The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-07-11
Warrington Letter.
washington, July 8, 1901.

WaSMIngGOHs July o, lWI.
The post Office department has begun
a;iight in which it Is clearly right, and in
which 1t will be supported by all the
strength of the executive branch of the
government, but notwithstanding those
advantages it must get the support of the
press and public sentiment, In order to
win permanent victory. This fight is
to shut the fake publications out of the
privilege of second class mail. The gov
ernment pays $4,000, 900 year for car
rying second class mail, and receives less
than $4,OOO,OOO for it. That much of
this loss Is due to abuses which have
cfept into the construction of the law
constructions never dreamed of when the
lsw was being enacted-is apparent to
Everyone who has become at all familiar
with what constitutes large proportion
of second class mail. In fact, from an
Investigation, which has been going on
for months, the postal officials have been
convinced that fully one-half of the mat.
ter now mailed as second class should,
under strict and perfectly proper con-
struction of the law, be compelled to pay
az third class matter. A new rule for
the construction OF the law Is to be issued
by the post office department, for the es-
pecial purpose of shutting out fake publi-
cations. When it is promulgated, look
oat for squeals from the owners of the
fakes and from such legitimate publica-
tions as can be wheedled or paid to say
that the business Of legitimate publica-
tion is being interfered with. These
squeals will be worked for all they are
worth for their effect upon congress.
where the fight will certainly be carried.
Postal officials declare In the most posi-
tive terms that the new construction OF
the law will not injure any legitimate
publication, and count upon getting the
support of all such.
!. Capt. L. Craven, who served as quar-
termaster of the 32d Volunteer Infantry
10 the Philippines, and who Is now visit
Ing Washington, said of the opportuni.
ties offered young Americans in the Phil.
ippines: "Manila is the center of a wide
field of opportunities for Americans.
While In the quartermaster's department
there l had deals with many Americans
who went there for business purposes.
/ found that men of business qualifica-
tions, common sense and energy did we'll.
/ would advise young Americans desiring
to go there to acquire thorough knowl.
edge of Spanish and stenography. They
will certainly obtain clerkships in bust
ness houses, and If solid, active workers
tnstead of sharpers and schemers, they
will within several years be in business
themselves. The Filipinos want goot
Americans to come to their islands anG
instill new business and commercial en-
ferprise. In my office were four Ameri
can boys employed as clerks. They were
worth 300 a month each to corporations
In this country. They decided to cas-
their lot in Manila and remained there
All of them are doing WE'LL"
Paul Sheldon, New York lawyer, who
has just returned from business visi
from all of the islands of the Greater ant
Lesser Antilles, excepting Cuba and Por
to Rico, was asked what the natives O
Danish West Indies thought of annexa
tion to the U. s., which Is sure to come
as the conclusion of the negotiations TO
the purchase of the islands from Denmarf
Is only matter of time. He replied
ga few wealthy merchants, mostly Danes
oppose the sale of the island because the,
are afraid of American enterprise. Th'
natives of all the islands of the Lesse
Antilles find upon special inquiry wer
In favor of annexation. They were yer.
anxious, the French especially. The,
think they are naturally too far ava.
from their mother countries, and say tn
officials sent them are never men with au
thority who can take hold and alleviat
existing evils and burdens. They sa,
these officials never have sufficient infiu
ence to accomplish anything really Inn
portant."
The presidents proclamation, declaring
free trade with Porto Rico on and afte
July 25th, will be issued as soon as he re
ceives an official copy of the resolution
adopted by the legislature of Porto Rico
The presidents proclamation for tn
opening to public settlement of the Kio
wa, Commanche and Apache Indian reser
vations in Oklahoma was issued to-day
A force of thirty clerks from the genera
land Office left Washington Saturday nigh
to do the work of the land offices tina
will be opened at Reno and Lawton.