Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-04
CANADA'S CARE
OF WAR ORPHANS
Those Dependent on Soldiers
Supplied With Funds.
LIVES OF THE MEN INSURED

LIVES Of THE men INSURED
Twenty Dollars Month 10 Given b
Wivss Of Men In Activs ssrvIes-Ad-
ditienal Provision 10 Made For Chill
drsn - Wounded Men Are Taught
Trades and Mads Sell Supporting.
How Canada provides for the wives
and children Of her enlisted men Is de-
scribed In report by s. Herbert Wolfe
Of New York, prepared At the request
Of the secretary Of labor and Just pub
lished by the children's bureau Of the
United States department Of labor.
In presenting the report Miss La
throp, chief Of the chfldren's bureau,
says:
-1n the nfty years since the civil
war legislation affecting the family
and Its economic status has shown
marked growth Mothers pension
laws and minimum wage laws are rec
ognixed examples. and II II acknowl-
edged that their result has not been to
pauperixe, but distinctly to improve
the power Of the family to protect IT.
self. In view of this tendency II -
to be expected that . system of COM
pensation for soldiers and sailors can
be developed whereby the government
win make possible for their children
| the home life and parental care which
are tho common need Of every child"
The report points out that In Canada
| two notable elements have been added
to the government provision for sol
diers and their families First, insur-
ance on the lives Of soldiers Is carried
| by various municipalities, and. second.
| the Dominion has undertaken M part
Of its military system the re-education.
In suitable occupation. OF the dis
abled soldier, SO that he can assume
again. In whole or In part, the care Of
his family.
Assistance to All Dependents
The Canadian compensation for the
soldier and his family includes not
only $50 OF monthiy pay for the private
In active service. but a separation al
lowanee to his dependents OF SO .
month from the Dominion government
| and further assistance In special cases
from the Canadian patriotic fund.
| For example. the wife OF private
| soldier with three children between the
| ages OF ten and fifteen may receive ell
I oux{er .ss1 u.
| of her husband. $50 separation allow
| ance and S25 from the Canadian pa
| triotic fund. or In all SEQ or sS5 a
month
II her husband Ia killed she Will re-
| ceive $40 n month for herself and an
| additional SO month for each OF her
children until her boys are sixteen
years OF age and her girls are seven
teen years Of age In addition, II she
| lives In Toronto or one Of a number
| of other cities she win receive life In
surance This win be paid TO her In
| monthly installments unless she shows
that she needs the entire amount at
! once to pay of a mortgage or 10 make
| start In business.
| II her husband Is disabled she viii
| receive special maintenance allow
ance while he IS having medical treat
ment and learning a new occupation.
| and when he is finally discharged, II
his physical disability continues. pen
sion will be paid according to the ex-
tent OF his disability and the number
OF his children under sixteen or seven
| teen years OF age.
| Protected by Insurance.
Mr.. Wolfe is an actuary Of recognized
authority. and he has analysed espe-
ciaIly the municipal provision for life
insurance by which certain Canadian
| cities have supplemented the pensions
| provided by the Dominion for depend
ents Of deceased soldiers. In Toronto
the municipality has not only purchss-
ed $l0,0Oo.09O worth OF insurance from
private companies. but 1t Is itself car
| rying more than SO, 100000 worth of
insurance A municipal insurance bu-
reau has been organized, and g, O00, 900
worth Of bonds have been issued, Of
which the principal and interest are a
charge upon the general taxpayers Of
the city. Every officer and enlisted
man residing within the city limits Of
Toronto who volunteers for oversee
service has from the date Of his en-
iistment been protected by a life insur.
ance policy of $1,000, the protection
running from the time Of his enlistment
to his death or six months after his
discharge or resignation.
The report refers also to the fact that