Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-21
DISAPPROVE Of
PROPOSED POSTAL
RATE INCREASE
Socialists Favor 0ne-Ce0t|
Postage on FirSt-CIaSS Mail.
but Are Opposed to Raising.
SeCo0d-CIaSS Rates,

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Clayton N M july gO.--ClaNtol
local OF the su,iall" party ai meet
Ing held on July 10 adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions Copies thereof
have been sent 10 senators Fall aud
Catron. Representative hernandez
and London, charmcn Of the pOstot
flee committees Of the senate and
house. to various sociali"t newspapers
throughout Che country and to the
state press The resolution SAYS
We understand that an effort ia
being made before The congress TO su-
cure onc.cent letter postage and that
In connection with such efforts flat
raise IN second class postal rates is
being urged We commend the one
cent letter postage idea but most
earnestly oppose q nat increase IN the
second class postage rate, because
= The government ownership and
operation Of our postal system, and
especially the low rate on second clasa
matter. make possible the Ride dis
semlnation Of educational literature.
We ungrudingly pay large sums for
maintenance OF schools 10 educate our
children. Can We not with equally
good reason spend money FOR the edn-
cation Of our grown-up citizenship
We do not regard our schools as fail
ures because they do not pay their
own way Have we any better reason
for regarding our postal system as a
failure in the event Of it's failure TO
pay It's own way In every department.
"g We believe that an increase IN
the rate on that pan Of magazines
ana newspapers which contains advcr-
Using mater would be better than
nat increase, and that II would be-
practically az easy 10 keep account
VI and collect az is' the present flat
rate Such an increase would be so
distributed among the advertiser. the
publisher and the consumer Of the ad-
vcrtised goods ar 10 be but little felt
by any. As 10 making possible one
cent letter postage without financial
loss. 1t would have the same merit as
the flat increase.
% Socialist publications. as q rule.
demand much more largely foc iinan-
eial support on subscriptions. aud
much less on advertising than do 9th
or publications Furthermore. the
subscription rates Of such papers are
usually very low. Any considerable
flat increase Ia second class postage
rates would speedily put these pubi
cations out OF business We do not
know that the agitation for oue-ccnt
letter postage is coupled With the de-
mand for fiat Increase on second
class mater with the object IN view OF
putting socialist publications out Of
business but. II such we're the pun
pose. il would be difficult 20 conceive
Of better method OF carrying It out
We believe this question is Of very
great Importance TO every solf-goveru-
ing people. and we therefore ask your
serious consideration ~ H. We recon-
mend that you expressly recognize the
value for education purposes ~ a low
postal rate ON all printed matter not
intended for advertising and We ask
that you recommend such express
recognition 10 the congress
The resolution rs signed hy Mrs ~.
l. Tollcy, chairman. and Mrs } NJ
hBYa, secretary OF the meeting.