Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-02
J.. S. Will CARE
FOR Children OF
YANKEE SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, d. Glow other
countries provide from government
| fuLds for the wives and children 6f
1 their soldiers in active service, While
| the United States makes no such al
lowances is described in The latest
report by the children,s bureau Of
the u. S. department of labor.
Separation allowances are granted
not only in European countries where
the pay of the private soldier of the
lowest rank runs from SO cents to
$3.50 a month, but in Canada and Aus.
tralia which pay him $33 and $3.50
while he is engaged in foraign ser
vice. In addition to the soldiers pay
the wife and children of the Cana
dian soldier receive from the govern
ment $50 month; and the allowance
to the family of the Australian sol
der varies according 10 the number
of children up to a maximum of near
ly $50 month.
The pensions allowed by law to-
wives and children of soldiers killed
in service are shown to be consider
ably higher also in Great Britain and
the British dominions than in the
United States. And the report de,
scribes various ways in which foreign
governments are making an effort to
meet the special needs of individual
families.
In presenting this report to the Sec
rotary of labor, the chief of the child
ren's bureau speaks of the general
study of child welfare in the warning
countries which is being conducted
by the children's bureau and saws:
THE relation of all these questions
Of child welfare to the living condi |
tons behind the lines is clear. 1t is
also plain that the living conditions |
in large measure depend upon the
provisions made by the respective
governments for soldiers and Their
dependents. And since the withdraw
al of men from the ordinary walks OF |
life to form large army must craate
similar problems here, the question
of what countries offer important |
suggestions for a system of soldiers |
compensation in this country he. |
comes at once basic to the considera
ton of child welfare in war time.
The material contained in the ac-
companying report together with |
the earlier report upon the care Of |
dependents of enlisted men in Cana,
da, has been already utilized in draft
ing proposed measure for soldiers
compensation in the United States by
the Hon Julian w. Mack, chairman OF
this refers has been Endorsed by the
committee on labor of the council of |
national defense for that purpose"
The American measure TO which
this refers has been endorsed by the
president and by Secretary McAdoo.
1t has already passed the house OF
and is now pending in 4
the senate. ...a1
This bill would provide separation
allowances to families Of men in &C
i've service and would revise the
scale of compensation to disabled men
and their families and to the widows II
and children of men killed in service
It contemplates the organization OF
an effective system of re-education
under government direction based up
on the experience of Canada and
Of Europe.
1t also includes provision sug-
gested by the Canadian municipal in
surance, whereby the government
would sell life insurance at rates has.
ed on the cost of insurance in times
Of peace, the government itself car
rying the added cost of the war haZ-
ard. The maximum amount of insur-
ance which could be purchased by enc
person would be $4,000 and the priv
Ilege of the insurance would be open
on the same terms to officers, enlist
ed men, and members of the female
nurse corps. 1t is expected that the
rate for a maximum policy will be
such that any enlisted man could
easily meet the premiums fronf his
military pay.