The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14
pendence was adopted; for II the
Americans are willing to adopt a penny

postage to all parts Of the world. it fol-
lows that they are willing to establish
1t to the British Empire and form With
us Restrictive Postal Union
The Hon. Whitelaw Reid. Americas
Republican minister to the Court of ST.
James praised the work of the -Ameri-
can delegation and solicited the friendly
cooperation of the British government
at Il Fourth OF July banquet speech In
London in 1906. Mr.. Reid said
THE American people hoped for
closer and cheaper communications
witt q other nations as the hest means
of promoting better acquaintance and
pcrpetuatins friendship. They We're
gratitied to lind that the British apostle
of penny postage Mr.. Heaton) ut this
moment focusing his efforts Oh what
ought TO be the easy task of persuade
ing the authorities on both sides of the
Atlantic. ,hat it was rs cheap to carry
a letter frcm London to New York as
from London to Calcutta or from New
York to Manila-ald quite as useful
/ n
SO it has come tn pass that the Unit
ed States, under its Republican admin
istration. has finally succeeded iii en-
tering into a convention With Great
Britain whereby after the LIST of Octo-
Der this year. a two-cent postage rate
will obtain between this country and
England Ireland. Scotland and Wales.
We already have such an arrangement
with Canada. Mexico. Cuba. Panama
and our colonial possessions. This great
accomplishment is universally recog-
CiZcd as the proper beginning which is
10 result in Il universal two-cent postage
rate around the world.
Important ThinEr Accomplished.
Two other important things that the
Republican administration accomplish
81 at the Rome Universal Postal Con-
rress through its representatives. must
not be lost sight of One was the adot,-
ton of a universal return coupon
stamp. in exchange for which. upon its
presentation at postotiice in another
country, the person presenting it shall
receive postage stamp of the value Of
10 cents, good in any country of the
world. thus enabling people here To
prepay postage at regular rates upon
reply letters.
The other significant concession vas
that in all World Postal Congresses to
be held in the future. the United States
~ to no granted en- additional vote. in
view of its island possessions; so tina
at all future congresses our countr,
VIII be entitled to two votes, as agains
one vote each cast by every other ia
ton in the world.
Practical Benefits TO Tho People.
No doubt the Democrats may inquire
as to what all this has to do with tn
welfare of American citizens. Fo
Their enlightenment and Information
may be stated that, according to tn
United States census of 1900, the for
eign born population in the Unite
States at that time was lO.46o0S5. Th
population, born of foreign parentag
Gone or both parents having been Dor
in foreign countries) was 26,19S93c
or a total foreign population of SO
C50QGl. The report Of the Immigra
ton Commissioner by years since the
shows that 6,GGS.GJG have since com
to America thus eking out the tota
foreign population at the present tim
[ to l6327 $50. This does not take an
note of increase since 1900 in Amer
can-born children, one or both of who's
parents are of foreign blood. Estinlal
) ing that only one-half of this number
7 l,G63.SiG-wrte one letter to foreig
countries every two weeks or PC Week
: written annually. which, ut the preScn
rate of cents postage each. amount
, to an expenditure of SG.439.l52 annt
g ally. Under the present postal LAY
1 foreign correspondents may send le
tiers to the United States Collect bu
!. when they reach their destination tn
recipient must pay double postage Els
urlng the double postage ON the sam
basis. the foreign population OF til
a United States pays during each yea
. for postage under the present system
@ $19.497, .56
h Under the new and cheaper post;
: charges advocated by the Republ.ca
! party, should the 2-cent rate becon
q universal. the foreign population
the United States, to their direct co
respondents. would only pay $3.249,5l
. annually for direct postage and So7!S
TBS, for letters sent to them from 70
}, eign countries collect" In otht
a words this Republican measure wi
, save the highly esteemed adopted cit
Gems of our country. and those Dor
:, here of foreign parentage $12,99S2.
!, annually, in the necessary correspond
!, ence with their loved ones abroad. Is,
perhaps the Democrats do not thin
this is worth while
u Some Glarins Inconsistencies.
AT present an American can send