Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-04-18
GIVE POSTAL EN-
PLOlES JUSTICE.
No FANORS ASKED

Il is a fael vel known 10 the elder
postal employees. hut not generally
known ge toe public. that mast of the
laws which have been enacted from
time to time bf Congress t. improve
the working conditions ef the postal
emplOyes. have been enacted ia the
face % opposition ~ the nost eitiee
department, The administration af
these laws has proved those seeking
their enactment NtTe right and the
department wronr. Hence, - the old
timers il l. not surprising ta find the
head ef the post ailiee deNarsment
opposing The salary legislation sought
b, the postal employees. and reeoms
mending an increase 50 small that IL
IS considered hy many postal workers
as an insult 10 an honest effort 10
got Justice.
The postal employees have submitted
their case for Increased paN 80 full
Of facts, hgatea and convincing arsu-
ments, that all efforts Of the adminiss
tratinn IL weaken IL have been like
The shots OF toy popgnn AZ 1ih-
raltar So Ear a. uoied IL the nIess
dispatches Mr., New has carefully
avoided any direct answer 10 the
briefs submitted by the postal en-.
eloyes 10 the Joint sah-eonmlttec.
Il seems perfectly clear that until
the budget included IN those briefs ia
shown % be inaccurate or excessive,
the elaim Tor Sa,lpono per year, Is
moderate, lusi and unausseaele.
The mind Of man runneth not 10 the
contrary, that when postal salary
legislation was under consideration
the cry Of postal deficit was raised
as though there was connection be-
tween the two. IL Is not very hard
10 see that the deficit Is duo TO rates
too low, Theoretically the rates should
he so adjusted that receipts aud eNs
pcnsca balance. One Of the items
entering Into the cost which should
determine the rate u a lisinR wage
for the fellows who do the work.
People expect TO and want 10 pay fair
compensation for service rendered.
What they do haik at Is paying graft
such as has been uncovered the past
few weeks. Fof two cents a letter
may be sent 20 the Philippines and
IL the addfeasee had moved, the let
ter Will be forwarded ta tho new adj
dress II known. II not, II will be re-
turned 10 the writer, big value FOR
little money. This was the rate years
ago and Is still the rate though the
cost of every item that enters into
that service has materially increased.
When that rate was established II
was supposed 10 be on the cost al
that time. Then Why wonder that the
same service at increased cost. with
oui corresponding increase IN rates,
produces "A defcit3 But for an In.
creased volume Of work per cmploSe
the deficit would be still greater.
II postal rates had been raised az the
value of the dollar declined, the last
four years would have shown y total
surplus OF over 00,O0o,nO0oo in
stead Of deficit Of $3.50 600, 10000.
A. yst 40 uHe nna a.,eiupasa ~ aa.v~
why postal workers should beA asked
| 10 work for starvation wages 10 help
eliminate deficit for which they are
Ia no way responsible, yet the admin.
istration seems 10 hold this uniuet
attitude toward restoring or rather
partially restoring postal employees
salaries 10 their former purchasing
power. The postal employees ak mol
charity. not fayors, only Justice. GIVE
them justice