The sun., 1878-07-21
NoRrn GERMANy's pooR-Law SYSTEM.

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What Is tho best way Of assisting thd
ncedy2 BY private succor under the form Il
| outdoor relief. or by enforced residence In "A
| public workhouso or pOOrhousc? Which
/ method tends less TO encourage haltua pau.
persm. and which imposes the lighter burden
on the community? These are questions TO be
| settled by experiment, and It Is commonly sup-
| posed that the superior advantages Of ouidoDt
relief have been established by the system car.
ricd out at Elberfcld In North Germany Bud
careful study Of tho Elbcrfold scheme commu,
nicatcd by the Rev. W. Walter Edwards TO Tia
current number OF the Contemporary Reripi
| throws new light on its practical workings and
| explains why German workmen have vehc'
menily opposed it's Application to other places.
| 1t is a mistake to suppose that England is tho
| only country where destitute person has q
| legal right to Assistance from his parish. 81
| long ago as 1870 the public support Of the nccdg
| throughout North Germany was imposed upon
the town county poor unions into which tia
country is distributed. Moreover. the settles
ment which confcrs Il claim 10 relief is mora
easily obtained in Germany than In Great Br'-
| ain, the prescribed term 81 residence being ht
| two years. as against three in England and
| Ave in Scotland. The details relating 10 ua
mode and amount of assistance were left by tha
act to local legislation. but as the Elhrrfcld plan
| has already been adopted IN Dusscldori, ana 10
| large extent In Berlin. and Is gencrnlly ap-
| proved throughout the empire, Its extension
seems to be only matter Of time. provided thu
Socialist party should be too weak to prevent il.
| Let us see what the plan II and how II works.
| The Elberfeld system Is ono exclusively Il
| outdoor relief. and is affirmed to be founded n
| the idea of respect for the destitute No pal
| are spared 10 inculcnte the necessity Of Kin l.
| ness upon the agents OF the law but at the sano
time the lstter are cn,o.ged !. secure the iuliost
possible Information concerning the ro'".i
aud circumstances Of the hcHpplicant This "ahi-
hinaton Of tender treatment with minute in-
vcstiGation is the characteristic f"iur' o'
scheme by which It was hoped 10 prevent
| lcnen'ent institution from becoming an tn-tii-
| mcnt of pnuperization The mn .hinery hy wi
| the law Is carried out also deserves nttenii' 90.
! NJ the head OF the department Is an uHi' i
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