New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-12-21

problem of getting rid of the deficit.
This is a better showing than is likely
to be got out of the higher rate, pub
fishers would send still more of the
magazines by express. It is doubtful
if the entire annual profits Of so-called
popular magazines combined would
be, under the proposed increased rate,
as much as 81 100000.
But why charge advertising pages a
higher rate than reading matter? They
do not weigh any more, page for page
and it costs no more for their
distribution through the mails.
Besides, the advertisements are pro-
ducers of profitable letter mail, to a
much larger extent than literary mat
ter: no one doubts this; it is obvious,
therefore, that it would be more rea-
sonable to increase the rate on the rea-
ding matter, rather than on the adver-
Using matter, rather than on the ad-
vertising pages.
Bu4 what about other publications.;
what is meant by the term ''other peri
odicals''? Is it intended to include
every description of public prints ex-
cept the daily press? And what about
the magazines published by the daily
press, of which there are many whose
number andweightconstantly increase?
And is it intended to apply to all
magazines and other periodicals" no
matter what the advertising rate is?
There are some periodicals that charge
SIS an agate line; there are some postal
rate per pound for those PAL is of their
publications consisting of advertise
ments?
One would suppose that SCARE deal
would require publishers getting SIS a
line should be taxed a rate just ten
times greater than one receiving only
so cents a line.
If the proposed law is intended to APP
ply strictly to what is classed as maya
zines, the increased revenue above the
increased cost of clerk hire at Wash
ington would be but trif1ing; if to ap-
ply to all publications except daily
papers there would be such an in
equality of tax, the injustice would be
so manifest, that the scheme could
have no standing in the minds of
fair-minded men.
The President and Postmaster Gen.
eral are sworn to execute the laws
Therefore let them put in force section
ISL Of the new Penal Code enacted by
the present Congress as follows:
"Whoever shall esta blish any pri-
vale express for the conveyance of
letters or packets, or in any manner
cause or provide for the conveyance
of the same by regular trips or at
stated periods over any past route
which is or may be established by
law, or from any city, town, Or place,
to any other city, town, or place, be-
tween which the mail is regularly car
ried, or whoever shall aid or assist
therein shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more than six months, or BOTH y
Were this law enforced as it should
be-; there would be no postal deficit
whatever; and it is to be greatly re-
GREETED that it seems easier and more
agreeable for the Posto6ice Depart
ment to harass publishers With such
propositions as the one we are consi-
dering, than to enforcelthe law against
the express companies.
The rural delivery system costs
$50, 900, 600 a year; the rural carriers
daily loads absurdly SMALL pitt
full Is pounds; it could be 500 pounds
without adding materially to the cost
of the service.
What is there about express COM
panies, with their $40, 900, 600 dividends
that renders them immune from ohe-
dience to the law?
THINGS Theatrical.