Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-30

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Scandinavia !
Recent Happenings IN This
Country and Abroad.
HOW TIE Plan WORKS OUT.
Sweden Ready to Put an Old Age Pen.
sion System Into Effect-choir OF
St. olaf's College, NorthfieId, Mimi,
to Make Foreign Tour-sociallsts
Fail In Endeavor to Secure Control
Of Affairs in Copenhagen. T.. Il
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After a delay of generation Swe-
| den is about to introduce an old age
pension. At the beginning of the de-
cade Of 1880 Adolph Hedin raised the
question in the second chamber of
the riksdag with motion for insur-
ance against accident and incapacity.
The matter was Investigated, but
when it came up for consideration the
! question of the change in the system
| OF customs was to the fore and inter-
est died away. II the present solution
| approaches the proposals of the gov
eminent Sweden will get an insurance
which, with all it's scantiness, should
give the most possible at present. The
high rule of the average length of life
and the consequent extended age of
incapacity makes it in Sweden par
ticularly difficult to bring about effec-
| tive incapacity insurance at reason
able expense. On basis of a tax of
80 cents year and an additional fee
of $1.34 for those who have an income
of over STA, and $2.68 for those who
| have over 1921, the amount of the
pensions cannot be made higher than.
| respectively, $12.06, $32.16 and $52.26,
to commence at the age of sixty-seven
| or before in the case of lasting in
| capacity for self-supporting work.
| With reference to the difficulty in COL
lecttng the money, which in insurance
for the public cannot be done as in in
| dustrial insurance by deduction from
the weekly wages by the employers,
| and considering that the heads of
families have not only to pay their
own contribution; but also that of
their wives and children over fifteen
years old, the rate of contribution has
been held down so as not to risk
counterstr0ke of irremedial damage
for the whole insurance. Instead, the
state and community contribute to the
pension with at most $4,000 for men
and $3.50 for women who are with
out income. For those who have in
comes the contribution of the state is
decreased by an amount correspond
ing to half the yearly income, and
there will be no contribution il the
income exceeds 5000 for men and
SGT for women. In all the pension for
those absolutely without means will
| come to $52.26 if they have belonged
to the lowest division of payments, or
$72.36 If they have belonged to the
second, and $93.46 if they have be-
longed to the third. All who have paid
their rate of contribution have the
right to the pension-the amount of
the pension is calculated at 80 per
! cent of the contributions paid and the
| duty Of contributing has to be observ-
| ed by all who have not at least for
| tune of $1,60S, or. receive pensions for
state service. Even those who have
not made payments and therefore have
no pension to receive, have the right
to get the pensions If, as invalids,
/ they come within the limits of income
The greater part, or 1922 per cent of
the whole population; belongs to the
lowest class of payment, comprising
| among others small farmers, farm SER
| wants, children and sons-in-law living
| at home, certain male and most fe-
| male workers in country districts,
servants and most wives. The mid
die income class should comprise
most male industrial workers; also a
number of other wage earners in in
dustry and trade; also smaller indie
pendent workers, both in the towns
and country. To the third class of
| payments 'hould belong the highest
| paid workers in trades, other wage
earners in special service, also those
| dependent on their own resources.
Anyone who so desires can, by volun-
tary payments above those obligatory,
obtain higher pension, and parishes
have the right in special cases to
grant higher pension contributions
than those prescribed as obligatory,
which shall be borne as to three
fourths by the state and as to one
fourth by the parish. To widowers,
widows or spinsters entitled to pen.
Bions, who are continually incapable
Of working and have to provide for
their own children under fifteen years
Of age, the pension is increased by
at most $16.08 for each child The
collection of payments will be made
in connection with taxes, revenue and
extra payments for parish outlays.
Employers have the right but are not
bound to keep back the payments
from the salaries of the workmen.