Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07


regulate the issuing OF injunctions in
equity without notice In accordance with
the best practice now in vogue In the
courts Of the United states regard this
Of especial Importance. first because & has
been promised, and second because it Will
deprive those who now complain Of certain
alleged abuses IN the improper issuing OF
injunctlons without notice Of any real
ground for further amendment and will
take away all sembance Of support for the
extremely radical legislation they propose
which will be most pernicious " adopted,
Will sap the foundations OF judicial power
and legalize that cruel social instrument
the secondary boycott.
I further recommend to congress the pas
sage OF the bill now pending for the in
crease in the salaries OF the federal judges
by which the chief justice Of the supreme
court shall receive $175Oo and the associate
justices $1,000 the circuit judges constitut-
ing the circuit court Of appeals shall re-
ceive $1,000 and the district judges 5000.
Postal Savings Banks.
At Its last session congress made provi-
SIGN for the establishment Of savings banks
BY the PoB,office department Of this gov
eminent, by which. under the general con-
troll OF trustees consisting OF the pOstmas-
ter general the secretary OF the treasury
and the attorney general, the system could
be begun In a few cities and towns and en-
larged TO cover within its operations as
many cities and towns and as large a part
OF the country as seemed wise. The initia-
ton and establishment OF such a system
has required a great deal OF study on the
part Of the experts In the Postoffice and
Treasury departments. but a system has
now been devised which is believed to be
more economical and simpler in it's opera
ton than any similar system abroad. Ar
rangements have been perfected so that
savings banks will be opened in some cities
and towns on January T. and there will be
gradual extension Of the benefits of the
plan TO the rest OF the country.
WipinR Out of Postal Deficit.
For many years there has been a deficit
I'm the operations OF the Postoffice DEPART
ment which has been met by appropriation
from the treasury. The appropriation esu-
mated for last year from the treasury over
and above the receipts of the department
was dL5OO,O00. l am glad to record the
fact that OF that 81. 500 600 estimated for.
N1.JOO0OO was saved and returned to the
treasury The personal efforts OF the post
master general secured the effective CO.
operation OF the thousands Of postmasters
and other postal officers throughout the
country in carrying out his plans OF reor-
ganization and retrenchment The result
Is that the postmaster general has been
able 10 make his estimate OF expenses for
the present year so low as TO keep within
the amount the postal service is expected
to earn
Extension of Classified Service.
Upon the recommendation Of the post
master-general. have included in the
classified service all assistant postmasters
and believe that this giving a secure
tenure to those who are the most import
ant subordinates OF postmasters will add
much to the efficiency of their offices
and an economical administration. large
number Of the fourth-class postmasters are
now in the classified service. / think it
would be wise to put In the classified SER
vice. the first, second, and third-class post
masters.
The FrRnking Privilege.
The unrestricted manner in which the
ranking privilege is now being used by
the several federal services and by congress
mas laid 1t open 10 serious abuses a fact
clearly established through Investigations
recently instituted by the department. It is
believed that many abuses Of the franlsinE
system could be prevented, and conse4
quently marked economy effected. by
supplying through the agencies OF the pos
tai service special official envelopes and
stamps to be issued on requisltion TO the
various branches Of the federal service re-
quiring them, and such records to be kept
OF all official stamp supplies as win en-
able the postoffice department to maintain
proper postage account covering the en-
tire volume Of free government mail.
sscOnd-CIasa NAH Matter.
In my last annual message / invited the
attention Of congress to the inadeauacy OF
the postal rate imposed upon second-class
mail matter In so far az that includes mara
zines, and showed by figures prepared by
experts Of the Postoffice department that
the government was rendering q service 70
( the magazines. costing many millions in
excess Of the compensation paid. An an
swer was attempted to this by the repre-
sentatives OF the magazines, and a reply
was flied 10 this answer by the Postoffice
department. The utter inadequacy OF the
answer, considered in the light OF the reply
OF the Postoffice department think must
NpPeA 70 any talr-mlnued person Whether
the answer was all that could be said In
behalf Of the magazines Is another aues-
ton. I agree that the question Is one OF
facti but 7 insist that II the fact Is as the
experts Of the Postoff1oe department show,
that we are furnishing to the owners OF
magazines service worth millions more
than they pay for IT, then justice requires
that the rate should be increased. The in
crease IN the receipts Of the department
resulting from this change may be devoted
TO increasing the usefulness Of the depart
ment IN establishing a parcels post ana in
reducing the cost OF first-class postage 70
cent. II has been said by the postmaster
general that a fair adjustment might be
made under which the Advertising part OF
the magazine should be charged for At a
different and higher rate from that OF the
reading matter. This would relieve many
useful magazines that are not circulated
at a profit, and would not shut them out
from the use OF the mails by a prohlbltory
/ rate.
| Parcels Post.
I With respect to the parcel post. I re-
/ speotfully recommend It's adoption on ali
rural delivery routes and that eleven
/ pounds-the international Hmit-be made
! lrnff Of -.