Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-26
RED CROSS WILL
REDEEM DEAD
LETTERS
Organization to Pay Postage
Bills on Letters Bearing Red
Cross Stamps Which Lacked
Ordinary Postage Stamps,
Morning journal Bureau,
Gt3 Munsey Building,
II. - lnauAAn N - NJ %


Arrangements have been made BY
the officials of the Red Cross as
s~ociation with the postoffce depart
ment for the rcforwarding of letters
and parcels returned to the division
of dead letters. BY reason of the
British and German countries refusing
TO receive mail from foreign countries
bearing non-postage or Christmas
stamps numerous pieces OF mail have
been returned to the dead letter Of
flee at Washington.
When these letters or parcels re-
turned to the dead letter office bear
the address Of the sender they are re-
turned to that party and when that
address is not contained thereon the
officials of the postofiice department
through the arrangement with the
Red Cross association will r%eenvelope
the letters or parcels with postage
aud retorward to their destination in
the foreign country. the bill for the
amount of postage attached being sent
to the Red Cross association. 1t is
expected that this arrangement VIII
rectifv the trouble caused by the re-
fusal of the foreign countries to adj
nit letters and parcels bearing ION
postage stamps.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
cral Stewart today notified the various
postmastcrs that the postal admins
tration of Great Britain has temper
arily Withdrawn the prohibition
against the use of Christmas stamps.
Consequently articles bearing Red
Cross stamps. and stamps of this ma
ture addressed tor delivery in Great
Britain and ireland will be forwarded
as usual until further notice. The
postmastcrs have already been re-
quested to cali their patrons atten-
ton TO thu dcsirability Of afixing such
stamps only on the back and not to
the address side of articles and let
tiers dispatched 10 Great Britain and
ireland In other respects the infor-
nation conveyed in the notice OF
November 2fth Go postmasters headed
christmas stamps remains I'M
changed
In answer 10 Inquiries received al
the %postofhce department respecting
the forwarding in advance OF mail
matter. intended TO be opened on
Christmas day. and to criticisms OF
the attitude OF the department. for not
permitting certain writing on fourth
class NAH matter, it was explained to-
day that the subject Is one governed
entirely by the postal laws specifying
what is permissible. The particular
law bearing on this subject follows:
Permissible addition to fourth
class matter.
sec. asa. With "a package Of forth
class matter prepaid at the proper
rate for the class. tho sender may en-
clnse any maiiabie third class matter.
and may write upon the wrapper or
cover thereof. cor tag or label accom-
panyine same his name. occupation.
residence or business address. prcccd-
ed by the words from. and any
marks. numbers. anne or letters for
purpose OF description. or may print
thereon the same. and any printed
matter not in tho nature of a per
sonal correspondence. but there must
b. left on the address side 81 face Of
d package a space Sufficient for n
leEible address and necessary stamps"
The department. has been advised
that in order To accommodate patrons
in the matter OF enabling them 10 for
ward Christmas packages in advance
q The holidays. business corporations
are distributing pasters bearing the