The sun., 1919-06-20
ATTACKS BURLESON
AS SWEAT SHOPPER
Representative Blames Post
master-General for Spread
Of Radicalism Here.
ASKS HIS RETIREMENT
Says Continuance in Office Is
Standing Menace to Future
Of Democratic Party.

Special Despatch 20 The SCR.
WASHINGTON. June 1s.--In a. scsth-
r, Ing q denuncistion Of public officials as
the House has listened to in years Rep
resentative Gallivan (Mass.). Democrat,
charged to-day that Postmaster-GenA
erai Burieson virtually IL responsible In
large part for "ths radicalism and an
archy'' now affecting the country.
Tho attack came in the course Of gen.
eral debate on the Sundry Civil appro-
priation bill which contains an item Of
| 100000 increase for the Bureau Of Ia
vestisation OF the Department Of jus
tice. made necessary. according to the
iAttorney-0eneral. by the present wave
Of social unrest
The Massachusetts, representative de-
clared that MISGUIDED officials In the
city OF Washington, clothed with au-
thority during the period Of the war
which has turned their heads" were
most directly responsible for present
day conditions. ..t -.r
while the President has been in
Europe" he continued. some Of these
cfiicials seem to have gone mad In their
lust for power and have blundered blind
Fly In the administration of their depart
ments In such a manner as to aggravate
| the feeling OF unrest.
Tt would be a great relief. yes, q god
send to the people Of the country II the
President will hurry homo and clean
house in his OFFICIAL family. II he will
do this believe It will do moro than
any other one thing to check radicalism
| and anarchy.
Would Return Him to Politics.
"One of tho greatest biunderers of
the Administration and believe one Of
the worst autocrats this country ever has
had In official life Is the present Post
master General"
Toward the conclusion of his remarks
| Mr.. Gallivan said:
I have heard It said time after time
that Mr.. Burleson received his appoint
ment because Of his political acumen.
II he Is such a political wonder let him
get out Of the Cabinet, take hold Of
the dear old dying Democratic party
and try II he can restore II to life"
Throughout the Galiivan TRADE. and
| the defence Of the Postmaster-General
by Representative Sisson (Miss.).
which followed. the Democrats sat sore
and disgruntled while the Republicans
punctuated the debate with applause and
appreciation.
Representative Gallivan said in part
1T IL the unanimous sentiment Of the
people Of the entire country that Post
master General Burleson is the biggest
and most complete failure as a public
official that the country ever has pro-
duced. The chief cause responsible for
his failure IL love Of power. This weak
ness il attended by fear and out Of
fear cruslty and brutality have in
evitably. developed.
A.
not get redress or even proper consid-
Grafton Of their grievances and were
forced 70 strike, Mr.. Burieson asserted
that the strike was due to a misunder-
standing Later when he forced q
strike among the telegraph employees
4, he got out from under by turning their
management back to the private owners.
He has by his actions destroyed all
hope OF Government ownership of pub
| lie utilities Notwithstanding his pubic
declartion in favor of II.
The worst thing about Burleson's
malpractice in Office Is that in seizing
hold Of the very nerves OF America he
has wrenched them asunder. There Is
not q home or a business house that
has not felt In some measure the
wrongs done by the Postmaster General
to the malls, the telephone and the
telegraph services. The whole country
has suffered from the deterioration OF
the administration OF the domestic
postal service under his management
and the defects of the overseas army
mail service have been scarcely less
| than scandalous.
Calls Him . Trouble Maker.
His capacity for mischief has accom-
plished even more than might have
seemed possible to any one else. As
trouble maker and breeder OF discomfort
| among employees of the Post once De-
partment and by his arbitrary and I'M
| wise methods OF dealing with these en-
ployees he created a widespread revolt
| that has driven the members Of three
out OF four branches Of the postal service
into the arms of the American Fedora.
| ton Of Labor for refuge and self-protec-
ton.
the postal service is filled with en-
FILTERED. baffied. underpaid and over
| worked men. II would have been in dis
astrous conflict with State laws and
| labor unions and an enlightened public
| opinion long ago were 1t not sheltered by
| the unapproachable authority OF the
Federal Government The best OF Mr..
Burlesons critics has very properly
called him a sweat shopper
The Postmaster General has ciashed
with labor unions. He has made his
service hated by those who serve in It
because the postal department had been
administered since he went into ONCE
under a rule of tyranny and>an economic
creed 90 harsh as to bring disintegration
| as a natural consequence. Yet Mr.
| Bur1eson remains the staggering reac-
tionary. safe in the Cabinet, a living
breathing denial and contradiction OF all
that is generous and wise and farsishted
in President Wilson's policies
'NOblivion yearns for Mr. Burleson as
II yearns foP~no other man in public life
anywhere. He Is inexplicable. The
people OF the United States whose inter
est still 10 concentrated on The towering
issues Of war are as yet unaware of the
bizarre ruin that he is making OF what
was once the most efficieDt and the most
popular branch OF the Federal service
He IL the greatest misfit in public once
that this country ever has known. and
his continuance in public service IL a
standing menace to the future success Of
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