Evening star., 1921-04-17
A SOCIAL WELFARE
BUREAU is CERTAIN
Plans to Co-ordinate'Department of Edu-
| cation and ''Women's Program - Spurred
On by President's Message.

the rules committee will report out
resolution calling for special COM
mittee on social welfare, in the same
way as a special committee on the
! federal budget was authorized. It Is
not unlikely that an attempt may be
made to have the matter referred to
the joint congressional committee on
reorganization Of the government es-
tablishment This committee, how
ever was organized for reporting on
duplication and overlapping in exist
ing federal departments bureaus. di-
visions. commissions, boards and
other agencies. The Presidents social
welfare program contemplates estab-
lishment of a brand-new government
department. and, therefore, is COM
parable with the budget i'm claim for
consideration by a special committee.
Various bills are already under
consideration covering sections of
the social justice program. One of
the first bills introduced this session
is kathered. by Representatives. tTowner
OF Iowa (No. z, the same number 1t
bore In the last session., which
proposes 70 create a department. OF
educ4tton and to authorize the ap-
preparation Of money to encourage
the states in the promotion anR sup
port Of education.
Many Such Measures Before.
In the last session many measures
along social welfare lines were
awaiting action. Senator Kenyon
urged ono for the creation Of de-
partment of social welfare Repre-
sentative McDufie proposed a de-
partment of public health. Senator'S
France and Owen also had bills foE
department of public health. The
Smith-Towner bill called for de-
partment Of education. Senator Cap
per, fathered a bill for physical edu-
cation, Senator Sheppard one to pro-
mote health extension education. Sem
ator Walsh Of Massachusetts, to es-
tablish a division Of educational ex-1
tension in the bureau Of education
and Senator Sheppard to promote the
Improvement Of rural education.
The Sheppard-Towner bill. known as
"the maternity BILL" which President
Harding referred to in his address,
saying: Il assume the maternity bill.
already strongly approved. will be
enacted promptly. thus adding to our
manifestation Of human interest" is
designed to encourage instruction in
hygiene Of maternity and infancy.
Representative Nolan Of California.
chairman Of the labor committee,
urged a bin to establish a division
Of civic training in the bureau of
education. Representative Fess in
troduced 4 number OF social service
measures including: To create q ma
tional university in the District Of
Columbia, to. appropriate $3,090,o0o
for state aid in home economies and
to promote physical education.
i One point must be made particu-
larly plain: President Harding. both
in his address to Congress calling
for q department of social service
and in his campaign promise to the
women of the country. stressed one
fact, that I'VE must avoid paternal-
ism, because a paternalistic social
welfare program would smother some
of the liberties. some of the dignity
and some Of the freedom for self
expression Of our individuals. In
creating federal departments" he
continued. "for the administration of
social justice and social welfare, we
must avoid tho fearful results Of
bureauoraey.
why Department shs1lA He.
Having warned against too much
centraNsm. too much paternalism, toe
much bureaucracy and too much in
fringement Of the individuals right
to construct his own life within the
American standards Of reason and
justice. and having warned that I'VE
must ever resist the growing de-
mands on the federal Treasury for the
performance of service for which the
state is obligated to its citizenship"
President Harding tells why he be-
lieves the new federal department
should be created: y
There can be no more efficient way
of advancing a humanitarian pro-
gram than by adapting the machin-
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