Show parcel post system and the salary of the fourth class postmaster P py y W 11 II BROPHY national league of postmasters 01 c of the craim crying needs of the frer crvick vicc is it a clas ifield civil service viLf status for third and fourth class postmasters fars tile parcel post s system stam lias has placed a burden on tile postmasters of this class that is all out of proportion prop oili iiii to their compensation ii since sinca tile carool pot system waa ira ps P tab lilied it lias has grown grimi to gigantic proportions and in the smaller towns where it ft large percentage of buying is I 1 idne fro I 1 roin mail order houas liou cf it if forms the bulk of tile the mail handled the present compensation of the fourth class postmaster is fixed on conditions that exi existed ted a half century ogo ago his pay is based on a percentage 11 of the cancellation of stamps in the outgoing mail Ine incoming orning mail is from three to eight times greater than the outgoing mail and the postmaster naster gets not nothing bill for handling it that means that lie he has fro from three to eight times blines more work to do free than his paid work art an adequate avage wage scale based on oil the hours of service required and the anlo amount arit of work performed is what the national league of postmasters stand for aud and congress will bs be askel asked to grant such scale at tile the coming rousi aaion a sion olL |