Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
new SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
KEY TO PEACE
World Middle Can be Set.
tied in This Way, Accord
ing to Phillip.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 22.-The
key to the present world muddle. ac-
cording to Wilbur c. Phillips, execu-
tive of the National Social Unit Or
ganization, speaking here at a section
meeting this morning Of the National
Conference of Social Work, is social
coordination, leading to better social
reorganization. He advocated a plan
now being operated by him in a COM
munity of $4,000 people in Cincin-
natl.
The Cincinnati Social Unit, Of which
Mr.. Phillip is the head, he called a
national social laboratory. The ex-
pertinent thus made, he said. had
proven successful and only needed to
be applied to the entire nation and
to all nations to result in a world
movement that would mean a new So
cial order. He said:
1.-THE central idea is this. The needs
Of all people are alike. The efforts
of all people are devoted to meeting
these needs. The aims of social effort
are synonymous with the aims of gov
eminent. These aims are to see that
completely satisfied. Only in this way
can social distress, which springs from
untitled needs. be remedied. Only in
this way can the physical, intellectual
and spiritual development of people
be assured to the fullest degree.
"If fifteen thousand people living in
one district, can plan, with the assist
ance Of city and national experts, an
organization through which they can
know their needs more accurately and
can organize their intelligence in a
method Of organization an, with
modification, be extended to other
communities.
There are two central ideas First,
the organization Of people on a popu-
lation based by units of fou or five
hundred inhabitants each. This is
about the ratio of population to
policemen in New York city. Each
unit has a representative andD these
representatives come together as the
lower house, Of a bi-cameral congress
for the district. The purpose Of the
lower house is to study the needs of
and carry education to the people.
Each representative is in touch with
each man, woman and child in the
block. He meets with the others twice
a week, to receive instruction in COM
munity problems. This instruction is
given by members of h upper house
composed Of representatives of VARIOUS
skilled groups, the doctors, nurses,
I~edCHSFA, BOCldI WOTAeTS, ministers,
business men, trade unionists-au or
ganized as departments Of this dem
ocratic organization. Each group is
a sort Of faculty in a community uni
versity. It's leaders are the professors
and the citizens are the pupils.
1.-THE first services set up at the sta
ton are health services. Special COM
mittees on p%ostnatal carr prenatal
care, dental hygiene and similar SUBJ
jects have been appointed and are
working out plans for community edu-
cation in conjunction with correspond
Ing city and national committees. In
this way. each lesson taught, zach
service established, represents a con-
census Of the best medical opinion, not
only in the city, but in the country.
This bame method Of work is being
applied to nursing statistics, social
service and other activities.
THE work Is financed by a national
Organization, with a budget Of $685.
900 for three years A city wide or
ganization in Cincinnati Is following
the experiment. This organization In
Guides representatives OF organized
labor. the various business mems or
~ganixations, the Council Of Social
Agenciss, tho Federation Of Churches
and tho various neighborhoods OF Gin
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