The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-17
MISUSE MAILS IN
NAME OF REFORM
National Reform Bureau Sends
Under Frank q Book Of
fered for Sale.
New York Sun Special Service. !

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, July l7.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Herald tele-
graphs his paper as follows:
In the name Of reform what is de-
clared to be wholesale misuse Of the
United States mails and franking privi-
lege is now taking place in Washing
ton.
The National Reform Bureau, which
styles itself the First8 Christian Lobby,
and which has been engaged in right
ing everything that it's manager deems
to be wrong, is using the franks OF
Senator j. H. Gallinger Of New Hamp-
shire and Congressman Gillett Of Mas
sachusetts to send thru the mails a book
about the work in Washington of Rev.
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent
and treasurer Of the National Reform
Bureau. a
'Part of Congressional Record"
This book is called s'Patriotic Stu
dies.' It purports to be part Of the
congressional record and contains two
documents, one ordered to be printed
during the second session of the Fifty
seventh congress on motion Of Senator
wellington on December 20, 1902, and
the other, the publishers assert, in the
second session Of the Fifty eighth con-
gress on motion Of Senator Gallinger.
The book weighs more than seventeen
ounces, 50 that if it paid postage it
would cost nine cents to send it thru
the mails. It is volume of 2s8 pages
with thin cloth cover. 49,
Enclosed with each copy sent out I'M
der frank is a. return envelope, also
franked. Persons to whom the book is
sent are asked to return the book if
they do not want to purchase it, and if
they do want to purchase it, to use the
frank in sending back to the reform
bureau twenty-five cents "for the good
of the cause. " 49,. FL. ,,r.=.
Pays Double Postage. ......
The government is not only giving
to the reform bureau nine cents post
age Oh each copy Of the book sent out
from Washington, but also is giving
the same amout on the return of each
COPY that does not find purchaser.
It is asserted 10000 copies of the
book now are burdening the mails, in
envelopes printed half, with the frank
of Senator Gallinger and the remainder
with that of Mr.. Gillett. Seventy
thousand copies of this book weigh
about 100000 ounces, or thirty five
| tons. The postage two ways that the
government is believed to be giving
| free amounts to $4,000. ...,...-,,,
| This scheme is carried on without the
| knowledge of Mr.. Gillett, who has beer
absent for several months on trip t.
| the Pacific coast. Mr.. Gillett has al
! lowed the reform bureau to use hi
frank in wholesale way, but never TO-
| the sale of a book.
When the scheme was ready to launcl
Mr.. Bassett, an agent of the reform bu
.reau, waited on Mr.. Gibbs, Mr.. G1llett Z
secretary. It,was explained how nicely
the government could be made thu
agent of the book merely by inclosin&
another franked envelope for the return
Of the publication. Mr.. Gibbs refused
to sanction the scheme.
| Reform Bureaus Officers.
The reform bureau has been in. ex
| istence since 1895. It is a creation O.
Rev. DIR. Crafts Its officers are: Pres
ident and auditor, Charles Lyman Q
Washington; secretary, Rev. y. u
Power, pastorrtof the Vermont SAvenu
Christian church; superintendent. am
treasurer, DR.. Crafts; trustees, Rt. Rev
Bishop H. V. Satterlee, John Eaton
Rev. j. G.. Butler, Gen. p. Whittlese,y
Rev. A. S. Fiske of Washington, ~. I
| Yoder Of Pittsburg, Joshua lowering o
Baltimore, and B. L.~Whitman OF Phil
adelphia. .r.-s = 80.