Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-03
PARTITION Of RELIEF
SUBJECT OF CRITICISM
British People Find Fault With Ad-
ministration of Prince of
Wales Fund.
Serious Situation Develops in Glas-
gov Over Suspension of Rent
Payments to Dependents.

Correspondence Of tho Associated Press
LONDON. April o3.-Widespread criti-
clsm is heard i'll England over the ad-
fninistratlon of the Prince of Wales
national relief fund. which now
amounts to s25.000.000. About third
OF this has been expended thus far.
The criticism comes from two sides
Inc workers national committee COM
plains that 100000 has been spent in
renewing dependents of soldiers and
sailors, and only 81 .000. 900 for the relief
or civil distress, which the committee
declares was the principal object Of
the fund. On the other hand. families
or soldiers and sailors complain that
there are unrea sonable delays in max
ing allowances and payments, and that
the administrators Of the fund have
ia ken no notice of many cases of gen
uine distress.
The workers national committee
winch is understood to have the back
ing OF the trades unions. has asked the
executive committee of the fund for "a
fuii statement of receipts and eXpendi-
lures. together with an explanation of
the policy which has been pursued in
lhe administration of the fund.
Situation in Glasgow.
In Glasgow a serious situation has
arisen through notice circulated a
few days ago by the local branch of
the relief fund executive committee
stating that the fund would not con-
tInue to pay the weekly rent of 5000
dependents. The Glasgow secretary at
the same time stated that this action
was taken against the wish Of the 10
cal committee. which had in good faith
made promises 10 the soldiers rela-
tlEes. which it was now unab to full
MI
The defense of the general executive
committee is thus given in the Times
THE committee admits that the local
administrative machinery for the pay
ment of allotments and allowances is
not Vet working smoothly. But this
work was undertaken only to relieve
the unprecedented strain which the
war had imposed upon the army pay
department, and the committee hopes
that before long the fund will be en-
tlrelv relieved Of this charge upon it.
AT the beginning of the war the
army pay Office had on its books only
1900 soldiers wives. The number en-
titled to separa ton allowances is now
close TO 100000, and they are paid
weekly. The number of households
granted relief by the fund has been
over 100000. So far practica BILE the
money thus expended is being recoS-
cred from the war office.
For Temporary Relief.
Substantial sums have been granted
for the temporary relief of wounded
soldiers and sailors. and for the pro-
vision of employment and training for
the partially disa bled.
Grants from the fund for the relief
of the civil population are made solely
on the recommendation of the govern
ment committee on the prevention and
relief of distress. OF which the presi-
dent is Herbert Samuel. president G.
the local government board.
Unemployment. as every one knows,
is much less serious than was antlci-
pated. and it has not been necessary to
ma Ike amy very heavy demands on the
fund for the assistance Of cases of dis
tress among the civil population. SO
long as the governments demand for
Ia hor on government work remains un-
satisfied il would be impossible to re
gard without grave anxiety the con
tinued reliance of men and women on
relief funds. The committee therefor
urges ITS local committees to scrutinze
carefully the circumstances OF all ap-
plicauts for civil relief