Public Care

The New York Legislature last week appropriated $400,000 to buy a year's supply of pneumonia serum to be given away to sick citizens who do not live in New York City. The city is expected to spend $600,000 for its inhabitants during the next year.

After this lavish concern for sick rooms, the legislators projected their imaginations into delivery rooms and heeded an exhortation of Assemblyman Emerson David Fite, 63, professor of political science in Yassar College, a Republican neighbor of President Roosevelt in Dutchess County, a believer in "government by cooperation," father of two young women. Professor Fite wants every woman in New York State, rich or poor, married or not, to receive $75 for the birth of a child provided that: 1) she registers for the bonus before the fourth month of her pregnancy, 2) submits to pre-natal care, 3) pays all the bonus to doctor, nurse and hospital.

Cost of this foster obstetrics, if Professor File's plan becomes law, may amount to $14,000,000 a year. Local taxpayers are expected to supply $3,500,000. State taxpayers $3,500,000. The rest is expected to come from the Treasury of the U. S.

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