Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1933, Page 6

A—o « THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. BALANCED POSTAL BUDGET PLEDGED Farley Promises in Forum to Eliminate Deficit by July 1, 1934. (Continued From Fifth Page.) President Roosevelt's inauguration, the paid to employes of the been reduced in keep- ¢ lowered cost. of ving of almost nt with the That m 000,000 in For ex- rents we have to pay and ion costs, which have d. “We ¢ trim some- by being grore J th our d equipment and & continu- poiicy of not replacing from_ deaths, re- \tions end separations takes care of $50,000,000 | 2,000,060 which was the indi- When it cames to the re- 000,000, the problem is x. for it has to be done g the ice. In- tions have been made, and some of aps the most at been recom- bposal that all letter arged and all mail be awarded by A bill has been in- s embodying this, t we could save a rs a year by the -asonable proposal is 'm of rural deliveries hized with longer routes rs. Obviously, & man on cement roads can more territory than he did 10 use a pony cart. If estimated conditions ice could s instead plan s a be d should be reorg: and fewer car satisfacto be provided w of the 40000 have been ring the last and further undoubtedly b r consolidations made at once on heth s- m gradually tion w wust, in the par . give serious atten- In Other Postal Branches. what similar question presents hes of the postal post office has lost ap- d of its business g of the depression, | sent the policy has ¢ to dismiss any regular em- bite of the fact that there is work to keep them all con- d to their normal ca- fon like the postal of course, a large tur ) these times the de- something like hs, resignations, nts and separations for cause. av the personnel has been re- m about 256.000 in 1929 to 44 000 at the present time. rer side to this ques- | ecialized workers. e. Thousands en the best part of ) the Government. Naturally is reluctant to adopt ld dismiss great r riers and postal es when they would have 1 hope of fin other employ- ment. We are giving thought to a plan g each post office mail unit, fixing the s and carriers at the complement necessary to present volume of business ng the work among the t all will be retained on v shortened working time. This would eliminate the charges now borne by the Government for surplus nd at the same time would employes in their positions v in business and the n of the present ex- e by normal separations. be possible to abandon the e in small towns and vil- no particular hardship olved in having people call t office for their mail. There e curtailment in the larger e have at present two de- in residential sections, districts which have both s and stores, and four in strictly s districts. 1 of these things are being consid- tIh 4 v intention of balancing our budget, I can assure vou that we will the pres- | 1 1 | as promptly go no further in curtailment than is absolutely necessary to accomplish that object. No essential postal facility will be disturbed. I am sure that in this period of emergency the department will have the forbearance and co-operation “or postal patrons and postal employes alike in dispensing with facilities that are not essential. Now a word about- postage rates. The 3-cent rate has brought us in some ad- ditional revenue. On the other hand, it has discouraged business correspondence, particularly in the local field, that is mail addressed for delivery in the city where mailed. The cost of delivering local mail is very much less, naturally, than that for out-of-town mail, and I am disposed to believe that under any and all condi- tions the public is entitled to a rate not | exceeding 2 cents on local letters. Valuable Business Aid. In its normal sphere the postal serv- | ice is one of the most valuable busi- ness aids. High postage rates go far | toward destroying its usefulness in this particular. The restoration of the:2- cent rate upgn first-class mail matter would unqueftionably contribute strong- {1y to the revival of trade and indys- try. I am glad to say that the ad- ministration proposes to bring _this about at the earliest possible moment. As a preliminary step in this direction | it will recommend to the present ses- ! sion of Congress the restoration of the | 2-cent rate -upon local mail, = At the | same time"it will Tecommend that the President be granted authority to re- duce the rate upon non-local mail as soon as this, in his judgment, can be | done without endangering the postal revenues. Now I think I have given you a fair | picture of the poct office layout. Be- fore concluding let me say something about the policy of the administration in appointing postmasters. There are 15.000 post offices of the first, second | {and third classes in_ which the post- | master is appointed by the President. subject to confirmation by the Senate. | There will be no change in the practice | of making such appointments from | lists of three eligibles established by the Civil Service Commission. In ac- | cordance with the intention of the law | and with the unbroken custom, the ad- | ministration’s friends will be appointed to these places; but they must be ef- ficient and capable men and women, of | high standing in their respective com- munities, and we know of no reason | for depajture from the principle estab- | lished 1l 1917 by President Wilson of | determining the fitness of applicants | by civil service examination. 1 may | add that the department has no inten- tion of nbandoning the historic custom | of inviting the advice of members of | | Congress with respect to the qualifica- | tions and fitness of eligible applicants in the various congressional districts. Presidential postmasters are appoint- ed for a term of four vears. There are now approximately 2,500 cases in which the term of the present incum- bent has expired and the successors of | these 2.500 postmasters will be named | as circumstances will per- mit. In the remaining cases it will | be the policy of the administration to | retain all postmasters with good rec- ! ords until the normal expiration of their terms. No master at any presidential _office as been dili- gent and efficient performance of his duties, who refrained from | offensive political activity and who has | the respect of his patrons need fear ' that he will be rem simply to make room for s 3 i | Summing up: 1 sought to give | you a fairly complete idea of our plans | | 1 | | 1 | Acids Cause Tooth Decay | Mouth acids attack teeth and cause decay. | To efectively fight this dangerous acid con- dition brush your teeth twice a day with Graham Milk, of Magnesia Tooth Paste. It contains more than 50% | pure milk of magnesia which coun- | teracts acidity. This splendid den- | tifrice also possesses safe cleansing | and polishing agents which assure i glistening white teeth. 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