Transcriber’s Note: obvious printers’ errors have been corrected but the spelling, hyphenation etc. in this book is generally inconsistent, as you might expect from a collection of articles by different authors: the editor did not impose a uniform style. _DEBATERS’ HAND BOOK SERIES_ PARCELS POST DEBATERS’ HANDBOOK SERIES Enlargement of the United States Navy (3d ed. rev. and enl.) Direct Primaries (3d ed. rev. and enl.) Capital Punishment Commission Plan of Municipal Government (2d ed. rev. and enl.) Election of United States Senators Income Tax (2d ed. rev. and enl.) Initiative and Referendum (2d ed. rev. and enl.) Central Bank of the United States Woman Suffrage Municipal Ownership Child Labor Open versus Closed Shop Employment of Women Federal Control of Interstate Corporations Parcels Post _Other titles in preparation_ _Each volume, one dollar net_ _Debaters’ Handbook Series_ SELECTED ARTICLES ON THE PARCELS POST COMPILED BY EDITH M. PHELPS MINNEAPOLIS THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY 1911 EXPLANATORY NOTE The plan of this volume is very similar to that of the others of the series to which it belongs. It contains a brief, a bibliography, and reprints of articles containing the various arguments for and against the parcels post; also, information in regard to the present status of the parcels post in this and other countries. For the convenience of the reader, the articles have been arranged in three main divisions: the General, Affirmative, and Negative Discussions. The bibliography is similarly divided. It is believed that debaters and others wishing material on this subject will find this book both convenient and helpful. September, 1911. CONTENTS BRIEF ix BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliographies xiii General References xiii Affirmative References xvi Negative References xix INTRODUCTION 1 GENERAL DISCUSSION Carr, D. M. Up to Members of Congress 5 Meyer, George von L. Data Relative to Proposed Extension of Parcels Post 9 Cowles, James L. Our Postal Express 16