OUT OF WORK.
HELP FOR THE UNEMPLOYED,
NEW SCHEME OUTLINED,
INTERESTING PROPOSALS,
By Telegraph-rPress Association— Copyright. (Rec. September 2, 10.40 p.m.) \ V ■ London, September 2. , Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith, Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade, in a paper read, before v> the economic section of the British -Association suggested the feasibility of, a national contributory scheme of unemployment insurance operating : universally within the limits, of a large group of, trades. The trades would have to bo as far as possible self-contained, and carefully selected as suitable for. a experiment. ;..' ■' , ;■ '■■.-. . . ■The funds'would be derived from compulsory contributions! from all engaged in these trades,.and would be assisted'.by a; State subsidy and guarantee.- -. . i■■'; ■■; ■ ■ ■ : :■; '-.■'. ;■■ Unemployment due to . personal 'causes; except in the'case of advancing years, would not be .entitled to benefit in the insurance, and the"-risks.arising from laziness; and misconduct would thus be ruled out; - ... . The-speaker argued/that any guarantee; of employment for, all,. irrespective of personal effort or efficiency, would necpssarily impair the .national efficiency, and lower tho national standard. . The benefit given-ought'to be proportional to the contributions, and the maximum allowance; paid to persons Hneniployed .ought to ■:be appreciably below their ordinary wages. , .. ;. , : / ;^.;; SOCIALISTS' DEMAND* ; \ ," : ■ EMPLOyiBRS TO. PAY THE COST. . ■■'. .(Rec,.\September 2, 10.5sp.ni:) ."■ : - -v ; '.;Cbpohhagen, "September % The Socialist Congress has ..resolved that .unemployment will only disappear when capitalism: disappears, and ■ has demanded; general compulsory insurance by;the..authorities against uiiemploy-. meht,, at the expense of 'the owners of i!he means, of production. '' . ;.-;. - '': :A. majority of the British,'■: American, ; French;, .and Belgian delegates . abstained , : _fro'm voting.'. '""-,■ ■•..- •■■ \-
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 5
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252OUT OF WORK. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 5
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