF entry
tu the second 'lls,. and incident to that uuiN *
must determine whether the conditions requisite
&" such u cert ihcatc arc iGlh'l"d. The uiiIrr
ot new applications i, about 1000 year ~
department mus. decide whether they are en-
Titled tu admission not II can 30, with q
s"n,, ot duty admi, those which do not inr'1 '''
statutory requirements. hut to Juriy the Law
Vigorously to new applicant, and not +" apply ~
in The -rmo way To existing publications N'NI1
-" unjust to the former aud would he 10 leave
o monopoly Ia the att,r.
T. i, plain that in tli. situation cUuirc must
hc m'dc helwcrn 'vo alternatives. either 70 l',
down the bars and admit books and unlimited
returns aud advertising sheet, ami roriudjcli- "l
trcc circulation without any rr"clcal rra.rt,ui,
or r'.r to rnlcttiLr t. enforce thu law Wlth
, iu.t and even hand. What the imucr mons J,
manifest. Even with muc care the WclShI -
-.rnni.uhs, matter increased "pwpr" l"lI"'N
Il-I year. That increase Of ,iuglr year ~.
yolycl D dead l>s to the government ol SOON.
Od0 ou ,rat, orltion alone. Ii the evil j. 10 Q"
ca witu"uI ,hcrh th" public WRONG M'lI h' o','l
TriIrs ma@uin.d the buri"n viii ,ouotH"'N
rwc'' and an INTELLIGENT systematic and comp. -
h'N-iNr policy ut improved service W'il hr nt'd'
t,--it uinn,iHd and ouh,tr,-,'I. There is "n'r
uu" Just Hu1 sale course and tht u 10 frnHnn
thr-' nuNiou- GroNthS wuioh have fastened ON
lh" mail, {" their ri4h'u class Or rnt th'n 'E
altogether.