POSTAL RATES 
PLAN UNDERWAY FOR READJUSTMENT 
At Next Session oF CONGRESS. 
The ways are now being greased 
for the launching of the movement 
for the readjustment of postal rates 
in the next session of Congress, says 
a Washington despatch. This prob- 
lem was to have been taken up in the 
last session, but had to be deferred on 
account of the consideration required 
hy railway mail pay. Since this has 
been -disposed of the committees are 
prepared to take up the matter of 
placing the various postal rates on a 
wore equitable basis. 
A zone system of rates for second 
class matter is being prominently 
urged to take the place of the present 
flat rate which was adopted nearly 
forty years ago. The present rate 
has for some time been regarded as a 
discrimination against the newspapers 
in favor of the great national maga- 
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zines. Like the parcel post the pro- 
posed zone rates would be based on 
the length of the haul. 
The postal committees have been 
besieged by petitions bearing millions 
of naves and several hundred thou- 
sand letters from individuals urging a 
readjustment of postal rates with a 
view of making possible one cent let- 
ter postage. A survey of the situa- 
tion indicates that sufficient changes 
will be made in the various rates to 
permit the granting of a one cent rate 
on local delivery letters in the next 
session of Congress. 
Commenting on the proposed 
changes in the rates on letters Sena- 
tor Weeks, of Mass., formerly chair- 
man of the House Postal committee 
and now a member of a similar com- 
mittee in the Senate, said: ‘The 
Government is making a large profit 
from first class mail, just how much, 
it is hard to say, but it must be nearly 
one cent of every two paid for each 
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stamp placed on a letter. And the — 
profit derived on letters for delivery 
in the same city or town in which 
they are mailed must be even greater. 
In view of this condition, I believe 
that Congress should take up the mat- 
ter of more equitably adjusting the 
rates of postage.” pe ae 
Congressman Ernest W. Roberts, 
of Mass., takes the stand that “any 
encouragement that can be extended 
business by the Government, without 
injury to the individual, should be 
done with as little delay as possible. 
Congress could greatly improve the 
situation by reducing the rate of pos- 
tage from two cents to one cent on 
local delivery letters, without any 
drain on the public exchequer.” 
“Every patron of the postal ser- 
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on drop letters because of the great 
benefit to be. derived by _ individ- 
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fact, all forms of business, social and 
domestic life,” said Representative 
Joseph Walsh, of Mass. “And further 
the reduction will mean no falling off 
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