New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
7 BRITAIN DEMANDS BETTER FROM POST
 MASTER GENERAL.

and it's policy of retrenchment curtailment. Ever since his in on into office, Postmaster Gen. +Burleson has been out to make ord in economy, a record which elf may be very good, but which Ps with it too many inconven- B against an already overbur- public. New Britain is among hany cities of the nation that are Init by the Burleson policy. And g he time has come for complaint. abegin with, the post office powers Hshington do not realize the com- ahN importance of this little Con- aut town. Its manufacturing in- as have builded up a great trade zghout, the nation, a trade that 8hds attention. This in turn # that millions and millions of, a are sent to and from this place S year. In the way things are s present all this mail is held up, H given the proper attention, is slted from reaching its destina- h due time, ,tbecause the post of Apartment sees fit to save a few dollars and, thus cut down the S expenditure. At the same time Hhese dollars are saved, thou are thrown away each year on Ass buildings scattered through B length and breadth of the land, sfice buildings that come under @neral headNof pork. It means that while Postmaster General &on is pruning at one end of the #scatter- brain Congress is throw B ay his savings at the other /end. # imply the pairing of the candle
 end and the burning of it at X her.
 e are but few departments of H deral government that render x @rvice to the people of the na- # #ervice in exchange for the M taken in taxes, and one of E S the post office. Why, then, Sa policy of curtailment for M that in it's first fundamentals 8 service to the people? The
 1ce department practically pays @ own upkeep. Even if it did @ it lost millions of dollars each 3ery fiscal|year, there is no req @ stopping the mails. New Brit @ sNthat a midnight mail be taken M ry night, a mail that will reach
 ts of the United States. In @ this it knows that the only in # ence the department will be # is the stopping of a railroad M Berlin Junction for the recep- # this mail, plus the expenditure
 e two or three hundred dollars # for carrying the mail to and M The railroad company has al
 evinced an interest in the
 tion and has consented to he necessary arrangements for 8 pping of this train. Yet, on # all this, the post office depart
 Eefuses to listen to reason,
 aao move to carry out a long felt
 Ind for the mercenary reason
 few hundred dollars will be &hnd added to the budget and 4rIeson's record of economy will
 gmirched.
 all wrong, and the men high
 chancellery at Washington
 be acquainted with the condi-
 bat exist. Postmaster Delaney
 Ee all in his power to see that
 A1tain possesses a mail service
 that of any city it's size in
 ntry. He has worked night
 to Increase the efficiency here
 end he has been helped in this
 y a competent force. Each
 ry man Tn the local post office
 yal and true as soldier in < hches. The trouble is no+
 If it were, it could be easi1v
 d. It lies further back at
 notch, down on the desk of
 rleson, and someone, some
 n this vicinity; should impress
 lon on this official so that he
 ke his pen in hand and sign ' Fer that gives New Britain the
 twice it deserves. This is no
 3e town. It is the greatest
 re city in these United States,
 business demands the atten-