Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-01
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Painless Trust Busting.
Attorney General McReynolds is
the greatest fixer that ever was call
ed to the job. He does not wait for
new laws, or the enforcement of old
ones, to adjust matters with the
trusts. One by one the offenders in
big business are called in, and Nc
Reynolds "fixes up" with them. His
latest accomplishment has been in
reaching an agreement for the disso-
luton of the New Haven railroad.
The McReynolds way appears to be
painless, but many question wheth-
er the process Of surgery will prove
accurate and definite, and there are
plenty of fears expressed that the
trusts that are busted" may quietly
work in a joker in their dissolution
or readjustment, since the plans Of
meeting the government demands
are to remain mostly in their own
hands.
Letter May Accompany Package.
Just why somebody did not have
sense enough to think of it before is
the impression that follows the read
ing of one of the latest orders of the
Postmaster General. He DEGREES
that when the sender of a parcel
post package on which postage at
the fourth class of parcel post rate is
fully prepaid, desires that 1t may be
accompanied with communication
which is not permissible enclosure
with matter mailed at that rate,
the communication may be placed in
an envelope fully prepaid at the first
class or letter rate of postage, and
be attached to the parcel. In other
words packages and letters can be
sent together, thus insuring that the
two will arrive at their destination
at one and the same time.
Looks Like Scrap.
While leading Democrats of the
House, including the big three
Speaker Clark, Leader Underwood,
and Representative Kitchin, have ex-
pressed negative disapproval of the
position of President Wilson in re-
versing the Baltimore platform in
reference to canal tolls, the White
House has taken careful note of the
divided conditions among Democrats
in the House, with the result that
it is said that Mr.. Wilson will pull
q tighter rein in forcing his position
than he has heretofore assumed in
reference to previous matters. And
so the country may be shown wheth-
er the Democratic platform or the
President of the United States is the
real master of the job.
Uncle Sam Is A Poor Banker.
The government has been expert
menting with Postal Savings Banks
for three and half years and the re-
suits are purely negative. At the end
Of the last fiscal year, June 80, 1913.
the total deposits throughout the
country amounted to $33,818,87O,
standing to the credit of 331,0O6 de-
positOrs. 1t takes about two of the
big savings banks of New York City
to equal the total number Of deposit
tors that are found in the govern
ment banks. but as against the total
amount on deposit in government
banks, the Bowery Savings Bank OF
New York is carrying more than
$1O0,0O0.O0O of deposits; and there
are three other New York institu.
tions in the same class.
Means of remedying this situation
have been urged upon Congress, and
the substance of the recommends
tiOns are to the effect that the lid be
raised on the restrictions as to the
amount that may be deposited in q
government bank.
The results so far seem to clearly
prove that the people of the country
are not as much afraid of private
banks as has been generally suppos-
ed, and are willing to place their risk
with the private institutions in pref
erence to the government itself, be-
carsa Of the larger rate Of -inferast
paid by privately owned banks.
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