Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-13
MID.PACIFIC MAGA zine GIVES
BOOST TOPENNY POSTAGE Plan

way OF such an arrangement. and IL
is herewith urged that the Congress
OF the United States take this matter
up and pass legislation that viii
quickly bring about a universal letter
postage rate Of two cents an ounce to
and between the countries OF the Pa
eific.
The attention OF The Mid-Pacific
Magazine has been particularly called
to this subject by the Following letter
from Thos. L. Mills. editor OF the
Fielding Star Of New Zealand. farm
ers' journal that publishes two edi-
tons daily. The following Is Mr..
Mills communication:
.It seems to have become a habit
of mine to write for The Mid-Pacific
Magazine. A good one? Admitted.
This time II Is something Of q Crouch.
albeit there Is a suggestion behind t.
Let me unload the grumble first:
When | write to any business man or
brother journalist in the u. 5. A.,
put penny stamp on the letter. the
two-center being our straightflre post
al bulletin But the man at the other
end. when he comes to reply, seeing
that my letter carries q penny stamp.
puts a two-cent sticker on his envel.
ope. When that reply reaches me. !
have to pay out three-penny tsix
cents) fine to release Il. Doesn't that
get you! | do not complain against
the lack OF postal knowledge on the
part of the correspondent. for three
pence Is cheap for letter from most
Americans. But I have a distinct
grievance against the biggest business
nation on this green footstool that e
allows itself to be beaten In postal Ia
cilities by little BIT Of earth away
out here at the uttermost end Of the
world.
"a citizen Of the United States OK
America, writing from washington OF
Honolulu to Wellington or Fielding IN
New Zealand has to place hve-cent
stamp upon his letter. A resident OF
Wellington CT Fielding. wishing 70
write to Samoa, America, France, italy
or England, has to stick q penny
stamp only on his eplstle. Ana
Americans continue to put up with
this two-penny.half-penny Give cent?
imposition! Out upon them for out-of-
date. "Reminiscences postal customei
OF course, this Is no new thing. AZ
Harry Lauder would sing Z, this has
been going on for years and years
and years and years Its recurrence
has prompted Il now Is q text fQr
few remarks to the powers that pc
behind the Hands-Around- the Pacific
concerning which my
friend. Editor Alexander Hume Foru.
viii bear evidence that have been
an advocate at this end IN my PACE,
The Fielding Star
The point to be made Is that tue
whole Of the Pacific region should pc
grouped in q penny post treaty. me
New Zealand Postal Department has
found the penny post paying prop0.
sition nationally. One result Is that
New Zealanders-a nation Of one NH
lion souls all told, in a country tnat
has been civilized only seventy OF
eighty years-haye become the mcBs
profile letter-writers on earth. Again.
It follows that great writers Gin the
cumulative sensel are great readers
CORRESPONDENTS begets more letters.
and so II grows. New Zealand has lt9
advantages over other countries, ana
mot the least OF those over the United
States of America Is undoubtedly
penny postage. See to It, Brother 20
nathan. that you come into the
charmed circle of enterprise; help him
to see 1t. you Hands.Around-the-Pa
cificists,