The sun., 1919-09-19
u. S. TROOPS, ILLN
CANADA, TOBE AIDED
Bill for Reciprocity in Sol
diers' Treatment Favored
at Ottawa.
PASSES SECOND READING
Men From North Of Border in
Hospitals Here to Be Taken
Care OF Also.

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 1s.-The Sec
ond reading was given to-day to bill
in the House to organize further the
work of soldiers civil reestablishment
and provide for reciprocal arrangements
vita the Governments of the United
States and of Great Britain for the
medical treatment and training &c re-
turned rnen and the issue OF pay ana al
lowances during such treatment or
training.
special parliamentary committee Of
twenty members was appointed to con-
slider the entire question of soldiers
civil reestablishment.
Hon. N. w. Rowell said in introducing
the bill:
"A reciprocal arrangement has been
worked out between the Government of
the United States and the Canadian Gov
eminent whereby Canadians who fought
in our expeditionary force but who are
residing In the United States viii be
looked after by the proper department
Of the American Government. we In turn
looking after through the department OF
soldiers civil establishment American
soldiers who are residing in Canada
"All American soldiers living in Can
ada will be looked after by the depart
ment directors civil reestablishment. and
this Government will be recouped for
expenses we are put to in the matter
and the American Government will be
recouped for all expenses incurred In at
tending to Canadian soldiers IN the
United States. The same arrangements
will apply as between Canada and Great
Britain. Negotiations are now under
way for a similar reciprocal arrange
| ment between Canada and France, Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
12.230 ON Canada's Sick List.
Mr.. Rowell said there were 1880
patients in fifty-eight military hospitals
or institutions In Canada. The pay and
allowances Of those men for August
amounted to s413,2s1. 1t will be about
| $4,000. 900 year. The number receiving
| vocational training August 81 was $3.50
OF the men retrained 6s per cent had
been employed in the work for which
| they were retrained; while 90 per cent
were In other occupations Apart from
the sick and deaths only STA per cent
are not employed Training is given for
| 301 vacations In Canada, as compared
with forty-eight In England.
| OF the returned Canadian soldiers
| $4,000 had sought no aid, but looked
after themselves But lI1,27s had been
assisted to get employment. For the six
months ending August 81, $500 were re-
| turned men. Most of the remainder
| were laborers.
I
| Industrial Conference to-day which
adopted the report recommending that
the labor laws Of Canada, Federal and
Provincial. be unified
l. This report favored the appointment
of board on which the Federal Gov
eminent, labor, capital and the provinces
should all be represented and recon-
mended that the body be entrusted with
the unifcation and the codifying of the
laws. Federal and provincial. affecting
labor.
Workmen's Compensation Ignored.
Nothing was said in the report nor in
| the debate on the subject of workmeu's
| compensation laws, nor whether they
should be included under labor laws in
| the proposed revision. There is wide
difference between the provinces acts.
the Western provinces, where there are
rev industries and no large number OF
employees. being favorable to the work.
| The subject Of the right to organize
was debated further and referred TO a
committee. Tom Moore, president of the
Toronto Trades and Labor Council, as
serted that rs per cent of Canadian
labor was organized, and that so per
cent had been added In the last year to
the strength of unionism.
| Reports from committees are to be
subjected to debate OF forty minutes
from each side of the question