Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-28

a temporary permit for the transmits
sion of such publication at second class
rates.
The requirement is made that where
an article is offered for sale in combi-
nation with the subscription for 4
newspaper or periodical admitted to
the second class, the price of such ar
Gle shall be clearly in such publica-
ton. together with the price of the
publication. and in all eases the reg
ular advertised price of the publica-
ton.
The proposed bill provides for the
appointment of Joint commission OF
congress to investigate the entire pos
tai system.
The commission urgently recon-
mends a new weighing. similar TO that
now in progress, but extended TO en-
brace for the period of six months, be-
ginning July /, 1907 a Weighing of all
mail matter transported throughout
the entire United States. class by class:
a counting of all pieces of mail mat
ter, class by class.
Continuing, the report SAYS
This commission IS in accord with
the views of the postmaster general
that the whole business system of the
postal service shall be examined and
auts and statistiCians to be secured
from the ranks Of those professions
outside the department
"lt is believed this examination can
best be made through the agency of
congress. The object Of this inquiry
is not temporary or provisional one.
1t Is an attempt to get that gigantic
enterprise known as the postal service
organized once and for al! on a sound
economic and administrative basis. 1t
involves even more than that. 1t in
wolves the way in which the burden
of that tremendous service is to be adj
justed between the various classes and
elements Of the immense public which
makes use of Il.
The commission recommends the
scheme Of progressive reduction of
compensation for mail carried in eX-
cess of five thousand pounds day
which is embodied in the accompany-
ing biz
1t is estimated by the officials of the
railway mail service that the total de-
crease in compensation will be for the
fiscal year 1908 approximately $500
900.
AS remedy for the disparity be-
tween the receipts and the cost in
connection with the transportation on
mail, the commission suggests that the
practice no longer continue of charg-
ing on a losing basis the same rate for
wholly dissimlar services. 1t is sug
gested that the increment of postage
above the increment of weight for the
first four ounces should be one half
cent for each additlona. four ounces.
The commission holds with regard
to iictien matter that classification
which puts a complete novel in one
class and novel published serially in
another class is false classification.
With regard to newspapers, the COM
mission maintains that the prime de-
feet in the statutes defining what con-
stitutes a newspaper is that the pur-
pose described Is 50 broad as to in
clude everything and exclude nothing
with the execution of a few in
stances, it says, where the publica-
tion has been excluded because the in
formation was not deemed to be pub
lie no periodical has ever been clas
sified by the application of tests of this
kind. Any attempt to apply them gem
orally would simply end in a press
censorship"
While admitting that its recOmmen-
datiOns do not afford a complete and
final solution of the problem, the COM
mission Is of the opinion that the
changes recommended will accomplish
everything that has been claimed for
them; that they are exceedingly con-
servative and may be nut into opera
ton without disturbing to any consid-
cradle degree the important interests
concerned.