Evening star., 1921-12-09
FAVORS NEW NAME
FOR MAIL SERVICE
Mr.. Hays Proposes Creation
Of Department Of Com.
munications.

Postmaster General Hays, in his first
annual report to the President, made
public today. recommends that the name
Of the Post ONCE Department be
changed to the Department of Com
tmunications.''
| Suggestions to that end have been
| made to the special commission for the
| reorganization of the government de.
| partments. the Postmaster General
states, adding: ut Is the hope OF the
departmsnt ! & that bat they % viii be adopted. 70
| matter Of fact. the department Of COM
munications Of the government" Mr..
Hays says; In his report. which Is con-
I cerned, In the main. with q detailed ac-
ment during the past fiscal year,
! Takes Up Human Factor.
| Pointing out that there is no business
in the world SO dependent on the human
factor as the postal service. Mr.. Hays
famplifes his previous announcements
as to "humanizing the service" He
Il was sure that by merely introduc-
ing different spirit into these rela-
tons, by making employees more COM
Portable and giving them assurances of
tneir future. commensurate with their
worth and importance as matter OF
simple justice. we could accomplish the
equivalent OF adding many thousands of
| employees to the department.
"And In proof Of the good in human
| nature. and for the benefit Of the public
| and private employers everywhere who
may contemplate the same step, 1t Is
well known that this assumption has
been correct" he continues.
The postal employees are, in high
sense, the servants of the republic.
They make the. functioning of
democracy possible. They are more
| than employes-they are members OF
an order. To make them conscious of
the high Significance Of their calling
consider in every way the most i'm
portant work we have to do. for they
are the ambassadors OF Uncle Sam to
the homes OF America, and the spirit
in which they go about their work
| affects the spirit Of the whole Ameri-
can people. =
II am not certain but what under
years Of kind Of an administration
aloofness from tho heart interest in
the affairs Of the postal workers each
branch Of the big establishment was
growing more and moro to function
separately. with q minimum Of CO.
operation with the other branches of
| the service" continues the Post
master General.
Revenues for Year.
The report states that the revenues
of the postal service for the fiscal
year 1921 were $4S3.491 ,274.1o. There
| was deficit as usual. but included In
! the expenditures were the extraordi-
nary payments Of $76,130.301.03 for
| increased compensation to the rail-
roads under the Interstate Commerce
Commissions order and which is not
charg cable to this fiscal year, but to
| the three preceding ones" says the
| report. The deficit assignable to the
| fiscal year was $s1.3S7,3S7.0S
readjustment. Of postage rates as
| will, together with, the effects Of in
creasing volume Of business. produce
| sufficient revenue approximately to
| meet it. is recommended by the Post
! master General. based upon the con-
| tingency that the present gauge OF ex-
penditures shall continue"
The Postmaster General declares in
favor of service pensions for those
who have faithfully and efficiently
served the government during the
greater part OF their effective work
ing years. He pays a high tribute to
these men who have devoted their
lives and talents to the service and
whose efforts and faithfulness the