Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
BURLEs0KS:: BOAST
POSTMASTER GENERAL "polNTs
WITH Pride" TO RECORD.
Annual Report Shows tsurplus In Row.
snuss owr Expsnsss - Surleson
Takes Rap at His crities-Asa'n
Argues Against Organization OF
Unions of Postal Employees

s2,s42,s5l in posroftice operations Tor
the fiscal year 1919 was announced In
the annual report OF Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson. The figures ARE saoles'
10 some adjustment which would IN
crease the surplus, Mr.. Burieson s''1a'
adding that TINS was the siA'h time u"
the seven years OF the present post0i-
t.ce admiuistrntion that revenues h>'d
exceeded expenditures.
In aggresate surplus OF more than
ss,.vvv,vvy as COM a. va 10 al ass'e
,.,s uCt.Git OF L.O.e IMAM So''''"'S'N
I.r the p.eCeGlng seven sdr Iei'ou IA
sauS,I. i.I IN Appended ttIp1e'
"..a uuuse vi the rnuss5 IL liAHie-
aiaLu.y upparenI," the IMPORT says Va
INNS cvu.pAnsOn. w aeIvas lie ICY
eiIue., unaer this eouinlstiaNoh Ia
,.,2sea S.3,,Js,,o-e OF a. lac i"'o Va
,v.Uo per Cc.I., Co!Lp%rsd Win TINS eS'
en- yu,.r plIOa pIor 10 the tlihe II "s-
summed OLI.Ie, me eXpendlt uIes Ihrte"S-
a.. only SUia, G5Jr 80, or ut the rae GA
a.. per cent. IIe difference between
,.,e increase in expenditures and the
il crease IL revenues, less .Usscs, tqda's
the iuAUaut Ut the net Change III -"-
,ur OF me p.uilc treasury.
aulu Of tue Critic.sln !cyCLed al Ihe
.d,partmunts fIuanc.al policy, MI
i.r.,son said, was que 10 Rack OF
complete and accurate information.
"lne facts, as presented he added
."toii a story OF acaiovemeh; Fhes "o
not call lOr explanations. or Apologies
and none are gwen. The adm!nist!d-
uun stands s4Iarely Oh ats record.
Discussing Improvements in the SER
vice, Air. isuTiesOn said nothing h4su
been left .uCCnc w.tI.ln his euthofiIy
TO effect rCadjustmenls IN the inter
est OF all the people and not III thaI oi
any special class auuing:
Because of the curt.llment Of what
may be termed special class posiai
facilities there has gioWn Up stEenu-
Gus hostility upon the part CT nm
tied number OF special interests, the
expense OF whose private business was
largely paid by rio government IN
stead Of by themselves. Ih!s mas par
ticular reference to the modifying OF
.he second class mailing pTiEIese
which had until the advent OF the
present administration been grossly
abused"
improvements made are summarized
as follows:
inauguration OF the air mall SER
vice; establishment Of the space sys-
tenn In determining the compensation
OF railroads for carrying ths mail;
read justment OF railway mail service
in the interest OF both Improvement
and economy; establishments Of organ
izat!ons In post offices. methods OF
service. and distri button OF supplies,
OH a basis Of sound business prlaciple;
Inauguration OF rural and CITY motor
vehicle service and village delivery
service; extension OF box and coliec-
ton service and postage stamp. mon
ey-order and registry facilities TO pa
irons on star routes; improvements IN
the registry system, insured parcel
post, and methods OF handling dead
letters; readjustment Of rural delivery
service, providing more equitable dis
tribution of facilities 10 patrons al
ready served and extensions Of facil-
tiles to those citizens who had there
tofore been denied any service at all;
complete reorganization of~tflc equip
ment and supply services thru the ex-
tension Of operation and economy OF
production, and the introduction Of
modern shop methods. equipment and
appliances. effecting substantial saw
ings and Improvement IN the service;
the partial adjustment Of the postage
rates on second class mail matter, et
fecting a saving OF over SIS. 100000 an
nually, reduction Of letter postage be-
tween the United States and several
foreign countries: large extension Of
international parcel post, and the in
crease In weight and size or parcels
permitted IN the mails"
Nr. Burleson again asked repeal OF
, legislation permitting afflliation Of or
CARNATIONS Of postal employees with
labor organizations which sanction
recourse to the strike or boycott to
enforce their demands"
II again call the attention of con-
gress to the improperly OF government
employees owing allegiance to any Or
ganization which might stand between
them and the government. and to the
actual menace to governmental au-
thority which Is involved in such affil-
| iation." Mr.. Burleson said,
The avowed purpose Of labor or
CARNATIONS IS not alone to advance the
social and economic welfare OF MEM
| bers Of their order but to exercise o
! coerclve influence upon the employer
! to compel submission to their demands.
| The strike and the boycott are weap-
ors designed to be used In attack or
! in resistance. The government of the
| United States Is not to be attacked OF
resisted by any citizen of the land.
| Surely no such special privilege is re-
served to those who, thru the nature
Of their employment, are sworn to
servo the government itself and owe
to 1t the special allegiance OF service
| duty.
| "Whatever interest labor may claim
In the products OF its toll, It can not
be claimed for government employees
that they acquire a larger interest or
1