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138 vast a territory as the German Empire naturally resulted in some dissatisfaction and hardship. Although the compulsory insurance was administered through existing private associations under government supervision, there were many unforeseen details and unlooked-for hindrances. The law as it at present exists has been several times amended, but its important provisions remain intact, and the compulsory insurance system of Germany stands as a monument to the wisdom and far-seeing statesmanship of the German legislators who, with Bismarck, were responsible for their preparation.

School feeding, the third form of protection for needy families, has passed the experimental stage, and is extensively practiced in all of the civilized countries of Europe. The method of feeding varies from city to city, but the principle is the same as that so widely held in Paris,—"The children must be fed." This reply, made to every argument, is an insistence upon the principle that