The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-10
FRANCE ADVANCES
ON YANKEE LINES
Miller Plans Much-Needed Re.
forms in the Postal
Service.
TO SEND STUDENTS HERE
SAYS GRADUATES OF FRENCH
TECHNICAL SCHOOLS SHOULD
WITNESS OPERATIONS IN CHI.
cAGo AND PiTrseURc.

cAeo AND PITrssURe.
Paris, Oct 9.-An able French writ
er has recently asserted that France
Is suffering from bureaucracy hand
ed down from a monarchical orpaniza.
ton. and that the only escape from
the growing evil lies in a complete
| reorganization. This view seems to
be. IN a measure. that Of the present
Minister Of public works. who, In Wis
ting recently the various important
departmental centers, indicated sew
eral times his dissatisfaction with the
existing order OF things in matters
| administrative ~
The first fruits of this conviction
| are reforms which he has ordered
carried out in the postal service,
which, most people will agree, recent
events showed to be in much need Of
drastic discipline. Strenuous com.
plants have been made against the
habit OF postal employees of all leav-
Ing their desks at practically the
same time to take midday refresh
ments. The poor public desiring to
mail letters then had to kick their
heels an hour or r,ore while waiting
for the gracious leisure OF the en-.
ployes. NJ. Millerand has intimated
that this state OF things must be
changed. but the matter is left in
allegiance for the moment, while
larger plans to simplify the service
are first put into execution.
Travellers who are fond OF frequent,
Ing Paris know only too we'll the an.
noying difficulty in getting to the post
office window when in q specia, hurry
NJ. Millerand has discovered the OBJ
vtous fact that too much time was
being devoted to each applicant. Hero
after the applicant will not need to be
carefully directed and redirected In all
the modi operandi of having q vslu-
able letter safely expedited. The en-
ploye will quickly do all that is re-
quired and hand the receipts to the
applicant. and the transaction will be
completed in much less than half ths
time 1t now consumes.
In other words. il ia the adoption
OF the system long in use In America,
and Americans in Paris will rejoice
over 1t after it goes into effect the
middle OF next month more than any
others. Other reforms. it is announc.
ed. will follow. copied from sister
countries, chiefly Switzerland and the
United States.
Apropos of the growing intensity Of
the rivalry between nations and the
need of new methods in order to
keep pace with younger peoples, NJ.
Millerand strongly advocates sending
graduates of French technical schools
abroad. particularly to America, in or
der to draw to the best advantage
from the knowledge already acquired
He 10 now studying a project in this
connection which he declares he long
has had In mind.
Our young graduates" he said.
must know otherwise than by hear.
say what Is being done within the
scope Of their own professions In 9TH
er countries. In North America indus
trial activity IL prodigious. 1t is a
country very different from France
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cedure. temperament. in its men, and
In the whole aspect Of things. am
convinced that nothing would be more
profitable to our engineers than to
come into contact with such a civili-
cation Immediately after leaving
school and when about to be called
on for practical application of the
science acouired
Il would wish for that reason to
create In the United States for our en-
gineers. institutions analogous to the
Art school at Rome. l would send
them there for eighteen months or
two years. under the direction of 4
competent person of great eminence.
under whose inspiration they would
profit while visiting the great indus
trial cities such As New York. Pitts
burg, Chicago. Philadelphia and 9TH
ers. They should examine the monu-
mental manufacturing plants and
learn how famous mines and railways
are operated.
They would gain much by contact
with the great employers as we'll a.
with the skilled workers"