The Archive · 1928

Child Welfare Problems

In the Assembly of the League of Nations this morning, Lord Cushendun, speaking on the report of the Fifth Committee on child-welfare and similar questions, said that experts, after careful considera ion, had given a unanimous opinion against the Licensed-house system. He could, therefore, hardly—imfagine that the governments concerned would not feel it their duty not to leave the matter longer where it rested at present.

On behalf of the British Government, he strongly "endorsed the recommendation made in the report advocating stricter measures against With regard to the recommendations in favour of the employment of Wwomen-police, Lord Cushendun remarked that the experience of employment in Britain had proved them to be so valuable that he wad sure public opinion in England would' gladly support an extengion of. the system and the strengthening of the small forces of women-police at present employ-while {7 abstained from voting.

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