The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-22
CHILDREN's BUREAU.
U. s. Department Of Labor.
Washington.

Remarkable progress has been made
in legislation providing mothers pen
siOns since the first mothers pension
laws were passed in 1911 by Missouri
and Illinois. According to a bulletin
entitled Laws Relating to Mothers
Pensions" just issued by the Chill
jren : Bureau of the U. S. Department
of Labor, 80 states, Alaska, and Ha-
waii now have some public provision
for mothers left with. young children
10 support, and in at least ) of the
remaining states mothers pension laws
have been Under consideration. Cana
Ia, Denmark, and New Zealand alsO
have passed legislation providing az
for mothers. This rapid spread OF leg
islation in so brief a period is indira-
tive, says the Children 5 Bureau bull
letin, of widespread and deep rooted
conviction that no child should be de-
privcd of home life and a mother :
care because Of poverty alone.
Generally speaking, all mother
pension laws provide for the Paymcn;
If stated weekly or monthly sum for
zach child under a certain age 10
mothers who are dependent upon their
'wn efforts to support their children
nd are morally and physically fit per
ons to bring up their children. There
5 considerable variation in the laws
D force in the different states. Some
tates provide pensions only for wild
we'd mothers; others include women |
no are divorced or who may have |
cen deserted by their husbands, or
lose whose husbands are in prison, in
ate aSylums, or who are otherwise
In three states, expect
NJ mothers may receive mothers pen
Ons; and in a number of instances
le mothers Of children born out of
cdlock come within the scope Of the
W.
The age up TO which an allowance
ay be made for a child varies from
to Il years Only one state has .
'-year maximum. hut this state allow
! extension TO l6 years if the child
III or incaTacitatcd for work Six
On years is the maximum in the
eatest number of states. One state
ID Alaska give L as a maximum and
.e other state with l6-year limit
? boys makes II a maximum in the
Sc Of girls.
The amounts of the allowances vary
catly in the different states; they
ngc from - per week per ehilG, TO
, a month for one child and SIS for
ch additional child. In many states
o amount is far too lew 70 maintain
decent standard Of family life par
.ularly in view Of the greatly in
cascd cost Of living. It is cncour-
ing 60 note. however. that the newer
VS. and more recent amendments,
tn a few exceptions. are in the dir
tioa Of making more liberal allow
cc> and Of raising the age limits of
@ children who may be aided TO
cp pace with advances made in
i'd labor and compulsory education
vs..
The bulletin contains the complete
vt of the laws concerning mothers J
usions IN force in the United States.
mazda. Denmark. and New Zealand.
gcthcr with rules and regulations
ued in connection with their admin
ration and forms of application used
various localities. It also contains
list Of references on the subject Of
others pensions. An Introductory
scussion gives a succinct history Of
others pension legislation and briefly
the provisions Of the laws
force in the United States.
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