Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-04
Sunday Morning, January 4, 1914.
rAe GOVERNMENTS DISHONESTY.

In every community in Arizona where there is n pos, office and in one town in au adjoining State, cihcaly proof is at hand of the actual commercial dis honesty of the United States Government The evi dence is adduced from the Governments practices in parcel pest system. Similar conditicns Of course prevail throughout the country where the hftypound provision parcel post into effect three days ago but is brought home to Arizona because tue proof is laid door. The indictment against the Government is drawn by citizens.
 It is a comforting faith which has that the Gov ernment can do no wrong It is a blind acceptance Of this faith that luIs people into a condition of placency which is unqualedly dangerous Comfort is obtained at the expense of probty. Problems which effect the country as a whole often broad in scope the average man is indifferent to them. They are too big for him to tackle Of such problem presented by the parcel post. the Government takes unfair advantage t has received by the people with a purrine of contentment They accep: it's so. called benefits without thought whether these benefits were offered honestly could be honestly enjoyed.
 It doubtless would shock many to know that in ac- cepng the aftypound prefer of ho parcel post they are actually albeit unconscously, participating in fraudulent transaction. The Government lm committed deliberately dishonest in fathering the scheme. By creating the belief that the ffty-round limit designed 10 meet public need to which the public was entitled the Government has invited the public to reap the returns from dishonorable enterprise.
 oficiaIs of tie United States Pest Office have ex. plotted that under the operations oi the parcel post for tho first year the Government made profit of approximately s6OOOOOO By ignoring the fact that most of uis money represents increased operating penses incurred by the railroads without any ate returns the Government guilty of mapg fraud uIent accounting of its stewardship ;he parcel post neld It displays only one side of the balance sheet without revealing how the balance struck Il boosts of ar achievement for which it has noi paid
 It is true parcel post system has passed tho experimental stage But the Government is forcns the railroads and also individuals pay te costs O the experiment while it takes credit to itself for de veloping profits that are truth purlolncd The pub lie has not lost that wholesome c; fair dealn, which fails to condemn any material gain some Iy produced Tl.at the Government profers does no sanctify it.
 The Government contract with the railroads for car rying mails is fodnded complicated basiS of rate adjusted in accordance with the weight of mails dur ing period of four years. IL with the tacit un derstanding that no revolutionary changes would b made in the physical character of the mails that tn railroads undertook continue to cooperate in the tai service of the country they had done In the That the Government would inaugurae service to cor pete with the express companies thought o That it arbitrarily puts le railroad companies to tn expense of conducting the experiment is iniqutous. Tn public does not to participate in uncean profits It does not seek release from valid obligations jus because the Government places spurious stamp of al proyal on conhsctated benefits" The public decline t be exploited for the andizement of public official eager TOT popular acclaim The facts of the ar thai the Government compelling the railroads handle the parcel post business through the abuse power, and is developing evil of tremendous propo tons
 A ds, onest act is doined as violation Of trust of justice or any deviation from probity If chart of wilful dishonesty deception on the part of Il scovernnent were brought before the courts spec proof would be demapded This proof is ayar able in t community Of Pine. Arizona. where many apples a raised Globe provides market tor these apples
 costs seseral cents pound to carry them by sae