Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-01

| rect,o,, ~, what treatment or cor
of mo snaiI DE provided for a child
ployed for such purpose," r.tAent
~ the majority of that COMMITTEES
1.e that the provisions of that Ned.
tIa! law are drastic and have addod
esaI on 10 secure its passap 90 in Sn;t.
VI the TACT that the Federal Govarn
ment may make a rule or rer,,latio,,
pesoviding that that section hs. M
siuna,, me majority report was
h'sr,. u py Messers. Pickett. Brad
PrnS,.., MIS-. Plnkham, Messrs. Pierce
nor;t,, ray and Croxford. The mi.
up later because If the m. ;nr;.,. o ~
rort Is turned down 1 shall now for
.ne acceptance OF the min re.
port-is IN new draft. and 10 no fot
lows; Resolved: That there he ana
nn,erepx Is appropriated the aur, ~
Sio,oOo for the fiscal year ~ ino1
ana , the sum of $15.OOO for the fiscoi
year lO20 for the promotion Of tho
a me,i'; ;s and hygiene Of maternity
t tno INFANCY In the State of Maine.
hy ti Saiu appropriation to be spent
under the direction of the e., i'uisn
ana Council" That gives Won m 1re
enah you can receive from the Fad
.Iai government and Is carrying ont
ene purposes for which the Act wos
SSnacted. That report was sirned hv
Messrs; Phillips. Reed, and AIlen -,
CIV CIV 10 go back to the original
'h ead.; d-Towner Bill. Section 4.
r Hection 4 provides that, This Act
n nay y, De accepted by the Governor
fect tMe stare OF Maine and to be ef-
| tonrnn until siX months after the ad
Iournment of the next session of ~
legislature after the passage NJ th ,e
hca IN Congress" Now. What b ns
fnappened under the proceednre '' 60
n as the Governor is concernoa 30
VII June I'D last. Governor Raxtor
VIII ms Councillors had q beari,,.
upon, upon this particular bin. to . sae
, wne,her they would accent ito nc
of " t1,s In favor Of the accentanco
onnn laH sheppard Towner Bill there
Miss Maho Dr, Young. DIR. Kendall
Mrs, Howor1 I1nnor of Augusta. and
,npposed were DIR. Spaldinr ~ p noae
iand; FRANKLIN c. Payson Of t y, r rp',t
WILL, hospital in Portland P;shnn
lo n,sn ana Mrs. kreger of nv, sn 'i'
thnn me Town. The matter was rona E ;,,.n
oonu.o;uShly at that time. II rras 'neo
t thn .a hastily. 1t was , %ai not
~ ,H1 'aple and the Governor ~, on
no 49,. according to the newsnana, 'uly
to aon nnaue proclamation ref,sinc
| lIn,ted e. me provisions of this
the 60, states Act. His reasoning ;s
tt e same as my own and his ;an rs
me me fundamental principle IVA iut'a OF
! ne Bili is the same as nv nu,,, ing
i would therefore like to 20 owa,. t anu
piociaihatlon so that Won nav so< r';.
reason and mine. may see his
AT the hearing on lima 90 -,
1 Buy of the Sheppard -Town rns
S,'n. aumltted that the United states
Rin ' enle court might declare the
ssn a unconstitutional thus making the
,,ss Vo oe 81 81, 10 The State an unlawful
Notwithstanding this, these advocot
cs urged the State ITO accent a.
i,loney because other States have
uone SO: The weakness of This ar
sument is apparent, and the state NJ
i'1nalne Will take no money unless IL
ras clear title to it.
neiieVe the time has come for
the states of the Union to hold To =
pr,Ihciple and to carefully scrutinize
an oners OF Federal Aid before ac-
| ceptlng them. Having no doubt as tn
/ what my duty is in this mater
aecilne to accept tho Sheppard
Iowner Bill and this State for the
| time being will stand with New
YORK, massachusetts and Rhode Is
! iand, the three states that have re-
Jected it. The State of Maine will
not sell it's birthright, and principle
not expectancy, has been the deter
mining factor with me in the solu-
ton of this problem. The financial
aspects of Federal Aid is interesting
The preferred $4,000 has been referred
10 as free gift to the State Of
Maine while in reality the Federal
government is taxing the State to
, ralca this money. and now in order
to help our mothers and children Of
fers to pay back to the State the
trivial sum of less than two-thirds
| of one cent for each inhabitant. At
the present time over $4,000, 600 is an
nually taken in taxes by the Federal
Government from the people of Maine
and less than s1.25O.0OO is returned
to the State in the form of Federal
Aid. This $1S,000.000 of Maine money
is paid into the Federal Treasury at
Washington, n large portion being
! absorbed in heavy administration ex-
penses at the Federal Capitol, and a
small fraction being returned to the
State.
THE people of Maine are willing
and able to care for their own
| faith to believe that Maine men and
women will do this rather than ac-
| cept sO-called gratuities from a Fed
eral bureau. Already we are over
burdned with Federal interference
and control, and our citizens and in
dustries are hampered by Federal
! inspectors and other officials from
Washington.
"The Sheppard Towner bill is to
be attacked in the court by the Com
mOnwealth of Massachusetts, and
! NJ Mi
that the Federal Government has no
power over the States in maternity
and child welfare matters. There
also is grave doubt as to whether or
not the governor Of State has the
power to accept the bill in question,
even though Congress attempts to
confer that power upon him. The
governor of State does not derive
his authority from the Federal Gov
crnment, and a Federal bill that seeks
| to confer new powers upon him is of
questionable standing.
State Provides the Money
"The existing provisions of the
! Sheppard Towner Bill are reasonably
moderate. but it properly may be as
sumed that attempts will be made to
| broaden it's scope so as to further
| restrict the States control over It's
own affairs. 1t is apparent that the
present bill is but an entering wedge
| for moro radical legislation and
Names delegation in Congress. our
senators and representatives should
be urged to resist all further en-
croachments upon the Stares by the
Federal Government. Maino Will
| Ioyollv support the Union IN all mat
| tiers that come under the provisions
| of the Federal Constitutions bat the
time has arrived when the people OF
this State will jealousy guard the