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Show FAILURE OF GOVERN-, GOVERN-, MENT OPERATION ' Advocates of government operation and ownership of utilities and Industries In-dustries co longer point to the mail service. The fact Is, postal Inefficiency from highest authority down hat been a silent advertising force against public ownership, j Deliveries local and national have slowed up, services and collections have been reduced In many cities, and work doubUd. I A member of the national association associa-tion of letter carriers says: "We blame no one. No one Is to blamo for conditions. Hut congress must act soon to increase wages or the postal service will go to pieces entirely." en-tirely." ! Lack of living wage to hold tlnS experienced men, or even a wage sufficient suf-ficient to tempt new men to'learn tho business, Is j;lvcn ns tho reason for poor mall service. Whatever the cause the Socialists no longer arguo for the "postailza-tlon" "postailza-tlon" of any Industry or branch of public service. |