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Show other introduced in the senate by Senator Taft of Ohio. The Edmiston bill, like the World war I plan, provides that enlisted men with dependents mast set aside $15 a month of their service pay for therr families, fami-lies, with the government matching match-ing the sum. Unlike the old plan, however, it provides that the government gov-ernment pay an additional $15 a month for one child, $10 for the second child, and $5 for each additional ad-ditional child. The Taft bill would provide higher benefits both for the wife and the children. The Canadian government gives the wife a $35 monthly separation allowance, plus $12 per month for each child, while the husband-soldier husband-soldier must assign 15 days of his pay, or about $20 each month to his wife. fight an all-out war. Second, it shows the spirit of self-sacrifice j which exists among the American people, a spirit manifested time and again in other institute polls concerning the war effort. The public believes every able-bodied able-bodied person in the country should put his shoulder to the wheel. That fact was demonstrated demonstrat-ed earlier this month in a national survey on total mobilization, which showed that a substantial majority of persons throughout ! the country want the government I to tell every man and woman ! what he must do to aid the war effort. The American soldier is not likely to surrender to any enemy, ene-my, but he is likely to do so I when he sees the home town girls Action on the bills now in congress con-gress is expected as soon as congress con-gress has disposed of legislation to increase base pay of men in the service. The public's favorable reaction is indicative of two basic things about public opinion and the war today. First, is provides further evidence evi-dence of the country's desire to Gallup Favors Drafting of Family Men With the United States building build-ing up the largest fighting force in her history, many observers believe the time will soon come when as in the case of the last war yuong men with dependents will have to be drafted into the armed forces in large numbers. Already there are several bills In congress which would authorize the government to allot monthly sums to dependents of young men so that these men, is physically eligible, might be drafted. Public opinion, an all-important factor in any draft program, is in favor of such a plan. The ma-pority ma-pority of voters as judged by a cross-section study of the voters of the country believe that if the government is willing to support dependents, there is no reason why young married men and other young men with dependents should not be called to the colors. col-ors. Put to the public, the issue of conscripting young men with dependents brought the folowing results Pet. In Favor 71 Opposed 23 Undecided - 6 Legislation now before the house of representatives and the senate would follow generally the system of payments used in the last war. In force at that time was a system of compulsory pay allotments allot-ments with the government matching the pay allotments dollar dol-lar for dollar. A married private soldier who received $30 monthly from the army, was compelled to allot $15 to his wife. The government govern-ment then matched the $13 with a like amount and provided $10 per month extra for the first child under 16 years of age, $7.50 for the second child, and $5 for ; each additional offspring. Single : men with dependents, although not falling under the compulsory . clause, were permitted to make a similar allotment arrangement, ; matched by the government, About- one man in four in the l armed services during the lasl ; war had dependents. At the present time there arc .' two bills in congress, one intro duced in the house of representatives represent-atives by Representative Edmis-I Edmis-I ton of West Virginia, and tht |
