Show I PETITIONS FOR POSTAL SAVINGS Utah Federation of Labor Starts Campaign for New Banking System The Federation of Labor at Its It regular gular r meeting last night ni ht inaugurated a campaign for a n United States postal sav a ings lugs bank Petitions will be issued for presentation to congress asking for the passage of oC a bill providing for such an tm in Institution Institution and every citizen cUben of ot Utah will be asked aked to sign the petition Similar petitions are being circulated In every mor state in the union and the move is fos by the American merican Federation of La bor The move was unanimously endorsed by bJ the delegates delegat s and steps f were wre begun at once to begin the tho campaign in this state for signers to the petition A Committee consisting of E B J Bore Bohe secretary of ot the union Otto Ashbridge Ash del from the union and R Oswald of the Iron Molders union was as appointed to call on the till newspapers and ask that the th federation be 10 allowed to place pla petitions at these offices OC fiN for signa sign a tUrfS lures s file Tiit I u delegates at the meeting signed signell th following petition which is identical with tho the one ono the citizens of the I state will wUl be asked ask d to sign To the Senate and House of oC Represent Representatives I t of the tho United States Repeated failures of savings banks In to which and other small de le depositors depositors were the sufferers have again turned the attention of the country countI toward methods method which will render such savings absolutely abs lutI secure In almost all civilized countries s this I question has been b en solved by bs the institution institution Institution tion of postal savings banks I It has been found Cound wherever these are established they the encourage thrift and andI economy econom they give he to ta the common peo people eO I who make the government custodian of their savings a It greater Interest In that government I In this manner these institutions tend to make better citizens of those who have havo havea to t a ment direct tangible interest t in the govern goern government government I Postal banks have been cen tried for ninny years ears and have proved satisfactory and I we represent that the United States should join those countries who have as aa assumed assumed the care and safekeeping nf or the savings of ot the people as an nn important and proper roper function of government For these reasons we petition J you ou re requesting requesting questing that at the coming session of congress you ou enact the proper laws for or establishing postal Dostal savings banks in the United States |