New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1917, Page 10

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Stamps— Ask for Them (EERRNG | LONERGAN ARGUES | warrior on the battlefield tha | ceive tidings from home, and it need FOR MILITARY MAT Tells Why Fighters Should Em- joy Franking Privilege to the Herald) Washington, Sept. 24.—-Congress- man Augustine Lonergan of the First District of Connecticut, who, on July 30, last, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives providing for the extension of the franking privileges to the soldiers, sailors, and marines, dur- (Special ing the present emergency, the provi- sions of which have been incorporated in Section 1000 of the War Revenue Bill now in conference, has compiled some interesting data regarding the privileges of the mail as enjoyed by the troops of our Allies. This infor- mation he has incorporated in re- marks extended in the Congressional Record of today. The conferees on the War Revenue Bill have agreed on the provisions of the Lonergan Bill incorporated there- in: Mr. Lonergan’s remarks follow: What Inspired Him. Mr. Speaker, on July 30, 1917, T in- troduced in the House of Representa- tives a bill providing that hereafter, under such rules and regulations as the postmaster general may prescribe, duly certified first-class mail matter of the soldiers, sailors and marines in the service of the United States shall, during the stence of the present war, be forwarded to their destination without payment of any postage what- ever. 1 was prompted, in introducing this bill, by two motives: First, I thought Jthat when a nation asks its citizenry to leave its accustomed paths of life and enter camps to be trained for the duties of war it should, in every way possible, mitigate this sudden tra tion from peace to arms by arranging it so that the men called could at least keep up communication with e who hold most dear with as lit- sible; and, second, | when our allies had been so generous to their own troops as to extend to them the frec use of the mail, and when even the Government of the Re- public of France had granted the priv- ilege of its mail gratis to American troops, it occurred to me that we should not neglect to do for our men what our brothers in arms had al- ready in a generous way begun. “Men who have been through the campaigns of war—and there ar many such in this House—tell us tha there is no more welcome treat for a n to re- no imagination to picture the joy that comes to every household when the taining linen and underclothing, to their family or ta a correspondent of theirs. * ‘Furtherfore,” M. Jusserand addy, | ‘a decree of Augu 1914, pr bes | that ordinary letters coming from or : destined for soldiers or ors duly mobilized are forwarded free by the ! post. Money orders meant for the same or sent by them, the value of | which is not above 50 francs, are | drawn up free of co ! “Furthermore, Seccretary of State} Lansing, under date of August 12,1 1917, announced that ‘the minister of | finance authorizes the entry without ! payment of duties of parcels sent from foreign countries by pri-; | ican Expeditionary Corps. No other examination will be required than an | identification of the parcel and the . transmission to the destination marked. The same facilities are cx- | tended to shipments made to wounded soldiers under medi attendance in hospitals; they include tobacco, | beverages. empt from Those invoices are customs duties, statistic | dues, and, if any, . internal-revenue | taxes. It nced not be said that the de- | cision applies to shipments made hy the Y. M. C. A “As to Great Britain, I am aavised under date of August 4, 1917, by Sir | ambassador, that in his country “‘tho mails are free to men serving in the British forces in the case of letters addressed to the United Kingdom, but | letters from the front to foreign coun- tries must be stamped.” “In Russia, T am told by gene Omeltchenko, of the Ru traordinary mission—Letters sent to | the active army and reccived from the | active army in the regular manner— | that is, not registered—may be sent | free of postage. The region of the ! active army is understood to be a helt about a hundred miles from the bat- tle line. The mail of soldiers in this region be sent frec. The mail from war ships is also allowed to go free of all postage duties. A erosity. Count V. Macchi di Cellere, ssador, advi that in the beginning all corre ence—letters and postcards—of officers and men were forwarded free; but later, owing to the burden on the Government, it was necessary charge for correspondence the men themselves. This he adds, which relieved the mail somewhat in the war zones, was tak- en hecause it was the purpose of the regulations to provide for free post- age between soldiers and their famil- ies rather than between soldiers and their acquaintances. Later, when the Italian lines were so advanced that mail hal to be taken from the termin- als of railr and carried by motor cars, cars, pack animals, or even b: aeroplancs, free mail had to be fur- ther reduced, in order to meet the new circumstances. Then it was ar- ranged that soldiers could send one card a lay free of charge to their families. But throughout all the between measure, mailman hrings a line to anxious rel- atives from the men called to the col- ors, “Above the plcturesque portals of the new post office building, in this city, are the legends which greet the new arrival and leave a happy senti- ment in the minds of departing travel- thata letter isa ‘messenger of ‘mpathy and love,’ a ‘servant of part- ed friends,” a ‘consoler of the lonely. the ‘hond of the scattered family,” the ‘en ger of the common life.” If a let- ter is all this in peace, how much more in war? We owe it in all justice, in all honor, in all sympathy. and in all patriotism, to extend to our boys in the service for the present emergency use of the mail facilities of the government, with no thought of fin- ancial return. The delays in writing home that such a plan would obviate, the inconvenience of seeking stamps in the field that it would eliminate. and the goad fecling it would inspire all around would do much to keep the morale of the troops consistent with the high ideals of the service. “The function of only a simple let- ter, at times, may be more glorious than the message of a king, and may bring to an apprehensive heart more joy than the visit of a monarch at the home of his most humble subject. Practical, As Well. “While the sentimental reasons for ng this bill at once suggest them- the measure has in it every- thing of the practical. Tt will un- doubtedly serve to increase the num- ber of letters the men will be likely to write home. And increasing the number of letters will mean that the American people will be kept con- tinually informed. And the better informed the people, the more surely will they stand firm until the purposes for which we fight are accomplished, until autocracy shall have learned to listen, until democracy shall have been made secure. “The bill must nat be allowed to die quitely in a pigeonhole. It is not enough that the soldiers and sail- ors be allowed to write home as in the time of the Civil War, marking their letters as ‘Soldiers’ Mail’ and having them paid for on delivery. It is not enough that this proposed meas- ure, as was the case with a similar measure advocated during the Span- ish-American war, When the Fifty- fifth Congress was in session, be dis- cussed and postponed, and dicussed and postponed again, until finally it is talked in a desultory fashion into oblivion. It should be enacted into law, and quickly. “Our allies have not been backward in granting similar privileges to their enlisted men. M. Jusserand, the French ambassador, informs me under date of August 3, 1917, that ‘In ac- cordance with a law of April 27 and a decree of May 7, 1915, the families, members of which are at the front, and who receive the usual grant, owing to their being in want, are allowed te gend, once a month, to each of their relatives at the army, a registered parcel of 1 kilogram, the conveying of which is free. “‘In accordance with the law of June 23 and of the decree of June 24, 1916, all mobilized men of France have the right, during the months of June and of November, te send, free of cost, a parcel of 1 kilogram con- the Lt cigars, cigarettes, playing cards and ! its | foundr: changes made necessary by new mili- ta activities the basic plan has re- n and sailors should be allowed to com- municate with their folks, without cost to themselves. “The proposition has found a ready supporter in the press of the country. The Boston Post, one of the most in- fluential Democratic papers in New England, has come out strongly in fa- vor of it; and the New York Herald, as Republican the Post is Demo- cratic, has ardently advocated the bill after I introduced it. World and the 1s do pract dailics in New York Sun praise lly all the aggressive smaller communities. vate persons to soldiers of the Amer- | Through the press the plans suggested found their way into »mps already busy with ations, and the response of < in favor of this recogni- tion of (heir merit has been at once spontan=ous and compelling. “With all these facts in support of the bill, gentlemen of the House, with ctically demanded of us on and respect we owe to our troops. with the example of all our allies pointing the way, it secms {o me only just and equitable that we take steps immediately to enact the resolution into law."” in the Lill hav the trainir Boston, Sept. 24.—The interior of Mechanics building was transformed into a able foundry today for the opening of the annual point conven- tion of the American Foundrymen's and the American Insti- tute of s. Visitors were given an opport to see all kinds of equipment, machine tools orics now in use for the ture of implements of war. manufacturers will deliver the ses of metals. Association and ac manuf: Leading | addresses dur | riou | . | has not been lacking in gen- to tains the exact kind o1 nourishment needed by those wwho have throat troutles and are weak and run down, and this tissue building food 15 | easily faken up by the system. That is why it is best for colds and as a toxic. *o weakening stimulants or dangerous The New York | | | Cecll Arthur Spring-Rice, the British | FOUNDERS’ CONVENTION OPENS. | week upon va- | KAISER IN RUMANITA, ined the same, namely, that soldiers | Continuance of War Not Germany’s Fault He Tells Troops. London, Sept. 24.—Emperor Wil- liam, says a despatch from Amster- dam to Reuter’s Ltd., has visited the battlefields in Rumania and inspected the troops which participated in the campaign in Transylvania and Ru- mania in the autumn of 1916. 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