Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19
Burleson's Report
Shows Big Loss



" Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. i5.-Opcration
Of the United states postal service for
the fiscal year 1890 resulted In q deficit
Ut ti7.270. 4Se-the second largest In the
history u the scrviCc--Postmasier Gen
eral Burleson shows In his annual re
port yesterday "a the President. IN
which expenditures of the i'orioffic
Department are placed az sfhi.Ss2,sp'
and revenues nj tis7.ibe,si2. Tho Post
master General charges Congress with
direct responsibility Tor the deficit. "a
planning that the expenditures included
approximately SO. 20. coo paid a. a war
bonus 10 postal employees and stating
that hut for this there would have been
n surplus OF slS.4?7.sl7. Mr Rurleson
says he declined O. approve the bonus
action Of the legislative department.
adding that he had offered ruggestlons
Of another plan Tor compcnstting the
employees which would have served IN
purpose without az the same time civ
lng a blanket incrcas' IN pay "a thou
sands who were already amply com
penated."
! For reasons than can be- readily un
derstood." h. continue. the lcElsia'
tive department rejected these suggcs
lions made by the Postmaster General
aud hence IL directly responsible for thS
deficit which inevitably followed the In
defensiblc action.
.'rhe Postmaster General feels con
strained 60 point out that II pronp'
halt IL not called and such a policy l.
persisted In, there ssfii b. deficiency
for the next fiscal year q approximate
In Sc. O00. 600 and the postal establish
nent will cease 70 bc disappearing,
~ Il should h.. and viii become a con
stantly increasing burden upon the sen
erai treasury.
Reference also a. made 20 the decision
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. granting the railways additional
pay aggregaiing ts.i0S.sss. for carry
inE the mails This served likewise &C.
Offset increass In postal receipts. Mr.
Bnrleson declares.
In his discussion Of his administra'
tlon Of the postal service. the Postinas
ter General says.
THE prcsen, postal administration
has been one Of continuous and perma'
nent progress and Improvement Moth
ing has been left undone that was with
An the authority of the Postmaster Gen
eral to DO to effect rcadjustmenis In the
interests Of the people as a whole ana
not IN that Of any special class.
Air Mall service.
the Air Mail Service. which has
teen operated successfully since rs
INAUGURATION. May rs. 1915. has bee
extended across the continent and col
latefally and further extension b. con
tract service inaugurated.
'aThe Parcel Post Service. both do.
nestle and international. has been
greatly cxtended and facilities for han
ding parcels improved. go foreign
countries and colonies now being reach
"a by this service.
city DELIVERY Service has been eS'
tended. the established service In all
the larger cities materially improved.
and the Government owned moior'va
hlcie service. inauguratcd IN 1914. has
tetn esublished In is3 cities
s~rhe Railway Mall Service has been
operated with incrcased efficiency un
der the space system. facilities for the
handling 81 mall improved. and the
sefvice firmly established upon n scicn'
tlfic hasis.
war conditions have been overcome
in the FOREIGN Mail Service. which has
been brought hack 20 normal and II
rapidly improving
'The Rural Mail service was extend
cd during the fiscal year 20 moro iha'i
soe.eeo additional persons and The n
cilities Of the service sysiemai.zed au1
improved.
,"Tksre has been still further I'm
prcstment In the registry and insured
parcel pos, system and the method'
u handling dead letters.
"a iarEc number Of important In.
prcsenients have hecn made IN the iaa Z.
equpment shop facilitating the work.
aiding 70 the compensation and n
comforts Of the employees, and az the
same time lowering by efficient meth
ods. the unit cost u production.
rsalnriss u employees IN al Eradee
have been increased and working condi.
tons and ocnvenlenoes improved vheT'
ever possible %
ktteniicn is again directed by the
Postmaster General % the growth o.
examinations among the postal en-
ployccs and he urges that -ieps BE- TAX
en- 20 "club the malicious and PERM
ciuas influence" a ihcsc ORGANIZATIONS
upnn the postal personnel lie says
they have operated % Interfere "a .
considerable extent with the efficient
caadbct" Of the service. adding thai
much II the socalied "demoralszed
postal service and dissatisfaction "a
ists only in the minds and inaginaticns
Of paid agitators q these organization
who install ard hammer these dOctrine
into the minds q The employees
through the medium Of their puhilca
tons"
The avowei purpose q these organi
zaiionS," continues Mr. Blrleson. rs
net solely % advance the soeiai and
economic welfare q their members. but
20 exerciee q coe-ciye infiuenee upu-i
the. department 70 compel Submission
20 their demands"
The postal service head aeclares IN
use o. the strike against the govern
naent by an "Outzide" organization 4
q menace 10 the welfare a. the Republic
as.N no; only results In a divided ale
eiance. hut engendeTs dissatisfaction
disccntent and unrest and In the ACwer
ering of efficiency.
"postal employees have become boil
because q this affiliation and hav'
within recent years tirea;erod q
sirike." Mr. BuTle on adds. In on
case. they actually did - b. ienderinl