EPIDEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Evening Star, Issue 16909, 5 December 1918, Page 8

EPIDEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES

WHOSE LIABILITY GOVERNMENT QR LOOiVL BODIES? [Special to the 'Star,'] (MttISTCinTROH, Dcoemiber S. The Mayor a."« Koaiv. d ih?. following (tiegram from ilie lien. O. VV. BuseoU, Milliner of Internal Affairs, in K:ply to a toJegrara sent oh Tuesday night complaining that no reply had been" icoavod to appfeoations for Government halp in t';« work of relieving sufferers by ths epidemic: Your conveying the froline of the chairmen of bi.i'k c&tnanitte&s has been received, and I rezrot ttiat at presnt it is rot, poifidbic to sTate derails ci the Government policy. Id my circular tel-egi'tun to mayors, of ■vrliiich you should bavo a oopy, I dated what the re-po.-:aibility of the Govenwoent would bo. I am g-a<i that volunia y con.tributlotts are oo:ni.-ig ireoly throughout the Doniiinion towards the relief fund. Tb« question wba'ther the Gov«rnmwt will pay tlioir shuro by direct contribution or by subsidy to hospital boards is a matter for Cabiet and a. v u kiuv b Ili1 l i Qibmet Til Pt.i1 1 nei t a p nt pewit working under pV em pr -su o In-to to ten W lowVd if siugl t f be pi al bo<*, d n ore' r to oW un 1 4 a u) an unoi the bn*w of fetf I firorat ttc hj local an and ho-pi a! sKMtr , s vtfr bo club's -d As the Govcsswwnt have committed tL" sc ♦- -5 o the rs-ym ni o* i'l il o a +u>l r<y j 'i a »n c n } )>o.' IT >\t''t'3 in 1 tf-o m djo lad mi i smu qi i 1 foi jb ipd m c ("in t ""> f tl' r <•■ C r 'ji bap r 1 l i ift u itl i ill Von m 1 1 <- 1 '** i' i" ' nn-p. ;r li 'be 1 n id t »of tnir* '1 Cov i m nl -will rot r- > f:>r In tf I'l ti nr I<m < r t i eif {- ted tn 'll <h t / r ' c p ■"c 1 u'J 1 oj l a in i il" pi I il IbaVl Ihr "VTitoi a d tint tl p ie r>/r to it ty dfnpnoi mc To w « cfr at i r ' i \fl vii !I!' T for i) I'v wit w j <•<> i d tint <*•» r>u i ■* 1' 1 i i 1 d \ Cibiie 1 \l t' n < 1p T Mn 1 M fu-t. Mir- P-n un *tf nn tl i j dnt 1 H i i d p --> p Vthsil o v \ s lit i ' liut con ll "■ T") rn f ■<• n (Till ihp t Th IoH a, tr 1 tl i m r™\ to V In p 1 I i a -1 on the urdt. r l 'n" I 1 t i c ill cm v tlp> (rv i t rub v\v T" •<•■ tin n) It> rprcr th t 1 tl hib « ■* d b p d Ti pwf r irwHi THii 1 <( »» fh i ™ i in i 1 of 1 lp \\i li il ' II rinlo ' in t '" ' J i r id hr ■fliniHi\ n n i i \ ' i v - 'o If f ' ' ■"fn on ill ' ' fl in II in n e loci-h to x<s <r ■'■"bTi 4 s CM t no ( f rITT \ r i ot \i L' il nine ii ci ji)"- c i w"hi Ik in Ti m (JL i- 1 ( Llfl II i n | j ' l ji i i lin pie 1 u f 'it Jmc C ' t in fie ci y liit t < i\ n to n xl i i 'i I i Inch-eds iln i 1 id li d iilt Iti irid ic» bo\ i 1 p us i 11 o' I I rgb u uitefnt> of 'iwittr \ r < n i/T i rf th-> c t>e io tntlj heaid th L (u'mall i.\oio ciiiino oi dis none hj ■Ti i i it loyi l°t«(y>n 13 nr 1 17 ynr ci i. b c It howxi tl b r a ot innml ta hj. i nnd ili 1 of tl c pti onil touch Kt\ co l t he <in 1 tau o ht Ix I 1 n 1 i n to i oep hei p i< i rut; th'* - ons i* l n e t>ull uou' J ii ctc I takon on bnhaif of the yoivpg people of the