Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-06-04 | Page 2 | Legislation to Aid Dependents Favored

Legislation to Aid Dependents Favored ? By Associatsd Press. WASHINGTON. June 4. Leglels-tlan Leglels-tlan l p.evlds iIIwmiii fas sSMsnn .ents of enlisted men of the army end navy, based In each case upon the number num-ber of dependents, is recommended In a report today to the council of national na-tional defense by a special committee of the Chamber of commerce of the United States which recently Inves tigated the subject at the request of Kecretaqy Baker. The committee urge that pending action by the government, employers make only temporary commitments com-mitments to dependents of their employes em-ployes who enlist. It slso proposes that some national organisation be officially designated to raise a general fund by popular subscription for the slleviation of conditions not met by federal or state allowances.