Superfluous

London's respected, influential weekly Economist, temperate in most matters, last week ran a characteristically considered editorial note: "We have for some time been trying to discover why it is that copies of The Economist sent by mail to subscribers in the United States are so late in delivery. An explanation has recently been received from the U.S. Post Office. It appears that all foreign publications are forwarded to the Bureau of Customs for review under the Customs Tariff Art of 1930 as possible propaganda matter. Investigations by a Post Office inspector have disclosed that, owing to the large volume of incoming foreign mail which must be examined, a backlog has accumulated, and it is understood that at times the examining unit has been considerably in arrears in 'processing the mails.' We feel that comment by us on this state of affairs might be in bad taste, and is certainly superfluous."

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