For some account of the "Cantines Scolaires" of Paris, and the provision of meals in other foreign towns, see Appendix III. Footnote 76: London School Board, Report of General Purposes Committee on Underfed Children, 1899, p. vii., par. 35. Footnote 77: _Ibid._, p. i. The Board rejected these proposals and acted on the more cautious recommendations of the minority, who were convinced that there was no necessity for any public authority to undertake the work, the voluntary associations being entirely capable of dealing effectively with the need, if they were properly organised. They considered, therefore, that the duties of the School Board should be confined to co-operation in the organisation of these associations.[78] This decision was hailed with relief by _The Times_, which rejoiced that "the attempt of the 'Fabian' School of Socialists, assisted by some philanthropic dupes, to capture the London School Board has been decisively repelled."[79] Footnote 78: _Ibid._, p. xii. Minutes of the London School Board, November 30, 1899, Vol. 51, pp. 1868-72. The Majority Report was rejected by 27 votes to 12. Footnote 79: _The Times_, December 1, 1899. As a matter of fact the Fabian Society seems as yet to have paid little attention to the question, and, in so far as these proposals had been due to socialist influence, the agitation had come from the Social Democratic Federation. This body had, since the early 'eighties, made the provision of a free meal for all children attending elementary schools one of the fundamental planks of its platform.[80] Several memorials were sent to the School Board,[81] urging that all children whose parents were unemployed should be fed and clothed out of the rates, but this proposal was too sweeping to meet with a favourable reception. Footnote 80: _Justice_, March 29, September 13 and 27, December 6, 1884. Footnote 81: See, for instance, the memorials presented in 1892, 1896, and 1899. (Minutes of the London School Board, November 17, 1892; February 20, 1896; December 7, 1899.)