The evening world., 1912-02-22

foccivlnH stFSlCc NJ " it'N price iHhdl
IL nov paid he might thing differently
Of the plan. bnt that he was not con-
WINGED such would he tho effect
After referring to tho practical wip-
ing out Of the postal deficit ana other
features Of Mr.. Hitchcock rdminis-
tration OF AFFAIRS. Mr.. TART In trans
hitting the Post-Oflcc Departments
report to Congress to-day said.
WORK SHOULD BE LEFT TO
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
'~rhsrs 10 only one recommendation
In which ! cannot agrce-that is one
which recommends that the telegraph
lines In the United states should he
made . part OF the portal system and
operated in conjunction with the mall
systsm. This presents n question OF
Governmen nj ownership OF puzzle utlli-
tics which are now being conducted by
prdvats enterprise under franchises
from the Government
y teaisvs that the true principle 10
that pslvass enterprise rhouid be per-
mAeseA - saxry on suoh public utiiltiss
unAss aus regulation as 10 rates BY
prODsy authority rather tia tina. the
oSvssnasat should Itself conduct them.
This principle I favor because ! do not
think u - accordance with the best
pubic policy trus greatly 20 increase
the body q public servants.
"Of course. II Il could he shown that
telegraph service could 10 furnished
10 the public at n less price than Il Is
nov furnished 10 the public by tcle-
srph companies. n With equal
.nnciency. the argument mi sht be II
strong one In favor OF tae adoption Of
tho proposition. But I am not satisfied
from any evidence hat II thesc proper
lice were taken over by the Govern
ment they could 10 managed any more
economically or any more efficiently or
that this would enable the Government
to furnish service at any smaller ra;e
than the public nrc ROW required Ia
yay by private companies"
The President found much. he sad. Ia
commend In Mr.. l~Iitolcock's Depart
mont. Il cannot speak with too great
emphasis" he said. "of the Improvement
IN the Pos, Once Department under
The present management" said the
President. He showed that ,hore We,
n surplus OF tai?. lisie a. She end OF the
last fiscal year compared with n deficit
% ei'. <,9. ,'O.E two years before. Thi,
was not TO be accounted Tor. tho rresi.
dent pointed out, by reductions OF force
o. numbers OF pos, Offices or salaries
bat by scicntlhc economy.
III. 9aft approved the adoption Of q
parcel pest recommended ~ Mr.. Ilitch.
oces; saia that the placing Of ass,stsn,
p,stmastsss IN the Civil Service should
lie followed by placing Under the olas,
sized service Of postmaster mi com
D,sndsA ne postal savings system
PrspsratoAs are being niaas, he sald
90 established th:s system ~ abou,
10000 fourth GLASS ofacss.
FAvoRs RAISING POSTAL RATES
ON keWspAPERs.
President TAFT to-day also approve,
and Forwarded , Congress the repos, o
tho comm!ss.5n on second class ma!
matter and recommending that IA,
postal rate OF magazines and nevs
pApers b raised from one cent to ~,
cents . pound.
Postmaster General Hitchcock orig
.naliy recommended a four-ccnt rate
but later changed this to two. I'll
Commission n d that the cost o
handling second class matter 10 abou
five and onsIhaaf cents . pound. Il
approving the two-cent rate. however
President Taft declares that the busi
hess enterprises OF the publishers o
periodicals have been built up on n
Aa~ss - ehA ~va-aans .asA saA sh.~S,,
II woul be manifestly unfair 70 pu; Int
Immediate effect . larger increase
postage.
AZ to tho effect Of the proposed In
crease from one to two cents q poun,
PRESIDENT Taft quotes from the repoi
OF the Postal Commission. the follow
ing paragraph:
Such an increase will nit, IN N
opinion Of the commission. bring al
iress upon the publishers OF newspaper
and periodicals, or seriously interior
with the dissemination OF useful new
or Information. A reasonable tin
shoul be allowed after the rate
liked before II is put into effect. VIII
the news rate viii be very far fro
compensat!ng the Government for Il
carriage and handling OF second-clsl
matter. Il will to some extent relic
The existing burden and result In a mo
equitable adjustment % rates"
POTENT AGENCIES FOR THE
PUBLIC GOOD.
That newspapers and magazines ha
been potent agencies for the dlssemln
ton Of public intelligence. and cons
{lently have borne a worthy part In I
development OF the country. Mr. ia
says. AL must admit.
Btu" ne added. IT Is likewise tr
mat he original purpose or Congress
prSvtd1ng Cor them . s1ovsuGon by ",
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