Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-14 | Page 5 | U. S. Employes Are Overworked

oo U. S, EMPLOYES ARE OVERWORKED Christmas Rush Compels Post-office Post-office Department to Violate Vio-late the 8-hour Law. Washington. D. C. Nov 14 Ai-'hough Ai-'hough deprecating the necessity for overworking Hs emploves, the postof-fice postof-fice department toda announced that it would be compelled to close Hs eyes to the federal eight-hour law during the Christmas rush of mail matter. Carriers and clerks, it was declared, would have to face th necessity of loslns beauty sleep and of putting in long hours in order that h congestion of mall matter might be avoided. "Whili ii s not desired to work undue hardship on the employes of the service." said First ssistan? Postmastpr General Roper today, "yet it must be kept in mind that the Christmas reason in an emergency recognized by the department as Ju3-tifving Ju3-tifving the employment of clerks and carriers for more than eight hours dally " Postmasters are urged to appeal to their patrons to aid in preventing the congestion that usually takes place Just before Lecember 2n and during Christmas week. Christmas g ft givers are invited to send their pa1" Rages earlier than usu al, putting on thp outside wrappers the inscription, "Not to le opened un til Christmas." This precaution, tin. postoiflce authorities declare, will in sure bettor delivery and make mucli lighter the labors of the system.