Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

Two Council Bluffs Men Head Postal
Employees organization.

President, b.. +. Barrett, Council Bluffs;
first vice president, Dan Bussler, Waterloo;
second vice president, Leslie Smith, At
lantic; secretary. &. j. Ahern, Des Muines,
treasurer, j.. c. Muuchrath. Davenport;
chairman of Organization committee, Miss
Lillian NJ. Perkins, Keokuk; delegate to
national convention, George p. Stuber,
Dubuque,
President, T, G. Allison. Council Bluffs;
vice president, NJ. j. Powers, Dubuque;
secretary treasurer, w. H.. Devine, Clinton
ser~geant-at-arms, w. a. Smith, Des
Moines; executive board. o. Il. Linton,
Ottumwa; John A. Ruston. Des Moines;
j. I. Sheets, MarshalltoWn, II. w. Ere
hardt, Council Bluffs, and y. Kaufman,
Fort Dodge; delegatc-at-iarge to national
convention, W. j. Hubacher, Webster City.
These officers were elected yesterday at
the joint state convention of the United
National Association Of Postoffice Clerks
aud the National Association OF Letter
Carriers. The convention was held in the
federal building, the two organizations
holding separate business sessions.
Marshalltown was selected as the place
for holding the joint convention in 1910.
The business sessions OF the Letter Car
riers were held behind closed doors and
outside of the election of officers none of
the proceedings was made public,
The meeting of the Postoffice Clerks
was declared to be the largest attended in
the history Of the organization and a mum
Der OF matters of interest to the members
were discussed and acted upon.
lnasmuCh as IL has always been tho
custom of our government that the re-
wards for faithful service in any depart
mcnt OF its service should be given "a
those who have had experience in that
department ana who understand the duties
deNolVing upon the oCCupant of that posi-
ton,
And the railway mail clerks. having
taken it upon themselves to endeavor tc
obtain the appointment of s~uperannuated
members of their organization to the posi-.
ton of postmaster In second and thirC
class offices, it is the sentiment of this
convention that this is an infringement
upon the rights of the postoffico clerks o.
the country, they being better fitted, bott
by experience and training, to fiji thesC
| places; therefore, ne il
Resolved, That this organization looks
with d~isfavor upon any attempt upon the
part Of the railway mail clerks to invad,
the lawful and proper field of endeavOi
of the postofficc clerks, and that our Off
GERS shall al every opportunity worl
against its establishment
Believing that heScstablishmen of posta
savings hunks and parcels post, as recon
mended by the department, would not only
! yield large revenues to the department
and thus wipe out q large part IL not al
of the deficit that annually stares us u
the face, but will also be of great advan
tage ana convenience to the public gen
: orally, we urge that these laws be enactet
i'm the near future.
Inasmuch as the bonding companies il
which a large majority of the clerks ar,
bonded have increased their rates 200 pc
cent, that the secretaries of the variou
branches are hereby recommended to talk
up at once with Secretary w. f Gibbon
at Scranton, Pa, the matter of bonds, L
the end that ny the time the present bond
expire arrangements may be made 10 haV
all bonds reissued at a minimum fee of ;
certs a thousand, and he il further
Resolved. That, believing that Il Is hu
common justice to government employe
that their bonds should h. carried at tn
lowest possible rate, il is the sense Of thi
state convention that congress should d.
legislation provide for the bonding Of pusta
employees by the department, as is don
in canada, with profit 10 the government
and ecOnomy 10 the employees, and we urg