The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1912-02-24

from the HarC6lS HOSt would am count TO
at least $150,000,000 yearly. Such cor
poratio as NJ Oh gomery Ward & Co.
and others have had their representa-
tives i'll behalf Of this Legislation before
the Senate Postoffice Committee. This
is causing some of those who want TO
avoid he impending deficit again 10
I platform about favor seeking corpo-
ratious"
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
already lie, onmeLded GoyerLmeI t
ownership and operation of the tele-
graph systems. These would cost about
S250,000,000 and add about 100000 en-
er General. The New YORK Times says
that the English governme MS opera
ton of telegraphs is losing the english
government much money. A business
may be operat ed as private en- erprlse
successfully and yet be a great loser
through more eXtravagant governmiut
/
Toilette and admirers of EX-Presideht
Roosevelt now say that il tho Pr esldeut
did not have the pull of the Office
holders he could not be renomin ated
That the President is not emphatically
averse to his eXlenion of Federal au
thority is Indicated by the report thai
he il NOW f.pnS ia ring pnSI-
master General Hitchcock, who SO sue
cesstully handled the "road roller" four
years ago, again manage his campaign.
Southern Democratic leaders, aside
from their historic antipathy to extern
sion of Federal power and consequen
less of Importance to self government
and of the rights of states, have anoth-
er reason for aversion to this socialistic
and paternalistic program: 1hls Is d
reason which made Mr. Bry ans Wluklng
at government ownership and operation
OF railroads detract from his popularity
in the South just after his triumpuaI
tour abroad. III has speech upon land
ing: Government operation Of these
utilities means Oullteratlon of the coior
line. he "Jlm Crow" car system III
vogue upon all Southern railroads would
have to be discontinued ana whites anu
Southern Senators and representatives
are beginning to reaIize that the opera
tlon Of an express-carrying business
10y the Federal Government means tnac
control of highways by counties and
States VIII pass to d Nation with "a
swollen "N''.
Local-optlonlst have expressed their
tears, low heightened by the decision
OIL the supreme Cour, just IendeIeu ,
mat Government operation of the ex-
p. ees carrying business viii afford IA
mighty lnstfLm1ntalIty tor Invasion OF
dry" territory by mall-order liquor
houses. Although associations COM
o. most of Tie principal cltleo have luI-
warued RESOLUTIONS against the pro-
posed Parcels lost 10 Tie senate aid
House pOstohlCe committees, In one
such olganization, although 1t Is said
nine-t enths Of the mem bers are opposed
to this legislation, resolutions of Luie
character were blocked by The fact that
the President is in liquor house which
expects considerable revenue from
''ury" lerliLor" and a vice-presIdent IL
a manager of mall-order bank print
ing supply house.
| The controversy here assumes d
broader plane. The fear is often voiced
| that Socialis,ic Capitalization meal S
enforced homogeuity Incompatible with
American traditions of liberty and local
self-government, Guverument-owned
people instead of people-owned Go
vernment
In discussion before the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of tie House, the
| destruction of The seal herds in the Prl-
bilof Stands was made the subject of a
warm debate one. cold afternoon recent
ly, by reason of Mr.. Sulzer of New
| York, Chairman of the Committee
| bringing the matter before the House
with recommendations, the purpose of
which were interpreted by Mr.. Kendall
of Iowa, and others to withdraw pro.
lection from the great seal herds. In a
very spirited debate which followed
Representative Mcclure of Oklahoma,
declared that notwithstanding the
herds had been greatly diminished il
this choice preserve, that twice as many
of the animals were born each year as
we're killed. Mr. Towner of Iowa, spoke
in similar view, but Mr. Kendall made
a vigorous stand to secure some sort OF
effective aud legitimate protection OF
the wild life in the North Pacific Ocean.
He pointed out that at one time there
were five million seals in those north
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