Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-13

wayside. The civil service in the East In
dies is a survival of the fittest. and you
may be sure that q man who survives all OF
the tests and conditions incident to ad-
vancement Is made of good stuff. At the
same time, when he enters the service he
knows that nobody but q better man can
get ahead of him; he Is sure that ne Will
not be displaced by the favorite of some
member of parliament, and that every time
a vacancy occurs he stands an equal chance
of promotion with everybody else OF MS
rank. He knows, too. that his employment
is permanent upon good behavior. ana,
that, after twenty-four years OF service, ne
will be entitled to pension if he desires to
retire These pensions vary from $50 TO
Sos year, according to the rank OF the
official. and they have the privilege OF COM
muting them and receiving stated amount
of cash, which Is calculated by an actuary
on the same basis as is life insurance pre-
MUM. But, unlike the rule of our govern
ment, IL pensioner accepts any other Of
flee or receives any other emolument from
the government the amount of his pension
must be deducted.
The Civil Pension System.
The British government gives pensions to
both its civil and military officers upon re-
tirement for age or disability but requires
both to provide for their wives and children
after death by a form of compulsory insur-
ance. The details may be found at length
In the army regulations. Similar regula-
lions prevail in all the European countries.
Every officer who enters the military serv-
ice, IL he be married, must, as condition
Of his appointment, pay into the treasury
stated sum for his wife and for each Of his
children. This sum varies according to his
age, and is based upon the same risks as
life insurance premiums. Every time he is
promoted and upon the birth of every child
his premium or Contribution" as it is
called Is increased, and each officer, both
married or unmarried, must sumbit to a
IaI. 1, Co..
ance purposes.
For this the officers of the army. navy
and marine corps are divided into five
classes according to their rank:
Glass l, which includes officers of the
rank of colonel and above. are required to
deposit f3S4 upon entering the service. or,
upon their marriage, If they already belong
to service and pay fT2 additional every time
they are promoted They also have "a 15s
1Od per month deducted from their pay,
and every time they have child born they
are required to deposit flo for a son and
f24 for a daughter
Class II includes the officers of the rank
OF lieutenant colonel who must deposit 1892
upon entering the service. pay f38 upon ev-
cry promotion and have f3 les Sd deducted
from their pay each month.
OHlcers OF class III, which include those
OF the rank Of major. deposit f06, pay f24
upon promotion and suffer monthly deduc-
tons of e. It's Sd.
Class Nv. which includes officers of the
ment, fl2 upon promotion, and pay monthly
premiums of Fl 1Ss 4d; while officers of the
rank of lieutenant deposit f24 upon appoint
ment. pay f12 upon promotion and month
~ premium Of los ID All officers Of what
ever rank are required to pay the birth
tax stated above If an officer appointed
TO the service has children at the time of
his appointment, he must make an extra
deposit varying from "a los to Flo 15s EACH
according to their age
Ii an ofhcer retireS from the service his
premium is reduced one-half or he is per-
mltted TO take paid-up policy for the in
surance value of his investment or he can
settle by surrendering all his obligations for
casn, the same as with an insurance COM
pany.
In Case Of Dismissal
Officers who are dismissed from the sery-
Ice by the sentence of a court-martial lose
everything; their insurance is declared void
and all premiums they have paid I'D are for
fe1ted to the government as a part Of the
penalty.
by another arrangement officers of the
army may insure the free return of their
wives and families to England from any
part OF the tropics in case of their death.
Ihis Is very common. Few married Off
GERS neglect the precautton, for the amount
Oh the premium is small and the benefit. is
comparatively large All they have TO do 10
TO pay small sum, something about s1OO
INTO the treasury. and receive from the gov.
eminent certificate emitting their wives
and children to free first-class ma ssava ~
London or any other point in England
Under the insurance regulations above
gwen the widows of all officers of class
r re annual pensions of $500; of class IL,
5000; of class III, $500; of class " sa5o.
or class V. 500. and $50 a year for each.
chiid up to the age of six years: 500 for
chlidren between six and twelve years. s150
Ior those children between twelve and
t"enty-one years. and daughters over
tWenty-one receive S225 a year for life or
unIli marriage. No pensions are paid to
sons after they reach the age of twenty