Evening journal., 1915-11-06
RuRLEsON AND THE NAILS.

DEOPLE in the rural districts who are exasperated
because OF the inefficient postal service POST
master General Burleson, will be interested to
that urban inhabitants likewise afflicted. Complaint
of the poor service in Washington d. c., is quite pre-
yalent while in Philadelphia a committee organ
ized known the Bourse Committee, consisting Of
members Of the various commercial exchanges which
called on Mr.. Burleson October o. and made their
complaint The committee has announced its intention
to carry the matter to President Wilson II Burleson
does not make toward the betterment of
the service There also has been much complaint on
the Delmarvia Peninsula.
or this Generalization Of the postal service
resulting in inehicency and postal deficits but the
logical outcome OF appointing like Bureson and
his first assistant Daniel c. Roper TO such positions
of responsibility Neither OF them had practical knowi-
edge of postal affairs prior his appointment his
present position. The Post Office Department ought 10
be the most business-like department of the govern
ment and II the letter carriers deliveries and
star routes could be let alone the public would be bet
ter served
During the last year OF the Republican administers
ton the postal service had finally been adjusted
era satisfaction and for the first time in the history
! Of the department surplus Of nearly 100000
recorded Immediately taking over the Office Mr..
Burleson issued statement denying that such
plus existed and having circulated that denial through
out the country, some months later the Democrats
sneaked this surplus into the Treasury under the head
or miscellaneous receipts with foot note in very
small letters, reading, Including sSSOOO0O surplus Of
postal revenues for the fiscal year 1913"
The Post ONCE Department will not be restored TO
efficiency until it is restored a business basis Il
will not be put on a business basis until a business
is placed at the head Of It. and not a couple OF
professional politicians. And the personnel OF the
present administration and the National Legislature
creates the firm conviction that il there any bust
in the Democratic party they doing their
best to keep out OF public Office.
The postal service is not the only department that
has suffered from inexperienced supervision. For in
stance: When President Wilson cast his eye over the
length and breadth Of the United States seeking a man
TO occupy the important Cabinet office Secretary OF
the Navy he passed all that long line of trained
and experienced who have service in the navy
and selected landsman whose CHIEF qualification
seems to have been the fact that served as publicity
manager for the Wilson campaign Quite naturally
therefore, when Secretary Daniels became convinced
that he was making a gigantic failure head of the
navy and desired TO select board OF advisers to devise
ways and means OF making the navy efficient he passed
up the men trained and experienced naval problems
and selected chiefly whose minds have been work.
ing for many years problems at all related to
ships guns and preparedness All are excellent men
in their several lines. just as Mr. Daniels was good
publicity manager but indications arc that the value
OF training and experience will again be demonstrated