New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
.,,c.as bv which, similar frauds couio
performed ,-
FINDS NOT SUBJECT 10 'nh


performed
FINDS NOT SUBJECT TO CHECh'
. further report that excess co'-
-. Gov pos,al cards and stamped ehNeiop9
ma aid third and four class naa''S ~
,.os,are is not sold and receipts ifoi' ' 80
,re net subiect TO any check the tiii' 80
ooen.ed on the certifcation OF .i'e ..s ,r
- cha, this is also true OF iuhos "Sp -.
,,,husbers 30 cover postage on
,,eu matter In New YORK 'h's -o-,e.S
-. .hout slooooo which is never Nei ,
gates ao0 - occasional visit of an IN
spectoT." -,a-cencv can a
-, oxnend one penny without Au'iio
ton from the department az .,,n
I-f.aor cents expended for ruoo ..,,,a
yronld probably entail an afnoun' ,.nor s,,
which would cost the government "
or seven times that amount. .,.-,er. as
Commenting on the ~oi VI Wy
q whole the experts say:
-, 81 ,re serartn1ent and its deteIopnInne llrce
The worh a % IN along the by siaVish aanei s me
=. cid methods and 10 preoeoeIth th;ch might other
80 -, Instituted are hindered II llet s ,ba Gon-
vented by appeals 10 the osei sasrs ago under en-
t.reiy different conditions
They state that there is no inducenReh'
,acves to suggest improvements pecauoe ~
s-,nrovements result in greater eih.i
econorny Of administration fheS "Ni IN,
r7,.la credit whereas IL unsuccessiui 'eS
sc bls-,es: and moreover, to sugges' map
,,ents which would result in economy
GREAT. hostility among other efhpioF'
.....o.s WIGHT thereby be rendered unnecessary
-, the personnel and the ais
,ouraRen,ent of low salaries. ETC. me eApe''
say: .so-,.
= -. - sisoou-aSing to the superintenden.s
tsss clerks IN the department te see .is ,s mo
sons Of postrnasters eaTy1nf nf New York and Chi
ago s. dse per annum ccntini,aus naa esrned the
sifio or saned the expeSience when T nhTs oeia
solves have gained IN me ""
career In the department -,
-pa ex,erss also point 10 the custom o. a,s
.,--r.,,,- -,.sta, aprointnnemts geographically.
...aa of selecting the best employees the Si'n
s;,o Commission can offer. regafoiess W
80 ,aas-anhical location. They mo that io
.,,.,,,r, ia made TO reward superior eiii0ie''o'
A. ,b. .orca and that rnediccrity genefeily pros
rers most.
crsr OF RECOMMENDATIONS
The ax,erss declare the present sys'em-of
lack of systen-of handling the mans "
wholly inadequate and inaccurate A
sion they recommend
The abotition Of the Offices of firs oc1iin ~ tha
snd Fourth Assistant re<a m ness at salary
.ttract the best administrative talent II! ,he a
A~zn
subject only to control IN thdt'et6 "a fo-N' -
Postmaster General ,.s az fol,ovs.
Tbst eight assistants re appointed as .olioss' Hs
pos1of4ces transportation. appointments IianUe' @
controller, inspection, purchasing agent anu s"p
That the controller have charge OF ali accoUn!Ins
S 5hs fir,ties of the auditor he limited 10 anoihs
That all postofices not doing money oroe, pus @
ness be treated non-acoounEng ollces 80, sa +I,
.urea TO paw cash for such supplies as fhey shalI
Tbs. district. offices be created at convenient
,,o$,te throughout the country which snail nave
eharge sn the work and Offices within their oiS-
Tl1at nest masters accounts for postal and money
order transactions. heretofore kept separately ne
Tpst rrorootions throughout the service below
,he grade cf Postmaster General be hased soiely
o. merit and that scheme oe dsVlseo o
THAT a proper accounting system which VIII sho"
the exact cost of each branch OF the postal ser
vice he installed - !
machines be largely extended . =.
Fyhar the use of postal notes be adopted NOT 10
ex0eed In amount and that thereafter the nun
,nr al those not issuing five hundred money orders
year
s5e instituted throughout the department
A preliminary report of the commission viii
i,e presented To Congress on Monday II VIII
contain the report and recommendations Of the
exnerfs The commission. consisting OF Sen
stors Pe17rose Garter and Clay and Represen-
tsti1-es Overstreet Gardne,, of New Jersey. and
Moon NET in the room of the SHnate Com
F1ittee on Postoffices and Post Roads o-day
and agreed on the recommendations 10 he sub
rnitted to Congress.