CHAPTER V

THE PRINCIPLES OF 1907 257

The Departures from the Principles of 1834--The Principle of National Uniformity--The Principle of Less Eligibility--The Workhouse System--New Principles unknown in 1834--The Principle of Curative Treatment--The Principle of Universal Provision--The Principle of Compulsion--The Contrast between 1834 and 1907--No Man's Land.