THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 6 September 1913, Page 5

THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN

DRASTIC LEGISLATION PROPOSED. By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright' [lgnited Press Association.! Sydney, September 5. The report of Sir Charles MacKellar on neglected and elinquent children, tabled, in the Assembly, .makes a number of recommendations for bettering the system, including the introduction of the Borstal reformatory system, the reorganisation of courts so that young children shall be judged psychologic caily and sociologically instead .of merely from legal standards, the regulation of the circulation and permission of literature ,and the attendance of children at picture-shows. Legislation is proposed to compel defaulting husbands and fathers to maintain their families; that an officer of the Children's Council should appear in all affiliation cases, and, when required, proceed on behalf of tin 1 applicant if satisfied that there is a genuine prima facie case against the putative father. It also provides for the appointment of a guardian for every! illegitimate child.