Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-18
DEMANDS SUNDAY
CLOSING OF THE
PQST0FF|CE
Burket of Nebraska Would
Stop Proclamation of Holy
Sabbath by Handing Out the
Mails,
The Morning Journal Bureau
1923 Pennsylvania Ave. N W.. ,
Washington. ID. c.. Jan. II.

NGSlltlSluH, -. ~ JdH. IT,
A movement is on foot looking TO
the %stoppage of the practice Of hand
ing out mails on sundays. Senator
Burkett Of Nebraska, is handling the
campaign for the proposed reforma-
ton, and fired the first gun for Sum
DAY p~ostoflice closing when he Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution
calling on Postmaster General Cortel-
you Tor a statement of the work done
by all the postofhces that now do BUSH
ness on Sunday. OF course. If the
practice of handing out mail is stopped
the selling of stamps will also follow
as a matter of curse. the issuance of
mail orders and all other direct bust
ness with the people, the only excep-
ton being the permitting OF boX-hold-
ers access to their boxes.
The senator IS aetuated in his work
IN This direction solely in the inter-
est of he clerks. and the carriers,
when a delivery is made, believing that
they are entitled to spend Sunday with
Their families or to attend church, as
60 the majority of other wO1 kers.
Senator Burkett is of the opinion
gathered from personal observation of
the postoffces at his WI place OF
residence at Lincoln. Neb.. that more
than three-fOurths of the people who
ask for mails on Sunda1 receive
none, while those who are successful
49, nv PNNo9AoI AOa Aht httlN
cry.
If the people really require their
mai on al the days of the year, they
have the relief in their own hands by
the renting of boxes. which can be
readily procured, and at fairly reason
able cost. Stamps can easily be
bought on six days of the week. and
arrangements for mailing are pro-
vided without the presence of clerks.
It is entirely possible, however. tina
cities of the first class viii be exempt
from the proposed new order of
things.
From a humanitarian standpoint. it
Is alleged, it would be well to abolish
all work at postal stations on Sundays.
In the practical working OF such n
movement, however. II might be detrl-
mental to business interests. and es-
pecially In the big business eenters.
In the small towns the hardship en-
tailed from an entire closing of the
p%ostoffices would be felt by the BUSH
ness men to a great extent. perhaps.
There are vast Quantities of mail mat
forwarded through the local post
offices. as there are through all tho
big postal cities Of the country, and an
e%stoppage of il would cause no little
embarrassment to all sections of bust
ness. Looking at the matter from all
there is scarcely a possibility of
The present arrangement of the postal
being changed. If it does, 1t
would have become universal. No one
section should benefit from such pros
posed change. at the expense of an
other. The change would not meet
favor in the cities of the first
lass.
The Hours of Service Bill.
The vote OF 20 to / by which the
lours of service bin passed the en-
re neal nothing whatever except
hat nc ne1raI lanirIafAr1 ROT sot, gla
'and wagon when they were made
ertain that that attractive vehicle was
going to make it's trip. Like =
wise. the vote Of 26 to 80 be- which
he Lafollette substitute was adopted :
n place of the much amended COM :
1ittee substitute has not much more
ignihcance. The opponents Of the ,
egislation were without question de- !
idedly in the majority in the senate. =
hey were prepared to defeat it by "
nv method short Of actually voting q
gainst it. u
In the face of GUS public opin- !,
m, Of which there has lately been !.
. much evidence, however. they could /.
OF bring themselves to vote on the $
proposition against the bill. +,
hey could, under the cover of per '
,cting' the legislation, vGte into il
mendments calculated TO make 1t
eak and ineffective: and they did this :
9 rate which promised 10 leave y
nall efficiency in the bill. But when
icy had thus perfected" the meas =,
re into approximate incfiiciency. and !"
a Toilette nut squarely up to them !"
Ie necessity of choosing between this
perfected imperfection, the choice
to he made by a roll call, and this
the bare ma ioritv registered =
emselvcs in favor of a bill that should =
worth while. II
The victory is one of the most nota-
e because at one stag Of the pro-
edings ii was apparent that La Fol nj
-te was for all practical purposes de-