New Britain herald., 1917-06-27
HOW CANADA IS
 HELPING CHILDREN
Soldiers Wives and Boys and
 Girls We'll Cared For

Washington. June 27.-How Cana da provides for the wives and chil- dren of her enlisted men is described in a report by s. Herbert Wolfe of New York. prepared at the request of ushed by the children's bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor.
 Tn presenting the report. Miss Lathrop. chief of the children's bu- reau. says:
 Tn the 50 years since the Civil
 war, legislation affecting the
 family and it's economic status
 has shown marked growth.
 Mothers pension laws and min
 inum- wage laws are recognized
 examples. and 1t is acknowledged
 that their result has not been to
 pauperize but distinctly to inn
 prove the power of the family to
 protect itself. In view of this
 tendency 1t is to be expected that
 system of compensation for sol-
 diers nd sailors can be developed
 whereby the government will
 make possible for their children
 the home life and prental care
 which are the common need of
 every child.
 The report points out that in Canada two notable elements have been added to the government pro- vision for soldiers and their families, and. second, the dominion has finder taken as a part of its military sys- tern the re-education. in q suitable oc-. cupation. of the disabled soldier 90 that he can assume again. in whole or in part, the care of his family.
 The Canadian compensation for the soldier and his family includes not only $33 of monthly pay. for the private in active service but separa- $2O a month from the dominion gov ernment and further assistancs in special cases from the Canadian pa rtiotic fund.
 For example, the wife of . private soldier with three children between the ages of 10 and IS may receive either $16 or SEQ from the assigned pay of her husband. SEQ separation al- lowance. and 326 from the Canadian Patriotic fund, or in all $60 to $66 . month. @
 If her husband is killed. she will receive $40 month for herself. and an additional $6 month for each of her children until her boys are 16 years of age and her girls aro IT years of age. In addition. if she lives in Toronto or one of number of other cities, she will receive life insurance. This will be paid to her in monthly installments unless she shows that she needs the entire amount at once to pay off mort gage or to make . start in business. If her husband is disabled. she will receive a special maintenance allow ance while he is having medical treatment and learning new occu- patton, and when he Is finally dis charged, If his physical disability continues, a pension will be paid ac- cording to the extent of his disability and the number of his children under 16 or IT years of age.
 MT. Wolfe Is an actuary of recog- nized authority and he has analysed especially the municipal provision for life insurance by which certain Ca- madam cities have supplemented the pensions provided by the Dominion for dependents of deceased soldiers. Tn Toronto, the municipality has not only purchased $10,000.o00 worth of insurance from private companies. but itss1s itself carrying more than $s2. .0QA, ,ooAnEaEth sof iusura1fce. A municipal insurance bureau has been organized and $2.000.O00 worth of
 bonds have been issued of which the principal and interest are charge upon the general taxpayers ofN the city. Every officer and enlisted man residing within the city limits of To- ronto who volunteers for oversea service has from the date of his en- listment been protected by a life in- l surance policy of $l.0oo, the protec- ton running from the time of his enlistment to his death or six months after his discharge or resignation. The report refers also the fact that each of the European countries 1 makes government provision for the families of private soldiers and sail ors. In Great Britain, France and l Germany the amount of the govern 1 mental separation allowance depends upon the size of the family which must be supported. ROOKIE OFFICERS DROP.