The National tribune., 1906-08-16


hostility of the labor leaders, and he
was one of the first they marked fol
defeat this Fall, If their influence with
organized labor could accomplish it.
Speaker Cannon was not in favor OF
the Federation bills, either, and so he
is going into Maine to help Littlefield
also. Now, do you sabe? The Admin
istration is also against the Federation
of Labor legislation. Ordinarily Little
field would need no outside assistance
because his district is nominally Repub-
lican by 5000 or 1000. In a sense, the
Administration is pitting itself against
the Federation of Labor. and the result
of the issue will be awaited with more
than ordinary concern. for the fight in
Littlefield's district will be the best test
of that organizations political influence
ambassador Reid inaugurated the
Summer lecture course at Cambridge
University, England. last week with an
address on the Rise and Development
of the United States'' That's a great
big subject. but ambassador Reid can
do 1T justice if anybody can.
How to effect a reduction in the
enormous amount of undelivered letters
and packages which are being received
matter to which Assistant Postmaster
General DeGraw has been giving much
attention since the Dead Letter Divi-
sion was placed within his Jurisdiction
Over l1,000.000 pieces of undelivered
mail were handled by the Division last
year, and the average number received
each day is now between 10000 and
35, 600
Mr.. DeGraw believes this number is
Av,Il t,a tIty Nn6 Il
by the use of ordinary care by patrons
Of the Postal Service. Not only are the
writer's and addresses put to great in
convenience and trouble by the monde
livery of their mail, but the pecuniary
loss is considerable, as during the pres
ent month alone over $4,000 for which
no owners could be found was turned
into the Federal Treasury. Unfortun-
ately, the greater part of the monetary
in need of the funds.
The National Tribune has referred to
this before, but 1t really seems as
though it is a matter that should be
kept before the public till people are
educated in the proper method of send
ing letters. Write the name of the one
to whom the letter is to go. as plainly
as possible, on the first line. Just be-
which 1t is to go. and below that the
name of the State, and it will not hurt
you to spell the name of the State out
in full. Then, In the lower left-hand
corner put the name of the County in
which the city is located, If possible.
You will also be sensible if in the upper
left-hand corner you write your own
name and address, especially if the let
ter is important and contains money.
Never address a letter with lead PEN
Gil. Now, if you follow these directions
your letters will reach-The National
Tribune, for instance, and will not get
lost.
Again the President has reiterated
his declaration that he will not be a
candidate for the Presidency"
Postmaster Woods, of Louisville. has
officially notified the Postmaster Gen
eral of the death, in that city. on July
in the Louisville post Office. who was
reported to be the oldest postal en-
ploye in the United States, and possibly
IN the world.
Strasburg was SO years Of age last
June. He was born in Hanover, Ger
many, June 2, 1913, and came with his
parents to America in 1881. He was
appointed a clerk in the Louisville post
office March s, 1843. during the Ad-
ministration Of President Taylor, and
was in continuous service as a clerk in
that Office for more than So years. Dur
ing that time he served under 16 differ
ent Presidents.
Because of the interest taken in Mr..
Strasburg as the oldest clerk in the SER
vice, his picture has been exhibited in
the display Of the Post Office Depart
ment at some of the large Expositions,
beginning with the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago in 1893.
Mr. Calvo, Costa Rican Minister, Is
enthusiastic over the speech which Sec
retary Of State Root made at the Rio
de Janeiro Conference.
at was wonderful" he said, "and Its
effect will be very great on all Latin
America. From time to time the South
ern Republics have been frightened by
articles appearing in publications in the
United States concerning the policy OF
this country. but Mr.. Roots forceful
clear statement of the policy OF this
Government will quiet all uneasiness, in
my opinion.
"The speech was so well timed. II
came at the logical moment, and 1t is
impossible to predict the greatness OF
its effect. Never has there been such
an opportunity for the United States to
set forth clearly its policy toward the
Southern Republics. This is the first
time the representatives of all the vari-
ous sister countries have had an oppor-
tunity to hear direct from the head OF
the State Department an authoritative
announcement OF the attitude of this
country toward its neighbors, and the
spirit in which the press has taken UP
the praise of Mr.. Roots address shows
that all American Republics were deeply
impressed by It's sincerity"
Sometimes people can be more vari-
| ious kinds of fools than the law really
| allows. A poor, miserable soldier OF
| fortune. Syrian afflicted with thai
horrible disease, leprosy. Is being shunt-
| ed around from Washington to Balti.
more and up into West Virginia, and
then-nobody knows where, but 1t al
happens because people are afraid" ot
leprosy. Being afraid. they are send.
! ing one of its victims to spread the dis.
ease all over the eastern half of the
country, through insane fear. and
should be indicted for cruelty to ami.
mails, in that they have almost let thi,
poor devil starve to death. At the same
time these same people have no more
care for consumptive, tuberculosis ol
| typhoid patients than they have fol
| chills and fever-nor half so much
They know, or think they know, tha
chills and fever can be cured. and be.
lieving that the others are bound to bt
fatal, just let them slide along, and {
whole community Is infected. They
hide smallpox till whole city is en-
dangered and there are those othei
unmentionable diseases to which tn,
vicious expose whole communities, ye
they never bat an eye when they hear