B. Mail-order houses and department stores would benefit at the expense of the retailers and consumers.
C. The Interstate Commerce Commission already has the power to correct excessive express rates.
D. The rural post alone would increase the business of the express companies.
V. That the parcels post is in operation in foreign countries at very low rates and high weight-limits is no argument for its extension in the United States.
A. Conditions vary so widely.
1. Distances are greater in the United States.
2. The population is more scattered.
3. The railroads are privately owned, and the government must pay heavy rates for service.
B. It is claimed that the system is run at a loss in England and Germany.