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There may be justifiable exceptions to a policy under which each class of mail would pay its way, but 1 cannot believe that subsidized transportation of advertising material is one of them. It may be that citizens are willing to support out of their taxes some postal ser-' vices which they desire, but which cannot be provided on a self-supporting basis.
I found no sentiment in the 7th Congressional District, though, for raising the 3-cent letter to 4 cents, while continuing a cut-rate " on unsolicited advertising. ,1 am sponsoring in this session of Congress, therefore, a bill to withdraw the third-class mailing privilege from advertising material distributed by establishments engaged in business. The effect would not be to bar advertising from the mails. Direct-mail advertising is a large and legitimate
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