Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-13
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WHERE THE BLAME BELONGS.

A letter containing news from thu
Roosevelt correspondent of the EVE
MING NEWS postmarked at Chrome
post Office April 80 just reached the
EVENING NEWS Office this morning
May 1S. or course, this getting "a
be an cid story. Business men haye
long ago, given up any idea of getting
relief from the present outrageous
mail conditions until the blight OF
Burleson has been removed from the
Post once Department through a
change in the administration at Wash
ington. But, just to keep he public
reminded as to where the blame rests
it is well to call attention to these
things once in a while.
This envelope that has taken thir-
teen days to come to Perth Amboy
from Roosevelt-about eight miles
away-contained news that had been
handed to the Roosevelt correspondent
of the EVENING NEWS with the re-
quest that II be published. The EVE
MING NEWS invites people to hand 1t
news and IS glad to publish It. What
must be the thoughts of these people
when they go to the trouble of giving
the news not to see 1t in the paper?
But when this news has to be entrust-
ed to the care of Mr.. Burleson there
is no telling what Will become of it.
News thirteen days old Is pretty
ancient stuff in these days of the tele-
graph, telephone. cable and wireless,
Time was, before the Burleson blight
appeared when the United States mails
kept pace with the progress of the
age. But with the Burleson system of
cutting off mail trains and sending all
mail into terminals where 1t is allow
ed to pile up In the utmost confusion
the mails have gone back to tho age |
of the stage coach as far as speed IS
concerned. I
Just where this letter that was mall
ed at Chrome April 80 and that reach
ed us today, May 10, has been all the
time is hard to say, We know from
the postmark when it was mailed in
Chrome. But as back-stamping to
show the time Of arrival in the local
post Office has been abolished fur
Their trace Of the letter is impossible.
1t is n wonder Burleson has not order
the postmark at the point of send
abolished too. so that no n can
tell when a letter is mailed.
We recently received q notice from
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany calling our attention to the fact
that both the hour of filing a tele-
gram and the exact time of It's re-
ceipt are written on the blank so that
, is possible to know just how long
d has taken the message to come
Through by wire. If Mr.. Burleson had
had his way the telegraph would have
been under his control along with the
mail. Needless to say there would
have been no time OF sending and of
receiving given on the message If the
government had secured control of the
wires-at least not under the Burle-
son regime.
The Post Office Department might
well AXE a tip from the telegraph
service and stamp on the back of the
envelope the time the letter is received
at the local post Office, as well as
giving the time it was mailed. This
at least. would give a little light on
where the delay may be.
But we can expect no such real ser
vice as far as mails are concerned as
Ions as the postal affairs are suffering
with the blight of Burlesonism. Presi-
dent Wilson has elected to stand by
Burleson as against the business in
terests of the country. SO be 1t.
Having put up with it so long, we can
possibly stand it for ten months more