The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-08
Uncle Sans Greatest Investment IN
Humanity Created and Fostered
by Republicans

Washington. June s, The one ad-
mini3tratiye agency OF our federal
government upon which the hand OF
budget curtailment has not been
permitted to fall Is the chlldren's
Bureau. Indeed under the present
administration Il has been the policy
10 broaden and to extend the work
of this humanitarian agency. The
present Congress has increased its
! appropriation for the current fiscal
year from $27i,O00 to $311,OOO.
In addition. the socalled Maternity
Act" passed by the Republican Con
gress and signed by President Hard
ing November 22, 1921, creates
new division u-l the bureau
which will aisburse 100000 during
the current year and $l,240,0 900 dur
| ing the coming year.
The Children's Bureau has been
fifty characterized as "Uncie Sans
greatest investment in humanity"
Certain IL IL that a bureau which ac
cording TO the act which created Il.
10 to'investigate and report all mat
ters pertaining TO the welfare OF
children and child life among all
classes OF people" is sticking out
strategic filed for citizen bullying.
Its work will be fruitful in divi-
dends of a better nation in the next
generation. The Children's Bureau
was created by Republican Cong
ress during President Tafts admin
istration.
The Democratic members Of cong
ress bitterly opposed the bill Great
ing the bureau largely because they
feared the work of the bureau in
Southern cotton mills, turpentine
camps and elsewhere. Southern De-
mocracy fought the creation OF the
Children's Bureau just as 1t fought
the enactment OF the child labor law
Failing to prevent its being created
the Democratic party when in con-
troll of the Slxty-fourth Congress.
made fight against the bureaus
continuance, by the Democratic
House committee on appropriations
deliberately omitting any appropri-
ations for the Children's Bureau.
The Republican minority, under the
leadership of Representative Good,
| Republican of Iowa, waged a fight
on the floor OF the House for the
| appropriation by offering an amend
mant to the committees report.
! The Republicans contributed prac-
! tically all their voting strength
In support OF this amendment and
their solid support of II plus the
scattering Democratic strength II
received, was enough to save the
appropriation. All but one of the
votes against the amendment were
Democrats.
The bureau today Is justifying its
creation and continuance. The work
of the bureau at present is divided
into six divisions.
The hygiene division has conduc-
ted extensive surveys of the health
conditions OF children in the var
ious states, particularly those most
backward II has sent into suct
sections its health special OF
trained examiners who have studied
sanitary conditions concerning chile
life, and in cooperation with state
and local authorities, have inaug
Iurated needed reforms.
The industrial division of the bur
eau concerns itself with child la
bor and the betterment OF workint
conditions affecting children. Sucl
work is its own justification. TIT
battle against child labor finds mucl
= OF its inspiration in this division o.
the Children's Bureau.
The social service division of thu
! bureau prosecutes its studies amonl
delinquent and defective children
d II has contributed national leader
ship to probation work among child
rem In cities
The maternity division, the lates
: addition, allocates among the state
an annual grant for maternity an'
child welfare. Since the recen
b. Repblican Congress enacted the Law
and passed the appropriations, a.
r. states have fallen into line, accepted
I the act and created machinery to ad
minister It's provisions. The tw'
other divisions OF the bureau are tn
!, statistical and editorial divisions
They prepare and disseminate find
I ings OF Investigations conducted b!
[ the bureau The demand for thi
information is tremendous and tn
) amount Of information furnishes
. is limited only by the funds To-