Evening journal., 1913-04-24
POSTMASTERS
MUST STICK
ON The JOB
No Farming OUT Of Offices
by Men to be Named in
Delaware
SOME APPOINTMENTS
MAY COME THIS WEEK

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WASHINGTON. ID. c., April "a
Those persons in Delaware who Sc
cure postmasterships under the new
administration viii not find them to
be sinecures, If a recent ruling OF
Postmaster-Gen Burleson is
strictly enforced The Postmaster
General has made it plain in a letter
sent to every Democratic Senator and
Representative that postmasters who
impose a considerable portion of their
duties upon subordinates in order
that they may have time to devote to
other and personal matters are not
going to be popular with this admin
istration. In fact, he intimated thai
for a postmaster to farm" out his
job would be looked upon as sufii
cient cause for removal
The letter directed to be sent TO
every Democratic member of Con-
gress by Mr.. Burleson is signed by
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Roper and says:
81 am directed by the Postmaster
General to request that you furnish
for the files Of this department all
papers in your possession. touching
the suitability of persons whose
names have been or will be recon
mended by you for postmasters.
These papers should indicate the
character, occupation and age of each
person recommended and furnish
over the signature of the applicant
the assurance that, if appointed, he
will give the service his personal at
tention'
Also a statement is issued from
the stmaster-Generals Office that
says: 1t is the policy of this admin
istration to require in all cases con-
scientious and efficient service from
its officers and employees, and an an
nonneemeHt has been made that IL
the future the department will hold
postmasters TO strict accountability
In the matter OF time they devote to
their respective Offices and the char
aHer Of service they actually per-
form"
When Representative Franklin
Brockson was asked today whether OF
not he had received any word from
the department specifically concern
ing the prospective Delaware ap-
pointees, he replied:
II have been informed that all
postmasters in the State will be re-
Quired to give their entire business
time to their postal duties, and
should like every applicant for
postmastership In Delaware to under
stand that thoroughly"
It is not known whether this means
they will have TO get rid of any bus.
mess they may be engaged in at the
time of their appointment but Mr..
Brockson is certain that it means that
new appointees, as we'll as those now
In Office who hold over into the pres
ent administration. must make theii
places as postmaster the first con.
sideration and not secondary matter
as has been done in some cases IN
the past.
The request OF all Democratic
members of Congress that they filS
all papers concerning prospective
appointees with the Postoffice Depart
ment is taken as an indication thai
the department is going to look thor.
oughly into the records of the meT
whose names are submitted, and this
request that each applicant furnish
over his own signature assurance
that. if appointed, he will give thu
service his personal attention, prob
ably means that the Postmaster-Geh
eral is going to bind every appointe'
TO give his entire time 10 his new
duties.
1t would seem that every postmas
ter in the State. whether Republican
or Democrat. aud whether appointed
by the new administration or holdinl
over. must be strictly ON the job al
the time. and viii be held accountabl
tor every minute he is expected Z
give the government
This new ruling may be Of partic
ular interest to some applicants 70
postmasterships in Delaware unde
the new administration as intimatio
has reached Mr.. Brockson that s ON
of those persons desiring appoint
ments had expected to carry on III
business they are now engaged in an
give only part of their time to th
appointment anyhow, but unless the
intend to devote their entire buslnes
time to theN postmastership 1t wi
certainly operate against them
their effort TO secure appointment
II is expected that some appoint
ments to postoffices in Delaware WI
be sent to President Wilson thi
week II Is not stated by eithe
United States Senator Salisbury {
Representative Brockson just no
many OF the vacancies will be file
now. but OF the eight vacant place
at this time, II IS believed that name
for at least half of them will 20 {
the White House before the week en-
The United States Senate is M
overcrowded with business al th
time. and the Democratic member
from Delaware believe it would be a
opportunc time now TO have II
names reach the Senate for confirms
ton.
Persons seeking appointments
those interested In the appointmei
OF some one else. continue TO con
to Washington to sec the two DEM