United labor bulletin., 1910-01-28
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1s Tn. Labor Bulletin worth a postage
stamp to you?
We find in looking over our various eN-
changes that a Special House Commlttee
is now at work in Washington, ID. W
drafting a bill embodying Tafts recon-
mendations that the rates of postage Oh
newspapers and periodicals OF genera
circulation be increased from three 10
four times. 1t is unnecessary for us 10
waste YOUR time explaining the motives
hack of this increase The specious plea
that it is being done for the purpose y,
wiping out the postoffice detclt Is aDsuru
and ridiculous. 1t is matter OF coln-
mon knowledge that the railroads are
maid many times more than what "oulu
he a fair remuneration for the "olN.
This. in our opinion. is the only cause OIL
the deficit. Then what is Mr.. Tart s rea
con for raising postage rates to prohiD
-, noint9 Those of you who have fol-
lowed the different increased revenues
which have been added from trne u ''iNe
know full we'll that it has been uhheces
sarv in many instances. on the various
things that revenues should be lncreaseu
on where large trusts were lhteres'eu'
that has been neglected, but such as ou'
napers and magazines that we are cii'u
1.tin, for the purpose of educating anu
,dvarcing the human race, we can see
reason why our worthy President
should insist upon an lncreaseu i"'o
hostage for such literature.
"ENernal vigilance is the price Oh ipei
,vn Every reader who took manu- III
l,;,1inp the Penrose bill which was lhtehu-
cd to muzzle the labor press Is prouu Vi
that lob. tidal wave oil protes'
aoainst the doors of Congress carry sins
CONSERVATION to congressman ana oeha
+ors who knew they would be forced u
,,a,r their action to their constituents
Tho Penrose bill was beaten. Inc VIC
tory was yours. More thah ono ",
nersonal letters swamped the "asnins
Ton nostoffice. 1t was a magnlnceh' ca
bihit of what an aroused people can uo
u,ban they act unitedly. AT the po''oH
80 mic article YOU will find the names Oh
tho men who compose this special po''
office committee. If you love me o""e
a., ;f Won believe in the work 1t is Trying
to do II YOU believe it ought to have 'he
eame rights and privileges in the mail as
.ha ,,1utocratical daily newspapers oil TINS
,r+rv then YOU should take the time
th;s very day and write letter to the
rorgressmen named below. Also TO your
,,,,r CONGRESSMAN from our district mere
,,.,,o &c sunposed to represent us, notify
tho tben, that YOU do not favor Mr.. lalI
recommendations to increase postage
-ates on papers of general circulatioh u
,hroo or four times the rate which they
,,.orose to grant to local weekly ana met
ronolitan dailies It would not come
o,iss II Won would write to all OF these
con,rassmen. The bill, sooner or later
I'LL got around to the House of Represeh'
+at,ves Let the gentleman who VIII ask
for vour vote this fall understand tha'
Won know how the railroads are roppihs
nc Government on mail contracts anu
.hat Won do not intend to pay this TAX
e., Increased subscription rates 10 the
newspapers received without hrse man
,ns vigorous protests. Explain the situ-
a.,or 10 YOUR neighbors and urge them 10
"a. th,s nrotest. We quote few, wnat
90 form determinations against the
.,,.a,.ners,' "The railroads OF our
country haul the expressed matter for