The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-26
Problem Being Worked Out m Village Only Five Miles l
 From London.
PLAN FOR GOO,OOO HOUSES
Colossal Task Involves Expenditure or ~ More Than Stoo,oOo,ooo Every Year for d Period of More
 Than Sixty Years.
New York.-"Its all jolly well to

d. HH '.' HtNtENlGtul " SpA'S S ....r....r-- .u..-Ug problem, but at the same Iiar pu,lic.Spirited men ana women. working independently, with the right ideas, can do much toward olllng the government in reducing this problem to a minimum
 That in substance is what Mrs Henrietta Barnett had in mind when' with others interested in community welfare. sine established the Hamp- stead Garden Suburb, five miles from London.
 "Our village now is a most attrac- five place." said Mrs. Barnett, at the Cosmopolitan club, New York, where she iS staying for a few days before returning to England. Hampstead Garden Suburb now has a population of about 10000. The ground was brok- ep for it in 1907 and the present posi- ton of this pioneer experiment or town extension. in spite of suspension of building more than six years' Is most satisfactory"
 Many desperate homcseekerS in New York no doubt would heartily in' pur~r u similar scheme, says the writ nr of am article published in the BoS' rnn Globe.
 Project for sOo,oOO Houses.
 That the housing problem in Eng land has been more serious than that fa New York is indicated by the state nrnf that England iS engaged in the colossal task of building SOOOOO homes for her people at the tremend- nns cost of more than SlOO,OOO,OOO every year for a period of more than sixty years. The necessity of shelter rr. homeless people became so acute lhat the government adopted .ns~ plan. In 1927 it will be consId- cred agaiu by the government. If 1t proves practicable, il may he contin- urd: if u0g. some improved scheme may lp substituted for it.
 Tmrcr this plan the various muntci- naI!tfrs issue bonds to carry out their narticular schemes. Houses thus built 1rr rented nt the lowest possible rate n.E any deficiency beyond a certain figure is guaranteed by the national government,
 This rian k helping to meet the rrrSrat great and urgent housing emergency of England.
 After hong years passed in Cniversl- " settlement work, with her husband, rnp noted Canon Barnett, vicar of St. .rrGgs Whftrchapel. for which they were rne inspiration In England, Mrs. ru.rrft evolved her ideas for coun- try coulum.ty in which every family cprll have it's own bath and It's own garden.
 "Part of this village" Mrs. Barnett rv.GafucL. "waS built around an open ~ragr of eighty acres. In addition to ,nu woods there are public gardens, n,ay.rounlS and sheltered seats which may he enjoyed by all. the tenants whatever rents they pay.
 "Tle village represents a true con- muriiy spirit and has been the means of promoting a better understanding lr,wccn various classes by arranging that people with different sizes of in' roue may live on the estate. It Is mot a charity enterprise. It is self sup porting and has made for the happi- russ and improved health of the fami- lies who have taken cottages at .-.-....1 F.-.1,, C,,Ipri
 Health Side Important.
 As women are the home makers and home dwellers, and as the house Is the shell of the home, women should lave a voice in housing plans. The Queen Anne style in the front with t.e Mary Ann style at the back to quote Sir Edwin LutyCns. must not continue when it means all the beauty and comfort for the rich and ugliness and discomfort for the domestic work er."
 Speaking of the health side of the housing plan known throughout Great Britain as the model village" Mrs. Barnett told how the district medical officer weighed and measured the vlI- haze children and found them taller, heavier and broader than those of the same age in the city.
 That report was most gratifying to me" Mrs. Barnett commented, be cause the pale faces Of the little chil- dreu Of the Whitechapel district with which my husband and myself were so familiar, keep haunting me and urging ne un to do something of this kind.
 "I believe that the solution of many Of our national differences and diff entities lies in a more neighbOrly atti- tuGr. not separation or isolation. Archi- trris 100 often study how to get as many people as possible housed in strall space. IL is hoped that those concerned with town planning Will consider the natural intermiXing Of all social classes and the communion Of handicapped with the happy"