Evening star., 1921-10-11
VOTELESSPLIGHT
Of D. c. IS CITED
Commissioner Oyster Speaks
to One of Four Postal
Conventions.

The voteleSS plight OF the residents
of the National Capital WAS outlined
to two OF the four postal conventions
which opened today in Washington:
Commissioner James f. oyster ask
ed the aid of first and second class
postmasters In helping secure ma
tional representation in Congress Tor
the District. at the opening session
ut the National Museum Of the con-
vention of the National Association
of Postmasters.
Denial of the right of national rep
rescntatiou also was called to the at
tentiou of the delegates to the con-
rention of the Association or super
Nisory Post Office Employees. Whlch
opened sessions in the auditorium oil
the Interior Department by A. Il.
Seymour of the Washington Chambe
of Commerce. The National League
OF Postmasters, composed OF thiIu aIa !.
fourth class postmasters. convened AT
the Post Office Department. ana the
National Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation opened sessions at the Wash-
ingtop Hotel
..TyranDy." Says MIR. Oyster.
Taxation without representation is
tyranny" Commissioner Oyster told
the first and second class postras-
tcrs, representing the largest cities
in the country. We are unfran-
>rhiscd un-American. We have no
voice. or anything to say except to
knock at the doors of Congress and
ask them to beautify your city.
We who live hgre. are nothing
more than caretakers." Commissioner
Oyster continued We contribute
more in money than many states, we
have more population than seven
states. We give more for war and
send more men to battle than many
H.
standing the fact that we have no
vote or voice.
Commissioner Oyster said that with
the aid of the people in the states it
will be possible to secure national
representation in Congress for the
District. He declared that residents
here pay SIS or $19 per capita tax
while you in the states pay about
five cents" Mr.. oyster declared that
Washington is the convention city of
the country. because we can give
YOU more for your money here than
any place else
Tribute to Mr. Chance.
Commissioner Oyster paid high
tribute to City Postmaster NJ. o.
Chance of the Washington city post
office. ''The postmaster of Washing
ton is the equal of the best in the
country declared the Commissioner
He is the most loyal. efficient, and
The most attentive to any sugges-
tions.' Following these words the
delegates to the convention Cheered
Postmaster Chance.
Postmaster Walter c. Burton of
Brooklyn. n. V. made the response
on. behalf of the convention. the
;wenty-first annual gathering. Rev.
James r. Freeman of the Church of
the Epiphany, opened the convention
with prnver. Postmaster Frank c..
Sites of Harrisburg. Pa. presided.
Mr.. Seymour. welcoming the four
teenth annual convention of the Ma
'ional Association of Supervisory Post
OffiC. Employees at tfTr-1nterior De-
partment, called attention to the size
of the National Capital and to its
efforts in all lines of endeavor, civic
and national.
But it is a strange and different
sort of city" he continued. because it
Is denied representation in the ma
tIOnal government.
Mr. TAFT PresIdes.
George L. TAFT. president of the To-
cal branch of the organization. called
the convention to ordar. after which
Church led in prayer. Chief Clerk
w. NJ Mooney of the Post Office De-
Dartment. welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the department. w. NJ. Hay
cock. assistant city postmaster, well
coined the visitors ON behalf of the
Washington branch of the national
association. Albert Firmin of the
New York branch made the response.
Postmaster General Hays and his
four assistant postmaSters general
rhis afternoon greeted the conven
lions of the National Association of
Postmasters and the Association Of
Supervisory PoStmasters. and tomor
row will greet the conventions of the
National League of Postmasters and
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association.
President to Greet.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
the President and Mrs. Harding will
greet delegates to all four conven-
ions and their families at the White
House. It is estimated that approxi-
rnately 5000 persons are in Washing
ton in connection with the four con-
ventions. About 1000 of them are
delegates.
The City Club has extended the
privileges of the club to those attend
ing the postal gatherings here this
week. Tomorrow night Postmaster
chance will be host to the visitors at
the Washington city post office.
A grand rush was anticipated to-
night for tickets to the big Joint
The New Willard Hotel. Only 500 dele
gates can be accommodated at the
banquet, at which President Harding
8 and Postmaster General Hays are to
speak. Provision is to be made, how
yer, to allow other delegates to enter
the hall to. hear the addresses.