The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-02-11
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Refuse To Appropriation
II was made plain during the con
sideration of thu postoffice appro
priation bill in the House that Ma
jority Leader Mondell and other Re
publicans are playing politics will
the vital interests of the people
The striking down of the air mai
service by refusing a small appro
priation to develop new air routes
has angered progressive Republi
can Congressman who assert tina
their leader has antagonized popul
GUS cities of the West which desire
quicker communication with the
East. Proposed extensions of the
flying service of the Postoffice De
partment would have been especially
serviceable to middle western States
usch as Missouri, Indiana, Illinois
Minnesota and Ohio, and to the
Pacific coast cities.
Representative Tilson, Republi-
can, Of Connecticut, broke out in
meeting on the subject.
81 have been proud of my mem
bership in this House." said he,
but 1 look with shame upon senti-
ments expressed here on this sub
ject. The action taken by the House
not only denies development Of the
mail service, but also denies the OPP
portunity for development of the
airplane industry Of this country"
Mr.. Mondell was severely critics.
ed by Representative Byrnes of
South Carolina for playing politics
by making increases not requested
by the Postoffice Department.
After his committee succeeds in
taking some s70,000,OO0 additional
from the Treasury" Mr.. Byrnes
said, 1--WE find the Republican lead
er coming in here and urging that
the House deny the small sum of
S350,500 to the aerial mail service
and he takes this action after he
is shown conclusively that the APP
preparation of this amount of money
will result in an actual saving in
the end"
The anti-air policy OF the Repub-
lican leaders of the House has about
ruined the splendid SER
vices built up by the Army and
Navy. The plans of the Postoffice
to develop a useful and
extensive air mail service connecting
the distant points of the country
will be given up if the House pro-
gram is followed by the Senate.
The Republican began their at
tack on the air service soon after
they took charge Of Congress last
May. Former Representative La
Guardia, of New York, led the at
tack. Now Majority Leader Non
lell is leading it. He denied that
the service expedited mail, and re-
fused to accept statements that it
had paid for itself.
The postofiice officials cannot go
ahead with letting contracts or
making other necessary preparations
or the flying service next year. They
planned to link all of the important
titles from coast to coast in the
lext few months.
THE new air routes would reduce
" one-half the mail time by train"
he Department announces. For
Instance, letter mailed in New
FORK would reach the Pacific Coast
n approximately As hours and Is
west bound, against 80
lours and 30 minutes, west bound
~ train, and 81 hours air time,
asst bound, against 102 hours, east
found, by train time. The Post
flee Department is also consider
ng the establishment of a hydro
lane route down the Mississippi
liver from st. Louis to New Or
cans, stopping at Cairo. ILL.,, Mem
his, Tenn, and Vicksburg, Mass"
Oppose Progress
Anything that promises progress
nd advancement is met with OPP
osition on the part of the leaders
t the Sixty-sixth Congress. Any
roposition on the part of a Demo-
rat to aid the people carry on their
usiness is halted by points of order
r other parliamentary tactics.
The following amendment, offer
d to the postoffice appropriation bill
y a Democrat, was promptly knock
d out by an objection raised by
representative Madden Of Illinois:
Provided further, that hereafter
he Postmaster General, under such
ules and regulations as he may pre-
cribe, is authorized to make con-
racts with telephone and telegraph
ompanies for the transmission of