The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16


Mr.. Kindel's statement came as an
angry retort to an interruption by a
delegate. The Denver man was de-
nvering an address advocating the
parcels post in which he blamed the
express companies for the annual
postoff1ce deficit and said that if the
laws against these express companies
were enforced and general parcels
post established, the postoffice depart
deficits
Why don't you put some of these
ideas into a resolution to be placed
before the congress 2'' shouted a dele
gate from the floor.
Because this congress is controlled
by lobbyists representing these same
rObber express companies - rerorted
kindel, and by LOBBYISTS for the ra III
roads and the sugar trust. evidence Of
whose presence here has been given
repeatedly"
Mr.. Kindel then returned tn his
argument IN favor of a parcels post
Banner of Peace Swept Aside.
Kansas City, Nov. l6.-Staid hank,
ers and dignified business men To- /
seIher with their less formal brothers
the farmers today swept aside the I
banner of peace which has waved an
nigh since the opening OF the rrrav,s -
mississippi commercial congress .y,4 /
plunged INTO bitter struggle over the /
parceis post and the question of
states flshts Defeated in the resoIu-
s,Its .lol.s eoinlllttee 5iiee where they had ex-
pected victory, the supporters If the
pdrceis post rallied their forces and
when the session opened not a deIe-
safe was missing
George ]. Kindel of Denver. well
known throughout the country he
cause OF his fights upofl raiIrSa5 -
leFestS OF colorado fired the Onenirp
gun LOT the parcels post adherents
MneH IN speech remarkable for its
bitterness against what he termed 49, /
domination OF the government b1, - -
roDber express companies'' he declarad
thaE only nation of .chunons, 1,-o-,I1
stand for such damnabIe treatn3e+,+
and statesmanship.' 81
Il predict that in +an ,,ea.-,,
continued, there will he no -. ile
company dong interstate or connati1
tive business with our postoffica Ie
me ia" OF Section of the act of con
gress OF March 3. 1916 Cforhid dirle-
competition by a private co-l,cN..is ~ .iiis
Tor carrying mail or packages 70 go
Where there. are postofficesl be7 go go
enforced as it should have been +bara
there would be no robber exnress 81. ~
panies TO take the very life hIo,S Icso Goi,l I'm
OF US me oiood out 1
Mail Rates Too High.
Mr hlndei said the mail rates -
me United States for parcels nost 81
, we're out of all prop0rtfoy 10 | ,
Snose S o. otner countries ana aTn+eS {
lls uIes showing that on the bssis -
~ a. eleNsu pound package the T~ri+a,5 Z
9osees eo rates We're s179 conoparad - - |
- ceHts IN the highest rated t41rorlea11 49,. -
c0ullIy ar kudel pointed o,,+ 49, -.
Whlle It cost an American e - -e lislt
senq an eleven pound narceis, 70
package into the next co,Irr,e =, posi-
nome ne could send the ss,,l = VI tilill ms
@@s 10 europe for s132 PACK !
W g should have .
post, said Mr. Kindel al II, .'aIceis
seIlerai proposed rates
~ liNe tehss Tor the first po11nd i5''.,,e ne
tWo cents Tor every addifiorai ,l-st ana
up 70 the limit Of II pounds pguha gr,l
WoLto make the postage IN Alas
,s PAe ass OF II pounds 25 certa IA
mai mai oIuer mouse could in+erfa.e 80 ,No
me @eIle country merchants brsir.l'9- " VIII, TN )
cause the mail order ho,,se less ,.esS oe-
suoJecteo 10 the general Ta,oe,- .Celo De
rate OF eight cents per 20 , SsIs post I
elsnty-elght cents instead of OSliu or L
On on an - pound package on ~ cents
Iy uealers rural route A. ie coun- =
mas 60 VINO would fail to nTor-I :
eiaV-or, % cent protective tariff , Os per
ness ~ ieii boqha shipment has no Tn ~. an
~. iuIlict t nlmself on the cor,,1.. S.sI-
-. -.S, = seheral parcels post 81 li' nun
- - & - pound and an eleven r,Ssis els ~
llIIa.l " ana the enforcement ce ~. pound v
- 7---s91s books aginst all exnTass P
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