Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
HOUR BILL
|NDORSED BY
JERSEY PETITION
Efforts Made to Reinstate Wick
atunk POstmaSter-WaSh=
ington Gossip.
Lspeclal % the Newark star.l

Especial to the Newark Starsl
WASHINGTON, March Petitions
have been received by United States
Senator Kean from Otto j. Schwab, OF
Newark, and the Pattern-makers' Asso-
citation of New York, favoring the
"eight-hour" bill; also, a memorial
from Ellsworth Post, Grand ARMY OF
the Republic, of Weehawken. remon-
strating against the acceptance OF the
statue of General Robert E. Lee: a
petition from G.. Van Houten Post u
\. r., of Jersey City, asking for legisia-
ton to create a volunteer retired list; a
memorial from Fl. T. Borden, of Swedes-
boro. demonstrating against the repeal
of the oleomargarine law; ana peti-
tons from organizations of Newark
Rutherford, Jersey City, Paterson and
Arlington, urging the admission of pup
lications of fraternal associations to
second-class postal rates.
William r. Smock, postmaster at
W|ickatunk. Monmouth county, is In the
midst of troubles that are not of his
own seeking. One of the patrons OF the
~postoffice, according to the story told by
Mr.. Sn1ock, a Mrs. j. H. d. Van Mater,
asked for a postal order. OWING TO
some misunderstanding she received a
New York draft. Through an error on
the part of the bookkeeper, the bank
account was overdrawn and the check
came hack marked no funds" This
was made good. promptly, and there
was 70 intention on the part of the
postmaster 20 defraud Mrs. Van Mater
or the government.
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Mrs. Van Mater reported the matter, an
Inspector visited Mr.. Smock, and ne
recommended the removal of the post
master. For some reason the Inspector
did not take into consideration the fact
that Mrs. Van Mater had not made a
formal application for a money order
in writing, as required by the postoffice
department. Mrs. Van Mater did not
give the postmaster an opportunity to
reimburse her until after she had made
the complaint. n then Mr.. Smock
paid her for the trouble to which she
had peer put. and took her receipt for
the money paid
Mr.. Smock has forwarded a petition
signed by many of the patrons OF the
office, asking for his reinstatement
Congressman Howell has filed the petl-
ton. but since the fourth-class post
offices are handled entirely by the post
office department now. aud the CON
gressmen are not consulted. it is diff
cult to say what may be done in this
case. Although the patrons of the ONCE
want Mir. Smock reinstated, the post
Office department may see fit to request
the Civil Service Commission to order
an examination. and some n else may
be appointed. The case is another illus
tration of the power exercised by the
inspectors.
Writing from Newark to the com
mittee on immigration, DR.. LGuis
Weiss. of 516 Springfield avenue, has
this to say relative to immigration:
on March Il, 1910, your committee
Is TO vote on several important ques-
lions. one Of these is. relative to the
restriction of immigration by means
of an educational test. Many argu-
ments could be presented to SHOW that
his test is the most unfair one that
could ever be attempted. The very
fact that some. or most, immigrants
are u~neducated shows that they should
have come to us long G from those
miserable countries in which they were
obliged to grow up in ignorance.
Most of them bring their children
here 10 he educated. What standlng
among the nations would his great
country have today if not for thls
'ala1mingly rapid immigration in the
past fifty years of ignorant people.
There is a scarcity Of men in our army
and navy. Many f%oreign-born boys
and many boys born of ignorant Inn
migrant parents are in the service OF
the United States, and are ready to
take up arms in the defense of their
adopted country. This country can
stand rapid immigration of good,
though ignorant, people.
THE birth rate of Am~erlcan-born
children is not very encouraging. IT
would not take many decades to show
our mistake in adopting the educa-
tional test. Such a test would be the
delight of European despots, WEose
people would be returned to them To
be further preyed upon But what 4
dark shadow would be cast upon inc
lives of those poor, ignorant peop.e'
The fathers of this country nave
fought for the freedom of all posterlty
and have so expressed it in the Con
stitution of the United States
Representative Wood has filed 9
petition from citizens of New JerseS
favoring an eisht-hour law for govern
ment work.
Representative Kinkead has filed
petition from Paulus Hook Council Of
LOYAL Association, favoring the grant
ing OF the privilege of second-clasS
rate to publications of fraternal asso'
Citations.
Representative Wiley has introduced
a bill for the relief of Henry S. Win
IN u.hinh hae heen referred to tht