The evening world., 1914-03-14

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Edward Lauterbach Declares
Rush of Dying Immigl ants
Would Pauperize State.

Declaring that a state pension for
widowed mothers would mean that
every immigrant who came TO
America would do SO with the
knowledge that New York State
stood with oren arms and a life in
surance policy for his heirs. Edward
Lautcrbach appeared before the
widowed mothers pension commits
sion in the City Hail to-day and de-
nounced the plan to turn the entire
responsibility over 10 the. State. lie
said the scheme meant the pauper-
izing Of the people OF New York;
that immigrants who might 60 west
and settle under normal conditions
would stay in this commonwealth
and that every settler In New York,
no matter whether or not he raised a
family OF ten or twenty, would he
sure after a three years residence
here that the family would be looked
after by the State.
There were q few lively Tits between
former Charities Commissioner Heb
berd. a member OF the Commission,
and Mr.. Lauterbach. One came when
Mr.. Hebberd took exception to Mr.. Iau.
terbach's assertion that the State
would next be asked to look utter the
wifeiess husbands.
Private charitable institutions do
not look after all who apply" declared
Mr. Hebberd. There are hundreds OF
your own kind who are not cared for
and you know it,"
Let me know OF them and III see
that they are looked after" shot hack
Lauterbach.
Il don't believe you will.U answered
Hebberd as he and l.alterbach glared
ut each other.
III you open the doors to all Wild
bach, you will pauperize the entire
community. You would initiate the
ideal republic OF Plato and Socrates.
They had children of the state who
never knew who their fathers were.
But we're living in the twentieth
century. not the clouds.
We want the immigrant to come
here, but we want character. We
don't want the State Of New York
a dumping ground for all immigrants.
With tho prospect OF state support
for his children. IN the event Of hts
death. the tuberculosis victim and the
generally debilitated arrival from
foreign lands will stay here. Could
you blame him. with n life Insurance
guaranteed by the State after he has
been here three years? II the state
guarantees to take care OF widows
and their children. every man from
here to TimbuctoO who thought Of
dying would have the right to come
here and pass away happily after
CONSUMING his offspring to the states
Are you aware that there arc
twenty states giving relief to widowed
mothers?" asked Mr.. Hebberd.
"In this state the relief game would
he worked under the leadership OF the
party that happens to be In power"
retorted L.auterbach. THE people who
vote for the party In power Will get
relief. Those who can't or won't Will
20 without. Sentiment and politics
think OF Il! You know what hap
pened with the money for highways
"Opcs you open the ioodgates you
will next hear OF the paurer father
perhaps the pauper aunt. 1t will put
a presr ium on paupertsm.
MIR. Lauterbach didn't oppose tho
keeping together of the home by CIV
ing a widowed mother support, but
he was against the Statewide plan.
Iie Is connected with the Hebrew Or
phan Asylum.
Mrs. Fannie Horowitz and l.. a.
Malkiehl, both lawyers and members
Of the Socialist party, opposed the
contentious OF LAuterbach.