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The Advantages Of Social Insurance
IDEAL TOWNS FOR
Since
THE PEOPLE
Britain
was one of the land blocks of finis, These wil first countries in the world to be- be
intelligently grouped amid como Industrialised, there are pleasant surroundings, will be Britain claims to have been afpersons insured under "this" na-¡means of" support can apply to many lessons that other countries interspaced with parks and play- planeer in social betterment, and tional insurance for all citizens the National Assistance Board. can learn from her history. One ing fields and will be studded with This scheme is the final stage of these relates to this questoin shopping centres so as to make during the last 40 years United That, of course, is true enough, Kingdom governments of all poli- but the State collects income taxes of transferring from the local of population movement from shopping as convenient as possible a according to Individual capacity to authorities to the Government the country to town. During the last for the housewife: Likewise, at ticlal parties have enacted steady stream of social legislation pay, and not at a flat rate like the responsibility for paying cash ac-100 years Britain's population has convenient Intervals there will be to better the lot of the ordinary weekly, insurance premises. This cording to their needs to persons almost trebled (population in-built-
uilt: schools, clubs, cinemas, res- citizen and achieve some measure means f
that bigger incomes boar not entitled to national insurance create is another characteristic taurants nwimming pools, librar-- of social security within the sa-more of the subsidy, than lower benents or whose needs are not of an expanding economic sys- tes and other institutions neces
Incomes: to that extent, and in fully mot by those benefits. One tom). But owing to the driftsary for communal life. Now, after World War 11, an- other ways, the new social security of the advantages of this centra- from the villages practically the
It is important to note that it ather forward move is in pro- plan will have an equalitarianisation is that the standard on whole of this rise was confined is within the suburbs belt that gress. The first step was the pay- effect in Britain.
assistance is based is a to the urban areas, especially to certain areas will be allocated for that cities and industrial development, ment of family allowances. Since All classes are to share in the uniform one Instead of varying an- the great industrial August, 1946, the Stale has paid scheme, not only those employed cording to where the person comes London, Today eight million peo-workers will not have long to the mother of a family the for wages and salaries. It will from.
ple-nearly one-fifth of the intances to travel to and from their | But perhaps the greatest of all habitants of England and Wales place of employment. It is H.K.$18.00 sum of 6 shillings. a week for be the guarantee of pensions for
each one of her children under the old and for widows, pensions Britain's new ventures in the 10-live in London. About 10 million of the banes of modern industrial 6 month... H.K.$30.00 10, except only the first born. At that will make weekly contribucial field is the setting up of a people live in the villages; and life that where there is no
the rest are mainly concontrated [ning of this Kind either w One year
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PEACE IN PALESTINE ?
What hopes are there that
which,
By SIR RONALD DAVISON
and
July
without
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Haphazard Growth
die
one
have to live Amid the squalld toundings of a factory district or,
life.
Bulidings
If hopes of a settlement are millions and will provide calor himself and his wife for as,000 persons on his list and will and sinces, and around this cen-Imain offices of firms operating in
based
on
the
unem-
I
By WILLIAM BANKS
T
in many cases, they have to spend considerable proportion of their the other end of family life, the|tions particularly worth while for:"Free-for-all" national health ser-
It was, perhaps, inevitable that leisure time travelling to and rate of old age pensions was in those who are self-employed, and vice. A complete medical service, 1940 more than doubled for re- also for the small number of non-including general practitioner and under atimulus of commercial and from work. In these new towns Ured people. But this latter re- camers. The only non-contribu- hospital treatment, is to be open industrial expansion the growth factory areas will be kept free of
of existing towns was entirely residential buildings. form was really only an advance tors, subject to minor oxceptions, for all citizens
charge haphazard, giving them an untidy This will havo
As for the area bounded on its instalment of the Government's will be menstunder 10 years at nothing to do with insurance or #prawling appearance which not periphery by the innermost of the the truce agreed to between new scheme of all-in national in-all children under 10 years. That nothing
major
undertaking leaves 20 million persons between the payment of a specified num-only makes unsightly inroads into three ring roads, here will be the
town's the Arabs and Jews, on the which will begin on July 6. When the ages of 10 and 85 to pay ber of contributions, though, in the surrounding countryside but hub of the
fact the new national, insurance also makes for a distorted pat-like the Town Hall, basis of the British resolu- it is in operation it will assuredly weekly contributions.
"the main ambi- complete
The balance in favour of the fund will hand over to the just like London itself, consist of the central police station will be co-tern of life. Many of these towns, post office, the main fire station, tion adopted by the United]bo the moof compulsory con-average contributor to this scheme Bury a sum of £32 million a
Council, tious scheme Nations Security
Year Just tributory
social Insurance yet at-will in fact be quite remarkable. to help pay the health service compact central area into which suitably, and conveniently grouped will lead to a final settlement tempted in any country. It will For it is estimated that, in future, bill of about £240 million
are crowded much too high ain a manner worthy of their civie ish a year. of the Palestine problem? affect the whole population of 40 the married man who drawns his The average, doctor in general proportion of the town's factories, dignity. Here, too, will be found cash retirement pension of 42s. a week practice may have a maximum of public buildings, shops, cinemas the big departmental stores, the statements benefits during sickness,
old ployment,
age, widowhood, much 10 which continue to be issued and other contingencies. It will to 75) will receive eight
years (say from 65
capitation fees ne- 60 be paid his times cordingly. The close personal re- by both sides there can be include a funeral grant. Married what he paid. That does not la-lationship between the family doc- little optimism. Arab lead-women, particularly during ma- clude any benefits, such as sick tor, and his patients will, it is ers still insist that there can [ternity, are to bo well looked benents, which he may draw dur-
be fully hoped,
preserved.
Hral-block-there-mo-sprawied} the area and the banks. Among “The general economic and so-miles of suburban streets much the amenities catering for the after. Those who normally work, ing his working life. No com- beno peace in Palestine even though they pay no contri-mercial insurance company in the clal polley of Britain today has too thinly sprinkled with the population divelling in the subur-
butions themselves will receive a
a world could offer such terms,
a threefold alm-greater produc amenitica of community life.
ban belt there will claim a Zionist state in a materally allowance of 38s. for
tivity, stability and social equity, Before the end of World War more theatres, perhapa a number land where the majority of 13 weeks, and other women an National Assistance
three closely inter-related con- It had become absolutely clear of cinemas, at least one big con- ditions. Towards these aims we that som the population is Arab; the attendance allowance of 20%. for
something very drastic would cert hall, and, of course, restaur All will receive a
in Britain already have a state.
we Zionists insist that there is four weeks.
Behind the Insurance Act stands of full employment at good wages, have to be done to deal with this ants, clubs, technical colleges and
***** problem. Britain's Government, the State and maternity grant of 24 for each
like. For obvious reasons also already such a
the new scheme of national as-which seems likely to be main-therefore, instituted. in 1943 the town's main railway station that it has come to stay.
sistance under which any person tained, and now a linked system special Ministry to cope with it. will be located in this central The hard facts of the situa- The normal benefits and pen- aged 18 or over ilving in Britain of social security covering all The Ministry of Town and Coun- district. tion may, however, force a sions are fixed on a flat rate of (whether or not of British nation- etizens will come into being on try Planning, as it is
is called, quick-
Completed Work compromise. Having fought 20s, a week for a man or wo- ality) who is without sufficient July 5..
ly set to work and proposed to Iman, with 168. allowance for an
Parliament a series of measures ing of these things is
One's natural reaction on learn- a battle for Palestine both adult dependent and Ts. 6d. tor
to stay. grouped under two laws: the Town that's all very well as a plan; sides may come to feel that the Brat child. That adds up to
and Country Planning Act and the honour is vindicated and 49s. 6d. a week for a man, wife
New Towns Act. Between them but when are they going to be- that their claims
be and first child, together with the
they embody
of building in building these ideal townal" modified. Unless some pro- a week for children who come ordinary family allowances of '5%,
development the whole on giving the answer, one is com England and Wales, empower the
forted by the knowledge that the gress is made in the discus- later.
Government to acquire land for detailed planning work on four sions with the mediator,
the building of new towns and to of London, and two in the more for such towns in the neighbourhood go ahead with their latention of
can
child.
་
Count Bernadotte, on the Weekly Contributions
-island-of Rhodes in the Medi
terranean, it is useless for Britain, America or anyone else to put forward a new plan. Much of course is going on all the time behind the scenes. Britain is con- tinuing to use her influence with the Arab Governments to come to a settlement and the United States is expect- ed to exert similar" influence on the Zionists.
All this is going to be costly, and the insured person's weekly contributions will not be small. They will in fact be 0s. Id. for man (of which 4s. 8d. is paid
tho man himselfy or
or nearly y double the weekly premiums now paid by employed contributors and their employers to the two lesser and more modest social insurance schemes for health and unemployment which have been
in Britain since 1912. working
-But-fn-addition-to-the-contel-
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'DOOMED" TANKER REPORTED SAFE
New York, June 26. Tankers Company Inc., agent for the Norwegian tanker Fenris, said that additional information received today revealed that the civilian crow from the Navy tanker, Mission San Juan, boarded the burning and abandoned Fenris, put out the fire and now has the ́vossói in tow bound for the Azores.
---A-massage-from the Mission San Juan's captain said he sighted the burning tanker at 10_am_and_placed n salvage. crew aboard. He said that the crew of the Fenris is now aboard his ship.
Tass View Of Dewey's Nomination
stood that as
be one or
persuading manufacturers to build distant provinces has been com- rather than in, established indus-of them. On the other hand, it new factorica in these new towns, pleted, and that surveyors al- ready have begun work at one trial centres. new towns are flexible and give dustries have prior claim on the Quite rightly the plans for these always been clearly under- Britain's export, in- plenty of room for adaptation to country's limited supplies of lab- local conditions and local tastes,
these plans. our and But they are all based
on a fairly would materials
Stake a good.: many... years simple series of principles, de- to complete. Even the
original signed to obvinte the disadvan-10-yeatin
10-year estimate for the
Aber- Lages which have accompanied the crombie plan for the decongestion haphazard growth of urban areas of Greater London will now have in the
past.
Each town will be to be reviewed, in the light of built within the framework of a the Government's decision to cut highway
systeme the town, diture
Three of these down- temporarily capital expen- highways will
Yet the very fact that the pro
+
The island of Rhodes is hûtions of the insured and their certainly a better place to employers there will also be
considerable State subsidy to the discuss the future of Pales-
This will add now insurances.
The men were originally pick- tine than the resounding considerably to the financial ated up by an American tanker, halls of the United Nations tractiveness of the scheme to the to the Greek collier, Costis Les. Bents Fort and later transferred where every word is record average citizen in Britain.
They were apparently transfer- fed and many speakers play
It may be objected that the red again
to the Mission Son to the gallery of world subsidy will be paid by the fax- Juan. opinion. In Rhodes, Count payers, who are the same as the tain H. Mathisen left the stricken promises
The 42 men and skipper, Cap- nomination was bought with allowed. Between the second ring economic difficulties are in sight of high political road and the innermost ring road of solution, the tempo. of imple- Bernadotte has a herculean
Lanker soveral hours after an ex- posts, profits and protection, there will be an area of suburbs, menting these plans will be con- task before him. He has
plosion at 4 a.m. on Thursday
Tass, in a Philadelphia deskcluding different types-of villai|siderably accelerated: shown himself a wise, patient tries of the Near East, very which turned the engine room In-patch, · saiet · that Governor Dewey was named after behind- negotiator already, and if he naturally, became extremely to an inferno. can bring the two sides to a apprehensive at the prospect Bents Fort, the
According to a report from the-scenes transactions, which crewmen were was c confirmed by the American settlement he will earn the of all Jewish refugees of rescued after 10 hours in their Press. gratitude of the world and Europe taking ship for lifeboats. he will save the good name Palestine, That remains one A spokesman for the Tankers Warren was nominated on a of the United Nations. He of the biggest problems to Company Inc., said it is possible demand of big-capitalist circles that the crew members of the since he had consistently sup- has to try to persuade Arabs day-Any-solution-of-the Mission San Juan might have a ported the Marshall Plan and Dio and Jews to forget the com-Palestine problem requires claim to the salvage of the Truman Doctrine. plicated promists and argu- that the Jews of Europe
Fenris.
The Fenris was carry- Tass described Governor Dewey ments of the past and to face should be able to find a home ing a cargo of crude oil, loaded as an enemy of the New Deal and the future; some time these in other lands than Pales at Venezuela on June 11-Unit-of progressive social legislation.
ed Press.
|-United Press. two peoples of Semitic race tine, also that Zionists should will, have to settle down to give the undertaking that gether as good neighbours they are prepared to limit CARNIVAL in their small, rather desert their Immigration into Pales country. He has to persuade | tine.
so as to enable through traffic to bye-pass its centre; and others blem of overpopulation in ·Bri- will radiate outwards from the tain's towns is receiving the ener central-district. Between the getic att
- | attention” [a" whole "Góv= Moscow, June 28,
outermost an
and centre ring road erriment department is a. matter ....... there will Tass reported that Governor a Green Belt, where Urban de- there is every reason to
be what known on of great satisfaction. Thomas Dowey's presidential velopment, as a rule, will not be that as soon as Britain's present
them it is in the interests of As the result of over- both sides to stop the fight optimistic official commun!- ing.
ques the Arab masses have The Arabs feel that they been led to believe that thé have justice on their side in Arab Government were hear claiming that the Arabs to victory when the truce 400.-
should rule in a land where was accepted. That was not they have the majority; on the case. Responsible" Arab 200 the principle of self-deter- leaders, however, must know mination. Events, however, that they cannot hope to 240-have worked against them. push the Zlonists out of 350The Balfour Declaration of Palestine altogether and, 1917 enabled Jews to begin that they must accept, thứ 350,- entering Palestine in large Zionist State has come to numbers and to consolidate stay.The United Nations 95,- their position. They exploit will not sit back and watch ed their advantage to the six. Amb States try to push full, helped by world Jewry, the Jews into the sea. 3n while the Arabs of Palestine for it is not true, to say, failed to organise themselves though it is said repeatedly politically to counterbalance in the U.S.A., that the Arab the growing influence of the Governments have been the Zionists. Then came Hitler's aggressors." The... Zionists terrible.... massacres of the have overstepped the "boun- Jews, which started a great daries outlined in the United milgration, from Central Nations partition plan to a Europe und aroused the gym. greater extent; thần hayờ thê pathy of world opinion, yet Arabs. The Palestine battle not to the point of encour- cannot be fought out as an aging countries with large isolated incident. for – too undeveloped areas Like the many nations are interested United States, and the lands in'. of South Alerics to modify: atr their immigrant law. All |gyeswornɛturned. Instead on:
Importance
la potential greatest oil-producing.
It said that Governor · Earl
RESTRICTIONS
FOREIGNERS
ON
Shanghai, June 27.
A new restriction against the movement of foreign- vers out of the city was announced here today.
Penicillin
In A New Guise
In an order issued by the Police Commissioner, Mr. Scho- bern Yu, "all aliens desiring to By Dick Turner travel outside of the Shanghai Municipal area or to remove for residence at another city shall register prior to their de- parture at this police headquar ters and their residence certia- cates shall be stamped in evidence of the above – regis- Min Chicago, June. 26. tration
A new form of penicillin, The order added that those a dry dust so fine that it can who travel without having duly be breathed without choking, registered their departure wit was shown to the American subject themselves to
prescribed by PO7Medien! Association today.
code.
Doctors said this dust is broath=
At the same time, it stated thated both to prevent respiratory all callous arriving in the infections and to treat them. Municipal area shail register Common colds were not their arrival with the police stationed
disconce
among the
tion of the district of their benefited. residence within 10 days and In Pneumonia has been treated the case of Sinicless persons with good results. The dust has three days.roint
The relieved the bronchial form of Rince the abrogation of inland arthma. It has been - good - also visos mord: than a year ago, for- for inflammations of the larynx, eliners have been free to leave or voice and the breathing
the city for other parts of China tubox, and without any requirement (other The, durt 13 sometimes used as than carrying their passports and the only, treatment when infee- tions, and mild, but when they residence articaign Reuter,
are bad, penicillin also is
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