Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-06 | Page 8 | Help Hold Thi Trench

Help Hold This Trench rench i. i o is if Democracy has its army army the armr-the the thc common people 1 f This fl is army wages continual warfare re with m monopolies V w 4 lice e in n a while it it wins a GREAT VICTORY VICTORY VICTORY-as fr as when it itI d defeated de e t J the transportation monopolies of the United States and and andes I esta es- es ta 1 ilish d the federal parcel post system Bt never for one day since that memorable battle have the lIe de- le f felted feted a ted railroads and aud express companies ceased their cunning ata ati ats at- at i t milts s to regain what THE PEOPLE HAD SEIZED AS A RIGHT AUGHT r. r l fh The latest strategy of this combination is in the form of an I amendment m to the parcel post law which is d designed to hamstring g I the jI the whole parcel post service of the United Unite States I Congressman Madden of Illinois introduced it tw twIt r It fixes a an arbitrary y limit of fifty p pounds on on all aU aUp parcel p r el post shipments Its intention is to render the future d development of the p parcel post impossible It robs the postmaster le ge general cral of the general power 17 to change limits as the develop development of the tIle service service may demand de de- mand fy t You probably You ou probably are are one of the common soldiers in t the th army ar ny of democracy cr i v 1 I r 1 fRE ARE YOU A GOOD SOLDIER t V 1 Then h heres here's res re's your chance to help hold a t. t link line trench in iii m the I peoples People s 's s never ending battle with privilege ge I m I n Do Dont t let a noisy scrap over foreign affairs don dont Viet let an any issue of t the e moment blind you OU to the duty of the present resent hour tour t f 1 Ln I J Write rite to your cong congressman e t today day wire him 1 m stir ti up j. j tour your u neighbors neigh neigh- I hors bors o s speak to your our politicians fire all the political ammunition at your our r. r command command- command imd nd hold that hard won trench o of ours if C The c transportation companies are re trying to rush it 1 Are you going to let them do it 1