The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-29
HOW CANADA TAKES
CARE OF CHILDREN
OF ITS SOLDIERS
Insurance Is Carried by Various
municipalities and Liberal Pro.
vision Is Made for Those Who
Are Seriously Wounded.

Special pisuatch TO Tho Herald.
Washington. Jans eS.-How Can
ada provides for 7he wives and child
rem Of her enlisted men Is described
IN q report by Mr.. :. Herbert Wolfe
~ New York prepared al the request
~ the secretary Of labor and jusr
published hy the children's bureau of
the United States department Of la
Dor
In presenting The report. Miss
lathrop. chief II The |children's bu-
reau. says
ln the nfty wears since the Civil
way. legislation Affecting the family
and lbs economic status has shown
marked growth. Mothers pension
laws and miuimum-wagc laws are
recognized examples. and 10 is ac-
knowlodged that their result has not
been GOO pauperize hut distinctly to
Improve the power Of the family TO
protect itself. In view OF this tend
cncy DO is % bee expected that a sys-
tenn ~ compensation for soldiers and
sailors cau be det clipped whereby the
governments will make possible for
their children the home lifc and par
entail care which are the common
need % every child
The report points out that In Can
ada two notable elements have been
added to the government provision
for soldiers n their families First.
insurance on the lives OF soldiers Is
carried by various municipalities. and.
second, the dominion has Undertaken
as "a part % It's military system the
re-cducatiou. in a suitable occupation,
of the disabled soldier so hat he can
assume again 100 whole OF IN part. the
care ~ his family.
The Canadian compensation for the
soldier ana his family Includes not
only S23 Of monthly pay for the pri-
waite in active s%creicc but q separation
allowance 90 bis dependents Of SEQ "a
month from the dominion govern
mcnt and further assistance i'm ,pc-
cial eases from the CANADIAN patriotic
fund.
Fol- example. the wife Of a private
soldier With ,hrcc children between
the ages of 10 aud a. may receive
either SIS or $50 from the assigned
pay of her husband. $50 separation
allowance ana So from the Canadian
patriotic fund, or in an $50 OF So n
month.
~ her husband Is killed. she VIII
receive sac o. month for herself. and
an additional So % month for each OF
her children until her boys are 10
years of age and her girls are II
years nf age Ia addition. II she lives
in Toronto cor n OF "a number OF
other o.Ics. IA, VIII receive llfe ln-
sutauco. This win be paid 90 her in
monthly instanments unless she
shows that she needs The entire
amount 1i once 20 pay on a mortgage
or foo make o. start IN business.
10 her husband b. disabled she VIII
rorois, o. special maintenance allow
auce while he is having medical
treatment snd learning a new occu-
patton. and wheu he is finally dis
charscd, II his physical disability
continues. "a pension win be paid ac-
Cnrdlug 'o The oEfout Of his disability
ana me number uf his children under
lf ar ~ years of age.
Mr Wolfe BIS 1n actuary Of rccog-
nilrl authority n hc has analyzed
especially the municipal provision Tor
Iu-Gsanco JOS which certain Can
od.1u cfllea have supplemented the
pel- ons protidod by the Dominion
for dependents 20 deceased sold ers.
ln Toronto. tae municipality has no
purchased 10000 GOO worth oi
Insurance from private companies
but 30 is itself carrying more than
sac 600 600 worth " insurance. a
municipal insurance bureau has been
organized and $1,000, 900 worth Of
bonds have been Issned 81 which the
principal and interest are in charg"
Ivuu tho GencraI taxpayers Of the