The Washington times., 1919-12-21
COMMENDSBR
POLICY ON LADD1
English Statesman Assorts h
Is More 1sasvslent rhan
Amorioa'A -
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written fer lnsernatioAai UoWu o2gv.
Ice and London Daily ExDro0l
LONDON. Dec. el.--rSsrs - . 49,
eral impressioH In EAgion1 tooa
America u the paradise Of ths work-
ina classee- In some Wayo thta A
certainly true. but the British wc91E
man who is inclined - bamest Aas
hard lot IL compared with his ADer%
can comrsde would be surpeiso1 II
find how well his interests are nT~
guarded by the British goverausas
the United StAtss-
Take food control Over here ~
tioning In just rcstarttng after . -
riod of comparative freedom bocAnse
IL has been proved that 0ovsruO~e:
control of focdstuffs noono lower
prices and better supplles. DursuO
the war the ministry OF fcod snfOfose
maximum prices for all staple artSSSts
OF diet and many that were iees ur
portAnt and insured eauol 1t0ert
button for those which wers snarcs.
and the result h that England sVf-
fsrsd lees than any othsr eouDtry y
Europe from food famine As6 N
flated prices. There 10 no such p&o-
lie food control In the unitsa etooes
HessAsg PpsAsea AeUse.
Housing. again. ID one Of the 49,
est questions OF the momeut. snA voo
1t may be. for during the five yeoeU
OF war no houses were baiit 10 Dooo
the annual demand. ana now, Wonzo
IL costs 600 pounds to erect . owe0-
ing which could be built for -
pounds prior to 1914. the Drtv00e
builder could only end his career -
the bankruptcy court But here ~
government comes TO the rescue WteS
the state subsidies to cover the en0Ds
nous rise In buiidipg coats, and fn'
sure that the builder shall have .
, fair return on his capital.
For several years past the ntDUp
penny loaf has been saved to the pop.
ulation By the same means--a staAD
subsidy which covers the diffore0ro
! between what the bread cests -
bakers TO make and the fixed seiit1Q
price. Cheap bread 10 one 81 ~
greatest Of boons. There 10 ss brsAl
subsidy in America
! The Government uneDpacyDaoe
grant has been a godsend 10 ma41
thousands of people who were throW0
out of work when the armisttoe ~
signed and military contracts teruoB
mated. II provided Is shiiline1 q,
week up to a maximum Of stx 0o0th1
for war workers, to tide theD over ~
difficult transitional period wStlp
peace activities were being rssuUeA
The time limit has since been EXTENDED
IT q somewhat lower rate q boDo06
NatAsaai lnsusoase.
The ordinary peace worker whGq
out OF Job IL cared for by means -
national insurance. This act poD9oy
by Lloyd George In 1911 IN the tseeo
OF nerce opposition. provides that ID
workers earning less than floo yeos
must be state insured. Tho worker
pays weekly contribution Of fro0 ]
penny to 4 pence. according TO age.
sex and salary. and the employer slse
pays share for each employe. the
government making up the refnatnoes
necessary TO give . man 10 ehffliu9U
and a women shiiiings during unesr1-
| ployment or sickness TO provide free
medical attendance and q maternity
benefit for mo hers. 'rt
Old age pensions cere for the ole
as they are cared for In DC ethOf
country. Men and women over sev-
enty. British subjects and residest -
the United Kingdom, whose meane DO,
not exceed a very small yearly svn
and who are not receiving poor lnv
relief. are eligible for the psnsbens.
These were formerly shillinTs per
! week, but have been raised to Z SHIFT
lings in compensation for the m
creased cost Of living since the war.
This regular sum enables mary cd
people past work TO live comfortably
( with married son or daughter and
removes the haunting terror Of the
workhouse from people who have
worked honorabiy all through their
lives.
repsisas fer W1As~sl
Pensions OF another sort-those for
the widows OF officers who fell during
the war-are on a higher scale here
than in the United States. The
! British widow eets f1oe . year 70,
life for herself. Ca for esch. child -
I long as he or che is dependent on
her. and may be allowed up to ~ .
year per child TO cover the cost OF h's-
education. The last named grant
which Is variable. 10 governed by the
! idee that the child has claim on the
state for the kind Of education he~
would have been given by his father
! had he lived.
The new ministry Of health yues a..
augurated Is. perhaps. the eigrest
scheme for the beneht OF the com
rnunity. and more particularly OF the
working community, which 10 ~
! outcome OF the war. g..
The work Of the new ministry viii
he concentrated at hrst on Eve basts
4 institutions:
THE training and employment ~
nurses.
2-The organization OF rnidwfferT.
| local Laboratories and consulting
| rooms for sick p~onle.
z-The organization and develop
ment OF a system OF local clinics for
baby care.
5-The provision OF exper; advice in
difficult and unusual cases. -r.:
! - IL will also deal with the great
scourge Of Tuberculosis, keep a wstrf-
| full eye on housing snd sanitation,
conduct research into the best means
J of combating diseases, and In many
! WAYS watch over the health Of the
POPULATION. This ministry has 70
parallel In the United States.
VAVyAn NRVSNY M NHYE