Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
MACKAY URGES WIRE
RETURN IMMEDIATELY
PURPOSE is TO KEEP THEM


Iall1. ANNf NNlf wi VII -
l.ttor which ~, hddr,'-od 10 ml
mon,bars ~ cong ot- In "hth h'
t.rpos thna there has hcon ~, reason
ud,tncoi for tho govern mont retain
Ing ,outfu. 81 in, telegraph and cable
hn.. aud uVuu rUugrw@ tn vote
their ium,dstt, iriurn Li ~, com
IshuieH
hEW york. Jan. 90 10 MI
MON hcrs uf congress nam" uld
,,epcot tho r,-'punslhill'i' 81 ih"
members ~ the oongI rfs' ot 'ho l'ul'-
,d Siatp,, ana tlA an Aur1 Hn r,l" .
and president - the l"h'Hl l'i't
Er,uh cable company "ul tho 'nri-
ncrrihl Cahio company suuId earn
rHfly icuuuot thm Nuu '"h.ld"f N"'-
mlY the prup~y.d luInl resolution
which has boon reported lu th" nous"
uf representative hy tho onmmiti'o
on puatUffivc and isai roads "N"nd'
Ing tu lE,'"mhuf ~, 1918. iho con-
trul ~ tho postmaster general o,ot
the Telegraph ana telephone.
From the sIni'tn"niH mni". VIII
ten or OWliy, hy Theodore ~ Van
OF tho American Telephone aud Tel.
rrraph company, Newton ~ carlton
of Wrsi"rn l'niuu Telogntnh, ana
lOntina-ler Gen.ial l.urle,son at tho
hca ring on tho ~o-cvlled Mt-r rev.
tuition, they have apparently deter
uhned their minds that the poHtmnH-
tor general shnll keep control aa lnns
~ porrlblo Of tho telegraph and tol.
rphone lines, especially tho mtter. In
ordW 10 EiVo these CON mpaniss guar
hntecd government compensation
and to finance them. and. mu-' I'M
portant ~ all. 10 incr~Hc t"l"phuno
rates, which incraso haa been or
d~red throughout tho country
1 therefore respectfully submit tho
following
/ Not tho sliShicut rca@rp In civ.
en for Mr. Hurle~on continuing an
control OF the telegraph hnes 10 De
ocmbcr 81, 1919. They do not need
any financing. Their service i- si~ad'
lly growing worse under his menaNo-
mont. Thofs In no war n~ccsssty nur
such continued control Nothing har
been done by tho postmaster general
since no took control August | hast.
except To give high compensation Ca
tho Western linton TcIeEraph com
pany and disturb the morale Of the
STAFF " tho Postal Telegraph oom-
pany, and attcn,pt to rnke tclOGraph
rste6 Tho public wish teleGraphtc
compctNtop restored Tho public
docs not skrce with Mr.. nurtsson In
his remarks before tho ho,isr cont
mittec on January 81, that "Comps-
tHion ahouid be eliminated, tho pc
rtod for competition ims passed. TIE
Western Union Wishes Ia advance
tclegr~ ph rates under thu shield OF
Mr.. Burlcsson's cori,rol. but tho Pos
tai refuses Meantime the govern
went h losing money daily on iM
guarNntsed compensation "a the
Western Union and that shouh he
stopped summSlxtly, The catsnsion
Of time from the proclamation ri
peace 20 December 81. undcr th~ss
circumstances, would he unoonstf,u-
ucnaL There 10 no excuse for the
telegraph itncs not being rcturncd al
once 10 the two companies.
s--The absolute reason and stll
moro powerful reasons pertain TO
tina cablcs. International compiled.
tions have arisen. Tho record Of
tho house committee on the post.
office OF January 81 shows that tho
British government has issued an
order containing tho following: lila
majestys government does not
agree 10 either company allowing
control OF its stations. staff. OF work
Ing In tho united kingdom by ths
other company or by any poron act
Ing directly or indirectly on behalf
OF tho United staton government
The cahles should he turned back AZ
once, especially aH nothing has been
done IN regard 10 them by the
postmaster general except Ia remove
officers of tho Commercial Cable
company.
3--Mr. purleson's argument a. 10
tho telephones ts not convincing
He 10 rAisin9 telephone rates
throughout tho country 10 an ennr.
NOUS extent AGAINST n storm of pro.
test and Injunction suits lie doar
not cialn that there In any war ne
cessity involved. Tho purposes aro
closr. name,y To rnis, telephone
rates. finance the telephons com many
and enable tho He'll company Ia
rather In tho competins telephons
campanlea How this can he iustI-
fled uuder the vnr power We f.ii 10
ser Mrnntime telephpne rery,ce Ia
dste0ornting repidly and IA, Io~..
To the government on guaranteed
romnensa,ion e.neclnlly 10 the Hell
company will he enormous
The companies ~ which / am rre.
ident are fuily cnuahle ot rnnduct.
ine their huslues. nud trianri,,
THAR pt,sent nerd ,nt future ,xt,n
sion without nn tncreanr In ,ntc.
~ tho no,tnfflc. sc,a,tme,,
,hould order mn iprreaso 4, ,.te.
IanJ We helieyo mn increase In rates
- l..-,t,t-.,- 80. 49,. b,