The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Roosevelt Sends to Congress a Special Message En-
bodying Report Of COnference-Wants Legs
lation For the District of Columbia
Enacted AS Soon AS Possible

10 substitute compensation auG insur-
auCa for relief
8. Home finding Homeless aid ne
elected children, If normal, should be
cared for I'm families. when practice Die
/ 4. Cottage stem-Instituti0us should
/ he ON the cottage plan. with small units,
/ as far as possible.
5. Observation-Disclosures caring for
/ dependent children should be iu,orpor-
{ ated, ON approval of a suitable State
I board.
@. state inspection-The state should
/ Inspect the work OF all agencies which
/ care for dependent children.
.. inspection of educational WOrk-Ed-
ucauoual work of institutions and ageu-
cles caring for dependent children should
he supervised by State educational au-
/ rhOTities.
AS to Facts and Records.
8. Facts and records-Complete his
tories Of dependent children and their
parents, based upon personal invesuga-
ton and supervision, should be recorded
for guidance Of child-caring agencies
g. Physical Care-Every needy child
should receive the best medical and sur
Eical attention, and he instructed in
health and hygiene
10. Cooperation - Local ChiId-caring
agencies should cooperate and establish
joint bureaus of Information.
H. Undesirable Observation-Disclosures
dent children between States should be
repealed.
-. Permanent organization-A perma-
uent organization for work along the
lines of these resolutions is desirable.
13 Federal ChiIdren's Bureau-Estab-
lishment OF a Federal Chudren's Bureau
is desirable, ana enactment of pending
bill is earnestly recommended.
A. Suggest special message T. Con-
gress favoring Federal Children's Blu
reaU and other legislation applying
above principles TO District of Colum-
bia and other Federal territory
While II is recognized that these con-
illusions can be given their fullest eff
feet only by the action Of the several
States or communities concerned or OF
their charitable agencies, the confer
ence requested me, i'm section fourteen
Of the conclusions, to send 10 you ii mes
sage recommending Federal action.
Bills In the Congress.
There are pending in both houses Of
Congress bills for the establishment of
q ChIdren's Bureau. f. O., Senate bin,
No. S323s and House bill. No, 2G#s. These
provide for a Children's Bureau I'm the
Department Of the interior, which shall
investigate and report upon all matters
pertaining 10 the welfare of children
and child life. and shall especially iuves-
tlgate the questions of infant mortality,
the DlTLu rate puF 0egeneraCy. OK
phanaEe, juvenile delinquency and juve-
nile courts, desertiOn. and illegit.macv.
dangerous occupations. accidents. and
diseases Of children Of the working
classes, employment, legislation affect
ing children ia the several States and
Territories, and such other facts as
have a bearing upon the health, efdCi-
ency. character, and training Of chill
dren."
one OF the needs felt most acutoIY by
the conference was that OF accurate in
formation concerning these questions re-
lating 70 childhood. The National Gov
eminent not only has the unQuestiOued
right OF research IN such vital matters
but is the only agency which can Cf-
fectiveIy conduct such general inquiries
as are needed for the benefit Of all our
citizens,
In accordance with the unanimous re-
quest of the conference, I therefore