The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-14
SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER
The National Editorial Association
Resents Msdden's Recommendar
tions for Increased Rate.

tions for Increased Rate.
81. Louis. Mo.--At a Joint meet
ing Of the transportation and postal
regulation committees OF the Nation
al Editorial association, 1t was de
cided to communicate with all of the
state press associations and have the
various organizations seek aid from
their respective congressman IN ar
endeavor to defeat the proposed plans
OF the third assistant postmaster gen
eral to increase the rate on second
class postal matter. The association
has decided to hold its next conven-
tion at Norfolk, Va, on June 1. The
committees spent the greater
part Of the day mapping out plans to
head of Assistant Postmaster General
Madden and took a shot at the inter-
state commerce commission for its
ruling on transportation. The debates
which followed the Introduction OF The
two subjects were heated.
r. +. Dowdell, OF Artesian, 8. D.,
moved to recommend to President
Roosevelt the dismissal OF this
chuckle-head, Madden, and get some
fellow with a noodle who was not
prejudiced against the newspapers 20
succeed him."
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, 1t is for the benefit of free
government that intelligence with regard
to all public affairs and all other matters
affecting the welfare OF the people should
pc made to penetrate the whole mass OF
the people. and to reach every Individual,
and,
Whereas. This can only be accomplished
through a free n independent
paper periodical press, and whereas,
acter to be handled rather as express thar
first class matter, and can be SO handled
with little added cost In connection with
other postage matter In general, and no
added cost at all on rural routes; and,
whereas. The present postal laws and
rates have been entirely satisfactory to
the publishers and TO the people served
who as citizens constitute the govern
and,
Whereas, There does not now exist anv
real deficit In the United States postal
II the departments and officers
the government are properly charged
for postal service rendered, but Is an ac-
profit used by the government In the
handling Of Its own mail matter; there-
fore, be It
Resolved. That We az members Of the
committee Of the National Edi-
toriai association. In annual session, rep-
TGS9nfinR III 100 nagvonov arC onI II. &
Gals. protest against any change in the
postal laws of the United States that viii
cause an advance In postal rates or
chsrges on second-class mail matter.
fully established that / cent d pound il a
full and adequate charge for newspapers
and periodicals.
Resolved, That we deem the present
Jaw entirely clear and forceful, and that
the only trouble has been that OF burden-
Ing the law with rules and regulations
required In the laws enforcement nor |
Justified by any fair Interpretation there
Resolved, Further, That we protest
against the charge that ewspapers and
cause any loss or that they
are subsidized by the payment made by
me government TO meet q deficit that ID
feally the result Of the cost Of postal mat
Those Present.
Those present at the meeting were:
John r.. Junkin, Sterling. Kas.; II. a
warner, Lexington, N. c.; WIN II. Mayes.
brownWood. Tex; Congressman w, "A.
ashbrook, Youngstown, O.; j. H. Cockrur1,
oakland City, Ind; .. B.. Herbert, Chi
sasnS.1 J; 3. Belts, 81; Louis; y. Y.
iams, Columbia, Mo-: J. M. Page. Jer-
ILL.,: r. M. White, Mexico. Mo-.
Ohm W. Jacks, Montgomery City, Mo.
!. ". Pepperman; Montgomery, Ala; J.
Baumgartner. Pasadena, CAL: Carl An
Woodruff, Litchfeld, Conn; William Cur
t.; A. W. Glessner, Galena, H.; W. II.
'arrott, Waterloo, Ia; c. d. HELEN, WEBB
ter, Ia; Sheridan Pionghe, Hutchinson,
r. Hodges, Sleepy Eye, Mimi; n. II,
Ienry, Jackson, Miss: w. r. Painter.
,arrollton, Mo; j. G. Newbill, Springfield.
TO-; Ernest H. Pierce, Revere, Mass; c.
!. Douglas, Muskogee. / Walter j.
.~rtesian. s. d. ]. r. Ransome, IN, Gle.
Tex; w. s. Copeland, Richmond.
a.. and III. J. Simmons Of Clarence, MO-
no les a candidate for speaker OF the
lissoqri house Of representatives. Miss
'oman delegate at the meeting. THE
OF several editors, however, were
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The two committees to meet IN
Washington are composed of the fol. .
Transportation--J. e. Jun !.
in. w. A. Ashbrook, r. M. White. II. )
Knapp. w. F. PARROT and G. B. .
ouglas; postal regulation--B. B. Her .
.rt, A. W. Lee, Thomas P. Peter, q. !
Fairbanks. F. M. Davidson, d. w. !
and p. v. Collins.