Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
TELLS OF PENSIONS
What Other Countries Do for
Old Employees.
ANOTHER STATEMENT OUT
Systems Adopted by Smaller Coun-
tries Are Described.
U. S. SAID TO BE BEHIND
Plans That Have Been Adopted in
Turkey, British India and
Japan Told Of.
U. S. SAID TO BE BEHIND

Charles Dick, director OF the committee
of one hundred working i'm behalf OF
legislation for civil service retirement is
sued last night another of tie statements
showing what other governments have
done and arc doing for their faithful and
veteran employees. tending TO show how
far the United States is behind other
government such as even Egypt Japan
and Turkey.
Tie statement issued last night fol-
lows:
"A brief description has been heret oforc
given of the civil pension system in vogue
in the principal countries of che continent
of Europe. An abstract will now be given
- the pensions systems in operation in
the smaller countries. The list includes
all the important nations except Spain
and Portugal. Not only are civil pensions
pa in Turkey, but it will be seen thai
outside OF Europe Egypt and British India
and ia pan retire tiI1lr civil empt yes Oh
a pension. This concludes the survey of
civil pensions maintained by foreign gov
ernmentS, and slows that the United
states is the only one II the leading nd :
lions OF the world and practically the
only nation enjoying Il high civil cation,
pIoyeS.
Plan in Belgium.
neutrality-suspicious. are practically
for Hfe. Pensions are paid at ,he age OF
sixty-five years, after thirty years scrv-
ice. or at the age of eightyfive, after
twenty and twenty five years service, or.
in case of physical disability after ten
PC nrx-in no ga & n
CURED IN the performance of duty, d
pension is paid after i've years service.
III an emploYe Is incapacitated by wounds
or accidents incurred IN Inc OF duty, a
pension is paId regardless age or
,engtn of service. fne pensions paId are
one-siXteentn o. the average Saiary Tor
the last nvr years IN once Tor each year
OF service, ranging from onG-fourth TO
thrce-fourIhS ana from 40 francs To
100 francs.
''iiolland-P Pensions are paid to all en-
ployeS reaching sIXty-fIVe years or age
or for disability after ten years SerV-
ice. Heads OF departments arc PEN
stoned at the rate OF onc-tWclfth OF tneir
average salary multiplied by the NUMBER
of years they have ncld such office, the
pension not to exceed approximately
S1,.,tS. All otner pensions arc one-siN-
tierh of the average salary tor the last
three years multiplied by the years OF
service not 10 exceed tNO-thirds of the
average satary ior tne last three years,
nor more than approximately, $1.2G
"NOrway--Whethcr or not a pension
shall be granted and the amount is de-
tcrmined separately i'm each case by the
national parliament and generally upon
the proposal oil the king.
System in Sweden.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are paid at the age
of sixty-fve after thirty-iive' years
rIn IF ri vii n
Sweden is based on system which
seems to differ from that prevailing in
any other country. A mans pay is made
up of a salary, plus active service money
paid him, which ranges from one-half
to two-thirds OF his entire remuneration
After retirement the employee receives
simply his former salary, less what he
was paid as active service money
"Switzerland-Each of the twenty-five
cantons has a different civil pension
system. Teachers are the only federal
employees VINO are pensioned. After forty
years service, they are entitled 10 re-
tire or after ten years service, II dis
abled for work. The pension Is only
one-fifth of the salary. Telegraph and
post office employees are pensaoned oy inc
health or grow old in the public service.
A very strict merit system prevails mere
which is held up as model py the
United States civil service commission.
.-rurkey-After thirty years service
nension may be claimed II, through sick
ness or bodily infirmity, the empioye is
unable to attend to the duties or MS
office. There are two grades or classes
of pensions-one payable after thirty
years continuous service; the other , ,or
;nahilitv. owing to bodily infirmity. The
former ranges from 40 month to one
twenty-fourth of the average annual pay
for the last ten years IL entireiy III
capacitated he receives one-haiI MS ias'
salary If he is able to perform some
service one-uuarter his last salary. and
If he is retired after ten years service,
one third.
How Egypt Does It.
.Egvpt-A service pension may be
claimed after twenty-five years service
All employes are retired by law at the
ago of sixty-five unless retained in Office
nv special decree. The khedive,' under
date of June 81, 1867, ordered deduction
of : per cent to be made from all SAL
aries. and only those who thus contribute
are pensioned. The pensions are one
sixtieth Of the average salary earned the
last three years, multiplied by the years
of service, not over one-half to three
fourths of the salary, or more than 5000,
and in case OF ministers, 1900. Or for
incapacity caused by inf1rmity or sick
ness an employee is entitled to an in
demnity if the service has been less than
fifteen years. and if over fifteen years
a pension is paid equal to one-fourth
the average salary plus one-sfXtieth of
that for each year of service over fifteen
Provision is made for families of employees
and for employees injured in line of duty
British India.-1Civil pensions are paid
and there is also system of compulsory
insurance. Fifty-five years is the age Of
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