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A TWOPENNY PAST

CORULLABY TO INCREASED RATES.

Mrs. H. A. L. Fisher, wife of

present at a parents' conference in Manchestar recently at-which the welfase of the child was dis cussed. A provisional executive committee was formed, whose fanction it will be to arrange for the election of parents' commit- tees for all the sboos of Man- chester, and it is proposed later to establish a central committee on which will be representatives of the parents, the teachers, and the education authority.

"My husband, poor man," said Mr. Fisher in a short address, ~cannot do very much by himself notably in Europe, yet with the ing force is necessary to get an as Minister of Education. Driv- latter it is really of girater im-Act of Parliament passed, and portance at the moment to reopen these parents' committees can [trade telations.

force to help forward measures provide that much-needed driving for the benefit of children."

the

whole

All students of Post Office statistics will have realized that Lord Blyth writes to the Finns ver since the introduction of as. follows-The proposed Peany, postage for the United

The conference was followed increase from the pre-war peany Kingdom in 1840, each extension a public meeting in the Milton to a post-war twopenny rate of of penny postage har after a short Hall presided over by Siz C. E. postage will have caused great period, always led to a marked Needham, who said he could ost disappointment to large numbers and continuous increase in prodr. conceive of-anything more im. of our population besides mys-if. Indeed notwithstanding

portant than the question of the who for 30 gaars was in close equally coomapooverateciton o xay in which we deal: whit cooperation with the late Sir penny throughout the

children. Our efforts should be Henniker Heston in his unceasing British Empire in 1858. the profit right lines in regard to every- directed to training them on the efforts to obtain a cheaper and on our postal services, aä stabɔd improved service, particularly atrocently by the Chancellor of thetalog that made for character the time when these efforts were Exchequer, bas always increased and duty. It seemed to him that directed to procuring a

pouny until it reached the highest point might be: "How will the proposel a test question in all legislation throughout the

whole Britial of Elé millions sterling the year we are now putting before Par Empire, and as a stoppingstone previous to the war. to a universal postal rate-to the

My own contention is that any it was for the benent of the liament affect the children?" Ji further extension of this great direct monetary losa dos to children is would be found to be boon ontaids our own Empire cheapening the rate of postage for the benefit of the State as a commencing with the wast ter

a loss which, after all, is only for ritories of the United States of the time being is more than America, from the Atlantic to the

Pacific.

If, however, instead of resuroins to the magic penny rost, as was so reasonably solicipated, a twopeany rate is for the time being to be made at all acceptable, it should most certainly be linked op with a universal postal rate of twopence, which at least has this to be said in its favour, that generally speaking twopence to day corresponds in value to the

pre-war penny.

whole.

Mr. t. A. L. Fisher referred

unterbalanced by the certain to the fire work done by infant greater expansion of trade. A5, however this is difficult, if not welfare centres during the last impossible, to prove. I content years, and said she thought myself by supporting the views of we had now go to a point where any of our wisest counsellors, we could honestly say we knew who bold that not one peany of how to tackle the problem of high proft on British postal services Infant mortality. We bad not yet should over again go into the done all we could in that direc- coffers of the State, as has been ting, but the rate was enormous the invariable caston in the past, at should be applied, if not in further reducing the postage, at least in granting better facilities and in improving the working of the Post Office system.

lower than it used to be, and would be lower still if only we would put into practice the knowledge we now possessed. In Now, nothing would so fali,

dealing with that matter it was justify as well as to an extent

not enough to begin with the in- reconcile our people to this bigber It may not be possible to infant; we must start with the twopenny rate as

usace foreign Governments in mother, and even with the father, making it of world-wide applica-

avour of lowering their postage 100. In most cases the neglect tion-not only to all our OND to this Kingdom, or auch of them or death of the infant was due to Dominions and America, to which 19 may have felt compelled by ignorance rather than to any of course, our inland rate will conditions to increase their wilful desire to do wrong. continue but throughout hoth rates for latters even within their bemispheres.

whatever

would ou

own countries: but

Wholesome, healthy outlets must be created for the emotions Is will hardly be denied that a others may do, nothing is more and activities of young people as universal cheap post is long over-asential to par commercial supie they grew up, and in that connec due. The aspirations of Sirmacy, and nothing would uplift tion she would like to see much Heaniker Heaton, on whom the our national pride more surely, more use made of really good raaat of Sir Rowland Hill s than would the establishment of a music. She believed we were a worthily descended, were strongls universal postal rate of Ed. from musical nation, but the people in favour of "taking the bull by the United the horns and at once fixing possible, from all parts of our bisby music nowadays.

Kingdom, and, if were being given too much rab- the same lowes: posible rat Empire, to all parts of the globe. music, which stimulsted --the-

That

all over the globe while Lord In this way a glorio is vista of wrong emotions and did positive Buxton, representing the Gor.easy and frequent intercourse harm must be rusted by the good erament whan Postmaster would be opened up with the music, which could be made sc General, expressed the intention.whole civilized world, which tremendously powerful a foren after it had been extended to the would have incalculably advant-io education.. England-speaking

of ages for our nation

commerce, and America, of proceeding "step by beyond our wildest dreams would step, and applying it next to multiply the chances of extending France, with whom we should our trade everywhere.

8,000 GERMANS IN ANTWERP, now surely set an example be adopting any and every means unfriendly that, while we have z prevent German infiltration Into It is equally inequitable and standing the measures taken to Antwerp, April 24-Notwith-

of closer anion, in view of her cheap postage for a appalling sacrifices in comrade country outside our own Empire bare obtained permission to re- far away Belgiamo, some 8,000 Germans ahip with ourselves.

like the United States, our near side at Antwerp. Among them Indeed, I recall the keen die neighbours, France and Belgium, are many who, during the Ger appointment of all our French who have suffered such appalling an friends, which I have canss to sacrifices in comradeship with arrogance that their return bas occupation. showed such remember as chairman of the ourselves, should be outside the given rise to a veritable campaign Franco-British exhibition, that pale of the cheaper rate. France, although some 20 times 1 am more than ever convinced expression in hostile articles in against them which has found. nearer our shores, was not con-that, however regrettable may be certain journals. It is not forgot currently included with the the doubling of our United States in this first exten- postage from that of pre-war the war denounced or maltreated rate often that these persons bad daring sion of cheap postage outside our days, the disadvantage will ta no Belgians who happened to dis- own Empire.

amisil extent be outweighed by a please them. Every Argument against

universat 24. rate which will world-wide uniformity in the encourage closer contact with postat rate is confuted by the the whole habitable globe, which

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