Show REP REPUBLICAN BI Cl l CLAIMS CHALLENGED BY BURLESON Postmaster General Traverses Traver Traver- ses Statements Made in Chicago Platform W WASHINGTON June 14 H. Postmaster ter General Burleson issued a statement statement state state- ment Sunday declaring that In the light of the truth the arraignment of ot the postal authorities by the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican party platform adopted at al Chicago falls taIls harmless at their feet Replying to the declaration that the present administration destroyed tho efficiency of ot the telephone and telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph service when controlled by the government Mr Burleson quotes from statements of the late Theodore N N. Vail Vall president of the American Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone and Telegraph company PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident Carlton of ot th the Western Union Telegraph com company any and others to show that the wire properties were successfully administered by the government gov gov- I SINISTER INSINUATIONS Mr Nr says the Republican organization in a tentative draft dratt of ot its platform made a a. sinister Insinuation Insinuation tion that during government control the wires were used for tor purposes ol ot of political patronage and political es es- es He declared that of ot the four tour new places created for tor the wire administration administration admin admin- three were filled tilled with Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and challenges the Republican Republic Republic- an organization to prove that there was even an attempt at political es espionage espionage es- es Taking up the platforms platform's declaration commending the Republican congress s for Increasing the pay of ot postal em em- em Mr Burleson says that Instead of ot adopting his plan which would have resulted in an Increase of ot salaries ot of of postoffice clerks and city letter car of salaries to a maximum ba basis s sat of at 2062 2062 yearly and ard d like increases to tho those e In the other lines of of postal activity granted a horizontal horizon horIzon- tal Increase which gives some an increase increase increase in- in crease not deserved and denies to thousands of faithful and efficient em em- increases commensurate with their work and to which they are fairly fairly fair falt- ly entitled REDUCED POSTAGE Deferring to the statement in the pr proposed posea first platform plank made public at Chicago that the Republican congress reduced postage costs Mr Burleson says the congress not only did not make any such reduction but bu failed to take favorable action on hi hIs recommendation that the postage on drop or city letters be made 1 cen cent instead of ot 2 after an acknowledgment acknowledgment ment that it should be done |