Show ATTACKS P. P O. O ZONE lONE SYSTEM Tax On Education Says Newspaper Man At Hearing NEW YORK l Aug U The M 5 OP The i entire zone o system of t postal rates was attacked today as a tax on I education by Louis Wiley business busi busi- I busl-I business ness manager of ot tho New York Times appearing before the special special special cial Joint sub-committee sub of ot con con- congress congress gress as representative of ot the pub pub- publishers publishers' ushers lishers' association of ot New York The system Stem comprises oppressive tariff equally burdensome on publishers hers and the reading pub pub- public public lic Mr Wiley Olley asserted and should bo be abandoned abandon cd It is impossible the witness lIness said for any an metropolitan newspaper to maintain a wide nation-wide mall sub sub- subscription subscription list under present rates Increased expenses of tho the Times alone under the new rates have amounted to he said I an Increase of per cent over war pre-war rates The newspapers ask osk for no no privileges g s Mr Wiley stated In urging permanent equitable legis legis- legislation legislation lation to remedy the present sit alt situation nation we ask that postal rates bo be determined upon tho the basis of ot facts and statistics correctly ascertained The Time second class rates alone of ot otI the I four fU classes have been main maln- 1 ln- ln all classes have been restored to former lower rates We oe have suffered a comparative o Injustice for five years cars Horace H. H Lamb Lam counsel for tor the National Association of ot Book Doole Pub Pub- Publishers Publishers Publishers lishers attacked the zoning law lawIn lawIn lawin In mall mail rates as aa discriminatory I William C. C secretary of ot the national paper trades asso asso- association association I declared tho the Increased rates were falling heavily on the tho I paper Industry and that the tho pres pres- present present present ent dullness fullness In the Industry was laid to the tho Increased postal rates rales Salesmen are distributing adver adver- advertising I matter matte In person to avoid heavy mailing costs ho saId sald |