Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
BERLIN CONSIDERING
PROBLEM OF CRiPPLES
1t Is Preparing to Fit Men Injured
in Wnr for Useful
Vacations,

BERLIN. June b.-Following in the
wake Of other municipalities and states.
Berlin now Is taking energetic steps to
care for and train to civil usefulness
it's crippled soldiers. It is proposed to
having these men become dependent
charged
At a recent meeting OF that body
which most nearly corresponds to the
City Council of an American munich
pality. Mayor Won wermuth. Berlin's
which includes the establishment Of n
fund OF $4,000 and a council or COM
mittee on which numerous civic and
philahthropic organizations shall no
represented to carry out the details of
training the men,
At the head OF the organization there
Is 10 be a deputy of the city govern
ment. assisted by counselor and a
committee. This committee shall be
composed Of representatives. Of the or
CARNATIONS that In the ordinary course
OF events bear the expense of caring
Tor the injurcd--the Berlin as well as
the Imperial insurance GONNA niles, in
which majority of the soldiers are
insured. the Red Cross. the military
medical administration and the central
labor bureau
The counselor shall be assisted by
representatives Of the Mayor. the City
Council, surgeon, an orthopedist, rep
resentatives OF the police, president Of
berlin, the Women's Association OF the
Fatherland. the National Association OF
Womans Aid and several labor organ
izations and trade and technical bodies.
Also the German Association of Work
inemen and the Berlin Council OF Bust
, ness Men will be asked to have a rop-
resentative each.
Arrangements already have been
made TO transfer invallds from hospi-
tails In other parts Of Germany, whose
ACTUAL. bona fide homes are in Greater
Berlin. TO a hospital provided by the
| military medical administration. Here
they. VIII be able to get unsurpassed
medical attention preparatory to the
training for some calling.
most important part in the plane
now under way will be played by
the Central Labor Intelligence bureau,
positions for men as soon as they are
fitted for new callings or for partial
resumption OF their old activities This
organization already Is at work pre-
pairing the field.
Before presenting the plan to the
city Council Mayor Won Wermuth as
sured himself of the support Of labor
organizations and trade unions, as we'll
as the financial aid OF the government
Insurance bodies In whom most Ger
man men are carried.
Even before the men leave the hos
p!tal the question of what trade they
VIII take up will be considered In
charge of this will he experts, who
VIII pass uniformly on all cases The
scientific and advanced schools OF Ber-
lin Will he utilized to their fullest ex-
| tent as we'll those institutions con-
Quoted by the insurance companies.
In urging the necessity for some such
step az this on the part OF Berlin
Mayor Won Wermuth declared: Those
injured in the war are coming to us
in steadily growing numbers from the
! hospitals. They need immediate aid in
order. as quickly as possible. to take
up callings and relations which will
! preserve their strength and ability
These injured must not be thrown upon
public institutions for the care Of the
! poor. They must be spared the OPP
pressing feeling that In the fulhllment
! OF their highest patriotic duty they
/ have become worthless members OF
f; human society"