The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-08-13
TIE JEFFERSO OMAN

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received letter which was sent to him on
Feb. -. By the Postmaster Gemeraz''
Of course, Ban1head had received it,
That faithful serf of the Northern corpo-
rations which plumber the people, had sup
pressed Barzeson's letter.
How did Senator Owens find out about the
letter?
Bwzeson mast haze told him, and given
him q c0pY.
Tor Immediately after the Oklahoma Sena-
tor had made his sarcastic and contemptuous
reference to Banzhead he, Owens, produced
a copy of the letter and read it.
Now to prove to you what an impudent liar
IIoke Smith is when he asserts that. 'the
Postmaster General agreed with me on this
subject" [ give you Burleson's letter in full,
as it appears in the Congressional Record Of
Feb. 26, 1914, page 1928
Hon. John II. Bankhead,
Chairman Committee on Post offices and Post
Roads,
United States Senate, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Senator: Referring to Senate Com
mittee print of bill H. r. 1888, making appro-
priations for the service of the Post Office Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1915,
and for other purposes, I submit the following
for consideration in connection with the proposed
amendment to the bill, beginning at line %, page
is, reading as follows:
amendment provided further, That there
shall be no change in existing weight limits, rates
of postage, zones for fourth class mail matter
until authorized by law
The weight limits rates of postage, classical
tion of matter maable, zones, and other features
of the Parcel Post System, as established under
the provisions of the act Of August "a, 1912,
were from the very nature Of things more or less
tentative and experimental Congress apparently
this. and
reimbursement from time to time, conferred
the Postmaster General, subject to the approval
of the Interstate Commerce Commission, author
ity to modify the conditions fixed by the parcel
post law, in order to promote the service to the
public. Under this provision the rates Of postage
have been decreased in certain zones, and the
limit Of weight has been increased in all zones,
as experience demonstrated the necessity and ad-
stability Of such changes, thus charging and
promoting the usefulness of the service to the
public and according to the public the lowest rates
possible consistent with the maintenance of the
service a self-supporting basis.
The Parcel Post Service is still in expert
mental stage and the need for additional modif-
cations manifests itself from time to time in the
conduct of the business. In order that such adj
justments may be promptly made, and the useful
ness of the service to the public increased as
rapidly is consistent with good administration,
it is believed that the proposed amendment should
not be enacted into law.
Yours, very truly,
A. S. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
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My countrymen, can you not see that the
proposed Hoke Smith amendment as copied
in the letter of the Postmaster General, IS
entirely different from qchat he 7soeo Says 1t
qO0S?
He wanted to take away from the Govern
ment all power to change rates, weights, or
zones, until Congress should meet again, and
0gerc0D1e another host of D05d LOBBYISTS. paid