Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

Wardwen of Portland and Edward D.
Twombly of York; summer excursion
Frederick E. AverilI of Sanford. George
II. French of Augusta and Grace r.
Burgess Of Belfast; neurology, Joshua
+. Upton of Bath, H. W. Rowe of Ban
gor and Robert Campbell of Ellsworth
Resolutions We're adopted expressing
the thanks of the association to the
poet and speakers at the banquet, 10
Landlord Capen, to the banquet COM
mittee and to the hotels ana railroads
for special arrangements. Jesse II
Ogier of Camden of the special COM
mittee on postal laws presented the
following resolutions which We're adopt :
cd:
Whereas the third assistant rostmas-
ter general has advised and urged the
following radical changes in the postal
laws:
First To combine second and third
class mail into one class.
Second To charge 4 cents per pound
postage for all printed matter whether
it be newspapers. magazines, cata-
log ues;. house organs or circulars.
';-nir,l To abolish free delivery OF
country waeklies within their own
counties.
Fourth To forbid patent insides and
require al publications to be all home
print.
And Whereas . movement is also III
progress to change the postal laws ana
require. copies Of all publications to b."
stopped when the time for which they
are paid has expired, in other words
preventing the extending Of credit to
newspaper subscribers.
Ana Whereas all Of these changes OF
any OF them would work disastrous re-
suits to all regular publications and
greatly increase their running expenses
And Whereas the present low rate OH
second class mail matter was estab-
lished for the good of the people and
that in the reduced subscription prices
and the multiplication of newspaper,
publica tons, the people always have
and always will receive the greatest
benefit from these reasonable postal
rates and that any CT the proposed
changes would be detrimental to the
interests OF not only OF the newspapers
but of their readers, the people, there
fore,
Resolved: That the Maine Press AS
ISOLATION emphatically protest agains!
the adoption by Congress of any of the
proposed changes in the postal laws
and that we urge that before Congress
make any move toward changing thesa
laws, that thorough investigation be
made as to the chief causes of the
postal law deficit. the price paid tbs
railroads for carrying the mails. the
cost to the postoffice department OF
the present free government frankinl
system and other abuses of presen:
laws.
Finally that pending any furthe.
postal law legislation. We declare as
unjust further rulings by the postoffict
department. tending to limit the privi-
leges of newspapers and magazines
such as the recent ruling against the
printing of coupons in papers and en-
closing subscription blanks with copies
of papers, until the whole matter OF
| the postal laws be settled by Congress
Sional legislation.
Resolved: That we send copy OF
these resolutions to our Congressmer
and Senators and to every newspaper
in the State whether members Of the
| association or not. and that all the
newspapers be urged to call the atten-
| ton of the public to the injustice OF
the proposed sweeping changes in the
postal laws and the radical rulings oi
the third assistant postmaster general