Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-06
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Washington Officials Highly Interested
Ia the Movement Now General
Throughout Country.

] VI tIl' I'AOluNluI0 pbAStu W NlAN phHT
lie affairs committee OF the Tulsa
/ Commercial club was forwarded TO
! the postmaster general at Washing
| ton. The committee recently took 9c-
tion against the Sunday closing Of
the carriers aud general delivery win
dOws OF the Tulsa postoiiice on &c
count of the inadequacy of the pres
cnt carriers force.
The action Of the public affairs
committee in the matter has deferred
the taking up of the proposition ~
Postmaster Rcneau with the depart
ment at Washington. If the public
affairs committee had not taken &c
| ton It is probable that Postmaster
Reneau would have written the post
master general for permission 20
close, making an experiment. in The
matter. However, in view of the fact
that the Commercial club has taken
this action. Mr.. Reneau will await
the effect of the resolutions OF the
public affairs committee on the de-
partment at Washington.
In the event that enough carriers
and clerks are put on the force to
make the thing possible. ii is prob
ahIe tbat m. ,ruIs, .nostnoicn win Inc
CLOSED an SunIa, probahIy the urxt
move on the part of those who are m
favor Of Sunday closing viii be TO
urge the emnloymeut of more carriers
and clerks at this place.
That the postmaster General IL in
terested in the Sunday closing nropo-
sition is eylncod by the following ok
tract from a letter written by g. =.
! Grandfiald first assistant postmaster
general to Mr. Rereou.
There is a very strong sentiment
Itbrouphout the, country in favor or
closing uostofticas an sunday ,s is
| shown Inv uetitions received rom ,e-
Iurious orgarizotiors and commarciaI
| bodies nv numernus letters and nati-
tions from the genera. uubIic and nv
the comments of the press I'm a CON
| siderable pumhcr or tbe largor ,,f-
| Dcas tho Deuortmant has authoril.d
the discontinuance or curtailmept of
| sunday services WHARF th, sentiment
was favorable ana seemed to hIstiry
such action. II is believed. therefore.
that at the smaller Offices whore m
necessary work is dome similar ra-
yeuience to the puhlic without ncou-
yenience 10 the nublic ana with great
| benefit to the officers and emnlovas
of the postofftces
"It is appreciated that some most
offices are already closed ON SIM
days and that no empIovts are re-
ouired to report or course II is not
! the nurnose to in anv manner dis.
turb such conditions. If on the other
hand the conditions are sucb that a
certain amount of Sunday work can.
not he avoided the foIIowirg sug-
gestions should he adnpted as nenr
as practicable
"'rhe general delivery windoy
should be kent open only n sufficient
length of time IA accommodate nr,n-
erly the travelling plbIic and those
patrons of the orrica who call f,r
urgent persouaI mail Mails shouId
also be received and disnotcbed as
usual and distributed to hnvos and
the general deliyer,-enoueh clerks
being detailed for duty ON sunday to
carry tnlS ulau into effect Work
that is not absolutely essential ebould
be deferred tiu Nondoy Tho clarke
employed on SUNDAY shouId no givon
compcnsatory time Off durinr Tho
week uroyision for ,vbicb 90, in
most instances easily ba mad Inv
such a rearrangement or schedules 80
will reduce the number of cIorLs an
duty during the light hours of ,be
day.
"The denartmept roo,,osts YAM o,r
nest co-operation to brlng about his
modification of SUNDAY sor,ico and
suggests that if Won have any doIIht
as TO the attitude of tba nuhIic on
the subject you take the matter nm
with the press of your CITY vim rbc
ministers and religious associatinns
and with the commercial hodias. and
that Won report to the danartr,ent
the result ana vbetber tho Man out.
lined in this letter cannot ne nut into
effect Immediately A report is TO-
sired from every nostmostar vbotbor
any Sunday work is porformcd mr. pot
in order that the denartmant n,,,. ho
fully advised as to the general CON.
ditions throughout the service
The postmaster-C anorol 10 as ,o,