Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-15
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 Bo Penroge chairman the great Posoffce Committee of the United States Senate; Thos. H. Carter, Senator from Montana, served that committee No three men the United States better versed in postoffice affairs needs than these. On February 1e11 the Senate Postoce Committee under the leader ship of Senators Penros and Garter reported favorab to the for action, the postoffce appropriation bill containing provision put in without allowing public hearing consideration but under political from White House. that increases the postage rate on magazine and periodicals to such extent that prac cay absorbs profits of the publishing business Of the country makes the further production popula1 priced magazines impossible. It imposes tax that is confiscatory:
 Notwithstanding within the year, Senator Boies Pen rose said referring to the Carter-Weeks bill:
 sThese of the big features Of the bill The whole intent systematize modernize the entire postal system It is idle to take up such appertain to the cost for carrying secondcass mail ter the compensation of railroads for transport ing the mails until shall have established business thods in postoffce affars by reorganization of the whole postal system
 "The commission unanimously recommend the passage of the projected b Personally have been very much interested in the details and of heartily in of the changes to be made"
 Senator Garter said, last March:
 But must forego further pursuit of details The bill cordially approved by Postmaster Meyer and his assistants and likewise has the approval of master General Hitchcock. It failed of passage dur ing the last congress owing for it's proper consideration but have rentroduced the b which designated Senate 62S7 second Session sxty-fth Congress The committee postoffces and postroads will favoraby report the bill to the should
 
 believe not only that it will increase efficiency but that after the of installation absorbed it will result in such economies in the administration of the partment and service will long wipe the de- fciencN In operating it. the department will be able with almost unerring certainty to determine the actual cost or each service performed thereby reaching sound oas1s TOT legislation such as is neither available ob oalnaoe under the present system I deeply sympahize With the earnest desire of the department officials get rid of the deficiency they called to encounter each year, but submit that the real movement toward that end must begin with the substitution of oodate business organization for the existing anquated system which rests upon few fragments of law enacted in 1885, supplemented by statutory fragments from time to time since that year,
 John Wanamaker said recently:
 With Mr. Htchcock's suggestion however, there will De no general agreement The magazines supported o' oJ tno pIlce paid TOT the magazine by the reade but by the advertiser"
 m a sense magazines private concerns, but they nave public function to perform educational func- uon To tax the advertisements is to tax the quality or the educational matter contained in the pages the advertisements enable the publishers to pay high prices Tor literature and educational articles The price paid TOT magazine does not pay for printing the pa per- If Mr. Hitchcocks suggestion should become part or the presidents plan, it would mean that the public would suffer in the loss of much educational material cnat the publishers then would be unable to buy'
 we urge every friend of honest politics. economical and free press to telegraph write an m
 eolate protest to their senators and representatives Washington.