Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06

Admlnistsrsd Through Fratsrnai eeel.
cities.
The administration of tho act 10
through the government, which util-
ICES the friendly societies, trades
unions and other approved orgsnisa-
tions-and through the postal savings
bank for deposit contributors whom NO
friendly society would insure. The
friendly societies correspond, to . do
gree. to mutual insurance companies
in the United States. The insured thus
control the WORKING Of the scheme.
The act makes safe and solvent the
fraternal or friendly society and In.
creases its benefits, provided upon re.
peatsd examination the society or
lodge shows approvahle Management
But how does the insurance act ben
efit the employer? What does he 70
ceive in return for his contribution q
six cents . week?
Anything which kseDs the woek9
In good health and good heart" said
Mr.. Saith. which relieves HIM fFon
the necessity Of wseAing vhsa he 70
physically unit 70 WORK and foss him
In the case Of ill1ens from wosEy - 70
the future. must tnersass tho s0aloocy
Of labor. In no vay ean this b done
80 cheaply - by . scientific system At
insurance such - the act prov36os.
Tho Increased efficiency Of Ia woeksr
wfll b far in excess q the total cost
Of insurance under H. scheme. ~
employer pay only small pat q tbe
cost. It may be aatie1DAtsl tAaE they
Vim in the long run roosaSs bsoaeo
Tar outwsishiAG thSlf oootFi11t1o04
Rsstsvss Uodsssreed PeSsesy.
In Judging the set." oootan1od 1gf.
Smith, you must not consider Il -
. nnal measure. It = only . start
though . good staSt-in the campaign
for establishing . minlnam standard
Of living and comfort hslow Which no
Rrtton shall tall. unless Il b through
deliberate fault Of HIS own. 10 BOP
esly Judge this oct you must regard Il
~ part only Of . wider program for
dealing with tho prevsntable causes Of
poverty and unemployment and rails
ing the standard Of living for the work.
ing classes in this country. Poverty
and uneE1!c.@eet have existed ::S
still exist In every country and under
every form of govsEnment Like dis.
ease and death, they cannot b wholly
banished by act Of parliament The
insurance act strikes st certain causes
OF poverty and unemployment: which
are preventable. In conjunction With
the workmen's conpensstion acts, tho
old age pensions act. the public health
acts, and the factory acts, all measures
Of social reform. which seek to mako
tomorroW's world better than our
world today. the insurance oct endsav-
ors to remove poverty and distress due
70 accident. Sickness. infirmity. old
age, insanitary workshops and IN
healthy dwellings. II attacks the slam
ownar. penalises The sweater and
makes the health Of the people the
nrst carr Of the state. It lays broad
and arm tho foundations Of . new 90
cial policy policy Of mutual help
and good viii among al members OF
the community, based upon . recosni-
ton Of the fact that tho undesefved
poverty or undeseryed unemployment
of the humblest member Of society 10
something which closely Affects the
general wsll-bsing Of the state.
And Mr.. Calvert, who represents not
a LiberalLabor constituency, but tho
city which employs labor. gave en-
phatic assent.
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