Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-11
SAMSON TELLS Of
ANNU1|[S SYSTEM
HIGHLY INTERESTING LECTURE
BEFORE sEARcALIaAr CLUB
TUESDAY NIGHT.
HOW CANADIANS PROTECT
THEMSELVES IN OLD AGE
Canadian Physician. Lecturer For
Government, Gives Logical Argument
For System, This Country Facing
Same Problem Now Being Solved in
Dominion.

DR.. James Samson. Of Windsor. Ont,
lecturer-in-chiaf 10 the Canadian gov
eminent on lis system Of an2ui:.es. a2-
peared before the searchighr Club o:
the Railroad Y. NJ c. \. Tuesday even-
ing in explanation % the Canadian
plan. His lecture was given he NOS
intense interest by the mem bers p-esen:
and by many estimated as The bes:
number among the many Interesting
and valuable addresses offered before
the club since lis organization.
DR.. Samson Is an elderly man with
the face and many Of the pcys!ca.
characteristics Of Henry Ward Beache-;
a bachelor physician in active p-ac-
tice in his home city. and q nan o.
strong convictions VII! -lle -o-cetl.l
ability 70 express ard impress :aa-12.
His lecture las; evening was mach
more than explanatory Of t2s Canadian
system Of old age a-.-u.t.es: j: Mas one
OF the strongest a-gu-ne2ca.!ve a2Qeals
for thrift that MS auditors @Te- had
heard. He IS no: o1lv strong III. w.,,y.
with kindly manor which Wis IL
way to the personal liking o. the and!-
ence before he had been speaking -en
minutes. The personality q ne man
was not 10 be denied. H wo-l, -. only
the attention ba: -ne sincere ..E.irE @:
every man Who heard him.
America VIII Have to Meet Prooler7.
The greatest question. said IN de-
tor, is what Is - become o. IL whey.
we are dead: the next greatest -Vaa- :
to become Of us when We ara oil. Ths
sAHay is coming when A-l-!ca VIII have
ITO meet this latter problem, which a.
countries are trEir2g % solve. II thai
solution the great ard !rltiu@ntia. sac
of Iowa IS certain % bear az important
part. Nothing looking % Old age a.
nuities or pensions has been done in
the United States except by great cor
porations. SWITZERLAND and Be.gtuu.
have taken il up and Germany guaran-
tees that none Of her aged shall die i,
want In Germany each person beyond
IS or 60 years OF age is guaranteed al
income OF ce-tu- sum each wear
while living This Is effected ny CON :
pulsory saving Great Britain has
adopted the English pension .aw, which
has been operative about two years.
first class pauper After NJ has
reached the age limit the IRIS. class
pensioner may walk up weekly and
draw a stipend, paid from general tax
alton, Of % cents in American money
Lower class pensioners draw proper
tionately less.
Comparison o. Savings.
A man who has saved s-0,0oo for
his old age has been thrifty beyond the
average. At Per cent this sum, SUB
ject to taxation IL Narshat-rowr
would bring a gross anrua. il.co!at o.
$500. and a net income OF $500 i tt.e
owner paid his tax honestly and stay -
in MarshalltoUD. A young man u--
ginning at 20, and paying i, install
ments to the Canadian government d!
annuity to begin at 50 years o. age
would, when he had arrived al tt.at
age, draw $500 annual: for the resi-
of his life, whether he dies q, i o.
100. The system i purely al. old az
protection and al enemy 70 the poop
house. Once the rlorey Of Se"i-.gs mas
been paid it is absolutely certain :Ql
old age, barring accident or death.
DR.. Samson closed with & tribute u
thrift illustrated ~ stories exceptional
! in their pathos and humor.
Canada Encourages Thrift.
Canada, the speaker said, coss rot
pension any person il his old age. i
encourages thrift. Both political par
ties agreed that there IS 40 need o.
pensioning any citizen in one Of tn.
richest countries on the face OF tn;
earth. No man il America or Canads
may not. if he chooses. provide agains
the poor house. But tonight, he assert