The Washington herald., 1908-06-05
WANTS CHEAP MAIL
Meyer Would Extend Agree
ment with Britain.
ANARCHISTS DILEMMA NEAR
New Law Relating TO Postal Trans
pOrtntiOn of InflammatOry News
papers, In Effect Next Month, TO De
RigidIy EnfOrced-New York an
Anarchist Center, Says Judge.

1t is not improbable that in the near
ounce on letters will be in effect between
the United States and Italy, Germany.
France, and other European countries.
Postmaster General Meyer believes that
the reciprocal 2-cent rate entered into
between this country and the United
Kingdom, which he announced yesterday.
and which was announced in the British
Parliament by Postmaster General Bux-
ton, will eventually cause an increase in
postal receipts from this source. as It
Will lead commercial houses 10 use the
mails more freely, and viii also encourage
correspondence 70 large extent between
persons who reside in this country who
have relatives in England. Scotland, Ire
land, and Wales.
Would Extend Ita Benefits.
Il am in favor OF a similar arrange
ment with Germany. France, Italx or
any other European country where Me
mail steamers touch" ne said yesterday.
''Of course. these steamers carry mail
which Is transported through these coun-
tries 10 others, and letters could not be
carried to the latter at a 2-cent rate I'M
less many difficulties which now present
! themselves are overcome. Mail Of this
character involves additional expense TO
get II 20 its final destination after Il has
crossed the border Of the country where
It was landed from the steamer"
The Postmaster General states that he
Is willing 10 open ID negotiations with
the countries where mail can be landed
by steamers and where the final desti-
nation OF the mail Is within that coun-
try looking 20 the establishment OF the
2-cent rate
VIII Further Censorship.
Beginning July /. AR Meyer will con-
tinue with renewed vlgor his crusade
against anarchistic papers.
Following HIS order denying the use OF
the mails 10 a Paterson anarchist paper.
Mr.. Meyer instructed the Third Assistant
Postmaster General 70 formulate an or
der providing that papers of an anarch-
isuc or socialistic character printed in
a foreign language would be required TO
print with II a translation in English of
any matter that was incendiary or ad-
vocated anarchy. An examination OF the
law. however, disclosed that such an
cordingly Mr.. Meyer suggested to the
post-ofiice committees Of Congress an
amendment 10 section 1898 of the Revised
Statutes. which prohibits the carrying in
the mails OF indecent matter. The amend
ment which was inserted. and upon
which will be based the forthcoming or
der Of the Postmaster General, is as fol-
lows:
And the term indecent within the in
tendment Of this section, shall include
matter OF a character tending TO incite
arson, murder. OF assassination"
This amendment viii become effective
July l. and az that time Il is the inten-
ton Of the Postmaster General 10 detail
law officers of the department to examine
carefully a score or more of papers,
some Of which are printed In the Eng
fish language. 70 see II they are violat-
ing the new order.
Paterson Not the Worst.
Paterson has stood for a whole lot.
but New York has more anarchists in
one block than the whole Of Paterson"
said Police Judge John r. Carroll to
Inspector William p. Hazen, OF the I'm
migration Bureau. formerly chief OF the
Secret Service. Inspector Hazen wGs de-
tailed TO investigate a story printed in
a New York newspaper 10 the effect
that two Italian female anarchists, Mary
Caminita and Giusepini Carrosio. had
"ambushed' the police judge and at
tackled him with knives, and that after
a severe struggle with them, he sub
dued them.
Inspector Hazens report was received
here yesterday in the course Of which he
quotes Judge Carroll as making the
above statement. Judge Carroll also de-
nounced as a fake" the story that he
had been attacked