The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
ANOTHER NATION TO HELP.
II Mr.. Wilson Stayed at Home He
Might Mitigate Burlesonism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: May
not have enough OF your space to
argue from some matters Of small i'm
pcrtance to others of greater?
On the evening of February IS
mailed an order to a broker at 80 Broad
street to be executed at the opening
of the market. The letter was posted
in a box at the corner of Sixty-seventh
street and Central Park West early in
the evening. It reached its destination
at IL 20 tho morning OF the 26th. I'm
the delay tho market had changed 90
that the order could not be executed.
On the evening OF March depos-
tied an important letter in the same
box. which. at the latest, was picked
up in the first collection OF the morn
ing of the 10th. 1t was delivered at
81 Horatio street, Just south OF Four
teenth street, at 1880 Monday evening,
March 10.
These occurrences are in the expert
erce of one person within a fortnight
Take a greater number OF citizens and
a greater space of time, and como idea
may be had of the general inefficiency
of our postal service.
I am not so unreasonable as to ex-
pect that President Wilson personally
IL going to take charge OF the fairly
prompt delivery OF my individual mail
I dare say that IL he had remained In
the White House instead OF going &c
Europe these particular delays might
nevertheless have occurred. I cannot
help feeling though that II our Presi'
dent concentrated more on the affairs
OF this country II might be better ever
in small ways for its citizens. II, for In
stance. he could afford to consider. Il
only specifically. the sort OF control his
Postmaster-General 10 giving to the af
fairs of the postal department he might
, find good reason for replacing that ON
cial by some one more competent.
Another small incident OF value only
by way OF illustration happened one eve
| ming last week. Central Park West ),
rigidly n one way thoroughfare. withou
| this restriction It has been one of tn,
| worst danger spots in New York city
The traffic police have finally secured {
general respect of this regulation.
On the evening in question. standing
| at the corner of Sixty-sixth street ant
| Central Park West, l saw one OF Mr.
| Burleson's mail automobiles dash arount
the corner and up Central Park Yves
| in the contrary direction 10 the res
OF the traffic. Even one vehicle disre
| gsrding the law is a dangerous propo
stion. Every foot passenger is looking
for approaching vehicles in only on
direction. Whether this mail carrie
killed or injured any one IN his rspit
progress ] do not know. but he doubt
less had many opportunities.
Postmaster General Burleson Is per
| sonally responsible for the dlscontinu
arce of the postal tubes and the multi
plication OF the number of mail automo
biles with their attendant dangers.
| I do not claim that II President VII
son had stayed at homo Postmaster
General Burleson would have resigned
or have been removed. There is a pos
sibility. however, that some such thin
might have happened. The mere posi-
bility, among other things, makes m
wish that the President had stuck oil
the job for which he was chosen.
NEW YORK. March 20 j. S. NJ,